Vigilante

The samurai and the knight had his origins in military and economic need. His role was as a warrior, and like the samurai in some cases he was little more than a thug rewarded for his viciousness. But if a knight was to succeed, he had to take his role in the military seriously. Furthermore, like the samurai of Japan as time went on, success required more than brawn: it required loyalty to his liege-lord in society as well as strategy and ingenuity on the battlefield. Born of Noble blood and…

Martin in 2012. “#BlackLivesMatter is a call to action and a response to the virulent anti-Black racism that permeates our society. Black Lives Matter is a unique contribution that goes beyond extrajudicial killings of Black people by police and vigilantes,” according to the Black Lives Matter website. They want to bring black women, queer women, transgendered women, and otherwise disregarded members of the black community to the forefront of the movement. The best way to define what an…

Comic books are contemporary forms of art that touch in the categories of art, literature, and entertainment. From DC and Marvel (which are my personal favorites) to the other comic book companies and brands that are less known by the outside readers, there is a broad range of comic book characters and story lines. Like art and literature, comic books and their characters, styles, and icons change over the course of time. Similar to entertainment in general, these changes are made to better the…

The Civil Rights Movement was undoubtedly a time of major change in America, one that integrated blacks and whites into society together in peace and happiness, the civil rights movement was a historical time in The United States history and more importantly in the lives of African Americans. This was the fight and struggle for equality for people of color., none of this would be possible if it wasn’t for some key figures that played major roles in building a more accepting America. One of the…

imply that different races should not share neighborhoods. The Slum and the Ghetto: Neighborhood Deterioration and Middle-Class Reform, Chicago, 1880–1930. By Thomas Lee Philpott presents evidence of discrimination by “Chicago Real Estate Board, the vigilante methods of neighborhood improvement.” (…

Back in the 19th century, Russia was, to put it quite lightly, a disaster. While Czar Alexander II did attempt to make progress, those who were not wealthy or of high prestige suffered greatly. This is partially due to the overpopulation in the cities. Upon the release of the serfs, many flooded into cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg for a new start. Due to the influx of unpredicted people, the cities were ill adjusted. It was a horrific environment that created many problems. Similarly, in…

Dena Tingley EE-Mrs.Speight 5 May 2015 For as long as there have been good actions and intent in this world, there has also been bad and malevolent intent. Whether by groups of people or a single individual, negative actions may even happen with good intent. In the case of the Mafia however, it has cause negative impact long before the 1920’s. However, there is something about the 1920’s that make the negative impact even more noticeable. Not only did affect the prohibition era it also left…

right jury”. For example, take Rufus Buckley; he himself states during the trial, “If people like Carl Lee Hailey were allowed to short circuit the system and dispense justice according to their own terms…it would be a lawless society in which vigilantes roamed at will” (Grisham, 509). It is evident here that Buckley has the strong belief that Carl Lee was in the wrong and regardless of what the two men did, they deserved to live and Hailey deserved the gas chamber. This perspective was among…

Anastasia Papanikolaou Mr. Engel AP English 11- 2 March 29, 2015 Pop Culture - Television: article responses • Watching TV Makes You Smarter by Steven Johnson 1. Steven Johnson calls his theory -- that the “most debased forms of mass diversion” (para. 4) turn out to be good for us, after all the “Sleeper Curve” after a scene in a Woody Allen movie. How does using one form of popular culture examine another form affect Johnson’s argument? Johnson, by naming “the sleeper curve” after a…

Purpose of Tom Robinson’s Trial: To Kill a Mockingbird Literary Essay “There is no justice – in or out of court.” was a statement Clarence Darrow, famed defender of the Scottsboro Boys, once made. There is no greater attestation of the truth of this quote than in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, a black man, Tom Robinson, accused of a crime he did not commit, is unable to find fairness anywhere; not in his everyday life when he is just simply trying to be a good person,…