.) The slang term "swagger" refers to how she presents herself to the world. Swagger is shown from how she handles a situation. I think Nancy Mairs wants to tell the readers that she is strong. I think she feels like people don't look at her as a person but as a cripple and she is strong enough to handle it. Mairs named herself (a cripple) and not be named by others. She chose a word that represents her reality, and would people "wince." I honestly think she is strong right after I read "I am a cripple" and I don't have any idea why.
2.) To be honest, I wanted to answer "I wouldn't bother correcting anything. My action speaks louder than words and people can perceive myself any way they want to because I don't care," but then I started to dig myself and I changed my mind. I am the type of person who doesn't really care about society but If I say I don't care about how people think about me, I would be lying. One thing that I know is that I want people to see myself as a grown up. I feel like everyone looks at me as a kid and I think it has something to do with the fact that I am the only child in my family. I know it
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I (a sixteen-year-old girl) feel like I am afraid of anyone when I'm alone. No offense but especially, big black men. I would look very uncomfortable if I am walking alone on the street. I always feel like everyone wants to somehow hurt me when I'm alone. My point of view in that part makes me think of the situation, what would I do if I really meet a big tough black man on the street, when I am alone. I'm pretty sure I would run. However, reading the next part of the essay positively affects my attitude to the further part. I start to feel that black people seem scary because I believe so. People usually create their own illusions. I feel sorry for Staples and other innocent black men to be accused of a crime just because people look at them