Memphis

The documentary West of Memphis, directed by Amy J. Berg in 2012, is about the Murder of three eight-year-old boys. The evolving of the story positions the audience to accept that the West Memphis three were the victims of personal greed, and a miscarriage of justice cause by upbringing as “trailer trash”. Which is soon shown to allegations and not based off solid evidence. Growing up I was taught to be honest a helpful and obviously treat people with respect, but I was taught that the authorities should also have the same morals. By doing so it causes a rejected reading as I disagree with the actions of Assistant Prosecutor Fogelman, and Damien Echols as I cannot relate to either of them as Fogelman demonstrated self-interest at the expense…

“How do you make someone understand what it means or how it feels to be torn in half? Not many people know this desperate need to be put back together again.” This quote came from none other than Damien Echols, the so called “ringleader” of the Worldwide group of teens known as The West Memphis Three. The West Memphis Three were three teenages: Jason Baldwin, Damian Echols, and Jessie Misskelley. These three teens were accused of murdering three little boys along the bank of a creek. The…

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 to jail and do time for crimes they didn’t commit. Both stories took place in the 1900s. The central park five took place in nineteen eighty nine. The West Memphis three took place in nineteen ninety three. The Central Park…

Ray was a petty thief that had an arrest record stemming from 1949 until 1968. James Earl Ray was sentenced to the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1960 to serve a twenty year sentence. He had a rap sheet for petty crimes but was he capable of murdering someone? James escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967 and was on the loose for over eleven months. The story was told that James Earl Ray traveled to Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 and checked into a room across from the Lorraine Motel…

father didn’t left. Overall, the boy's conflicts revolve around his father. Even though the father is not there, the boy grows stronger in the end because of it. For when he stood up for himself, that day, he learned a valuable lesson. The novel is set in the South and the North of the United States of America. The first part of the novel, as the title "Southern Nights" suggests, is set in the American South in Memphis, Tennessee and Jackson, Mississippi. Richard’s early childhood is spent in…

much impact the south has had on my lifestyle. However, I have picked up a lot of traits and ideas that have crept up on me during the twenty years of living in the surrounding areas of Memphis. I have picked up a few southern words that would make people in the North question my ability to speak proper English. Common words would be the excessive usage of ya'll and aint that would drive northerners crazy hearing. However, I try to use…

At The River I Stand This documentary takes us back to a time 100 years after slavery where the descendants were consigned to the bottom of the economic ladder. Yet, Memphis was spared the upheaval of Little Rock, Selma and Birmingham because of modest gains of access to movies, libraries and lunch counters. Nevertheless, the seething volcano was building up pressure in the public works department of Memphis. Complaints concerning malfunctioning equipment had been an ongoing cause. Although I…

I don’t know how the wonderful music history of Memphis pass me by but somehow It did! I have always heard that Memphis is known for its music history, especially the blues, but I never investigated the theory for myself. The instructor at the college challenged me to write a paper about the history of the Stax Museum in a reflection paper and I am really glad she did. It influenced me to finally take the time to view the history of Memphis firsthand starting with the Stax Museum. The research,…

first took shape around a one woman political battle she launched in 1883 at age twenty.”2 Bay explains, “Lizzie and Jim Wells prospered during Reconstruction, rapidly achieving a political and economic independence that was all too rare among African Americans in the post emancipation South.”2 Ida’s parents were very lucky to have had the opportunities that they had. While in Memphis, Wells accomplished many incredible things. According to Bay, “Indeed, more than anything, it was her…

into his bedroom at his house in Southaven (summer 2014 on a day when members of our family were there swimming). He said he wanted to show him a gun. When he did, he rubbed his arm and bottom while staring at him. He also said on 2 occasions, he rubbed his penis and groin area (he said around where he had surgery when he was 2...which is his groin area). On 12/22/15, he shared the same information with therapist Karen Sanders, who Kyle and I both see for help with managing our ADHD and Kyle’s…