CR Post #1
In “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi,” I used the follow the trail method and kept my eyes on the words man and boy throughout the text. Through out the passage, Emmett Till is described as if he…
Close Reading Post #1
While watching “The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime Story”, Johnny Cochran said that the teams that win court cases simply tell better stories than their opposition. Darren Wilson’s testimony was deliberately crafted in such a way to tell a…
CR Post #1: Emmett Till
When reading the account of Emmett Till’s murder, it is clear that the author is biased. Though thought to be generally objective pieces in theory, it is apparent that the article is wrought in subjectivity. When giving background information on…
Emmett Till – Trayvon Martin
Throughout every one of the cases in which we had been assigned to review and analyze, I found many of the issues at hand had been similar in many ways. For instance, two of the most similar cases happened to be…
Close Reading Post 1
For the first close reading post I have chosen to focus on a passage in the first Emmett Till article. This passage is where Milam is discussing and trying to justify his actions when he murdered Emmett Till. The passage…
Drug Allusions in the Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown Narratives
Drugs have played an overwhelming role in villainizing minorities, despite the fact the fact usage of illegal substance is, statistically, evenly distributed between all ethnicities. In both entertainment and news media, the image of even the most casual Hispanic or…
CR Post #1
In Darren Wilson’s Grand Jury Testimony, there is a constant mentioning of Michael Brown’s appearance. His appearance is mentioned in the beginning of the testimony, through the middle, and even in the very end. As Wilson continues to describe Brown’s…
CR Post #1- Emmett Till
In this article, Carolyn Holloway Bryant is described as a girl. The article says she is 21 years old, and is 5 feet tall and weights 103 pounds. This is contrasted with how they describe Emmett Till. Although he is…
CR Post 1: Emmett Till
When reading “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi,” the line that stuck out the most to me was when Milam said, “They had just filled him so full of that poison that he was hopeless.” From the very…
Trayvon Martin and Emmet Till
The Martin and Till cases have both caused an uproar in the African American community. In both cases, an unarmed young black man becomes the target for an apparent hate crime. The articles claim that officials are not sure whether…