The Minuteman Project Analysis

The book The Minutemen and Their World was written by Robert A. Gross, and took place during the late 1700’s in the small town Concord, Massachusetts and the people who inhabited it. He wrote about Concord’s government and how it changed over the years and the struggles the town’s people go through. Robert Gross wrote this book like a story but it is clear how much research went in to the book itself just by looking in the Notes section in the back of the book. This book demonstrates how the town of Concord coped with the Revolutionary War, he concentrated on the lives of the townspeople and the farmers, and Concord’s main political problems. In the book, Robert Gross dusts over some of the main problems the town of Concord had. They had issues staying united. The farmers and city slickers didn’t agree on political topics, such

Why do people associate wealth with good leadership abilities? That is the main question that was lingering in my mind while I was read “The Minutemen and their World,” book by Robert Gross. The book is about a town called Concord (which is in Massachusetts). The books tells about how the city of Concord was before the Revolutionary war, during the Revolutionary war and after the revolutionary war. In this book, it shows how leaders come about and how they impact their society around them. After reading this book, it made me think about how wealthy people are always seen as leaders? Becoming wealthy in American can be a daunting task to complete. It requires a variety of different skills to make a profitable business. But does creating a lucrative business for personal gain, merits you to being a leader over the masses of common people? We currently have this exact situation playing out before our eyes with GOP candidate Donald Trump. Donald Trump doesn’t have any previous experience in political affairs, but he is currently leading

Throughout the 20th century, Los Angeles emerged as a place of multiculturalist struggles. One of these struggles, was that of the Mexican population, which is what the book Mi Raza Primero focuses on. In Mi Raza Primero by Ernesto Chavez, Chavez successfully argues how the collapse of the Chicano movement resulted from the failure to identify the multi-faceted and dynamic/heterogeneous nature of the ethnic Mexican community. He argues how this failure resulted in a movement that shared a strong sense of cultural nationalism, yet differed in tactics and goals. Chavez uses the examination of La Raza Unida Party and Brown Beret recruitment literature to help support his argument. Specifically, Chavez focuses on the voting data from the late

The first army for the colonists was made of young men called Minutemen and that allowed the colonies to respond to war threats. The Minutemen did not have any training or uniforms. On June 14th, 1775 continental congress appointed George Washington as its commander in chief for the army. The colonies later became the United States of America formed the Continental Army.

Robert A. Gross the author of “The Minutemen and their World” gives a very detailed nonfictional narrative of the small town of Concord, Massauchessets. Gross describes the American Revelotion through the eyes of this community which paints a more vivid picture of the events taking place up to the war which seperated the Unite States for Great Britian through a perspective that I have never seen before.

The Minutemen and Their World is a book written by Robert A. Gross that won the Bancroft Prize and was first published in 1976. In his book, Gross brought to light the many ways Concord influenced the American Revolution. This book focuses directly on the struggles and life in Concord in the seventeen hundreds. Robert gives a new style and outlook, which is what prompted my shifting of my previous idea of the American Revolution. His way of writing brings out a great difference between him and other writers, while other writers focus on the colonies generally, Gross does a more thorough investigation in a more specific aspect. He develops focus on the lives of farmers and ordinary town people; this approach made it much easier for me to realize

Although it might not seem like the Mexican-American was a significant event in history, it was actually extremely important and has helped shape the United States into what it is today. This war between the two countries was started because Mexicans believed the border was the Nueces River, while Texans and Americans believed it was the Rio Grande, which caused confusion and anger in both countries. To make things worse, Texas decided to annex itself to the United States at a time when Mexico believed Texas still belonged to them. On April 25, 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico, and the Mexican-American War lasted all the way until February 2, 1848. However, many question whether or not the United States was justified in going

The subculture of the Citizen's Brigade Border Militia, as I am choosing to call them, is interesting to say the least. If I am being honest, and I know this is not supposed to be the case, a lot of what the primary speaker for the group had to say made sense to me. He is what I would call overzealous, and perhaps, not particularly bright. But, I do understand his concerns, almost to the point of understanding why he would form or participate in this kind of social format. The one truly valid principle that can be extracted from his line of thinking is that we as a nation are susceptible to failure and collapse. Not because our situation is particularly bad, but because governments and societies collapse all of the time. It is an ever present

Alfonso Gonzales provides a riveting and detailed work of Latino migrant politics and the homeland security state. Migration control date back to the mid-20th century. The author presents the actions taken by “pro-immigrant” groups to counter the hegemonic institutions that criminalize our communities. The book draws on political theory and field research with numerous activists, deportees, and policy makers across the country ranging from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. and abroad (Mexico and El Salvador). Gonzales argues that Latinos face a multidimensional form of political power he coins “anti-migrant hegemony,” that secures a legitimization for state violence against migrants through a race-neutral dialog regarding crime and combating terrorism. Gonzales presents an array of agents that have a stake in migrant politics and the Homeland Security State. The book ends with discussing how Latino migrant activists and their allies could change the contemporary reality faced by millions of Latinos living in the shadows and ultimately help democratize the United States.

An all-consuming fear and uncertainty continues to spread among Latino communities nationwide, after hundreds of immigrants continue to get arrested during ICE raids across the U.S. Fear continues to grow among the Latino community in Morristown, N.J., as President Trump has made it clear that he would stick with his deportation force plan. According to the last Census, Hispanics make 34.1% of the population in Morristown, N.J., and it’s estimated that one-third of the 34.1% are illegal immigrants. Amid chaos and outcry, Morristown’s mayor, police chief, community faith leaders, among other city leaders gathered with community members on Feb. 25 in Morristown, N.J. at Millburn Town Hall to discuss the new immigration law and the potential challenges

Dr. Cesar A. Cruz, a migrant from Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, unpacked a demonstration at DVC to support the DACAmented community. Subjects such as emotions, getting to advocacy and different resources were provided by him and other advocates to step out of our comfort zone and support those who the government sees as “illegal aliens”. Under the fourthteeth

The MP’s primary goal, on the other hand, is to “[bring] national awareness to the illegal alien invasion [in the United States]” (Gilchrist). McCarty, an immigration lawyer, states that The MP began in Arizona in 2004 in order to honor the “legacy of the Minutemen,” and to show concern for “homeland defense” (1477). It was named after the group of volunteer New England revolutionaries that began the American Revolution (1477). Therefore, this stakeholder seeks to enforce immigration laws in order to promote legal immigration and diminish illegal immigration. The MP claims that the great majority of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. are criminals. In fact, Cameron, an active member of the MP, argues that according to the Immigration and Customs

The United States Border Patrol is a police force located all over America. Most people think the only job Border Patrol has is chasing down immigrants due to the media coverage on the Mexican border. Although it is a big part of the job it is not the only thing done. The main position for agents is in Mexico, another main location is Canada. Between the two locations 21,000 agents patrol 6,000 miles. (Department of Homeland Security, n.d.) The Border Patrol’s keeps illegal people, drugs, and weapons of mass destruction from entering our country. Another major responsibility is to prevent terrorist from trying to cross the border. In order to prevent this from happening Border Patrol have check points with man power alert at all times. Equipped with the best equipment from the government they stop virtually everything crossing. I along with most of the country feel that this is a very important job in the United States.

The U.S. Border Patrol to me is very important to the United States of America and to me as well. Without the Border Patrol, America would be a goat standing in the middle of a wolf cage. The Border Patrol and their agents border the boundaries of America so we can be safe in our homes. People don’t realize how important any kind of law enforcement is, until the day that they need assistance comes. I don’t take our men and women who protect us Americans; it is something that not everyone can say that they have. I have no one in my family that has worked with the Border Patrol, and I want to be the first in my family to join the Border Patrol. I am from Del Rio Texas, a border town neighbors with Mexico. The U.S. Border

As the Trump impersonator continues to talk to the crowd the 360 camera catches a glimpse of a hole dug up right in front of the wall in which a Mexican man comes out of, along with a few Mariachi’s and other people of Mexican descent while Mexican music is played in the background. This example strongly holds up the stereotype in which most Mexican’s jump, or in this case dig through, to get to the other side of the border illegally.