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    I will introduce outlaws and lawmen in the west. I will identify them, discuss the important background circumstances for them, and assess the historical significance. Outlaws and Lawmen both are special groups of people in wild west in 20th century. As the textbook states, “because Western communities lack established legal and social institutions to restrain and punish criminal, anti-social, deviant behavior” (LP 51), outlaws and lawmen became the special groups of the American frontier. In the

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    write about The American Outlaws. I have become somewhat of an American soccer fan in the last decade. I grew up watching our national teams play against teams from other countries. The first year I watched it was in 2006 when our men’s team was knocked out by Ghana. Although the result of that World Cup was extremely disappointing, I became hooked. The first time I watched our women’s team was in 2011. I had watched them advance

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    Billy the Kid was an outlaw. He had multiple names and there is not much known about his early life and parents. He was born as William Henry McCarthy Jr. on November 23, 1859. Henry’s mother died of tuberculosis when he was only 15. However, raising a teenaged boy did not sound like a good idea to his stepfather, so he went into a boarding home. The Kid had many run ins with the law, but being a well-known outlaw started in Arizona when he killed someone in self-defense. He then went on the run

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    nothing but the truth. Outlaws of the Marsh The outlaws/ 108 Stars Of Destiny from the novel Outlaws of the Marsh seem to actually not be angels. According to the article Outlaws of the Marsh, “ Sagacious Lu, Stumpy Tiger Wang, and the other marsh outlaws are no angels…”. This article says they aren’t angels; which isn’t proven yet, but it

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    Robyn Hood: Outlaw Princess by John Reynolds is a fresh take on the classic Robin Hood but with a fun twist. This is a quick, fun, young adult novel but one everyone is sure to enjoy. Robyn is a seventeen years old girl living an ordinarily boring life. She thinks things can sink any lower until a terrible storm strikes and she finds herself transported to another time. In this new place, she discovers that she is Robyn Hood, a female outlaw leading a band of outlaw women. With each passing day

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    Bre Keil-Sauter CAPP English and Composition Mr. Keehan Hour 4 8 November, 2014 Jesse James: Outlaw Or Hero? Jesse James, a man who has been viewed for decades as an outlaw, lived during the Civil War. During the Civil War, many forms of combat existed. One of the most common forms for the South, otherwise known as the Confederate States of America, were groups of guerrilla bands. A guerrilla band is a group of armed civilians that use military tactics such as raids, sabotages, ambushes, hit-and-run

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    Gender Outlaws gives readers an imporant and missing outlook about the LGBTQA community. The novel is filled with different stories and experiences that all deal with gender identities. The novel has really shed light to critical issues about the community that Tiffaney Lane, Gettysburg College’s Director of LGBTQA Advocacy, describe as a “hidden group” in her talk with our class. The novel is an amazing tool that is used to highlight experiences that are very different than mine, and many that I

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    American outlaw Jesse James was born September 5, 1847. Shortly after Jesse’s birth, his father set off for the California gold fields, where he died of pneumonia. Jesse’s mother, Zerelda, remarried twice finally settling down with Dr. Reuben Samuel. He lived on his stepfather’s farm with his newfound cousins, the Younger’s. Jesse and his brother Frank’s first bank raid in American Peacetime, was February 13, 1866, at the Clay County Savings Bank. That day they stole $60’000 worth of cash, gold

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    To Be or Not To Be an Outlaw That Is the Question As a result of many years of growing up around fast cars and motorcycles, I became very interested in learning how to ride a motorcycle. Of course, once I was old enough to learn to ride my parents feared the idea of their oldest child being on a bike because of the risk of being hurt or even at the worst case of death. But, that never changed my mind on getting a motorcycle. So once I saved for several years. The day had finally come; I was so excited

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    Hi, my name is Keith Vrbas. I have been around sprint car racing my whole life. From helping friends work on their cars to driving my own car, I have been really involved in this sport for the last three years. I have always enjoyed it and I believe it is the most exciting and challenging type of racing. I will be giving an informative speech on sprint car racing. I will explain what a sprint car is, how it is raced, the basic parts of a car, how it operates. Sprint cars are know to be the fastest

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