Damien Echols

While there are many of people that are in prison for something they did and they deserve to be in prison, there are also probably just as many in prison for crimes they didn’t commit and are now serving time for. The case that usually comes to mind with a lot of people is the West Memphis three. This story was a gigantic topic when it first hit TV and newsstands. There is another case almost exactly like West Memphis three called the Central Park Five. Both stories prove that innocent people go…

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Sissy’s Log Cabin- The robbers at the [crime scene] were only teenagers. The [conflict] cause a lot of media attention. The teenagers were Caucasian and African- American males. The [crime victim] was held up against their will. The police went to the crime scene finding two teenagers with their hands bound together with rope by the store owner. Luckily the owner had a gun to hold the [criminals] until they were brought into custody by the police. The citizens were…

Damien Hirst Damien is an artist that uses different kinds of mediums and has different areas of interest as far as art goes much like that of Leonardo Da Vinci. He is famous for his work based on dead creatures of all sorts and his questioning of existence. Yet again another artist breaking through barriers in the world of art, while still maintaining a somewhat traditional style of art at the same time. Some of Damien’s most famous pieces of artwork are that which portray death in some manner…

Saint Hildegard of Bingen, who was born in Germany, is the patron saint of creativity. Needless to say, she was a woman of many talents. As a result, she left the people surrounding her greatly impacted by her visions, writing, pieces of music, and unique connection with God. Saint Hildegard was truly an astounding woman, and she definitely deserves the title of Patron Saint. Saint Hildegard’s spiritual journey started for her when she was just three years old. Ever since she was a toddler,…

The controversial and thought provoking installation artist and activist, Angela Singer uses her process of redefining the purpose of taxidermy to interpret the preconceived perceptions of animal violence, gender roles in society and art as well as the viewers experience. Since the early 1990’s taxidermy has taken the reins in popular culture, especially in contemporary art. Artists are now using taxidermy in their work as a unique and yet growing medium to be displayed in exhibits. “Singer’s…

wilderness” I try to comprehend what Damien Hirst is trying to evoke from the eyes and minds viewing his “sculpture” titled “the physical impossibility of death in the mind of someone living” (williams 570). Hirst states “I like ideas of trying to understand the world by taking things out of the world.”(williams 570). Terry Tempest Williams dissects whether a shark can be considered art if it's in gallery or would it be considered an exhibit. ” She states “Damien Hirst calls the shark…

In such a complex world, an individual always seems to seek comfort and belonging. When they are placed out of their comfort zones, however, a dilemma converts into chaos. For Damien Hirst, a British post-modern artist born in Bristol, England on June 6 of 1965, unique art pieces like “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” (1991) and “With Dead Head”(1991), provoked controversy in the artistic audience(theartstory.org). It is through his unique art pieces that the…

When I try to imagine that dead tiger shark in suspended animation, glorified in a steel box of formaldehyde, I can’t help but see it in motion. I see the walls of its glass cage expand into a murky kelp forest that masks its constant forward motion, just as Terry Tempest Williams mentions in her essay “A Shark in the Mind of One Contemplating Wilderness.” Though Williams addresses a broad range of issues in her work, this essay can be summarized quite easily: in order for us as humans to…

Especially the Essential Elements III and IV, Damien Memorial School inspires young men and women to exemplify the message of the gospel brought to by Jesus Christ. Through Blessed Edmund Rice, Damien Memorial School shares in the involvement of a Christian Brother Education to live and preach Gospel values. His vision was meant to inspire those in taking part in evangelizing…

Echols tried to explain about his Wiccan beliefs, but these beliefs were soon construed into satanic rituals. All three men were found guilty based on little evidence. The West Memphis Three trial helped in reaffirming the fear of satanic worship in that it was dangerous and could kill innocent lives, like the lives of the three boys. By using the fear of Satan, Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley were all tried wrongly to prison or death. Echols on the other was sentenced…