The Practice Of Everyday Life By Michele De Certeau Analysis

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In the article The Practice of Everyday Life, Michele de Certeau he brings insight from sociology and cultural studies. Certeau analyzes how the ordinary person lives. He examines the way people cope with different cultures, laws and language. His essay made me feel like if I were talking a walk in New York. “A sea in the middle of the sea, lifts up the skyscrapers over Wall Street, sinks down at Greenwich.” I never been to New York, but the way the author describes it makes you want to go. I imagine New York as very fast paste life style. With tall skyscrapers, and shopping center in every corner. Don’t let me forget their famous hotdog stands in every busy street of downtown New York. “Memories tie us to that place” This quote is nothing

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