Train robbery

With the goods and money that was traveling across the country came the possibility of outlaws trying to rob the trains. Some railroad companies employed the Pinkerton Agency to help protect the railroad personnel and the goods. As the agency grew, a code of ethics, known as the Pinkerton Code, was established for the detectives working for the Pinkerton Agency. The…

Counterfeiting was a major dilemma in the 1870’s,so much so that even grave robbing got involved. In the book Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by:Steve Sheinkin,one of the main characters, Pete McCartney, started the adventure, with him riding a train to The Old Capitol Prison, where he escaped. Soon enough though, they refound him and he escaped yet again. Patrick Tyrell, a Secret Service Agent, was sent out to get a man named Benjamin Boyd. Benjamin was a major part of the counterfeiting money…

a strong team is one of the important responsibilities of a store manager. Only with a good team, a store manager can ensure the store runs in profit. For this, you must have abilities to identify and recruit talents. Further, you may also need to train new and old employees. Hence, along with team building skills, you must also be proficient in hiring new talent and honing up the skills of existing…

Casper knew that killing Horacio would make himself a dead man. Later that day he was assigned a mission with Horacrio and Smiley; to board the train and steal money. On the mission, Casper could not handle the pain he had been through over the loss of his girlfriend and killed Horacio. He then had to run for his life because he knew he was a dead man. Once one is in the MS-13 gang, they are to…

I was working at on the Chicago Transit Authority, (CTA) train station in the customer assistant service department. My job responsibilities included assisting customers with directions and handling of emergency situations, monitoring and handling elevator entrapments, as well as viewing camera film. I assisted and helped people who have fallen on the tracks, dropped things on the tracks. Sometimes my job would just consist of helping people get to their destinations, but mainly the thing I…

Sam Fuller’s House of Bamboo demonstrates many aspects of Japanese life during the occupation. The combination of Japanese police and American Army working together demonstrates the same cooperation that actually happened. Additionally, Fuller’s use of kimono girls throughout the movie accurately represent some of what Japanese girls were forced to go through during this time. Sam Fuller portrays occupied Japan well through his film by use of kimono girls, literal setting, and the cooperation…

“One out of every four children in the United States is an immigrant or the U.S.-born child of immigrants and many schools are ill-equipped to meet their needs (Tamer, 2014)”. To better prepare me to meet the needs of immigrant students I chose to read Enrique’s journey by Sonia Nazario. This book caught my attention because I know very little about immigration and reading this book will allow me to gain a better understanding of what it is like to come from a different country into the United…

Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 2017). Furthermore, the Second Amendment states that a well-regulated militia is necessary, This, however, does not mean that people consistently need to hoist up a gun on their side in case of a security issue. Police train on how to properly operate their weapons and we should let the police handle all issues, instead of an arduous way to decipher it with our own guns. Finally, in the article, Federal appeals court rules Americans have no right to concealed…

Most of us think of ourselves as decent, helpful people. We wouldn’t turn our backs on someone in need of help, or would we? Bystanders are people who witness rapes, robberies, car wrecks, etc., and don’t take action to help; a large portion of society today are bystanders and don’t even realize it. In the essay, “Why People Don’t Help in a Crisis,” author John M. Darley states, “How can so many people watch another human being in distress and do nothing? Why don’t they help?” (13-14) Reactions…

Westerns have come a long way since the silent film days and the original western, The Great Train Robbery in 1903. Today, modern technology has allowed westerns to become more thrilling, more daring, and more action packed than ever before, and none of this is more true than for Django Unchained(2012) directed by Quentin Tarantino and the TV show Firefly(2002), created by Joss Whedon. While both embrace new and interesting twists to the genre, both still feature many of the classic themes…