The oregon standoff is a battle between the federal government and American militias. The American militia is lead by Ammon Bundy. The county of Harney is where the whole incident is taking place. At once a peaceful protest in the county of Harney, turned into an armed occupation. Their goal of the protest was to free ranchers Dwight and Steve Hammond, who were both found guilty of committing arson due to setting a fire on federal land. In the act of what was a peaceful protest, the militia has taken
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Other Information Officer Randall Denny’s Taser download showed he spark tested his Taser for one second at 0509 hours on Saturday, September 26, 2015 (day of the incident). It didn’t spark again until 0502 hours the next day. Case Summary On September 26, 2015, Sergeant John Arvin was assigned by the chain of command to conduct an administrative investigation reference an in-custody death involving 18-year-old, black male, Terrell Day. While there are no specific allegations against apprehending
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The Cheerios commercial featured an interracial couple and their daughter in 2013. Unfortunately, this video generated a large number of strong racist backlash on YouTube that the comments section had to be closed and the commercial was removed. It received more than 5 million views. Watching the commercial today, in 2017 I did not think a cereal commercial would cause just a heartfelt conversation about race, but it did, and the reaction of the public was ugly. I would think that African- Americans
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Samantha Hoppe – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Hondo Journal “I know those law books mean a lot to you, but not out here. Out here a man settles his own problems,” says Tom Doniphon to the tenderfoot Ransom Stoddard when he first arrives in Shinbone at the beginning of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is simply stating that men of the West do not follow the same laws that men from back east do. Committing murder is easily the biggest crime that men of the West commit. As clearly
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Summer had passed quickly and the temperatures had cooled enough that he could once again sit back, appreciate the silence of the day, and enjoy his paper and coffee ritual on the porch swing. Today, he'd put just the right amount of milk and sugar in the cup and the first sip tasted perfect. There’s nothing like a great cup of coffee to make the world a better place George thought as he acknowledged his second sip was as good as the first. Opening his paper, he was happy this wasn't an
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People are Different In works of literature authors often use foil characters to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of main characters. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, the author uses the character Bob Ewell (minor character) and Atticus Finch (major character) to reveal the theme of respect. Atticus is a well dressed, politeful man who teaches his kids important life lessons. Bob is a rude, racist man who does not work, or take care of his family. Within the novel
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In the book, and play, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, there is tragic elements such as a tragic hero.The tragic hero in this story is John Proctor. This is because John displays all the qualities of being a tragic hero, such as a tragic flaw. Tragic heroes are supposed to arouse pity and fear in the reader or audience. John Proctor shows all qualities which are: mighty figure, reversal of fortune, Uncommon suffering, recognizes the consequences of his actions, and his plight ennobles the
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That is what Ransom of Red Chief and home alone have in their theme. Theme is the message or lesson in the story, movie, book etc. It states in Ransom of Red Chief they said hey little boy, do you want some candy and a nice ride is what Sam and Bill said when they tried to take Red Chief. In Home Alone the crooks try to break into the house and steal the family's belongings, but Kevin knew that they were coming and fought them off with stuff around his house because he didn’t know them. Those are
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Atticus represents Lincoln’s beliefs by not giving up the fight. In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln challenges the american people to continue the civil war so that the men who have died will not die in vain. Atticus tells his children something similar. Atticus tells them that even if you know you will lose, you must try your best for justice. In the book, Scout says this, “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus
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Boo killed Bob Ewell, he protected Boo. Heck Tate knew Boo was shy and didn’t like attention, so he decided that they wouldn’t tell anyone that Boo killed Bob Ewell. Following your heart and doing what you believe is a good trait because whatever decisions he makes, he most likely will not have any regrets to his
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