Running head: COMMUNITY IMMERSION SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS Community Immersion Southeast Memphis Theodore Williams USC School of Social Work Community Immersion Southeast Memphis I. Introduction It has always been my dream to have a substantial positive impact on the world that I live in. Since as far back as I can remember the desire to help others has dominated not only my thought process‚ but also my actions. I believe that this desire is what has led me to pursue the social
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The Primary Cause of Obesity in Memphis: Poor Nutrition‚ Lack of Exercise‚ and Poverty It is no question that America’s obesity rates are among the highest in the world. Obesity rates are high in almost all U.S. cities but‚ which city is the fattest? Newsweek magazine named Memphis‚ Tennessee to be the fattest city in 2012 (Lollar). There is no argument Memphis’ obesity rates are ridiculously high but‚ there is controversy about why Memphis is the fattest city and what people can do to change. Some
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“THE CITY OF MEMPHIS” The city of Memphis is located in the western corner of the state of Tennessee‚ and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis is the biggest city in Tennessee‚ and the third largest in the United States. The residents of Memphis are referred to as “Memphians”‚ and the Memphis region is known as the “Mid-South”. Downtown Memphis sits along the banks of the Mississippi River. Several large parks are scattered throughout the city‚ the most popular one is called the Overton Park
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West Memphis‚ Arkansas was home to three teenage boys that were accused and convicted of the murders of three young boys. These murders are now known as the West Memphis Three. Two of these boys‚ Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley‚ were put in extremely different circumstances that if switched‚ could have decided the fate of the case. If a testimony cannot be proven accurate or is not obtained by ethical means then it should not be accredited until proven otherwise. Damien Echols was an 18-year
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shelters in Memphis are religious ones. However the ones that do receive federal funding came and are involved in ongoing relationship and conversations across these different agencies. She offered these agencies training‚ resources‚ role play scenarios‚ and evaluations to help them see how a young person coming into their shelters is going to experience it and how to address their unique set of needs. These workshops also raised awareness of OUT Memphis‚ as resource of
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One of the major hazards that many communities have dealt with in the recent past is flooding. The Memphis metropolitan area is no different. In fact‚ The Memphis metro area dealt with severe flooding as recently as 2011. With this being said‚ the overall goal of mitigation is an important factor in the preparation and response to disasters such as these. That goal being‚ to create economically secure‚ socially stable‚ better built‚ and more environmentally sound communities that are out of harm’s
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It’s official. The Memphis Grizzlies had announced Sunday that they have hired the services of the former Miami Heat lead assistant David Fizdale to be the team’s newest head coach. "David’s achievements throughout his career‚ his reputation as a strong tactician‚ his leadership with player development‚ and his ability to communicate and build strong relationships with his players make him the clear choice to guide the Grizzlies on and off the court‚ as we move forward and collectively build on the
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The West Memphis Three were guilty. That’s the truth. On May 5‚ 1993‚ Damien Echols‚ Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley (ages 18‚ 16 & 17 at the time) killed Michael Moore‚ Steve Branch and Christopher Byers (all age 8). They beat them with fists‚ then beat them sticks‚ hogtied them‚ sexually assaulted them‚ tortured Branch and Byers with a knife‚ cut off Byers’ genitals‚ then dumped their bodies in a ditch. The killers were arrested a month later and convicted in early 1994. Thousands of people
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The West Memphis Three Trial is a Trial that involved three eight year old boys that were murder. These boys names were Christopher Byers‚ Stevie Branch‚ and Michael Moore. The murders of the three boys are suspected to be by three teenage boys. The suspected teens that supposedly committed the murders were Damien Echols‚ Jason Baldwin‚ and Jessie Misskelley. All three of these boys fit the description of who murdered the three boys.(1) Later the three teenaged boys were arrested by police for murdering
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The theory that can be applied to the West Memphis Three case is the Symbolic Interaction theory because this based entirely on the signs of how the Memphis Three were portrayed. “The symbolic-interaction theory holds that people communicate via symbols-gestures‚ signs‚ words‚ or images- that stand for or represent something else” (Siegel‚ Ch. 7-4). According to the video‚ Damien Echols was seen as Satanist because of his gothic style‚ looks and attitude. “He had all of the accoutrements of someone
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