...Throughout this essay written by Mark J. Watson called Outlaw Motorcyclists, he participated in participant observation in the subculture of the Outlaw Motor. He studied and gathered research on them for three years. . He immersed himself in the world of outlaws by learning their language and their culture in depth. Watson chose this specific methodology because he wanted to gain the trust of the Outlaws without being intrusive; in which they gave him the nickname “Doc”. In Outlaw Motorcyclists, Watson uses features of Symbolic interactionism when engaging with the bikers. Also, it incorporates subjective meanings which emphasizes the social life is possible only because people attach meaning to things. The first feature he uses is Micro-level communication. This type of communication is formed during face to face interactions with families, friends, and cliques. Another reason the outlaws use these symbols is to symbolize toughness. Unfortately, the symbols had an opposite effect. The tolerance of other subcultures within the musical community, as I described, could be achieved upon direct injection into that particular subculture as a member interacting with other members of similar makeup who share values and other essential qualities of a functioning microstructure within the larger culture. Watson starts off by describing the lower class lifestyle of the bikers and their disdain for cleanliness and orderliness. He also talks about how the biker’s individual freedom is...
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...many stories of good guys vs. bad guys, and over time it is hard to look back and figure out who the real good guys were. Pat Garrett had honorable and honest qualities that led him to want to search and capture the famous Billy the Kid. Pat Garrett is known to be a famous western lawman that traveled the southwest with the courage to face violence, and uphold the law by capturing and killing Billy the Kid. Pat Garrett is a famous historical figure, mostly known for killing Billy the Kid, also known as William H. Bonney, who was one of the most famous outlaws. Garrett was known as a sheriff or lawman that killed “The West’s” most famous outlaw. Garrett led a very interesting life, and was known to be hot tempered and very sarcastic. Garrett had many jobs throughout his lifetime, and he worked as a bartender, cowpuncher, buffalo herder, and sheriff. He was a father and husband, and he also killed “The West’s” most famous outlaw which some said were friends. Pat Garrett was born on June 5th, 1850 in Chambers County, Alabama. He was one of seven children of John and Elizabeth Garrett. When Garrett was 3 years old, he and his family moved to Louisiana, where the family owned and worked their plantation. He spent close to 16 years of his life going to school and growing up in the South. His mother and father died in the years 1867-1868. The house and the land were sold and Garrett and his family were left with nothing so Garrett moved to Texas at the age of 19. Garrett...
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...Comparison Essay- Barbara’s letter In the extract from ‘In Cold Blood’, Capote uses metaphors to express the views of Barbara, writing to her brother Perry from San Francisco. She highlights her disappointment surrounding the events but says she’s willing to forgive him. “It’s no shame to have a dirty face, the shame comes when you keep it dirty” the adjective ‘dirty’ is used as a metaphor representing the sins and actions of Perry. She pointed out that she wasn’t too pleased with Perry’s actions, which had eventually ended him in prison. She was also aware that her criticism to him was going to result in resentment and actually thought of what could possibly happen “Not to hear from you at all or a letter telling me exactly what you think of me.” Barbara loved Perry dearly but was angry at him at the same time, and that was the driving force of this passionate letter. Again she wanted Perry to know about her feelings towards him and also to see things from someone’s point of view. She often admitted her faults and weaknesses as human and in the same way she urged Perry that he should take full responsibility of his actions and shouldn’t blame his dad for any wrong doing. “i truthfully believe none of us can take the blame” the adjective ‘truthfully’ reminds us that Barbara is showing her feelings towards what has happened and is speaking very openly with Perry, giving him an acknowledgement of her thoughts and feelings. Perry’s inabilities to show signs of sincere regret...
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...both Ned and Dan Kelly who then decided to go hide in the Wombat Ranges near Mansfield where they were joined by Joe Byrne and Steve Hart. With the bounties placed on Ned and Dan Constable s Lonigan, Scanlon and McIntyre who were joined by Sergeant Kennedy went out to search for the Kelly brothers. Ned spotted the Police camp and waited for Scanlon and Kennedy to go out on patrol to ambush Lonigan and McIntyre at their camp. Lonigan was shot dead and McIntyre surrendered, Scanlon and Kennedy returned from patrol and a were asked to surrender but started shooting at the gang and were both shot dead, McIntyre then fled to report the killings. A bounty was then placed on the group of £500. After the killings Ned and his gang were classed as outlaws, the gang then started doing bank robberies stealing a large amount of gold and money as well as taking a sheep station in Faithfull’s Creeks. These actions then increased the bounty on the gang £2000 per person and Aboriginal trackers were brought in from Queensland to assist the police in tracking down the gang With the gang being tracked down by the Police and the Aboriginal trackers the gang decided to make a set of armour to protect themselves from bullet fire, this did protect their chest, back and head but left the other areas unprotected, the armour was heavy slowing down their movement. Ned and his gang took over a hotel in Glenrowen where the police tracked them down and a huge gun fight started and the gang were shot in areas...
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...Hood to Billy the Kid, but, was Billy the Kid a Robin Hood? Let me tell you all now! Who was Billy the Kid? Billy the Kid has been described as a vicious and ruthless killer, an outlaw who died at the age of 21, not before raising widespread destruction in the New Mexico Territory. It was said he took the lives of 21 men, one for each year of his life, the first one when he was just 12 years old. He was a rebel without a cause who killed without reason, but a young man who lived in a violent world where knowing how to use a gun was the difference between life and death. Name During his early life he was called… When his mother, Catherine McCarty remarried a man named William Antrim, the family now had two Williams. Therefore, Catherine started calling her son by his middle name, Henry. He had a childhood friend from Silver City, Chauncey Truesdell, who recalled, “Henry's first name was Billy, but they called him by his middle name to keep him from getting mixed up with his stepfather.” Even though his first name was William, he became famous as Billy, the Kid. And, as all famous men, they have their famous actions… Famous Actions Billy the Kid is known as one of the most famous outlaws in American history, but why? When we look at his outlaw status, he really was not a wicked man by outlaw standards. So how bad was he? Below I give a listing of Billy the Kid's criminal record. Petty theft: On two occasions in Silver City: First time, the Kid stole several pounds of...
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...Good afternoon fellow classmates, today i stand here to speak to you all and further your knowledge about Ned Kelly, a man considered a hero by many but believed to be a villain by me and hopefully all of you by the end of this speech. Ned Kelly was born in June 3rd in 1855 in Beverage. He died in November 11 in 1880 in Melbourne. He was the eldest son of poor Irish immigrants. Ned Kelly is imprisoned on charges of horse stealing. It's not surprising then that after a four year sentence he emerges embittered against a brutal police force that is actively prejudiced against the Irish. In Kelly's early years he became a disturbance to the law. When he was thirteen years of age he had his first brush against the law. Ned's neighbours claimed...
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...Good afternoon fellow classmates, today i stand here to speak to you all and further your knowledge about Ned Kelly, a man considered a hero by many but believed to be a villain by me and hopefully all of you by the end of this speech. Ned Kelly was born in June 3rd in 1855 in Beverage. He died in November 11 in 1880 in Melbourne. He was the eldest son of poor Irish immigrants. Ned Kelly is imprisoned on charges of horse stealing. It's not surprising then that after a four year sentence he emerges embittered against a brutal police force that is actively prejudiced against the Irish. In Kelly's early years he became a disturbance to the law. When he was thirteen years of age he had his first brush against the law. Ned's neighbours claimed...
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...Vigilantism: Is it justified? Over the past few years, there has been a steady decrease in the trust of law enforcement and their ability to do their job. Because of this there a been a slow rise in the number of cases when civilians take the law into their own hands and do what they believe is a justified punishment. When a person takes the law into their own hands they become a vigilante. A vigilante is any person who takes the law into their own hands to avenge some type of crime.[1] (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/vigilante) Since there is a growing mistrust of law enforcement and many crimes go unreported or do not have a proper punishment, vigilantism can be justified more often than it is not. As there is an increase in vigilantism there is also an increase in the media showing vigilantism. There are multiple books, movies, news articles, and TV shows that have some type of vigilante theme; one of these examples is a TV show called Dexter. This show is about a man, Dexter Morgan, who is a top blood splatter analyst who works for the Miami Police Department, but he doesn’t just help the department solve crimes, he is also a serial killer who only kills murders and other serial killers. Nobody knows about Dexter’s second persona and if he doesn’t harm any person that is ‘good’ then how is he making a negative impact on the area? The show takes vigilantism and gives its viewers a clear view of how sometimes it is justifiable to kill someone who is on many counts an evil...
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...Edward “Ned” Kelly was a Australian bushranger who was born in Beveridge which is located in Victoria, Australia. He had a father who was named John “Red” Kelly and a mother who was named Ellen Kelly. In 1841 Red Kelly was transported to prison for stealing two pigs. When he got out of prison in 1848, he moved to Victoria and found a job as a bush carpenter . He then turned his attention on gold-digging , which he was very good at. This allowed him to buy a small freehold in Beveridge. Around 1851 Red Kelly found his love which is named Ellen Quinn. In 1851, Red Kelly married Ellen Quinn which is his employer’s 18 year old daughter in Ballarat which is located on the lower western plains of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria. Later in there lives came a little boy named Edward “Ned” Kelly . He was born in June 1855 at Beveridge, Victoria. Kelly was baptised by a priest which is Augustinian named Charles O Hea. When he was a young boy he obtained basic schooling and became familiar with the bush. When Ned Kelly was young he once risked his life to save another boy named Richard Shelton form drowning in a creek. As a reward for his bravery he was awarded a green sash from the boy's family. Later on , the Kelly family moved to Avenel near Seymour. The family soon attracted the attention of the local police. Red Kelly was soon noted as a cattle thief. In 1865 Red was convicted and sentenced to 6 months in prison due to him not being able to pay the 25 pound fine. The prison had...
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...Courageous, powerful, influential and optimistic are words used to describe the famous Robin Hood. Ned Kelly was a man who is often represented as the Robin Hood of Australia. The many representations of the life of Ned Kelly have shaped different perspectives of his actions. The representation of the life of Ned Kelly was shaped throughout numerous key scenes from both the film “Ned Kelly” as well as the documentary. These scenes include “The Siege at Glenrowan”, “Stringybark Creek” and the “Background Facts Section”. Within the film and the documentary clip, it has been proved that Ned Kelly was an innocent person who was later influenced by revenge as a result of the marginalization, betrayal and unfairness he faced from the police officers. It is evident that Ned Kelly is often represented as the Robin Hood of Australia. There are numerous representations of the life of Ned Kelly. He is most commonly referred to as the Robin Hood of Australia. Filmmakers further enhanced their representations through the use of several film techniques within their scenes. The scene “The Siege at Glenrowan” clearly displays a representation of Ned Kelly. He is portrayed as a courageous person, fighting for what is right despite being outnumbered by 50-60 men. These are just one of the many qualities that Robin Hood possessed. The use of low-key lighting in this scene clearly emphasizes on the evilness of the Siege and his actions. The impression of the shadows, caused by the low-key lighting...
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...Vigilante is an old fallout from the justice system not working in someone favor and then they tried to get even with said person that the justice system work for or even the justice system itself. Vigilante is the act of “any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.”(Dictionary.com.).With this in mind most the idea of vigilantism is a glory now todays from movies, book, and most importantly Comic books about super heroes. But why do people resort to vigilantism? To avenge a crime as said early in the paragraph. This can lead to killing, lynching, and using the internet to get even. Taking the law into your own hand is as old as the justice system itself. A lot of the times the ideas of the people taking justice in to own hands tend to be glory by the media. But it can be very scare for example the red scare, witch hunts, and anonymous computer attacks. This can be seen now in comic books, Movie, ands books. This paper will be able to tell a Vigilante from a criminal. Which some of notable example of Vigilante are known are witch trial which are the cases that people are accused of being witch and then being killed, also another time of major vigilante was in the south when lynching black was a major issue for USA, and then during the cold war the red scare was a major attack on the USA way of life because the idea of the of being a communist was would have gotten you exiled or worst. Which lead to the rise of McCarthyism which was purely...
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...Fanta Koita English ENGL 91 Dr. Jason Buchanan November 15, 2013 Vargas Outlaw For many decades, immigration has been a major controversy in America. The Majority of immigrants come to America in hope of a better life, but once here immigrants face a series of obstacles. Some of these obstacles are: Migration, lack of proper documents, and financial issues. These obstacles have made it difficult for illegal immigrants to gain their citizenship, but despite the struggles and hardships they have to go through it is still possible for them to overcome the obstacles and pursue their dreams. Many illegal immigrants usually migrate to different countries for a better life and better opportunities. Most immigrants see the United States as the land of opportunity. Migrating to a different country means adapting to a different kind of lifestyle in terms of culture, and language. In Vargas case his first challenge was adapting to the language. He wanted to lose his accent so he spent hours watching television, reading magazines, books and newspapers trying to adapt. Language is an important part of living in the U.S. In order to get certain jobs you have to adapt to the language and also have the proper documents. Lack of proper documents is often a problem for many illegal immigrants. Having lack of proper documents makes it hard to find sufficient employment, and not having sufficient employment makes it hard to live in America. When immigrants migrate to a different...
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...Australia has a grand history behind it, one fueled by conflict and invasion. Despite the dangers, Australia was considered as the ‘free land’. Making it no surprise that upon the oppression of Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly, the population were very displeased. Leading hundreds to sign for his pardon and deny the Police their authority, unveiling the nation’s prowess. And it was all influenced by a reasonable man, doing unreasonable things. Ned Kelly was a bushranger, and one of Australia’s greatest folk heroes. His actions wrote him down in history forever, with his story still being told throughout the country. The story of ‘outlaws’, who made themselves the most wanted in Australia by getting the payback they so badly desired. Bushranging came...
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...During the incident involving Josey Wales of Outlaw Surveys, the surveyor was commissioned to undertake a real property report (RPR) survey in an urban neighbourhood. During initial research by the surveyor, the original survey was found to have been in 1935, and the last prior RPR was known to be in 1963. Upon field inspection, it was found that two block corners could not be located, in which case the surveyor and his crew reestablished them using adjacent block corners. Under the Alberta Surveys Act, Part 1, Section 45 (5), it was not required to monument block corners on a subdivision survey between 1912 and 1988. Instead, there is a frontage measurement proportionate to the total distance between the corners of the block in the same ratio as it is shown on the registered plan, which is the total distance between the block corners. Being that the last survey was done before 1988, block corners are needed to govern....
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...On the other hand all states are also trying to outlaw loitering and begging. In some ways this makes since but in others it does not because if you outlaw loitering you might want to solve the problem of homelessness first so you do not have many more inmates in jail. Some ways to solve these problems would be creating a building like an apartment complex specifically for homeless people, or coming up with a way to house them. Another thing the constitution says about homelessness is they want to outlaw panhandling because they think this will stop the problem of homelessness. The only thing this is doing is making it more difficult for these people to stay alive; they should really be looking for more housing and living...
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