Analysis Of A Walk To Remember

The issues of race, gender, and class are all told through the real life stories of Ph.D psychologist, Brent Staples. He uses examples from his life to explain how he has been misjudged based on his looks. Staples uses various rhetorical devices in his essay, “Just Walk on By,” to address his argument. Throughout his story he argues that he is the victim when being discriminated against by specifically white women. The strategies used in his writing appeal to the audience because they expose a compelling argument, that blacks are constantly discriminated against, while still teaching discrimination and different stereotypes. The intended audience varies a wide spectrum. Both minorities and students ranging from high school to college are the audience of his essay. Students may benefit from his writing by learning new techniques of description, while still understanding his perspective on racial tensions. Staples argues that the predisposed stereotypes about blacks are false by using different rhetorical devices such as imagery, analogies, and sequences of threes to help further enhance his point to the readers.

In the movie ““A Walk to Remember”,”, starring Shane West and Mandy Moore, the opening scene is located in a North Carolina small town where the well-liked and rebellious juvenile Landon Carter is approached with the possibility of being put out of his school because he and his friends have left proof of drinking which is illegal on the varsity grounds, which have gone on to seriously injure another student as the prank went wrong. The principal of school provides Landon with the option or selection of being removed for school for his actions by helping fellow students and taking part in part of the formal school play. As he is participating in these functions, Landon meets another student Jamie Sullivan, a lady he has been keen on since preschool and as she additionally is native minister's girl. Since he is one most popular people in the school, he has hardly noticed Jamie, who mainly wears the usual dresses and has only a couple sweaters. Jamie is mainly considered as weird nobody is social connected with. She never wears make-up nor does she like to draw people to herself.

In the story ‘‘Rituals Of Memory’’, the main characters, Mary and Blaeser, have an unlike background and become friends. Mary had memories of her dad that brought her joy and happiness. Mary has a father and Blaeser does not. In the text it says ‘‘No matter how long our lives, no matter how far our experience takes us from our origins, our lives remain connected, always loop back to that center of our identity, our spirit.’’ This quote shows that being different, being unique, and coming from different backgrounds is a beautiful thing that should be valued and

The paths taken in each person’s lifetime can associate with any factor or situation that one may come across. For example, one could come across a path that stands for tradition and the effect of traditional beliefs on a society like the one represented in “Dead Man’s Path.” Another example could be a path that stands for the power of love and the effect of unselfishness that makes one continue with life like the one represented in “A Worn Path.” An additional example could be a path that stands for overcoming doubts of beliefs as these may uphold or tear one apart like the path represented in “Young Goodman Brown.” No path is easier than another and they all hold a spectacular significance in each person’s life. Therefore, in this independent

Text E1 is titled just walk on by, written by Brent Staples. He was born in Chester Pennsylvania and was an author/editorial for the new york times. The text is an essay and was written in 1986 while the major events of racial profiling and brutality were a big issue. Throughout Brent's life, as an African-American, he lived with being discriminated and verbally abused by other races for example, whites. In the text he tells the how he feels when people run away from him or how he feels when whites are afraid because they see a black man nearby. Brent discusses how it is “abnormal” to be black in where he lived. In order to be respected in that town you have to look, dress and even talk like the white people do. He talks about how he has

The book has a moody tone, where the character tries to feel happy, but cannot be happy because of the lack of attention from citizens but tries to find happiness instead by friends he makes along his journey of poverty. “So," he said, "we ourselves will be the candle flames." He put his hands on his chest. "Feel your hearts, how warm they are.” This quote had a moving touch of me, the power of friendship has a taste of happiness inside, but this quote was so strong that this quote warmed up my own rough heart. It tries to give the characters some happiness so that they can push themselves to survive. I find this quote very important in the story, because this quote builds up to the character realizing what

When the mother sends her child off to church, she brushes her hair, bathes her, and puts white shoes and gloves on her. This effort put into creating an image of beauty and peace in her child shows that the mother is trying to forget about the suffering of the people who are fighting for freedom that she is doing nothing to aid. When she sees her child this way, she feels that she has

Throughout American history African Americans have been racially profiled as criminals and thugs for many years by other ethnic groups. Brent Staples, a journalist talked about his experiences being falsely labeled as a criminal by many, in his article written in 1986 titled, “Just Walk On By”, originally published in Ms. Magazine. Staples begins to build his credibly by using personal facts, testimonies, and using several emotional appeals.

Brent Staples’ essay titled, “Just Walk On By”, really impacted and resonated with me. His essay was about the many discriminations that African Americans face every day. He was able to deliver this powerful message by telling the story of how he faced stereotypes and racial profiling almost all the time. He describes how just a simple walk at night could threaten and frighten a local white civilian. Every day he was seen as a dangerous and outlawed criminal because of the color of his skin. He gave examples of these discriminations that he faced by describing how when he was simply taking a nighttime stroll to put himself to sleep frightened a white lady walking ahead of him. She automatically assumed that because they were walking alone

The first and most important lesson for a grade school or middle school student to understand and appreciate is kindness. Kindness is a major theme in this book. Most of the characters give serious thought about how their actions will affect others. In this book it shows how much kindness matters. To quote the text people

“Thoreau walking” was written by Henry David Thoreau who has abundant of love for nature and walking. I believe “Thoreau walking” to be such a great lecture that instantly grab your attention and pull you in as you read it. The more you read you become more and more interested. In addition, I believe everyone may have a different interpretation and understanding to Thoreau lecture and that what makes it so great. I found myself reading the lecture couples of time to have my own understanding of what Thoreau is saying and what he meant in each line. Furthermore, Thoreau does not only talk about his love for nature and walking he also expresses his opinion about problems that are going on around him and in the society, that he did not

In the play “Reasons to be Pretty” by Neil LaBute, the opening scene shows a couple fighting about what seems to be a petty thing. Greg, the main character, told a coworker that he believed that his girlfriend, Stephanie, “hasn’t got a face like that girl’s- maybe her face is just regular- but I wouldn’t trade her for a million bucks” (LaBute 10). Throughout the book Greg goes through normal drama with people he would not normally find drama with. It feels although Greg is going down a downhill slope. He loses people, and he gains allies in unlikely people. LaBute tells the tale about a lovers quarrel gone wrong, and leaves the readers wondering what will happen to all of the couples in the play. This play shows the trail of normal dramatic events for one man by the people closest to him determined from the given circumstances, Greg’s values, and the resolution.

In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, Frost shows the everyday human struggle to make a choice that could change the course of one’s life. In his poem, a person has the choice to take one road or the other. One road is worn out from many people taking it, and the other is barely touched, for fewer have taken that road. Throughout the poem, the speaker learns that just because so many other people have done one thing, or walked one way, does not mean everyone has to. Sometimes you just have to go your own way.

Phoenix Jackson lived back in the country past the pines. She lived a lifetime of hardship. Her role in society is an old black woman in a white world, though she is not ashamed of her inferior position. She has walked a path periodically to get medicine for her chronically ill grandson who drank lye. On a cold December day, she shares one of her journeys to the hospital in Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path." This specific journey is examined closely of an old woman full of dedication, dignity and high morale.

Usually at least once in a lifetime a person will question whether a dream was reality or not. It is rare to think “I am just dreaming” in a dream. In the 1990s movie Total Recall the director, Paul Verhoeven, attempts to illustrate the puzzling question of “what is reality and what is not?” With Arnold Schwarzenegger in this futuristic flick, the director cleverly confuses the audience about what is “real” in the movie, making one doubt each previous scene. Total Recall begins with the main character, Douglas Quaid, on a mission to decipher a reoccurring dream that takes place in Mars. His curiosity and frustrations take him to ReKall Inc. who has a specialty in a very