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    Mitchell Duneier is an American 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

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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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    Title? By Mitchell Harris “Social media is a tool; it cannot in and of itself ‘cause’ a medical illness” according to - Megan Moreno‚ but what happens when it provokes one / becomes a symptom of one? does? Brian Blackwell ‚ 19 year old male teen‚ killed his parents before using their credit card on a $58‚000 spending spree on what?. At this time Blackwell was suffering from “Narcissistic personality disorder” a disorder that has become increasingly common in today’s teens. Link this to ‘social

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    On the Sidewalk Bleeding

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    On The Sidewalk Bleeding On The Sidewalk Bleeding is a short story by Evan Hunter. This short story is about a young man called Andy who is part of a gang. To others a gang member is what Andy is known as‚ except from his girlfriend Laura. Andy gets into bother with a rival gang moments after leaving his home. This experience and situation Andy’s been left in has made him think about his true identity and his main focus’ in life. Symbolism in this short story is very effective to make it more

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    On the Sidewalk Bleeding

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    “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” News Report Assignment ENG1P1 Ms. Buccheri You are a reporter and have been assigned to cover the story of the murder of Andy in the short story‚ “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” in proper news article style. The article must be a minimum of 3 paragraphs (lead‚ body and concluding paragraphs) and include a photo with a caption. Remember to do the following: • use an objective point of view (just give the facts) • include a strong catchy headline • include

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    Sidewalk Etiquette

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    Sidewalk etiquette is a social behavior that is not taught or enforced like the law‚ but is rather learned through observation. Goffman often compared etiquette to driving a car. For example; pedestrian traffic is always divided into two or more lanes. One lane is for the slower walking people‚ one is for the faster walking people. Additional lines break up those people who are coming‚ and those who are going. Now taking a look at how we drive‚ it is the same. Slower traffic keeps right‚ while

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    On the Sidewalk Bleeding

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    Conflict is an important part of any short story. The short story‚ "On the Sidewalk Bleeding‚" contains three major conflicts: man vs. man‚ man vs. nature‚ and man vs. himself. In this essay‚ I intend to explain‚ prove‚ and analyze these three struggles. The most obvious and simplest struggle in "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" is man vs. man. "He [Andy] had been stabbed ten minutes ago. The knife had entered just below his rib cage and had been drawn across his body violently‚ tearing a wide gap

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    On the sidewalk bleeding

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    Don’t judge a book by its cover. We all grow up listening and trying to live day in and day out following the metaphorical phrase. For most of us‚ this idiom means little however; Evan Hunter uses a character from On the Sidewalk Bleeding to influence the reader of its importance Andy is a young gang member growing up in the rough neighborhood of The Bronx. As a result‚ the attraction of membership leads Andy to join The Royals‚ a gang represented by a bright purple jacket. We are first made aware

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    Adrian Mitchell

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    Biography Adrian Mitchell was an English poet‚ novelist and playwright. Before he became a poet and author he was a journalist for a major newspaper in the UK. For 48 years he was the foremost poet for the protests on the anti-bomb movement. Mitchell’s famous quote of “Most people ignore poetry because most poetry ignores most people” explains how some people have no interest in poetry because it is not on a topic that they can relate to or they are involved in like‚ wars‚ racial discrimination

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    On the Sidewalk Bleeding

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    “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” “Why did Andy struggle to remove his jacket?” In the short story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter‚ we learn that the main character of the story‚ Andy‚ is struggling to remove his jacket while he lay in an alley bleeding. We also learned that it was very painful for Andy to move‚ let alone take off the silk jacket‚ but he did so anyway. The jacket he wore symbolized his belonging to a city gang called The Royals. Andy wanted to remove his jacket in his last

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