Thursday, April 16, 2009

Envy of the World

Envy of the World by Ellis Cose is a story about the Black man's journey in America and his experiences. He discusses problems that the African American men experience such as identity issues of. Academic issues and their supposed inability to succeed in school and go to college. He discusses how Black mean have a hard time staying out of prison and have the highest numbers per capita in prison. Finally he discusses the problems the Black man has in relationships and fatherhood and his inability to be good at. In the final chapter he gives solutions to the problems of Black men and how they can improve how people see them. He uses anecdotes, statistics, and personal experience to strengthen his arguments.

Clarification: What are some of the problems Black men face?
Application: Do you know Black men that have thses flaws and if so how can they improve them?

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