A criminal procedure professor does a line-by-line reading of the second verse (the traffic stop verse) of Jay-Z's "99 Problems." It's actually very readable and doesn't assume a lot of legal knowledge. With a little scaffolding, I could even see it being used in class.
Article, here,
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Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made, Those are pearls that were his eyes, Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change, into something rich and strange. Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell, Ding Dong. Hark! now I hear them, ding-dong bell.
Monday, July 23, 2012
From MUSE: Close Reading in the Real World: "99 Problems" and Criminal Procedure
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