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    Hate Crimes: A Case Study

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    Many of Laramie’s citizens were homophobic, which “directly influence[d] the incidents of hate crime victimization” through McKinney and Henderson’s observation (Alden & Parker 321). Laramie was a place where people seemed to conform and willing to push out anyone who was unwilling to be another ordinary citizen. This town seemed to be breeding grounds for hate crimes since there was not many laws in place at the time that dealt with hate crime specifically. As hate crimes increased so did the…

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    several treaties with the U.S. government and even stormed out of negotiations held at Fort Laramie in Wyoming in 1866. Fort Laramie was on what was known as the Bozeman Trail, which was developed by John Bozeman as a shortcut to the Oregon Trail and the gold rich lands in what is now Montana. At the time the 1866 meeting was held, the U.S. government was building new forts along the trail north of Fort Laramie. This expansion enraged me that managed to unite several different Native American…

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    Hate crime or robbery gone wrong, is the central question the people are trying to find out. In the town of Laramie, Matthew Shepard was murdered and now the Tectonic Play theatre are here to see how the town has changed, how the murder is seen through media and how people feel about his murder, even ten years later. Throughout the play a major theme is how the town has grown from the murder of Matthew Sheppard. There are so many different programs, theme nights and even projects done at the…

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    believed that the land they were on was to dry for planting crops , this is why the Treaty of fort laramie was put into place in 1851 not many agreed to it but they had no choice . In 1864 the Sand Creek Massacre happened when the militia set fire on a peaceful village , later the tribes responded with attacks on soldiers and settlements these attacks is the result of the Second Treaty of Fort Laramie . In 1874 people discovered that there was gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota miners came…

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    Chimney Rock because it looks like a chimney stack for a factory or a chimney from a burned down house. When we left to go to Fort Laramie a bolder fell on one of the wheels of our wagon. I was so lucky that it didn't fall on the wagon or we would have to spend days fixing it. It only took us an hour to put the new wheel. Glad we had a spare. We finally got to Fort Laramie. This place was used as an Indian trading place. Here we could repair our wagon and purchase supplies. We purchased more…

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    Native American Expansion

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    The Cheyenne and the Sioux allied to defend their hunting ground on the northern plains. Captain Fetterman and his man were killed in an Indian attack while trying to seize Sioux territory; this led to the second Treaty of Fort Laramie. This agreement assured the control of the Black Hills by the Indians, but by the same token, the treaty was forcing Indians to surrender all land outside of Black Hills. With extinction of the buffalo, mostly due to the white settlers and their transformation…

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    things are made, and how they might be made differently.” Tectonic strives to push the boundaries on what theatre is, and how it might be created to be most effective. I was made aware of the Tectonic Theatre Project through my involvement in “The Laramie Project”, and the workshop I participated in with one of their members. This workshop focused on creating specific moments of theatre using non-textual elements - light, sound, and props. I enjoyed the challenge of creating engaging theatre…

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    A Trip West In The 1800's

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    If I was going on a trip West in the 1800’s I would bring many significant items to live on. First of all, I would bring 1,000 pounds of food so, I would not starve. Second of all, I would bring seven sets of clothes and any other accessories to keep me warm. Thirdly, I would bring oxen, cows, horses, and chickens for transportation and just incase for food. Next, I would bring one wagon for me and my family to travel in. Then, I would bring one spare tongue, one spare axel, two spare…

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    I am going to talk about Sitting Bull. Born in 1831 in South Dakota and died on December the 15th of the year 1890 in Standing Rock Indian Reserve, sitting bull is a tribal chief and physician of the Lakotas Hunkpapas (Sioux). Sitting Bull gained the title of "holy man sioux", or "wičháša wakȟáŋ". His holy man's responsibilities were mainly the understanding of complex religious rituals and the management of Sioux's belief . He is one of the leading Native Americans resisting the US…

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