Execution Essay: Hook In Mouth

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After a few days, have passed since the newly elected president, Donald J. Trump, was put into office and he has already put out an executive order on the continuation of the Dakota Access Pipeline. This order was a major upset for the Native Americans, for they had just finished protesting it and succeeded when former president Barrack H. Obama had set out an executive order to halt the construction of the pipeline. In the song, Hook in Mouth by Megadeth, the verse “A little man with a big eraser, changing history”, it can relate to what’s going on here as President Trump is the little man with the eraser completely ignoring the history that Sioux Tribe had on their sacred grounds. The Sioux Tribe protest once again for Sacred Stone near the Missouri River in North Dakota, as President Trump signs the executive order to approve the Dakota Pipeline. The natives protest, because it has a possibility to contaminate their drinking water and damage the sacred burial sites …show more content…

Over 200 natives and 4,000 supporters are at Standing Rock would use this part of Hook in mouth by Megadeth, “D, for your dying, O, your overture, M, the cover your grave with manure. This spells out freedom, it means nothing to me” (Megadeth) as a way to try to change the decision being made by President Trump, as many will go as far as dying for this change. Many politicians like Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein and several actors, such as Shailene Woodley and Mark Ruffalo are trying to give a light on the situation again. Many protesters have started fires and blocking roads to stop the construction. Many feel as if freedom does not exist, because they are constantly fighting for

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