The Innocence of the Paxton Boys I am here today to prove to you that Lazarus Stewart and Matthew Smith are not guilty of the murder of Conestoga Indians. While both men agree that they did kill the Conestogas, what they did is justified by the aggressive behavior shown by the Indians. I will now present evidence to prove this conclusion. My first piece of evidence is from a speech made by Little Abraham, a Mohawk sachem, to colonial Pennsylvania officials and Indian Leaders: "You [...]
During this period of civil unrest, two attempted revolutions in particular made national headlines: The March of the Paxton Boys and The Regulator Movement. The movements differed because the Paxton Boys demanded social change while the Regulator Movement called for economic change. Both revolutions were similar because they used violence as a way to achieve their demands. The Paxton Boys rallied around the concept of retaliation against Indians; The
incidents was the March of the Paxton Boys. A main cause of this march was the French and Indian War. Another one of the causes was Pontiac's Rebellion. The Paxton Boys were Scots-Irish. These men wanted to retaliate against Indians who they were still angry with post French and Indian War. The Paxton Boys attacked the Indians killing several of them and capturing many who they later murdered weeks after. They did this because they wanted more land. The Paxton Boys then marched to Philadelphia
in which they occurred. The March of the Paxton Boys took place in Paxton, Pennsylvania. William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for anyone who needed it. Here, the English people and the Indians peacefully co-existed, for the most part. At one time, the Indians began to raid the city of Paxton, where a multitude of Scots-Irish lived. The Indians in Pennsylvania invaded the towns and were disturbing the peace. A group of the Scots-Irish in Paxton feared the Indians, becoming weary of even
The Bowery Boys originally consisted of volunteer firefighters, though through the years they had members in all walks of life from butchers to mechanics though most importantly they were born and raised in New York City many residing as middle-class workers during the day and abiding by the law. They were one of the most notorious gangs in New York City during the 1800’s and were strictly nativist as well as being anti-catholic and anti-immigrant.. As seen in most gangs they had a sort of dress
The direct relationship in the artistic practices and methodologies of Trisha Brown and Steve Paxton played a role in facilitating new ways of appreciating and developing movement. Trisha Brown is considered to be one of the most pivotal choreographers of the 1960’s as her work and practice shifted away from historically considered “appropriate” movement for choreography. This ideology references the modern era of choreographers, moving away from the aesthetics of Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham
The Crystal Palace During the 1800’s Great Britain’s empire stretched around the world, and with raw materials easily available to them this way, they inevitably began refining and manufacturing all stages of many new machines and other goods, distributing locally and globally. However, despite being the central ‘workshop of the world,’ Britain was not producing the highest quality of merchandise. When comparing factory-made products made in England to surrounding countries, most notably France
Maddie Guzaitis Response Paper 2 John and Alan Lomax were a father-son duo who were considered the “premier American folk collectors of the twentieth century” and were credited as both creators and contaminators of folk-song heritage (Filene 1991: 603-4). As some of the most prominent producers and recorders of folk music at the time, the Lomaxes shaped the American folk-song heritage by only recording songs that fit the “particular brand of old fashioned, rural folk music that they felt exemplified
Biography of Peter, Paul, and Mary The group Peter, Paul and Mary Have been one of my favorites since I was about age 5. Their original ballad "Puff the Magic Dragon" I would listen to over and over again. Other pieces such as "Blowing in the Wind", and "If I Had a Hammer" were also very familiar to me as a child. With her long flowing blonde hair and crystal clear soprano vocals, Mary Travers was a major influence on the folk music of the 60's and 70's. (AMG www.allmusic.com) Mary Travers
American Studies is a difficult but interesting subject to try and understand, especially when looking at a few main themes such as authenticity and the folk. Two great examples that involve these themes are the publication of “Romancing the Folk” by Benjamin Feline and the film “O Brother Where Art thou” which have shown similar but different views on the two key themes, authenticity and the folk. The theme of authenticity within music has been altered by various groups of people as well as the
had found an excuse to call the boy he has been admiring. With one last thought of victory Jean grabbed his phone, quickly dialing Armin's
Commonly accepted is the idea that girls are more successful in lingual and artistic subjects, and that boys are more successful in S.T.E.M programming (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), within these stereotypes there has been a push for more S.T.E.M educational programming specifically for girls to encourage less of a gender gap. We do not see this push for arts programming with boys, and the assumption remains. With this comes a gap in expectation and does not benefit male students trying
Stephen King once said, “People think I am a strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk.” This quote seems fine at the beginning but has a startling ending. This relates to a very significant element in stories meant to scare us: transformation. The most compelling part of this element is transformation in people or characters. There are incredible examples of this in the stories Frankenstein, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The
Joyces Araby A love sick, or obsessed, boy? Or a little bit of both? Either way, James Joyce's story, Araby, is about growing up, and how things do not always turn out how we would like, or expect them to. The main character, a young boy, seems to be about twelve or thirteen years of age. He lives on a dead end street with his aunt and uncle in the Irish city of Dublin. The author is constantly using imagery to convey how mundane the young boys life is, and how dark it is living in Dublin
The Boy Kings of Texas and My Beloved World The Boy Kings of Texas is a memoir written by Domingo Martinez. It is a Mexican-American coming of age narrative that has received the National Bok Award. The book is about a junior boy named Martinez and the traumas a young person can face while growing up in Brownsville, Texas. The boy was subjected to beatings from his father and never got the love he wanted from his mother. Moreover, Martinez and his siblings had a rough time to bond in the unique clash
five-year-old girl who is unable to swim is drowning in a pool, where the depth is ten feet. She is incapable of communicating for help and continuously gulps copious amounts of water while kicking her legs and flinging her arms frantically. A young boy who is learning how to swim notices her desperate need for a rescue, but is too hesitant to do anything due to his fear of deep water. He then realizes that he does not want a young girl to die just because no one was able to come to her rescue, and
Bricklayer’s Boy is a story about a father and son and their working lives. The Narrator, or son, grew up in a blue-collared household, with a father that was a bricklayer. By his early 20’s, his father already had a wife, a career, two sons and a house. His father was the son of an immigrant, and believed in working hard so that his sons could get white-collared jobs and have an easier life. The narrator had other ideas though, and decided to become a newspaper reporter. His father didn’t understand
The Boys Who Cried Wolf: A Plunge Through History The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a common fable known to all but little know of the underlying significance of its message. From Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, dealing with the onset of McCarthyism at the time, McCarthyism itself, and the current political climate, unfounded accusations have been used to gain power and shift blame in the time of crisis throughout history. Simply put, boy’s cry wolf and the people come running. In The Crucible, many characters
gender studies at the Stony Brook University in New York. He is a spokesperson of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) and also a longtime feminist. Kimmel defines Guyland as a stage in life where a boy transitions from adolescence to adulthood or simply, where a boy “becomes a man”. He also defines it as place or a bunch of places where guys go to meet with other guys to be guys with each other, effectively escaping the stress and hassle of parents, girlfriends, jobs, kids, and
While on a combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, I observed a plethora of boys outside of a school playing soccer. It was an intriguing moment so I spoke with the head of the school, and asked him many questions and observed the classrooms. The most significant disparity throughout was that the classrooms were filled with girls and hardly any boys. The boys were authorized to play soccer at their leisure, however the girls had to remain in class and be educated. Being young and naïve to their cultural