Jean De La Fontaine once said “Beware- so long as you live of judging men by their outward appearance‚” and this idea is reinforced continually in the short story‚ “on the sidewalk bleeding” written by Evan hunter. The important idea was judgment and how we should not judge a book by it’s cover. I think this idea is worth learning about because too often in society we judge people without knowing them. The author wants to communicate that you should not prejudge somebody for their looks and consider
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Prejudice and our blind eye towards prejudice within our society are evident factors in the story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter. The main character‚ Andy‚ because of his gang membership‚ is pre judged based on his jacket and not for who he actually is. As a society‚ we do not notice the injustice within our culture. Prejudice‚ an underlying and unseen inequality made the difference between life and death for Andy. Andy could have been saved numerous times from after he was stabbed but
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Choice What if you had a choice between living on the sidewalk or the formal economy? Many people in would choose the formal economy without second guessing themselves. Even if individuals were facing difficulties in the formal economy‚ they would never resort to living on the sidewalks and working because it becomes a burden when trying to be accepted in society. However‚ that is not the case for some individuals. Many people resort to the sidewalk life to escape from the current life that they live
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cash-strapped community that may not see sidewalks as a priority. Sidewalks can promote physical activity by enabling people to walk to school‚ work or recreationally (hsph.harvard.edu‚ 2016). Limited access to sidewalks and city transportation can certainly be considered a contributor to obesity‚ but convincing people to use tax money on sidewalks‚ which are not a basic necessity like food and shelter would be a hard sell. It may be too that the lack of sidewalks is only one part of the problem and
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the excerpt of Jane Jacob’s The Death and Life of Great American Cities‚ she implies the importance of city streets and sidewalks. Although it is believed that police officers enforce the peace in a city‚ but in reality it is the people’s actions that keep the peace. A city that is classified as unsafe or with high crime rate will most likely not have people occupying the sidewalks at night‚ but a city with plenty of city street users have a safe reputation. When thousands of pedestrians walk through
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sociologist who earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago. Since graduating from the University of Chicago he has published books such as Sidewalk and more recently Ghetto: The Invention of a Place‚ the History of an Idea. He has won awards for his contributions to the field of sociology. He currently teaches Sociology at Princeton University. Sidewalk by Mitchell Duneier describes the underground street vendor world on 6th Avenue in New York City. In order for Mitchell Duneier to fully grasp
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It is difficult to be a young child because of bad influences. The texts that we had read are very similar. They both have almost the same message. If I view the story‚ on the sidewalk bleeding‚ at this point Andy is stabbed and it seems it’s because of the jacket he is wearing. He is in a gang called the royals. This is a dangerously known gang. “If he had not been wearing the jacket he would never have been stabbed. The knife had not been plunged in hatred of Andy. The knife hated only the purple
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ENG4U March 20‚ 2015 Where does the Sidewalk End? An Analysis of Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein People are drawn to poetry because it uses words to express emotions that most people can only feel. The greatest poems tell stories that readers wish to be true. They open doors to worlds of which readers desire to be a part. Most North-American homes are blessed with one of Shel Silverstein’s award winning poetry books. His poem Where the Sidewalk Ends is arguably the best poem of all
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damage so we decided to make funky colored sidewalk egg chalk as our science investigatory project. So based on our title name we will use eggshell not any eggshell because we will use chicken eggshell as an alternative ingredient for sidewalk chalk‚ we believe that this study will be great and popular because as of now children‚ students and teachers consume many of chalk which is expensive so we do this study and improve it for children who plays on sidewalk outside their house. * Statement of
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On the Sidewalk Bleeding Critical Essay Marianne Lavery The story “On the sidewalk bleeding” by Evan Hunter deals with the issue of identity through the central character Andy‚ a young gang member who struggles with his identity as his death draws near. A young boy called Andy who left a nightclub to go and get cigarettes. He started walking through the alley when suddenly he got stabbed. As he got stabbed he heard a voice saying “That’s for you Royal!” Andy had always been proud to be a
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