Courthouse

and De Spain families cast the largest shadow and Abner Snopes, with his son Colonel Sartoris and their family live and worked beneath it. Colonel Sartoris, named after Abner’s previous employer whom he fought in the war with, sits in a makeshift courthouse as his father stands trial for burning his current employer’s barn down. The trial reaches a head and the Justice of the Peace calls on Colonel Sartoris to testify. As he approaches the Justice of the Peace, William…

An example of courage in the novel is found on page 67 when young Noby Smith goes to spy on the White League who are planning on taking over the courthouse. He travels alone by foot and finds the men's secret meeting in the clearing in Summerfield Springs, just off Bayou Grappe overhearing important information regarding Sheriff Nash who was supposedly locked up in Calhoun's Sugarhouse was one of the…

doesn’t apply to them. If they have to do something illegal to get out of a speeding ticket or a charge, they will do it. I have witnessed many officers “taking care” of tickets for their buddies. I was personally told to present my badge at the courthouse before I pay for my speeding ticket so it can be “taking care of”. I understand that there are procedures in place and a timing goal set for responding to calls but many officers abuse their powers. Many officers speed with their lights on…

mchair civil war nerd here. General Grant was a brilliant general and changed military tactics during the Civil War. Though, the civil war itself were changing how people perceived war (aka rifles and precise cannons). Early in the war, Grant was an unknown general in the west. He later gain fame with the successful strikes at Fort Henry and Donelson. However, Grant and the army ran into trouble when attacking Corinth, Mississippi. The army was caught unaware and the bloodbath of Shiloh took…

by a light installation piece of art made from a famous photograph. The name of the photograph is called “The Soiling of Old Glory” by Stanley Forman. This picture is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken in Boston during a riot in front of a courthouse in 1976 (Highbrow). The exhibition I chose to study belongs to Hank Willis Thomas and is called What We Ask Is Simple. Just with reading the name alone I was intrigued. To view this image you as a viewer would have to step into the photograph…

unnamed battle shown in the film is a completely inaccurate interpretation of the Battle of Cowpens by the filmmakers, this is not so. First of all, the filmmakers admit that the second battle is not completely historically true to Cowpen or Guilford Courthouse, another battle from which they borrowed”. This means that the other battles in the movie wasn’t really important until the end where the Battle of Cowpens showed up and they started fighting for…

Jury selection begins in the community, forming a panel or venire. It starts before potential jurors arrive at the courthouse, as officials assemble a panel, or venire, of prospective jurors. All states and government have their own procedure for determining the panel but there is a general rule that they all follow. The selection must neither systematically eliminate nor underrepresent and subgroups of the population. As recently as fifty years ago the jury was comprised of homogeneous,…

Nine African American teenagers were riding the railroad in 1931 while looking for work when they were accused of raping two white women, who also were riding the railroad. They were quickly accused of rape and hulled off to jail. This was only beginning or the fight for freedom for these nine black teenagers and the freedom of all African Americans. On March 25, 1931, nine African American teenagers were riding the railroad in search of work since this was the time during the Great…

In the world today, many social issues impact a person’s life. In To Kill a Mockingbird, racism is a subject that is seen throughout the book. The people of Maycomb express their opinions leading up to the trial, which later affects how Atticus and his family stand on the topic. The trial of Tom Robinson is an event that has a big impact throughout the book since it has many racist remarks. Racism in Maycomb County during the 1930s are brought up in many comments before and during the trial,…

told me, “the passion you find in life will ultimately reveal your purpose.” His inspirational words still linger with me till this day and I have always found myself wanting to live the life he spoke of. However, it wasn’t until I went to my local courthouse as a job shadowing experience that I realized the passion he described. This experience made me see that I have a passion of wanting to understand why crime occurs in our society and how to fix these issues. For this reason I chose to be a…