On Compassion Barbara Ascher Analysis

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When you read the essays “on Compassion” and “ Just walk on by: Black Men and public space” you get a sense of the issues that are happening. In “On Compassion” Barbara Ascher talks about the experience she had while witnessing an interaction between a woman and a homeless man while in the essay “Just walk on by: Black Men and public space” Brent Staples talks about the experiences he’s had when coming in contact with other people on the street. Barbra uses specific details to describe the homeless man she sees, such as “Buttonless shirt” and “baggy trousers.” when she uses these words she is expressing the distressed look he conveys. She describes the experience the man is having with the woman and baby he encountered on the street by saying