Public space

Cities.” On Tuesday, the 31st of March, I took the time to walk up and down George Street, a main shopping section of Dunedin. Along my walk, I observed the use of public versus private space, how people act and react to their surroundings, and the relationship between technology, governance, leisure and commerce within the designated space. At 2:00 PM, I began my stroll along George Street, starting from the stairs of Knox Church. It was a sunny afternoon and I took into account all of my…

has been one of the issues that they were facing and fighting in order to stop racial discrimination. Brent staple is a person who experiences the racism in his own life because he struggles with stereotypes in our society. In “black men and public space” by Brent staples, staples states “when I was working as a journalist in Chicago and was rushing into the office of a magazine I was writing for with a deadline story in hand, I was mistaken for a burglar.” (Staples) The racist assumption…

especially through the use of a photo or video or another electronic device. This crime is known as cyber bullying. Camera phones in public and private • You have a right to take photos and videos of public places and the people in them. A public place is a social space that is open and accessible to the general public (such as a park). • In a public space taking photos or videos in a way that is offensive or a nuisance to those around you, this can be a crime. For example, taking…

In “Black Men and Public Spaces” by Brent Staples he explains his experiences being an African American male in America. He decides to start this essay, with an influential but ironic declaration " My first victim was a white woman..." When I first read that line, I thought the worse, I thought he killed her or did something to her. When in reality he was the actual victim and not the women. Staples was a victim of her prejudgment and racist ways. She stereotyped Staples because of the way he…

interests and variety needs and a diversity of hobbies, while there weren’t many places in our city to fit all kind of interests and needs, so we set our target from since 2016 to solve these two problems: 1. The first problem was the citizens ' need spaces for different interests; sports, education, parks, entertainment, health, place to develop talented people. That problem affected the society connectivity and the quality of life in Utopia and caused a state of general depression,…

course of history, is a visual way to market a product or service to the public consumer through TV, internet, billboards, and other outlets. The advertising industry’s image of “normalcy” influences one’s morals and beliefs. Although advertising may lead to personal benefits, this industry’s profit from their image of “normalcy” reveals that advertising negatively impact the population’s morals and beliefs. The idea that the public relies heavily on advertising to shape themselves is proven…

Iris Young, a 20th century political theorist, believes that “the powerless have little or no autonomy, exercise little creativity or judgement,..have no..authority, express themselves awkwardly, especially in public, and do not command respect.” After reading Marguerite Bouvards "Taking Space: Women and Political Power," I have come to conclude that this is not the case, and believe that civil disobedience holds a very important role in social change, location can have a direct impact on the…

Through the viewpoint of a young African-American male, Brent Staples of Black Men and Public Space uses an indignant, passive aggressive tone to give insight on how black men are treated and portrayed in society. While reading Black Men and Public Space, I noticed the author’s tone change multiple times. Staples’ passage starts off didactic in a sense, already showing the attitude of the city toward the black population, but he quickly starts displaying a more gloomy emotion. He tells…

In the literary work "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space" seeks to have the conversation of what is the perception of a black male in today’s society, and what strategies can be used to curve the judgmental gaze of people that are of the mind that blacks are dangerous, and are prone to attack at night. Brent Staples credibility to speak on this issue comes from his African American background along with his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Chicago. This paper seeks to analyze…

In the article “Black Men and Public Space”, Brent Staples explains different scenarios of what he observes from the inside looking out and the reactions presented to his attention by pedestrian's . Also by , what actions are done towards him by other people, and he describes how he feels personally about being discriminated against and being seen as another negative stereotype in the city of Chicago. In Staple’s perspective he sees himself as a scholarly young black male journalist of…