Mercer County

when questioned. This can therefore put aboriginal people at a disadvantage when being questioned by police officers. In both remote and urban areas, it is considered intrusive to ask personal questions and is often seen as discourteous (Maybin and Mercer, 1996, p.28). Some aboriginal people at times will go at great lengths to avoid direct verbal confrontation, such as procrastinating or say what they believe the officers would want…

economic depression and total war. His New Deal involved the great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy. In the state election of 1910, Roosevelt ran for the New York State Senate from the district around Hyde Park in Dutchess County. The local party chose him as a paper candidate because his Republican cousin Theodore was still one of the country's most prominent politicians, and a Democratic Roosevelt was good publicity; the candidate could also pay for his own…

The question is not if justice will prevail, it’s when will it prevail. In the book Montana 1948 we read about a family that has held the title sheriff of mercer county for many years, until one day everything changed. It was the day that they found out that Marie little soldier, their family babysitter, along with other Indian girls had been raped by the sheriff’s brother Frank Hayden. After facing many moral trials, Franks sins ultimately led to his death and the breakup of the once glorified…

At the end of May every year, all across the country, high school seniors embark on the journey which is college. These seniors have researched colleges, gone through countless application processes, and have worked hard to keep their GPA at a reasonable level. When analyzing colleges, many factors come into play. For example,someone might want a college with a strong academic reputation. Others may look for a university which has a small campus. High school seniors use all of this information…

Hayden family. In the novel Montana 1948 written by Larry Watson the Hayden family goes through some genuine struggles. They try to resemble the perfect ideal family in the eyes of the public due to the fact that their name represents the law in Mercer County. Unfortunately, behind closed doors, they are falling apart. "From the summer of my twelfth year I carry a series of images more vivid and lasting than any other of my boyhood and indelible beyond all attempts the years make to erase or…

Wesley was kicked in the leg by a horse at the age of sixteen making him eligible to go to war. Because of the war, fewer mishaps occurred in the small county of Bentrock, making Wes’s job a lot easier. Which is only the beginning of David’s mental embarrassment of his father. “…but by and large being sheriff of Mercer County did not require great strength or courage” (Watson 17). David’s became so disappointed because of his fathers job that it made him resent living in Montana. “As long…

George Phillips was a man who live in the 19th century in the United States. He was an educated man and a farmer in Lawrence New Jersey. He was married and a father of 5 children who varied in age and one died young. Some of his children were grown and helped him run his farm which was his livelihood and main source of income. Mr. Phillips kept a diary from 1850 until 1864 of his life in which he would write out his life essentially day by day. Some days he might just describe the weather often…

A tragedy, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is an unfortunate or sad event that causes strong feelings of sadness or regret. A tragedy either brings people closer together or splits them further apart, but either way, after a tragedy occurs, people need a change; something to help them cope with the problem at hand. In the United States, a very large issue is mass school shootings, which have created many tragedies for people in the nation. Approximately 150 school shootings have…

When living in a rural, farming community, it is easy to see the prominent signs of the agricultural overbuilding due to the last era of prosperity. There are still many farmers enjoying their luxurious equipment purchased from 2005 to 2013, a period commonly known as the farming boom (“US Farmers Respond to Changing Crop Demands”). During this phase, many aspired to have their share of the windfall profits associated with growing corn and soybeans. Consequently, the previously depleted grain…

Gun control has been a topic of discussion for years, but lately gun control has spurred up a lot of discussion with all the shootings. Control politics have been around since America was born into a nation. The second amendment is dedicated to guns. It is the right to bear arms. With the recent controversy with guns, local and state/national have been trying to set their own laws. They both are fighting for power over power to control guns. They both have taken each other to court and have made…