The Kray Twins And The Ronnie And Reggie Kray

Bonnie and clyde, the couple whose names spread from generation to generation - but why are they so popular? Bonnie Parker was born on October 1st, 1910, in Rowena, Texas. She had two other siblings as well. After her father died while she was still a child, she lived at her grandmother’s house along with her mother and siblings in Cement City, Texas. In 1926, she married a man named Roy Thornton and dropped out of high school at only 16. Clyde Barrow, on the other hand, was born on March 24th, 1909, in Telico, Texas. He was one of seven children. Before the two met, they both went through things within that time. Bonnie had to deal with her husband constantly disappearing off elsewhere, which made her angry, but she never

“My son was murdered at Doherty Park. He was shot in the back five times but nobody saw it out of 200 people. On August 26 this man came up behind him and shot him in the back and that way the person was the winner [of the feud]. Nobody saw it, not his friends or adults,” said King.

      Fifteen hundred miles away, in Portland, Oregon Brandon Roses ten is found guilty of murdering his five-year-old sister because he claimed that she was annoying him. Later investigators found out that Brandon’s father had told him that killing his sister was “OK”, because he was too young to be put in jail. Another investigation is currently under way (Edmonds). In Austin, Texas, two young men Efrain Perez and Raul Villareal were both seventeen in June of 1993. As part of Villareal’s gang initiation, the boys spent the evening in an open field drinking and fighting among

The Sixties were an exciting revolutionary period with great cultural change. Some people called it the “decade of discontent” (Britannica) due to the race riots in Detroit and La, and the demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Other people called it the decade of “peace, love, and harmony” (Woodstock 69). This decade was identified as such as a result of the peace movement and the emergence of the flower children. (Britannica) The sixties were about assassination, unforgettable fashion, new styles of music, civil rights, gay and women’s liberation, Vietnam, Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, peace marches, sexual freedom, drug experimentation, and Woodstock. All of these components caused a revolutionary change in the

The Sixties were an exciting revolutionary period of time with great social and technological change. Some people called it the “decade of discontent” because of the race riots in Detroit and La, and the demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Other people called it the decade of “peace, love, and harmony”. It was called this because of the peace movement and the emergence of the flower children. (Britannica) The sixties were about assassination, unforgettable fashion, new styles of music, civil rights, gay and women’s liberation, Vietnam, Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, peace marches, sexual freedom, drug experimentation, and Woodstock. All of these components caused a revolutionary change in the world of popular Music.

Although in the beginning of their crime spree they committed a series of small robberies on stores and gas stations. They were trying to get enough money and firearms to liberate eastham prison. But things did not go as planned Bonnie and Ralph were captured in a failed robbery for firearms. Bonnie only spent a few months in jail because the grand jury failed to indict her while Ralph was prosecuted and never rejoined the gang. Clyde was the driver for a robbery in Hillsboro, Texas. During that robbery the owner of the store was shot and killed. When the wife was shown mugshots she had identified Clyde as a shooter. This was the first time he had been accused of murder during the spree. After a few weeks of them both being out of jail they reunited. On august 5th while Bonnie was visiting her mother the rest of the gang was out drinking at the country dance in Stringtown, Ohio when the sheriff and deputy approached them in the lot. Clyde and Raymond Hamilton opened fire and killed the deputy and severely injured the sheriff. This Clyde first time kill someone of the

The fifties and sixties were completely different in so many ways; the times had changed a lot in the transition of decades. The types of music, for one, were in great contrast. By the sixties the rock-'n'-roll and pelvic thrusting of the fifties had transformed into the pop, rock and folk music of the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Teenagers changed a lot over the two decades a lot, too. The tight pant, leather jacket bodgies, with their greased hair, and the widgies, with their rope petticoats and flared dresses, were replaced by the teenagers of the Psychedelic era. These teenagers preferred the swirled shapes and bright colours, with their newly found mini-skirts, and for the guys it was paisley shirts.

“People today are still living off the table scraps of the sixties. They are still being passed around - the music and the ideas.” This was pronounced by Bob Dylan, a folk musician of the sixties: an era in which the music heavily influenced the culture of the time and continues to influence the music and culture today. The music and artists of the 60s influenced radio and television, the music, fashion and lifestyles of the people, particularly youth, heavily influenced the popular culture Australia, USA, Britain and other Western Countries.

A vehicle that looked to be broke down, but was not Clyde being the good nurtured person he was stopped to see if he could assist in some way, upon approaching the broke down car the law fired at command, 150 rounds were shot, and Bonnie and Clyde lay dead in their car, still not sure a Texas Ranger by the name of Frank Harner walked to the car and shot a few more bullets into Bonnie’s dead body. Facts state Clyde body had 17 holes within it and Bonnie had 26, both bodies had so many holes in them they would not hold embalming fluid.

These famous outlaws were believed to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries. For instance, Barrow was suspected of murdering two police officers at Joplin, Missouri and kidnapping a man and a woman in rural Louisiana. Bonnie and Clyde had travelled with a gang consisting of Raymond Hamilton, which later was replaced by William Daniel Jones, Ivan M. “Buck” Barrow, brother of Clyde, Ivan’s wife Blanche. This gang embarked upon a series of bold robberies which made headlines across the country. They escaped capture in various encounters with the law.

Chris Byers, Michael Moore, and Stevie Branch were the three innocent eight year old boys who were on a bike ride adventure on May 5, 1993 and never returned home again. Family, friends and the entire community were mortified beyond belief. It was unspeakable what happened to the boys. Chris, Michael, and Stevie were found in Robin Hood Hills naked, bound and mutilated. Immediately, rumors began that due to the brutal nature of the crime, it had to be that of satanic doing. On the flip side of the above innocent youngs boys, there are the three very troubled teens that live in the same town. Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin. They were three well known teenagers in West Memphis Arkansas. The three teens had definitely made a name for themselves in their home town. There were rumors of

Ronald and Reginald Kray were born on October 24, 1933, to mother Violet and father Charles in Hoxton, East England. They were born with an older brother named Charlie, and after the twins’ birth their mother was pregnant with a little girl she named Viola, but unfortunately, Viola died shortly after birth (“Criminal Minds: Ronnie and Reggie Kray”). The twins were their mothers pride and joy, and everything they did she adored. The fact that Ronnie and Reggie were identical twins made

To some people the 1960s were the best of times, to others it was a

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James Joyce’s short story “Araby”, James McMichael’s “The Small Pretty Woman” and David James Duncan’s novel The Brothers K are three different types of genres, but relate closely to each other in many ways. A common theme that fits to all three of these pieces of literature is romance. In “Araby,” first person is a young boy who is completely infatuated with his friend’s sister. “The Small Pretty Woman” places us at a bus stop with a young boy and this girl he finds memorizing.