Robbery In America
...w. He waved his gun and exclaimed to hurry up. I panicked and couldn’t open the draw. A co-worker ran from the back and the masked gunman told him to lie on the floor and shut up. My co-worker obliged with the robber’s wishes. He then asked me to open the safe and I told him I can’t open it. I managed to get the draw open and he snatched the money out the draw. He then pulled the phone out the wall and made off into the night with the money. I immediately locked the door and push the button to activate the alarm. It was over. I thank God that my co-worker and I weren’t killed. According to the author in stereotypes, he is conveying that one should judge a person by his or her appearance. For instance, my youngest son wears baggy pants, long tee shirts and head rags. This is the typical uniform of a urban thug but he doesn’t possess the mentality of one even though he wears the “outfit” of one. Every generation is different; today’s teens today has a style of which is different to my teenage years. In my teenage years I wore an Afro hairstyle and short skirts. During this time many black panther women wore that but I wasn’t affiliated in any matter with the black panther. My son is an certified AG (academically gifted) student and respectful. He i...