Walking the Streets Walking along the streets of down town New York no one can help but notice the women selling themselves to make a little bit of money. These women say there is no ... enjoy the feeling of being able to sell themselves. A child cannot safely walk the streets in the town for fear of kidnapping and rape, how can these women feel safe walking around just offering themselves up for all of the psychos in the city? The way that this problem could be solved is by throwing them all in a store and selling ... the crime. This solution doesn't make sense to me because look at the st...

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... "Oh, Why don't you shut up and go wait with your own kind in the white waiting room?"(130). With this insult the man began shouting which caused a group to begin to gather. Bessie knew this crowd was gathering for her, but didn't back down despite the fear of death (130). Bessie's strong will would always lead her to stand up ... beliefs throughout her life. Sadie and Bessie differed in how they handled situations. I agree with Sadie's passive approach in dealing with discrimination. She was capable of laughing things off and walking away to keep herself out of trouble, unlike her siste...

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