11/3/2012 Black People Perceived In life they are some things that most people believe are right however‚ it does not is right‚ so a lot of people have problem with other ideas. Brent Staples in his essay gives us an example for this‚ some people have a problem with dark skin or any color unlike them self. Specifically the black man because they think he is a bad man and never talk with them. Additionally‚ some people think black people are murderers and use drugs.
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many black high school students live in. Rap lyrics may not be the formal type of quote to open a paper; however‚ in order to properly represent the voice of young black males‚ it is completely appropriate. The fact is that they are angry‚ and extremely resentful towards white people because of the treatment of their slave ancestors. Seeing successful whites while they are struggling in the slums of America is not fair to the African-American community. Despite the numerous pleas from black support
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Luisa Zaragoza English 101 Black Men and Public Spaces Journal & Questions Questions on Meaning: 1. In “Black Men and Public Spaces‚” Brent Staples the author‚ claims how he uncomfortable and bothered of how others view him‚ due to the fact he is African American. I believe the purpose of this essay is for the readers to realize that stereotypes don’t always have to be real. What I mean by this is that‚ if you are black you are not always going to be dangerous‚ wearing baggy clothes
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crickets. These conditions sound like the middle of a war zone or third world country‚ but to the contrary‚ this is the environment that many black high school students live in. It may seem a little inappropriate to start a paper off with rap lyrics‚ but to properly represent the voice of young black males‚ it is extremely appropriate. The fact is that the young black male in today’s society is angry and resentful towards white people. The main reason is for the treatment of their slave ancestors. Seeing
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In a society as culturally diverse as the one we live in‚ you would think that people would learn to be more accepting of others. Nevertheless‚ there are still those who simply cannot. In his essay Black Men and Public Space‚ Brent Staples describes something that most young black men experience on more than one occasion in their lives. Being perceived as a criminal simply based on his "unwieldy inheritance"‚ the color of their skin. Staples recalls his experience as a 22-year-old graduate student
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Sarah Hill ENG 101.53 7/12/11 Black Men in Public Spaces In Brent Staples essay‚ “Black Men and Public Space‚” Staples expresses the difficulties African Americans face in society. Through specific diction and detailed description of imagery‚ Staples conveys his experience throughout his life where he was negatively stereotyped as “a mugger‚ a rapist‚ or worse”. His lifelong exposure to this matter taught him to take precaution in the people he encounters and the places he visits. The words
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Dylan Cruz English12/23/11 Black Men and Public Space In ³Black Men and Public Space´‚ Brent Staples writes about how he was treateddifferently at various times due to being African ± American. Staples uses exposition to helpshow the various times where people acted differently when they saw him all due to his race.From confrontations on the street to being confused for a robber as he was rushing to hand in anarticle for a magazine‚ it is clear that he is treated unfairly. Staples uses cause and
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Black Men and Public Space Brent Staples Brent Staples (b. 1951)‚ the oldest of nine children‚ was born in Chester‚ Pennsylvania. His father was a truck driver who lost his job along with 40‚000 other workers in the 1960s because of plant closings in the area. The family was reduced to poverty. Staples had never considered college until a college professor took an interest in him and encouraged him to apply to a program that recruited black students. He enrolled at Widener University (B.A. 1973)
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I just racially profiled an innocent person. That situation brought me to the realization of something that I‚ myself probably wouldn’t have ever thought of. I never sat down to think how an innocent black man would feel being avoided and even isolated from the crowd just because he is large and black. I imagined and almost felt his pain when I looked into his eyes‚ his sight was yelling at me as asking me why his physic characteristics would ever cause people such fear. As much as people
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’whistle melodies from Beethoven‚ Vivaldi‚ and other classical composers’. Instead of dealing with being misperceived as a killer‚ rapist‚ or murderer‚ he adjusted his daily way of life around others. I believe this type of racism towards young male men is common. I am a woman‚ and am afraid for my life about
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