Outlaws

committee to fight crime. Without the vigilante committees the towns and settlements around during the old west would have been constantly over run by outlaws and criminals trying to make a quick unhonest buck. Throughout time they have always had the connotation of criminal men running around serving justice with his peace maker. When these outlaws ran into town, there wasn’t any way to call the sheriff and if he even was in town it was even harder to get him there in time. The sheriff’s job in the

Many stories of famous outlaws always leave you wondering if it is true or not. When you hear about them it surprises you of the things they were capable of doing. Their legacy stays in history where for many years their stories will be told, but sometimes their extreme fame came from rumors people spread or by adding more to story. One of the many people whose fame came from mostly myths was Belle Starr. Belle Starr was a very famous outlaw in Oklahoma and the surrounding states she was known

The stories of Wallace, Gamelyn, and Robin Hood are medieval legends written by Maurice Keen in “The Outlaws of Medieval Legend.” Keen depicts the popular legends of medieval heroes who became outlaws during the thirteenth to fifteen centuries. He also defines the term outlaw, which is, a person who puts himself outside the protection of the law. What their attitudes and why were these outlaws worshiped as heroes? The reason varies in each story. Keen maintains the main theme of outlawry. Wallace

“When a man is denied to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” - Nelson Mandela Often on tv, you see news or a headline about a new vigilante case on the rise. They may target a certain demographic, or maybe they seemingly choose at random. You often can’t help wonder, what inspired this person? Vigilantism started when the settlers from Britain came to America in the early Colonial times. Settlers in the West were not protected by law, and so settlers were

Do you believe in vigilantism? Do you believe in criminals and outlaws being punished for their crimes in the name of justice? What if you knew someone who was so close to you, you would do whatever it took to find those responsible for the pain they caused and punish them in the name of justice. Would you walk down the path of a vigilante and help bring about an end to their tyranny? Vigilantism can be looked at as crime if you look at it in a negative way, or it can be looked at in a positive way

The movie follows the character Will Kane the former sheriff of the town soon to be married to a beautiful woman named Amy. After the couple is married bad news follows up right after, that Frank Miller an outlaw Will Kane put away for murder just got released and is headed their way with a death sentence for Will. The town in panic tells Will that he’s a married man now and has his life with his wife to look forward to and they tell him to leave town before Frank came. The wife agrees with the townsfolk

own time. You should be proud.” He later on conveys his belief that the commune will be able to produce crops even in the empty field that is seen. Like these people, Billy and Wyatt have rejected society seeking out their own freedom, living as outlaws like many western heros do. When Wyatt and Billy are rejected from motels, that is symbolic of the civilized world that they are no longer apart of, rather they must retreat to the wild to set up camp, often gathering

I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: How would you feel if I told you women had more of a hand in setting the Wild West than you have been lead to believe? How would you feel if you knew many of those women were prostitutes? Like a majority of people my views of the Wild West originally stemmed from the old Westerns I used to watch with my family. I never paid a second glance to the women in those stories for they all seemed the same. Just some saloon girl hussies with a tendency to be damsels

True History of the Kelly Gang Like many novels set in the time period of the 1800’s, True History of the Kelly Gang brings attention to many controversial topics. Racism, sexism, and transvestitism are all topics that appear on occasion throughout the novel. Slurs are used numerous times, and a man who wears a dress is committing a terrible offense. Also mentioned are some interesting points on gang activity and violence. Unsurprisingly, some of these topics and actions have made their way into

Vigilantism: A Waste Of Life A body lays face down in the grass, police sirens echo through the neighborhood as colors of red and blue flash beneath the night sky. The police sergeant approaches the body and checks for a pulse, then proceeds to perform CPR at 7:21 pm for 6 minutes. Firefighters and EMS arrive at 7:27 pm to continue the efforts of resuscitation. At 7:30 pm Trayvon Martin was pronounced dead. On the night of February 26th, 2012 Gorge Zimmerman, on patrol for the neighborhood