Conforming; The New Counter-Culture. Brent Staples addresses the sensitive issue of racial stereotypes in the bulk of his essay, but the main focus of this article is to recognize the revisions and complexities behind certain word choice and sentence structure. The draft begins with a series of I statements that do not correctly translate his experience and credibility.

Life would not be complete without these essentials, right? So people take a chance, make a fashion statement by taking a risk. Who knows, maybe you will end up setting the next trend of the season.

I was expecting that perhaps some passages would be re-worked, unnecessary information perhaps cut out, or something of the sort. I found the spoof ad for Tommy Hilfiger entitled.

Before I read this piece, I always tried to avoid Abercrombie and Fitch when I passed by it in the mall. I figured it was a bunch of clothes that were far too expensive for me; besides, if I went into the store, I knew I would find something I wanted and I would end up paying more than I needed to for it. My attitude toward this store grew more negatively after I read this piece. However, what really matters is that he i.