REED 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nail Polish, Domestic Worker, Antonio Vivaldi
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Just walk on by: black men and public space: subjecive: the author narrates this essay in the irst person point of view, which infers that this is his opinion and his personal view, which creates bias. The informaion in the essay are incidents that the author had encountered in the past, which makes the informaion not factual informaion. The author explains that in his life, he had been discriminated because of his appearance of being a tall, black man, who worked in a white journalism industry. He begins the essay by explaining the irst moment when he realized that his appearance scared a woman on night when he was taking a walk. In today"s society, danger and violence are increasing and minority race ciizens are being misinterpreted based on their appearance. He states that one night when he was walking on a deserted street, he encounters a woman. Downing 2 jacket, and walking in the streets at night.