First Close Reading Post
In “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi,” Huie primarily offers the bare facts of the murder of Emmet Till with more careful attention given to vital components such as the weapons utilized, locations visited, and timing within the…
CR#1_Method 2
Although the side-by-side method is essentially comparing and contrasting 2 texts, I found a notable parallel that seems to encompass all the readings. The connection is how knowledge, or lack of understanding, is used to both define a monster and…
Close Reading #1, Danbee Jeong
At the end of text, it says “Lawyers are arguing that his inaccurate statement was caused by fear, mistrust, and confusion.” However, a lot of people have questioned this saying. From the 11st paragraph to the 23th paragraph explains the…
Close Reading Post #1 — Trayvon Martin
I am not sure why we find out Trayvon Martin had “…been there for seven days, after being suspended for the third time from Dr. Michael M. Krop High School in Miami, in this instance, for 10 days after drug residue was…
CR Post #1
There are some differences in the details of the two cases of Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin. According to Huie’s article, Milam was a plantation owner, who said to “…like niggers”, but only if they stay “- in their place”….
Close Reading # 1
Darren Wilson’s full grand jury testimony In reading Darren Wilson’s full grand jury testimony for the shooting of Michael Brown I found that there is a recurring theme in the way Wilson describes Brown. Wilson’s allusion of Michael Brown is…
Close Reading #1
The language utilized in the accounts of the murders of Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown reveal how African-American youths in America are dehumanized in order to justify their deaths. Fourteen year old Emmett Till is described as looking…
Critical Reading 1
At first glance “What happened the night Trayvon Martin died,” seems like a unbiased straightforward news article. It accurately displays facts of a case gathered from police evidence, in a short and simple way. However careful word choice and structure…
CR #1 Jessie Chiu
Although the article’s title of “The shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi” seems to suggest that the author, Huie, condemns the murder of Emmet Till, the author actually humanized the killer while dehumanizing Till. One of the most obvious method in which…
Close Reading Post 1
A: “And when I grabbed him, the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan. Q: “Holding onto what?” A: “Hulk Hogan, that’s just how big he felt and how small I…