Neira Sanchez English 1C Prof. Thomas March 27.2012 “The Wrath within The Frontera”- Mysteries in John Sayle’s Lone Star John Sayles' Lone Star is as much sociology as it is cinema. The film portrays the lives of many individuals across three generations living in a Spanish border town called Frontera. The film opens with the discovery of the skeletal remains of what is presumed to be the former hard-nosed corrupt Sheriff of Frontera, Charley Wade. Charley used to instill social structure and order on the people of Frontera with the barrel of a gun and an open pocket. The discovery of the remains is significant because it occurs on the eve of the dedication of a monument to the Sheriff who took over after Wade's death, Buddy Deeds, the father of the present Sheriff, Sam Deeds.
Samantha Torres Professor Kuiters Criminal Justice 28 April 2014 Homicide Detective “Historians say that homicide rates were extraordinarily high in Europe during the Middle Ages and high in the United States during the early 19th century. Then the rates declined steadily until the 1960's. And for centuries, it was villages that were often the scenes of violence. These findings, published in recent papers and presented at the annual conference of the Social Science History Association here, contradict a basic tenet of criminology, that violence is endemic to densely packed urban and industrial centers where traditional social ties and values necessarily break down” (Butterfield, 1). When people hear the word detective, they automatically assume that all detectives do the same type of job title.
The cattle barons and homesteaders/ farmers are linked up together through history since the time of the gold rush when cattle barons started to really show up in the west as a dominant force even though the farmers and homesteaders could have overwhelmed them. Cattle barons are large ranch and cattle owners who took over parts of Wyoming and thought they could do what they wanted (Old West Legends). Some cattle barons teamed up together to enforce their rule and to take over more land. Homesteaders on the other hand were like farmers but they went from living off the land to living in the land and finally to change the land to fit their needs. They would get new equipment or new breakthroughs in equipment or technology and what not to increase production and things of that nature (Two Old West Legends).
Some of the immigranst that came west were thousands of people such as farmers, ranchers, store keepers that were law abiding citizens but also it brought gamblers, horse thieves and other bad characters. As a result, the creation of the first police department was due to the murder of Jack Whalin in 1853 who was the second City Marshal. This incident forced the city’s first chief Dr. A.W. Hope to organize “Los Angeles Rangers” who were volunteers to help the Sheriff and Marshall. The Rangers were identified by a white ribbon that said both in English and spanish “City Police Authorized by the Council of Los Angeles” (unknown, 2011).
Texas Ranger LaBoef is also on the hunt for Cheney. The film is set up in western times with a western setting, but doesn’t quite portray Stanley Corkin’s idea of a traditional western. In Corkin’s piece, “Cowboys and Free Markets: Post-World War II Westerns and U.S. Hegemony,” he states that one theme of a traditional western is the, “inevitable subordination of women to men” (Corkin, 125). In the film, Mattie is just as powerful as the male characters, even when being beaten by a male. Throughout the film Mattie displays leadership by pushing Cogburn though his tantrums and onward toward finding Tom Cheney.
That's one reason why violent crime is often highest in places with the toughest anti-gun laws. Compare that failure with the success of dozens of states that, since 1987, have passed laws allowing licensed law-abiding adults to carry firearms for protection. In each of those states, violent crime fell after the "right-to-carry" was adopted. “The National Center for Policy Analysis, a non-profit conservative think tank, reported the following statistics: In 1976, Washington,
There have been many forms of prejudice and discrimination against Mormons since the church has started. Such as violence, being kicked out of cities and states. Governments have formed sanctions against them to force them out with violence if needed. The prophet Joseph Smith himself was beaten, arrested on false chargers, and then murdered and no one was ever found guilty for it. In 1847 the Mormons moved to Utah and they thought that they had found peace.
Colorado has always been known for its beautiful landscape, lively wildlife, and now, its history-making violent sprees. The first massacre known to exist in Colorado was the Sand Creek massacre, in which a 90-day militia killed somewhere around 200 people of the village of Cheyenne and Arapaho. Since then, the state of Colorado has kept mainly quiet and peaceful, with the exception of the Columbine School shooting, and now, this movie theatre shooting in Aurora. Writer for Time Magazine, Christopher J. Ferguson writes to argue that although the shooting happened during the midnight release of a violent movie, “we are focusing too much on superficial detail” (Ferguson 1). Mr. Ferguson’s main point throughout his article is that we can’t
Pros Speech Gun Control Throughout the years guns has been out in the world for decades, back then people made guns to hunt animals for food. Now criminals use it to still money and high jack cars etc. If civilians had guns it would be a different story because it would be harder to rob someone when they are lock and loaded. Did you know in Texas (there are two states like this but i don't know the other state) there are less crime rates then California. Also in New York where they don't allow guns, teasers, and pocket knives they have one of the highest crime rate in the USA.
According to Ted Lewis, “Eighty percent of the 75,000 guns Mexican authorities seized from criminals during the past 3 years came from the U.S.” (16). the lack of gun control sales in the U.S. is not only affecting the public safety of our people, but threaten the safety of our neighbors among the