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SWINGER says, "Hey Jenn"
JennM says, " hi"
JennM says, " who are you?"
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SWINGER says, "I'm Matt H. The guy you sat with
last week""
SWINGER says, "Are you supposed to be in this classroom?"
JennM says, " Oh!!! Hi Matt"
JennM says, " Am I Not?"
SWINGER says, "Hey"
KristinG arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
SWINGER says, "I don't know, otherwise I wouldn't have
asked"
JennM says, " oh"
KristinG says, "hi guys- I just got here""
SWINGER says, "Hi KristinG"
JennM says, " hi Kristin"
KristinG says, "is everyone else in their dorm room?""
FOUNTAIN guest says, "HOW MANY OF US ARE IN HERE"
JennM says, "4"
SWINGER says, "I am not in my dorm I am at my house,
I live at home""
SWINGER says, "Did anyone actually go to class?""
FOUNTAIN guest says, "NOPE"
KristinG says, "nope- ""
FOUNTAIN guest says, "I JUST ROLLED OUT OF BED"
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KristinG says, "hey, so did I!""
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go first?"
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we did last week...right"
pablo says, "yo."
SWINGER says, "Hey Pablo..."
KristinG says, "paul- what are we supposed to do exactly?""
pablo says, "yes we will be looking at each other's essays
one at a time. but this time we will do them in their
entirity."
SWINGER says, "Sort of but I think we are supposed to
paste our entire draft""
SWINGER says, "there you go...""
JennM says, " oh, okay"
SWINGER says, "Who should go first?"
pablo says, "you can look at the link to the grading
criteria & use what we talked about last thursday in clas
re: revision & proofreading."
JennM says, " you, matt"
SWINGER says, "Ok, hold on it might take me a while to
get it on here...""
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FOUNTAIN guest says, "ONLY TO RE READ WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT
YOUR ESSAY"
JennM says, " oh, okay"
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Matt Henry
English 102 sec 70
3-19-00
Essay #2
Rough Draft
>800 words
No Law on the Law
In Bob Houston's
Bisbee '17 the Bisbee deportation is shown as the bitter end to a warlike
struggle
between the IWW strikers and the mine bosses. After
weeks and weeks of absolute pandemonium gripping Bisbee,
halting nearly all copper production from the mines,
a near army of men, led by town sheriff Harry Wheeler, snuck
throughout Bisbee kidnapping any strikers they found
in a Gestapo style fashion. They then forced them at
gunpoint onto cattle cars, shipped them out into the
middle of the New Mexico desert, and left them there.
Now upon reading
of this event one cannot help but wonder how something so outrageous could
have been
legal in the United States. Surely it is unconstitutional
to tear away hundreds and hundreds of men from their
families in the middle of the night and then ship them
off to the middle of the desert, all in the name of the
working men and women of the United States. Well
upon wondering this one would be correct in one's pondering.
The Bisbee deportation of 1917 severely trounced upon
the very rights of those strikers that were deported.
How then can
it be that this dastardly deed went unpunished? This terrible crime
went unpunished because
it was the very law itself that committed it.
In the case of Bisbee '17, the law was merely one man. A man who
while not particularly big, could intimidate nearly everyone.
His reputation proceeded him all throughout the
southwest as the toughest, meanest, six-gun-toting sheriff
around. His name was Harry Wheeler.
In Bisbee
17, Bob Houston writes of this whole deportation fiasco through the eyes
of Harry Wheeler. And
to do this the author writes in a way that is reasonable
for a man of his time. So Houston uses the context of
what the law was in the west during the early 1900s to
put us in the eyes of Harry Wheeler. What kind of
contexts does the author use? Well for one, the
fact that Harry Wheeler was the law of the town. When reading
from Harry Wheeler's perspective one finds a great deal
of pride. Harry Wheeler knows he is intimidating. And
he sees himself as the last thing standing between chaos
and order. Bob Houston begins Harry Wheeler's story
with "You are Harry C. Wheeler, the last of the real
sheriffs"(Houston, 34).
Houston knows
that in the early 1900s there really was no agency around to govern the
law. The law kept
the citizens in order but there was no one to keep the
law in order. And granted when one has power over
everyone, and absolute authority with no one to answer
to, one is bound to become a little prideful. And Harry
Wheeler is definitely portrayed as prideful. He
sees himself as head and shoulders above the rest despite the
fact he is physically a short man. He sizes up
everyone he meets seeing if they measure up. "Grant Dowell is
not a Real Man"(Houston, 43). "That Haywood not
a pussy. So much you know. Whether he is a Real Man or not
remains to be seen"(Houston, 122).
Houston also
knows that Harry Wheeler respects authority. Harry Wheeler basically
turned his back on the
Indians that had taken him in, justifying his betrayal
because he had orders. Therefore, it is not hard to
figure out that Harry Wheeler has a great respect for
authority. Harry Wheeler's respect and set of values is
all messed up. He respects authority so he expects
everyone else to respect authority; and he is the authority,
the last of the real sheriffs. However, at the
point of 1917, after being turned down in his pursuit to become
an officer, Harry Wheeler has no authority figure over
him. Harry Wheeler has no one to answer to thus what he
says is right is what will be right for everyone else.
Harry Wheeler takes both right and wrong and authority
very seriously. "You respect Authority passionately.
Almost as much as you respect Right. Almost"(Houston,
35).
What is right
to Harry Wheeler? Well Houston uses the fact that Harry's dream is
to be an officer to
establish the fact that patriotism is what is right to
Harry Wheeler. Harry Wheeler said himself that he was
feeling bad, "About the failure to realize my life ambition
fight for my country"(Dillard). Harry Wheeler's
dream was to fight for his country. After being
shafted by the military Harry Wheeler was looking for another
way to fight for his country.
This is how
the battle begins. Harry Wheeler is looking for a way to fight for
his country. He says (in
reference to his country), "I love her with all my heart
and strength and soul"(Dillard). He needs a bad guy, a
bad guy equivalent to the German evil being fought in
France. Houston implies then that the mine bosses thus
directed Harry Wheeler into believing that the IWW was
a mere puppet for German influences. "According to the
telegrams the mining companies have intercepted, a foreign
revolution against the United States government might
be beginning. Here, in Cochise County"(Houston,
37).
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SWINGER says, "ok there's my entire essay!"
SWINGER says, "It's not that good I still have a lot
to do, but what can I fix?"
Brent leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennM says, "I'm looking at that website....hang on a
minute"
SWINGER says, "oh ok/"
SWINGER says, "any suggestions?"
Brent arrives from Lemmon Office
KristinG says, "ok Swinger- that's a good essay, you're
off to a great start""
Tekman arrives from The Walkway
JennM says, "I'm stilll reading"
Tekman says, "hello"
KristinG says, "but you need to use more sources and
integrate several more quotes""
KristinG says, "Hi Tekman""
Tekman says, "what are we doing?"
FOUNTAIN guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove FOUNTAIN guest.
SWINGER says, "Hey Michael!"
SWINGER says, "We are reading my draft..."
Tekman says, "hi!"
KristinG (asleep) has disconnected.
Tekman says, "ok"
SWINGER says, "Any comments?"
JennM says, " I like it"
JennM says, " I think it is pretty well organized"
Tekman says, "can I read your draft from your web site,
or have you changed it since then"
JennM (asleep) has disconnected.
SWINGER says, "Thanks for the comments KristinG, I have
only just started to actually find sources despite hours
and hours and hours at the library.""
SWINGER says, "No I haven't changed it Michael so you
can see it there if you like""
Tekman says, "ok, cool"
Brent says, "am I still idle?""
SWINGER says, "I think there must be some sort of gas
leak or something because everyone is falling asleep or
disconnecting or idle or something""
Tekman says, "not any more"
SWINGER says, "No"
Brent says, "what are we talking about?'"
FOUNTAIN guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
SWINGER says, "My essay can you find it above?"
SWINGER says, "I could paste it again if that is necessary""
KristinG has connected.
SWINGER says, "Well hello again KristinG"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "DOES ANYONE ELSE KEEP GET DISCONNECTED"
Tekman says, "Matt's web site is http://www.u.arizona.edu/~mhenry"
KristinG says, "yes!! it's so annoying""
JennM has connected.
Brent says, " how is everyone doing with their papers?""
SWINGER says, "Hey again Jenn M"
JennM says, " Hi""
KristinG says, "okay- sorry guys, what did I miss?""
JennM says, " I was typing, but it wasn't working"
KristinG says, " me too""
JennM says, "wierd"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "ME TOO"
Brent says, " it was not working for me either!""
Tekman says, "are you guys connecting with Telnet?"
KristinG says, "well- should we give suggestions for
the paper?""
KristinG says, "no""
SWINGER says, "Yeah, that's weird you guys"
SWINGER says, "why not?"
Tekman says, "you should use the web site"
JennM says, "matt, I think it is a good papaer, but it
would be stronger if you added soem more sorces"
SWINGER says, "yes visit my website"
SWINGER says, "thanks, I have realized this but it isn't
that easy."
KristinG says, "also, try to add some more transition
sentences at the end of each paragraph""
SWINGER says, "does anyone have any good tips for finding
sources?"
Tekman says, "go to the public library"
KristinG says, "go to EBSCO host""
SWINGER says, "Oh, that's good I can do that"
KristinG says, "you can print everything out from your
own computer""
JennM says, " I know Paul said not to do a lot of online
stuff, but there is so much info about Bisbee online"
SWINGER says, "hmm, these are all good I will have to
try some of them."
KristinG says, "you have a very clear voice throughout
the essay""
SWINGER says, "That'"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "EBSCO HOST IS PROBABLY YOUR BEST
BET"
SWINGER says, "That's cool but what do you think my thesis
should be (I don't really have one)"
JennM says, " Sometimes you ues odd phrasing...for example......oh,
no..when I signed on again I lost your
essay..."
Brent says, " are you guys putting your sources in your
papers or just having a work cited at the end?""
pablo has arrived.
KristinG says, "something along the lines that harry
wheeler is actual character that existed in history and that
his behavior affected the novel in a major way""
Tekman says, "you have to cite the source in the paper
when you put in a quote"
pablo says, "the sources should be integrated into your
essay & cited parenthetically w/ a works cited page at
the end as we discussed in class."
pablo goes out.
KristinG says, "both""
JennM says, " yeah, and use some of teh other charecters
to contrast to wheeler"
SWINGER says, "Try my website, it is... What was it again
Michael?"
KristinG says, "that's a really good idea""
Tekman says, "http://www.u.arizona.edu/~mhenry"
Brent says, "we need ten source ""
Tekman says, "I thought we only needed 5"
SWINGER says, "whoah, I thinkit is five!"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "I THINK IT IS 5\"
KristinG says, "I tthough we only needed 5""
Brent says, "i hope so""
Tekman says, "yes, let's definately go with 5"
SWINGER says, "We better not need ten!"
JennM says, " %"
KristinG says, "hope so""
SWINGER says, "Yeah it is five""
JennM says, "ooopppss...5 I mean"
Tekman says, "ten would be out of control!!"
SWINGER says, "Yes unbridled and free"
KristinG says, "how do we paste the essay on here?""
Tekman says, "copy your text into the clipboard"
Brent says, " how much of any one source relly gets read
any ways""
Tekman says, "then type @paste"
Tekman says, "then push CTRL-V to paste the text"
Tekman says, "push enter"
Tekman says, "then push . and push enter"
Brent says, "do we have to be on and typeing untill 12:15?""
Tekman says, "that's a period, by the way"
SWINGER says, "or you can just hit control-alt-Q"
Tekman says, "what does that do?"
SWINGER says, "Nothing I just thought it was funny"
Tekman says, "ha ha ha ha"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "TO MANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOO MANY
PEOPLE"
Brent says, "how much luck did you guys have with putting
the papers on the net?""
SWINGER says, "Hey why doesn't someone else paste their
essay or give out their website now"
Tekman says, "ok, I"
Tekman says, "ok, I'll paste mine"
SWINGER says, "sounds good"
KristinG says, "ok- I can't figure it out, everytime
I do it, I get the command that it doesn't understand""
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Each woman in the novel Bisbee 17 by Robert Houston acts
differently and acquires
different personality traits depending on where they
are from and what they have
experienced in their lives. The womens characteristics
and actions are strongly
correlated with the Womens Rights Movement, which began
in the 1800s and continued
into the early 1900s. This movement began in 1848
when the woman-suffrage campaign
was initiated and was later converted into the National
American Women Suffrage
Association (Elshtain). This association held conferences,
picket lines, protests, rallies,
and other such forms of social events to express their
desire for womens equality. The
Western states were granted full suffrage before any
of the East Coast was, and well
before the 19th Amendment actually became law (Elshtain).
By 1920, every state across
the nation was granted full suffrage when the 19th Amendment
officially declared that
The right of citizens of the United States shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any state on account of sex, (Elshtain).
The various
women characters in Bisbee 17 each react differently to the situations
with the workers and the labor strike. These reactions
vary from the extreme of Elizabeth
Gurley Flynns bold disruption at the Country Club to
the opposite extreme of Bunnys
accepting and oblivious behavior to the mens war.
However, each characters
background and their connection with the Womens Rights
Movement explains the way
they act the way they do throughout the novel.
The Feminist movement and the
connection with the Womens Rights Movement affected each
woman in a different
manner, depending on where shes from and when and how
she was brought up.
Although some women were proud to be fighting for their
equality, others found it very
difficult to deal with the sudden grant of power and
equality. Feminism (read the
struggle for womens equality) is a struggle pursued primarily
by elite women is simply
another example of the traditional demeaning of women,
(Fraser).
Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn is a bold, ambitious, and determined young woman from
the East Coast that knows how to get what she wants and
will not give up easily. During
the time period of this novel, which was around 1917,
many women were fighting and
struggling for their Suffrage on the East Coast.
The women from the East showed
extreme courage, determination and ambition in the actions
they took to achieve their
equality:
Over the course of 72 years, thousands of determined
women circulated
countless petitions, and gave speeches in churches, convention
halls,
meeting houses and on street corners for suffrage.
They published
newspapers, pamphlets, and magazines. They were
harassed and attacked
by mobs and police. Some women were thrown in jail,
and when they
protested with hunger strikes they were brutally force-fed.
Still they
persevered (75th Anniversary of Suffrage in USA)
Flynn comes from a place very similar to where this kind
of action was going on where
bold behavior is encouraged and women took extreme measures
to prove their point of
equality. Because of events like these that involved
such aggression and courage, many
women are doing whatever it takes and with a great passion
because they have been trying
for so long to achieve equality. One example to
illustrate Flynns bold character and feisty
behavior is the occasion when she and Bo Whitley decide
to crash the engagement party at
the Country Club. Flynn states that the party at
the Country Club is absurd considering
they are all on a labor strike as she yells, Youre drinking
our sweat tonight, not
champagne. Youre paying your killers and gunmen
with our blood. But were here to
tell you that we can stop every wheel in creation, and
we mean to do it, (Houston
146-147). Just the fact that Flynn had the courage
and ambition to break this party up and
start yelling in front of the entire crowd proves that
she is extremely courageous and does
not care what anyone else thinks of her. Her behavior
and character traits can be
connected with the events and behavior of the Womens
Rights Movement that were
occurring on the East Coast because she is so accustomed
to having to fight and become
aggressive for what she wants.
The women
from the town of Bisbee, Arizona have very passive personalities
which are very different compared to those of Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn and the other
women from the East. Rachel French, otherwise known
as Bunny, is not nearly as bold
as Flynn and is very attentive to whatever the men in
her life have to say and do. For
example, she is described as having a very small demeanor
and Her voice is small, too,
and a little pouty...Her face is as pouty as her voice
now, (Houston 53). This description
of Bunny is also a good representation of her personality
because she is so dependent
upon her fiancee, Art Matthews, in which she has a very
difficult time thinking for herself
and making her own decisions as a woman. Because
Arizona was granted full Suffrage in
1912, which was long before any of the states on the
East Coast were, the women in this
novel had already been given their equality and had experienced
the effects of the
Womens Rights Movement (Wheeler). The early granting
of Suffrage in the West greatly
affected the behavior of the women in the aspect that
they deal with everything in a much
more passive and obedient manner.
The women
from the Southwest were also much more passive because they did
not have to deal with all of the negative attention that
was present in the East Coast. The
women from the East received the sort of attention that
Nearby crowds responded with
hostility to the banners, attacking the picketers as
unpatriotic, (Tichenor). Without this
type of attention in the town of Bisbee and in the Southwest,
the women reacted to things
much differently. Therefore, the women were not
used to being as aggressive as the
women on the East Coast and would not have to be as bold
or as feisty. The women in
the novel Bisbee 17 have adapted differently to the Feminist
movement and they have not
reacted to it in the same manner as the women from the
East. Since they were granted full
Suffrage so much earlier than the rest of the country
was, they were not fighting as hard as
the other women were. Because they did not have
to fight as long or as hard as the other
women did, the Suffrage movement did not hold the same
meaning and was not as
important to them as it was to the women of the East
coast.
The Womens
Rights Movement in the United States affected the women in the
novel Bisbee 17 because it makes each female character
respond and react differently,
depending on their connection with the Suffrage Movement.
Since the official Suffrage
Movement was not approved until 1920, the events were
escalating in the East because
the women were getting more anxious and frustrated to
earn their equality. Due to the
fact that the women in the West did not have to fight
for their rights for nearly as long of a
time period or did they have to fight nearly as hard,
they did not possess the same bold
qualities and aggression that the women from the East
did. The different affects that the
Womens Rights Movement of the early 1900s had on the
women throughout the country
and the different ways that women reacted because of
it are apparent in the novel Bisbee
17.
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SWINGER says, "ok the steps are on the blackboard try
it like that"
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The year was 1917. For years there had been a struggle
for power between the labor unions and the copper
companies. But the
struggle in Bisbee, Arizona came to a climax that year.
World War I was causing the demand for copper to
skyrocket, so the
unions felt like this would be an opportune time for
a strike. One union in particular was very open and vocal
about their views.
This union was the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.
or Wobblies) and they were quickly gaining a
reputation of being
troublemakers. Phelps Dodge, one of the largest
mining companies, controlled several newspapers and a number of
legislators, so
it was easy for them to put any group that talked about
strikes in the disfavorable eye of the public through
their use of propaganda
(Trimble, 142).
This is the setting for the novel Bisbee 17 written
by Robert Houston. In this book Houston tells the story of
the Bisbee mine
strike of 1917 from the viewpoints of several different
characters. To gain a better understanding of this book,
this essay will look
at the cultural, social, and political contexts of Bisbee
17 in the light of labor unions. This essay will
explore how labor unions,
specifically the I.W.W., had an effect on the community
of Bisbee.
The labor unions had a big effect on the culture
of Bisbee because the majority of the people who lived their
were miners. So
when the unions organized the miners together and got
them to strike, this upset the mining companies because
they were going to
lose money because of it. Because the mining companies
had such large control over many things that happened in
the town, they
were able to convince a lot of the people who werent
miners or miners who were not a part of the union that the
strike was a bad
thing. For example, Sheriff Harry Wheeler says
that he is in favor of the working man because they have a hard
lot, and he says
he sometimes even feels a little bad when he has to break
up a strike. But he also says, Its just these I Wont
Work IWWs that
piss you off. They got no sense of decency, of
Americanism (Houston, 37). This is really the key thing that the
mining
companies use to try and convince the community of Bisbee
that the IWW is bad. They try to convince the people
that the strike
is un-American or un-patriotic.
The labor unions also had an effect on the social
order of Bisbee. The town consisted of two major classes: the
working class
and the upper class. Most of the working class
people in Bisbee were miners. A lot of them joined the union and
went on strike
simply because they hoped it would get them better pay
or better working conditions. Then you have the upper
class people, who
felt that the strike was an attempt at hindering the
war effort in Europe and therefore un-American, or if they
were mine owners
or big mine bosses, they might have just thought the
strike was going to lose them money. The upper class people
were also afraid
of the union members. For example, the Matthews
family started keeping guns in their house when they had never
done such a
thing before because they felt that they needed to protect
themselves. Art Matthews said, And then he sees the
one thing that
has changed. Over the door. A 12-gauge riot
gun and a thirty-aught-six riffle. His mother comes in and sees
him staring at the
guns. She takes his hand and tells him not to worry.
Its just a precaution. You know about those IWW people, I
suppose she
says (Houston, 50).
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KristinG says, "there we go---""
KristinG says, "ok- there's my essay also, above the
other one""
Tekman says, "if you want to read my essay you can also
read it from http://www.u.arizona.edu/~msfry"
SWINGER says, "wait how many essays just got posted?"
KristinG says, "2""
SWINGER says, "lets pick one and do it first then the
other."
JennM says, " I have a question ofr everyone...I know
that WWI caused a demand for copper, but why?"
Tekman says, "we can read Kristin's first"
SWINGER says, "Ok sounds good"
Tekman says, "because they needed it to build airplanes,
tanks, Jeeps, guns, ect."
JennM says, "ah""
Brent says, "you don't use copper to build tanks and
that stuff, you use stell""
Brent says, "I mean steal""
Brent says, "or steel""
SWINGER says, "you may want to define suffrage a little
more. It may be because I am a native american indian
but I don't really understand the word suffrage"
KristinG says, "okay- I will in the first paragraph""
Tekman says, "sorry, I meant to say that they needed
the copper for building things that go into tanks and stuff"
SWINGER says, "What is suffrage though? Was it
just like the things women went through to get the rights they
now have?"
Tekman says, "like wires and stuff"
Brent says, "okay""
Tekman says, "suffrage is the right to vote"
KristinG says, "suffrage is the entirity of the women's
movement throughout the end of the 1800s and the 1900's""
JennM says, " Kristin, I think you wrote a greta essay"
SWINGER says, "Oh, that helps"
Tekman says, "yes, Iiked it also"
KristinG says, "it's basically the trouble they went
through to achieve equality and the right to vote""
KristinG says, "thanks guys""
KristinG says, "do you have any other suggestions?""
JennM says, " I think it is well organized and focused"
SWINGER says, "you did a really good job of using both
the text and the context"
Tekman says, "I liked how well you integrated the novel
and your research"
KristinG says, "thanks- do you think I have enough quotes,
though?""
SWINGER says, "yest that is exactly what I am saying"
Tekman says, "yep"
JennM says, " do you like to swing dance Matt? "
KristinG says, "cool""
SWINGER says, "um, yeah, I saw more summarizations than
quotes maybe but definitely enough research and it
doesn't matter how you use it"
SWINGER says, "Yes hence my moo character"
JennM says, " that's why I asked"
SWINGER says, "Should we look at Michael's essay now?"
SWINGER says, "Yeah, I kind of figured"
Tekman says, "do you want me to paste it again, or go
you guys want to just read it from my website?"
KristinG says, "isn't it Tekman's essay?""
JennM says, "paste it"
Tekman says, "ok"
KristinG says, "paste it again please""
SWINGER says, "right I forgot about the whole code thing"
SWINGER says, "Yes paste paste!"
----------------------------------Tekman-----------------------------------
The year was 1917. For years there had been a struggle
for power between the labor unions and the copper
companies. But the
struggle in Bisbee, Arizona came to a climax that year.
World War I was causing the demand for copper to
skyrocket, so the
unions felt like this would be an opportune time for
a strike. One union in particular was very open and vocal
about their views.
This union was the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.
or Wobblies) and they were quickly gaining a
reputation of being
troublemakers. Phelps Dodge, one of the largest
mining companies, controlled several newspapers and a number of
legislators, so
it was easy for them to put any group that talked about
strikes in the disfavorable eye of the public through
their use of propaganda
(Trimble, 142).
This is the setting for the novel Bisbee 17 written
by Robert Houston. In this book Houston tells the story of
the Bisbee mine
strike of 1917 from the viewpoints of several different
characters. To gain a better understanding of this book,
this essay will look
at the cultural, social, and political contexts of Bisbee
17 in the light of labor unions. This essay will
explore how labor unions,
specifically the I.W.W., had an effect on the community
of Bisbee.
The labor unions had a big effect on the culture
of Bisbee because the majority of the people who lived their
were miners. So
when the unions organized the miners together and got
them to strike, this upset the mining companies because
they were going to
lose money because of it. Because the mining companies
had such large control over many things that happened in
the town, they
were able to convince a lot of the people who werent
miners or miners who were not a part of the union that the
strike was a bad
thing. For example, Sheriff Harry Wheeler says
that he is in favor of the working man because they have a hard
lot, and he says
he sometimes even feels a little bad when he has to break
up a strike. But he also says, Its just these I Wont
Work IWWs that
piss you off. They got no sense of decency, of
Americanism (Houston, 37). This is really the key thing that the
mining
companies use to try and convince the community of Bisbee
that the IWW is bad. They try to convince the people
that the strike
is un-American or un-patriotic.
The labor unions also had an effect on the social
order of Bisbee. The town consisted of two major classes: the
working class
and the upper class. Most of the working class
people in Bisbee were miners. A lot of them joined the union and
went on strike
simply because they hoped it would get them better pay
or better working conditions. Then you have the upper
class people, who
felt that the strike was an attempt at hindering the
war effort in Europe and therefore un-American, or if they
were mine owners
or big mine bosses, they might have just thought the
strike was going to lose them money. The upper class people
were also afraid
of the union members. For example, the Matthews
family started keeping guns in their house when they had never
done such a
thing before because they felt that they needed to protect
themselves. Art Matthews said, And then he sees the
one thing that
has changed. Over the door. A 12-gauge riot
gun and a thirty-aught-six riffle. His mother comes in and sees
him staring at the
guns. She takes his hand and tells him not to worry.
Its just a precaution. You know about those IWW people, I
suppose she
says (Houston, 50).
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
Tekman says, "there you go"
Brent says, "what code thing?""
Tekman says, "our screen names"
Brent says, " why don't you guys just use your real names?""
SWINGER says, "in the first paragraph you should specify
where there had been a struggle for years and years. IN
the world, the southwest, the united states etc?"
Tekman says, "ok"
SWINGER says, "didn't the miners strike more because
copper prices were going up and they weren't getting paid
more, that and the fact that they had bad working conditions"
pablo has arrived.
pablo [to fountain_guest]: "who are you so that i can
give you credit for today's journal?
JennM says, " are we suppost to paste our final drafts
on the web site on thursday?"
JennM says, " I'm Jenn Marcellino"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "JOE SIMONSON"
SWINGER says, "Paul, how do we get a copy of todays moo
deal?"
pablo nods to JennM "yes, but also print them out and
bring in your portfolio.
JennM says, "okay"
KristinG says, "Tekman- that's a great essay""
Tekman says, "thanks!"
pablo says, "on the front page of you essay, write down
your web site address."
pablo says, "thanks, joe!"
pablo goes out.
Brent says, "Pablo, what if we never got our papers on
the web the first time?""
KristinG says, "he's gone""
SWINGER says, "Then you will have to suffer in pain and
agony forever"
Tekman says, "just make sure you have your final draft
posted"
KristinG says, "funny""
FOUNTAIN guest says, "PAUL IS COOL JUST TELL HIM WHAT
YOU SITUATION IS"
SWINGER says, "do we have to paste our final also?"
Tekman says, "yes"
KristinG says, "you can look on the english website and
look up the instructions there""
SWINGER says, "OH..."
KristinG says, "it's really not that hard to figure out""
Tekman says, "Paul, just said that we should write our
web address on the top of our printed out essay"
KristinG says, "Tekman- you also need to use more outside
quotes for sources throughout the essay"
Tekman says, "yeah, I know"
KristinG says, "ok"
Tekman says, "I just finally found some more sources"
JennM says, " what is teh whole format for the appendix?"
KristinG says, "where'd you find them?"
Tekman says, "I had to go to the public library"
KristinG says, "that sucks"
KristinG says, "what appendix?"
Tekman says, "yeah, but at least I found some stuff"
JennM says, " don't we have to copy all our sources and
highlight them"
SWINGER says, "Your second paragraph seems to use because
a little excessively"
Tekman says, "oh, yes that's right"
Tekman says, "ok, thanks Matt, I'll work on that"
KristinG says, "do you have a conclusion paragraph?"
SWINGER says, "It is a good start though, especially
if you have found more sources"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "THE ESSAY SEEMS TO JUST END WHERE
IS THE CONCLUSION"
Tekman says, "no, I wasn't finished with the essay, so
I didn't have a conclusion"
SWINGER says, "I love the moo. I wish I had the
ethernet so I could stay on the Moo forever. Ahhh."
KristinG says, "I don't really think it's a good idea
to end with a quote just hanging there"
Tekman says, "yeah, I'm going to be writing more stuff
after that"
KristinG says, "oh okay- that's cool"
SWINGER says, "yes Paul told me on my last essay that
every quote needs to be followed with explanation. I think
that might even be on the grading sheet"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "HOW MANY JOURNALS NEED TO BE IN
OUR PORTFOLIO #2"
JennM says, "a lot"
SWINGER says, "check the website"
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
KristinG says, "check it out on the website"
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Tekman says, "all of the journal assignments from unit
2"
KristinG leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
FOUNTAIN guest says, "DOES ANYONE HAVE ALL THOSE DONE"
JennM says, " not me"
KristinG has arrived.
Tekman says, "nope, me neither"
SWINGER says, "I am behind but working on it"
SWINGER says, "I can't believe they are all due Thursday!!!"
Brent says, " when is that extra credit? we put that
in with those journals right?:""
KristinG says, "I think I need to finish that today-"
SWINGER says, "Yes and it is tomorrow"
Tekman says, "I know, it's a lot of work!"
KristinG says, "the extra credit is tomorrow from 3-5"
JennM says, " I know, I have to go to that"
Tekman says, "it's in AME"
SWINGER says, " I am too, we should all go"
Tekman says, "room 202, I think"
KristinG says, "I'll be there"
SWINGER says, "that sound right"
JennM says, " cool..so i won't be the only one there"
KristinG says, "no- it doesn't sound like it's that hard-
250 words is only one page"
Tekman says, "I think I'll go, but I'll have to miss
most of it because I have a class until 4"
SWINGER says, "hey jenn, why don't you post your essay"
SWINGER says, "or who else hasn't gone yet?"
JennM says, " Is there itme?"
KristinG says, "we only have 15 minutes left"
Tekman says, "yeah, we still have 15 minutes"
SWINGER says, "that's why I think we should get moving"
JennM says, " why doens't brent post his...I hate mine"
KristinG says, "ok"
SWINGER says, "fine lets do that"
SWINGER says, "Michael how do you whisper to someone?"
JennM says, " brent?"
iNsPecTaH arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Brent says, "who is inspectah?""
Tekman says, "type 'whisper' then quote what you want
to say, then type 'to' and then the name of the person you
want to whisper to "
iNsPecTaH says, "im the inspectah"
JennM says, "are you going to post brent?"
SWINGER says, "I don't think Brent is paying attention,
who else still has to post theirs?"
pablo has arrived.
iNsPecTaH leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennM says, " I'll post mine...but I haven't worked on
it much yet"
Tekman says, "that's ok"
pablo says, "everyone ok in here?"
Tekman says, "yep"
pablo says, "remember the extra credit assignment tomorrow
afternoon -- details were posted to the listserv."
SWINGER says, "Hey paul, didn't you say there was a way
to e-mail todays moo conversation to us?"
pablo says, "keep up the productive work -- only 15 minutes
to go!@"
Brent says, " i am not ready to post mine, I wrote it
and realized that it sucked and am redoing it.""
pablo notes who's naughty & nice in his grade book.
pablo goes out.
Tekman waves goodbye
SWINGER says, "Oh, sucks to be you"
Brent says, "what is that supposed to mean?""
SWINGER says, " hey how do you wave and stuff?"
Tekman says, "it's the emotion command"
SWINGER says, "nothing I am kidding"
SWINGER says, "how do you use it?"
Tekman says, "just type a colon and then type what you
want to emote"
KristinG says, "let's get going- we only have a few more
minutes before we can leave"
Brent says, " i meant the naughty and nice thing?""
Tekman says, "I think that was supposed to be funny"
SWINGER Matt thinks to himself that someone should post
their essay
SWINGER says, "I think he was kidding too"
Tekman agrees
KristinG says, "jenn- why don't you go? we can give you
suggestions"
JennM says, "I'm trying to get it"
SWINGER says, "yes even if you don't like it maybe we
can help make it better"
JennM [ note to readers; please keep in mind this is
a rough draft&I am planning to expand my paragraphs and make
my thoughts and ideas clearer. Feel free to give me suggestions
on ways to expand and organize this writing.]
JennM [ note to readers; please keep in mind this is
a rough draft&I am planning to expand my paragraphs and make
my thoughts and ideas clearer. Feel free to give me suggestions
on ways to expand and organize this writing.]
JennM says, "shot it's not working"
Tekman says, "did you type @paste?"
JennM says, "dont I just press control V "
JennM says, "okay"
-----------------------------------JennM-----------------------------------
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
SWINGER says, "did you copy your whole essay first?"
-----------------------------------JennM-----------------------------------
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
Tekman says, "you have to type @paste, then push CTRL-V"
Tekman says, "then push enter"
Tekman says, "then type a period and push enter"
JennM says, "it's not working"
JennM says, "It's telling me I have an inncorrect number
of arguments"
Tekman says, "did you copy your essay to the clipboard?"
Brent says, "I hav ea test on the other side of school
and am usually closer when we are in class, I hav eto
leave a couple minutes early to make it the class from
home.""
SWINGER matt does an ancient essay posting dance to help
JennM
Tekman assists Swinger
JennM says, "yeah..I said @paste then controlv..then
enter and it screws up before I have a chance to type the
period"
JennM says, " Oh..Thanks Matt"
Tekman says, "try copying your text again"
SWINGER says, "Yes that should help"
-----------------------------------JennM-----------------------------------
[ note to readers; please keep in mind this is a rough
draft&I am planning to expand my paragraphs and make my
thoughts and ideas clearer. Feel free to give me suggestions
on ways to expand and organize this writing.]
The early 20th century was a time of great social change
in the United States. The world was engulfed in World
War 1, women were struggling for the right to vote, and
the United States economy was not stable. These are
matters that influence the issues brought about in the
novel Bisbee 17 by Bob Houston. Bisbee 17 takes the reader
into the town of Bisbee, Arizona in 1917, to witness
the unsettling events that occurred there during that time.
The novel addresses the historical IWW strike against
their bosses. Through the eyes of many strong characters
the readers get an inside look at a piece of the world
in 1917. However, in reading this novel, and especially in
understanding this novel, one must have an awareness
of the issues that were occurring in the rest of the world
at this time. By looking at the political, cultural,
and economic values that were the structure of the United
States in 1917, one can begin to understand why the chaos
in Bisbee occurred.
By 1917 the
United States had become a participant in World War 1. The war had been
having a strong
impact Americans. Big Bill Haywood seems to be speaking
for most of the United States when he comments about the
war saying, It makes a fearful, twisted kind of
sense in you. (Houston 113) Americans were fearful of the draft,
they were afraid to fight, and many of them did not know
what the country was fighting for. In Bisbee, the IWW
was not pleased that the workers in the United States
were being asked to fight in the war. They felt that they
were being asked to defend land that wasnt really theirs;
it is land that belonged to their bosses. It was
logical to them that their bosses should be the ones
fighting for their property. (Houston 88) Along with the war
came a huge increase in the demand for copper. The miners
were forced to work longer hours, but received the same
pay. This infuriated many of the workers and they felt
they were not being treated fairly.
In 1917 the
economy in the United States was experience an all time high rate of inflation.
The inflation
rate went from 7.9 in 1916 to 17.4 in 1917, while the
average annual income stayed relatively the same. (Federal
Bank of Minneapolis) For the workers this meant prices
were going up, but their pay was not. When the workers
asked their bosses for higher pay, the bosses refused,
thus sparking the anger that caused the strike.
These events
occurred three years before the vote was passed giving woman the right
to vote. In 1917,
there was a struggle for woman concerning equal rights.
Bisbee 17 gives many references to how woman acted and
what their roles were in 1917. Evidently these people(the
men) do their drinking in the kitchen while the woman
and the children stay out of sight in the parlor. (Houston
81) Woman either seemed to be housewives or whores.
However, two characters in the novel seem to give contrast
the normal female stereotype for the time, Girly Flynn
and Mother Jones. Flynn has an extremely strong character,
shes a real tough girl. As she shows in her outings
with Art Matthews, she does not like being courted or
being treated like she is incapable of performing simple
tasks (like opening doors ). She is an exception to the
rule. She finds ways to manipulate situations and get
what she wants.
Mother Jones
is also very strong. When she talks, people seem to listen. When she arrives
in Bisbee with
Big Bill Haywood she is standing before all the miners
and her first words are, I dont know about you boys, but I
am here to give somebody hell(Houston 116-117). These
women give such strong contrasts to the way woman of that
time are perceived.
It is clear
that the politics of the country in 1917 and the overall American culture
attributed to the
events that occurred in Bisbee. The outside world helped
to shape Bisbee, giving those who felt under privileged
the courage to stand up and fight for themselves. This
is what is important about that time, people became
willing to make sacrifices to make sure they were treated
with respect. Since that time more groups of people who
have felt they have been wronged have been able to stand
up for themselves.
Strikes are mere incidents in the class war; they are tests of strength. (Zinn)
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
JennM says, "Okay"
SWINGER says, "Michael, are you excited about the party
tonight?"
Tekman says, "yeah, it will be cool!"
JennM says, "Iwant ot go to a party tonight"
SWINGER says, "Hey there you go."
SWINGER says, "really you can if you want."
JennM says, "what is it>"
Tekman says, "yeah, that would be cool"
Tekman says, "it's way up on the north side, though"
Tekman says, "if you live down here or something"
SWINGER says, "A bunch of friends and us are having a
volleyball/swiming/basketbal/barbeque party"
JennM says, " is it a phrat party..I have a hard time
with those"
Tekman says, "nope"
JennM says, " good"
SWINGER says, "Or michael aren't you picking people up
anyways?"
Brent says, "what is wrong with frat parties?""
JennM says, " nothing is wrong with them...it just isn't
MY thing"
Tekman says, "Eugene can't go because he has class"
SWINGER says, "Actually it is with our bible study and
it is going to be a ton of fun. We just wanted to have a
party so everyone is bringing their friends and we are
just going to have a party"
Tekman says, "I'm not sure if I'll have to give Paul
a ride"
JennM says, "fun"
Tekman says, "He paged me, but I haven't had a chance
to call him back"
SWINGER says, "If you want to go Jen, we could probably
work that out."
SWINGER says, "or any of you for that matter"
JennM says, " Taht would be kinda fun, but I wouldn't
know ANYBODY"
JennM says, "and I don't have a car"
Tekman says, "where do you live?"
SWINGER says, "Well you would know me, and I can introduce
you to my girlfriend and tons of other cool people"
JennM says, " in Maricopa"
SWINGER says, "What do you think Michael? When
do you get out of class?"
Tekman says, "at 3"
SWINGER says, "Jen you too, when do you get out of class?"
JennM says, "Um 3:30"
JennM says, "is it a day thing?"
SWINGER says, "it starts at five but will go till whenever"
JennM says, "it's almost 12:15"
SWINGER says, "look, my e-mail adress is oo7frog@juno.com
(letter ohs not zeros), write it down and we can talk
about it later today, we should finish looking at your
essay"
KristinG says, "alright guys- since you aren't really
talking about class, I'm gonna head out"
FOUNTAIN guest says, "WELL IT IS BACK TO BED FOR ME"
Tekman says, "yep, almost time to go!"
FOUNTAIN guest leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
KristinG says, "bye guys- have fun at that party, see
you on Thursday"
KristinG (asleep) has disconnected.
Tekman says, "bye"
Brent leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
SWINGER says, ""I think you need to narrow your focus,
you jump around a lot. Your research is good though, but
you need a thesis"
SWINGER says, "ok fine or we could all leave"
JennM says, " heheheh..I need to do a lot to this paper"
JennM says, "I'm still here"
Tekman says, "is there anything important that Paul said
at the beginning of class that I missed?"
SWINGER says, "Yes I agree, but how nice would it be
to say that?"
pablo has arrived.
SWINGER says, "You can ask him yourself"
pablo says, "y'all are dismissed when you are through."
pablo says, "any questions?"
SWINGER says, "Paul how did you say we could request
a copy of todays conversation for our portfolio?"
pablo says, "email me with your section number and break
out room number."
JennM says, " yeah, do we need a copy in our portfolio?"
pablo says, "no."
Tekman says, "Paul, are you going to post a copy of this
transcript to the MOO or the class web page?"
SWINGER says, "Is the listserve ok?"
pablo says, "not a bad idea."
pablo says, "just email me directly."
Tekman says, "ok"
pablo says, "perhaps i will post it to the listserv."
SWINGER says, "what was that adress again?"
pablo says, "i mean website -- oops."
pablo says, "i'm paulb@one-world.org"
Tekman says, "yeah, that might be easier"
pablo says, "see you all on thursday."
pablo goes out.
SWINGER says, "C-ya""
JennM says, "bye ya all"
Tekman says, "I'll see you guys later!"
SWINGER says, "Oh are you leaving?"
Tekman says, "what?"
JennM says, " are you staying here?"
Tekman says, "oh, no, I thought you were"
SWINGER says, "well I don't know about you guys but I
love it here, I could stay forever"
SWINGER smiles
JennM says, " okay..I'l stay a little longer"
Tekman says, "ohh the biting sarcasm"
SWINGER says, "Jen do you want to go tonight or not?"
Tekman says, "just kidding"
SWINGER says, "ha ha"
JennM says, " Oh..I do, but I have so much work and I
put it off last night to go be STUPID!!!!!! so now I have
to do it"
The housekeeper arrives to cart KristinG off to bed.
Tekman says, "that's too bad"
JennM says, " But I do want to go...what time is it over?"
SWINGER says, "yeah, oh well, maybe next time.
We will do it again before school is over"
SWINGER says, "I don't know Michael do you?"
Tekman says, "I'm not sure when it wil be over"
SWINGER says, "Not super late or anything"
JennM says, " I need ot meet new people..I only hang
out with theatre people and some times it drievs me nuts"
Tekman says, "I would guess it'll only go till 8:30 or
9:00"
Tekman says, "it's supposed to get cold tonight"
JennM says, " It rained last night"
SWINGER says, "hey what about Brooke? Have you
met Brooke. She sits with us in english. She lives in Manzey
mo, I bet she could even take you?"
SWINGER says, "yeahm, but the pool is heated... NICE"
Tekman says, "yeah, and there is a 60% chance of rain
again tonight"
SWINGER says, "my goodness that's not cool"
Tekman says, "nope"
JennM says, " I LOVE THE RAIN"
Tekman says, "me too"
JennM says, " Last night when it started raining me and
my X walked forever in teh rain"
SWINGER says, "I love the rain also"
Tekman says, "that sounds nice"
SWINGER says, "depending on how violent he is"
SWINGER kids around
JennM says, " :)"
Tekman laughs
JennM says, " he' s not violent..just insane a nd crazy"
JennM says, " Matt, he;'s the one I told you got a pilot
for NBC"
SWINGER says, "Well I don't want to really spend all
day on the Moo but do you want to try and go tonight or not
Jenn?"
SWINGER says, "yeah, I figured, that is so cool for him"
JennM says, " I don't think I should...homework calls......but
I definatly want to hang out with you guys soon"
Tekman says, "yeah, that's quite impressive"
Tekman says, "yeah, maybe we could get together for lunch
some day"
SWINGER thinks that could be cool
JennM says, " for sure...lets do it thursday after class"
SWINGER says, "We usually eat after class"
Tekman says, "ok, that sounds cool!"
SWINGER agrees
JennM says, " I don't even know who tekman is"
SWINGER says, "click on his name oh the right"
JennM says, " cool]"
JennM says, " alright I'm takin off..have fun tonight"
JennM says, " see you on thursday"
Tekman says, "ok, see you on"
Tekman says, "thursday"
SWINGER says, "yeah, see you then good luck on your essay"
JennM says, " I need it"
JennM (asleep) has disconnected.
SWINGER says, "Oh Michael did Justin talk to you about
the concert?"
Tekman says, "yes, he called me last night"
SWINGER says, "Cool, are we all good?"
SWINGER says, "Cris is gonna go"
Tekman says, "yeah, he said that he was ordering the
tickets online right then"
SWINGER says, "SWEET!"
Tekman says, "yeah, he said that he is buying four tickets"
SWINGER is so excited he wets himself
Tekman says, "ohh my!"
SWINGER says, "ha ha ha ha"
Tekman jumps for joy
SWINGER says, "and to miss the impending puddle"
Tekman does a backflip
SWINGER (asleep) has disconnected
SWINGER says, "just kidding""
Tekman says, "ok, well I'm supposed to be meeting Eugene
for lunch now, so I suppose I should go"
Tekman says, "ha ha"
Tekman laughs out loud
Tekman says, "I hope that Paul will be able to go"
SWINGER says, "yeah me too"
SWINGER says, "That was cool, Jen almost went"
Tekman says, "I'll call him as soon as I'm done here"
SWINGER says, "It sucks no one I have invited is going!"
Tekman says, "yeah that would have been cool"
Tekman says, "oh, I know!"
SWINGER says, "alright I am going now, see you later..."
Tekman says, "yep, see you tonight!"
SWINGER says, "Sweet"
Tekman says, "we out"
Tekman (asleep) has disconnected.
SWINGER says, "raw"
SWINGER (asleep) has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to cart JennM off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart Tekman off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart SWINGER off to bed.
Annette guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Angela arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Angela leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Annette guest says, "look blackboard""
In the distance you hear someone's alarm clock going
off.
black_hills_Guest wavers and vanishes into insubstantial
mist.
Discussion Room 1: Section 118
Masters arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Masters leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Annette guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Angela arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Angela leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Annette guest leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
DanielleA arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MonicaC arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MonicaC leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MonicaC arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Annette guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
ChaseS has arrived.
Annette guest says, "Do we start yet?"
DanielleA leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Annette guest leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Annette guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Masters arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
DanielleA has arrived.
ChaseS says, "where did you go "
DanielleA says, "who me?"
ChaseS says, "you ditch us"
ChaseS says, "yes"
ChaseS says, "that is really not cool"
DanielleA says, "sorry i went to see what paul was saying
"
ChaseS says, "where is he what is he saying"
ChaseS says, "where do we go to see what he is saying"
DanielleA says, "he was telling us to start pasting our
papers"
Masters says, "what was that green light thing?""
DanielleA says, "in the main classroom"
ChaseS says, "how do we get there"
DanielleA says, "he said instrucitons are on the blackboard
here "
pablo has arrived.
MonicaC says, "so who wants to go?"
pablo goes out.
DanielleA says, "we should look at it and then start"
ChaseS says, "okay"
ChaseS says, "lets us look at eh intsructiojns"
DanielleA says, "i can go first,"
ChaseS says, "okay do it"
---------------------------------DanielleA---------------------------------
The deportation
of 1,200 miners in Bisbee in 1917 was a major historical event in the Southwest.
The book
by Robert Houston, Bisbee '17, portrays the events of
and people involved with the deportation well. Bisbee is a
small town in Arizona and its population is controlled
by copper mines, growing with more mines, and declining
with fewer mines. Bisbee was controlled by the Phelps
Dodge corporation since 1881 (Bisbee History). The entire
reason for the deportation was because the "Wobblies",
who were miners and members of the IWW (Industrial Workers
of the World), went on strike on June 17, 1917, "&because
they didn't like the way that they payroll was being
done&On June 29, the strike continue and the mines
were in danger of going out of business" ("IWW Strike"). The
Phelps Dodge company and other mine companies began to
worry because the strikers were becoming a threat to their
business because the mine won't run without the workers
(O'Neil 2). They wanted to end the strike!
so Sheriff Harry Wheeler was appointed by Phelps
Dodge to lead the deportation, and so he did (O'Neil 5). The
deportees were left in New Mexico and would have died
if army soldiers from near by had not helped them. Robert
Houston used this knowledge and shaped characters, from
his knowledge, into real people that had emotions, not
just people you read about in a textbook. The author
used his ideology, or his prior beliefs and attitudes on
this matter to shape his characters, most importantly,
Sheriff Harry Wheeler.
Harry Wheeler
is described by people as "well-respected" "a fair lawman" (O'Neil 5) and
the book says
that he is "the last of the real sheriffs" (34). St any
rate, Harry Wheeler is seen as a fair, tough, and honest
man, even the friend of a working man. The company owners,
like Jack Greenway, Tom Matthews and Walter Douglas,
used Wheeler to pull off the biggest kidnapping in history.
"By choosing Wheeler to lead the deportation, Phelps
Dodge was attempting to mask the class nature of the
offensive. Perhaps the masterminds of the affair thought
Wheeler's character would lend legitimacy to what amounted
to a mass kidnapping" (O'Neil 6). Just like Houston
explains in his book, they company leaders needed Wheeler
to do their dirty work so he could take the rap for it.
What they did was not even tell the sheriff that they
had planned on the entire carrying out of the strike before
the deportation on purpose. They were testing Harry to
see what exactly he would do, when faced with !
this situation. Harry says it himself in Houston's book,
"All this was allowed to happen, arranged. As if history
were a game of cards and you'd been dealt this hand on
purpose to see how you'd play it" (205). All Harry Wheeler
wanted was to be a lawful man, and he was basically duped
into being ruthless.
What is so
amazing is that even after the deportation, Wheeler was still respected
and popular. The
Bisbee Review, the towns newspaper which was owned by
Phelps Dodge, explains the incident in the next days paper,
"Led by Harry C. Wheeler, sheriff of Cochise county,
and his lieutenants picked from every walk of life in this
community, and aided by 1,000 good men and true from
our sister city of Douglas, these citizens arose in their
just wrath and their righteous might and, at one stroke,
in one hour, broke the power of the I.W.W., the
"Wobblies," the agitators, the idlers, the wreckers and
the open sympathizers and abettors of this scum in the
Warren District forever" (Bisbee Review). The mining
companies will make it look like the greatest thing that has
happened in history, where the Wobblies will make it
look like the worst. Another article in the Bisbee Review on
December 6, 1917, was about a speech Wheeler gave in
December of that same year. "The July 12, 1917 deportati!
on from Bisbee of some 1,200 miners sympathetic with
the Industrial Workers of the World did nothing but increase
the popularity of Cochise County Sheriff Harry Wheeler,
who had organized the act" (SoArizona.com Magazine). When
Harry Wheeler deported 1,200 miners from Bisbee to New
Mexico, he was not hated, but grew more popular, which
seems to be baffling, but true.
Robert Houston
portrays Sheriff Harry Wheeler very well in Bisbee '17. Houston used historical
facts
along with his personal attitudes to give life and emotions
to a one of the most important people in the
deportation of 1917. Using his own beliefs, Houston portrayed
to actual event of the deportation extremely well
also.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
ChaseS says, "i say wow"
Masters says, "we have to give suggestions for the whole
paper?"
ChaseS says, "stay"
Annette guest says, "yeah. I edited yours"
DanielleA says, "yeah :)"
ChaseS says, ""Danielle are you missing some sentences
along the Jun 17, 1917 area it seems to be a littl
confusing"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "how is everyone doing in here? any
questions?"
Annette guest says, "we are stil reading"
MonicaC says, "Try not to use quotes in the intro."
pablo says, "ok! annette is that you annette?"
pablo says, "just making sure the guest is who she appears
to be."
Annette guest says, " yes"
pablo nods
pablo says, "remember to have fun, but that this also
counts as a journal assignment!"
pablo disappears in a puff of rhetoric
pablo goes out.
MonicaC says, "how do we stop the text from scroling,
anyone?"
Annette guest says, "write stay, I think"
MonicaC says, "nope"
Annette guest says, "How"
Masters says, "you can hold the bar"
Annette guest says, "there is another way"
Masters says, "on the right side"
ChaseS says, ""look at your sentence like the way that
they payroll was bing done"
DanielleA says, "write just say"
Annette guest says, "I think you need a clearer thesis"
DanielleA says, "ok, thanks guys"
Annette guest says, "or at least put it closer to the
beginning"
Masters says, "i think you could make your conclusion
stronger"
DanielleA says, "yeah that was not a good conclusion"
Annette guest says, "Also , I think the argument you
are making could be stronger"
Masters says, "i also think you should take some of the
historical info out of the intro"
ChaseS says, ""i feel that the your sentences are a little
to wordy i gthink you could combine some of your
ideas and such."
MonicaC says, "you hinted that Wheeler eventually gave
in to fate. His change in thinking and the circumstances
that led to it could be a stronger essay."
Masters says, "and make it into its own paragraph"
ChaseS says, "you do have a lot of informationin your
first pargraph that i think may be able to be left out"
Annette guest says, "you could put it further in the
essay rather than inthe intro"
Masters says, "well, i think the info is good, but
could be left out in the intro"
MonicaC says, "I thought he got really unpopular after
the deportation?"
DanielleA says, "only in Bisbee"
Annette guest says, " I think the intro needs to talk
more about what the essay is going to be focused on"
ChaseS says, ""i have a questioon about your thesis-
is it the last sentence in your opening pargraph"
DanielleA says, "yeah"
Masters says, "what is this microphone thing???"
ChaseS says, "i think that you could leave out some of
the infromation in the opeining paragraph"
pablo has arrived.
DanielleA says, "thats so paul can see what the other
classrooms are saying"
pablo says, "it allows me to monitor your discussions
from the main classroom and answer questions, etc."
pablo goes out.
ChaseS says, ""again in the your paper are you specifiacally
going to talk abot harry wheeler and how Houston
develped him"
ChaseS says, "i think that is something you might have
to adress when revising this paper"
DanielleA says, "ok"
Annette guest says, "I think that we should move on to
the next person. It's already 2:30"
DanielleA says, "ok do you want to go
"
Annette guest says, " sure "
-------------------------------Annette guest-------------------------------
Annette Chavez
Engl 102
March 21, 2000
Rough Draft
Throughout
the novel, Bisbee 17 , lays many different contexts
within the text. Each of these is important to the book
and help
the novel appear more realistic. One such context of
the book
is the historical context. Though the novel centers around
the
events that transpired in Bisbee in 1917, the author
also took
into account what was happening with the United States
and the
world around the same time frame.
The author,
Robert Houston, begins Bisbee 17 with a prologue
that sets an atmosphere of tension and chaos. Two major
events
are happening at this time, World War I and the Mexican
Revolution.
We are surrounded, (Houston 4) the author writes bringing
a
sort of intimacy connecting the reader and the events.
From the
very beginning Houston involves the reader as if they
themselves
were characters in the book, and sets them right in the
middle
of a long past history.
Houston
opens with the events of World War I and the Mexican
Revolution. Since he chooses to start the novel this
way, one
realizes that these events must have some relevancy to
what is
going to occur in the book. The events he describes events
directly
or indirectly effect the actions taken by the characters
in the
book.
The first
major event was World War I. The war had been going
on since August of 1914, but the United States had managed
to
remain neutral. Three months before the events of the
novel begin
the United States stepped away from neutrality and aligned
themselves
with the Allies. On April 6, 1917 Woodrow Wilson signed
the resolution
that would send Americans overseas to fight a war that
would
last until 1921. (Ferrell 3)
When the United
States entered into the war, there became a
necessity to raise funds to support the army that had
to be sent.
Two-thirds of the money was raised through bonds and
the other
one-third was raised through taxes. (Ferrell 84) The
result was
inflation. The average wage earner was greatly affected
by this.
Per hour they were making about $0.364. This was almost
the same
price as the cost of 5 lbs of flour at $0.35. (Ferrell
6)
Also due to
the war, plants began turning out ammunition to
support the effort overseas. Old plants were converted
to make
machinery and new plants were being constructed to aid
the cause.
In the novel, one of the managers of the mining companies,
Captain
Greenway, lets Orson McCrea lift off the sheet over the
crate
to revealing stamped lettering saying Two (2) ea.
Air-cooled
Machine Guns, 7.5 mm (Houston 26), indicating that
even the
characters in the book where being impacted by the war.
Manufacturers
made banners with slogans telling the American people
that conserving
food and eating less showed their patriotism and their
support
for their man overseas. (Ferrell 84)
World War
I was not the only major event that was occurring
at the same time that the novel took place. The Mexican
Revolution
brought fighting to the fringes of the United States
where it
borders Mexico. It started when the president was assassinated
and General Huerta took over by force in 1910. (Esposito
53)
The war raged one until 1920. Revolutionaries began to
gather
their own forces and fight against the new Mexican government.
One of these was the bandit turned revolutionary, General
Francisco
Pancho Villa. He and his men, some who were Americans,
fought
throughout the area bordering the United States against
the tyranny
in Mexico.
Villas raiding
came at an unfortunate time for President Woodrow
Wilson, during his campaign for reelection. Because of
this,
Wilson was forced to take action. He sent General John
J. Pershing
and troops to search and capture him. Pancho Villa could
not
be caught. In 1916, Wilson called of the troops and on
Jan 19,1917,
about six months before the novel began, Pershing retired
the
mission. Wilson, being safely reelected did not need
to worry
about the impossible task of capturing him. (Tuck 24)
These two
events created a chaotic atmosphere as the backdrop
to Bisbee 17. The fighting to the south of them,
inflation
because of the war in Europe, and their own personal
fight against
the mining managers in Arizona surrounded this small
town. The
historical context that surrounded Bisbee only heightened
the
action of the strike of the I.W.W.
Works Cited
Woodrow Wilson and World War I, 1917-1921, Robert H. Ferrell,
Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1985
The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson, American War Aims in WWI,
David
M. Esposito, Praeger Publisher, Westport, Connecticut,
1996
Pancho Villa and John Reed, Two Faces of Romantic Revolution,
Jim Tuck, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona,
1984
Bisbee 17, Robert Houston, The University of Arizona Press,
Tucson, Arizona, 1979
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
ChaseS says, ""in your paper you talk or in the opeingin
paregraph you talk about how Houston developes the
charechter well"
ChaseS says, "unfortuanelty you talk to muich about historicall
references"
ChaseS says, "also where is the anylis"
ChaseS says, "always ask yourself why about something
that you are writing baout"
Annette guest says, "I had not finished the book before
I had finished the essay"
Annette guest says, "there is not much linkage to the
book right now"
ChaseS says, "what are you talking baout likage"
ChaseS says, "linkage"
DanielleA says, "yeah there needs to be more connections
to the book"
Masters says, "this doesn't make sense to me " The events
he describes events directly"
ChaseS says, "i do believe that you are corect"
Annette guest says, " on what"
pablo has arrived.
ChaseS says, "?who is the guest"
pablo says, "if you have a web version of your essay,
it would be easier to read if you just give out the address
and allow everyone to point a new browser window at it."
DanielleA says, "thats annette"
pablo goes out.
DanielleA yawns
ChaseS says, "the fafct that there is not a lot of information
that refers back to the book'"
DanielleA says, "yeah and also try to make your arguement
stronger"
MonicaC says, "you could combine the first three par."
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "how could she make the argument stronger?"
pablo goes out.
DanielleA says, "that is what i was thingking"
Annette guest says, "the events I was describing happened
during the same time as bisbee did, and were background
inthe novel"
ChaseS says, "question for danielle what direction to
you really wnat to go with this papar"
ChaseS says, "danielle go home"
ChaseS says, "lif you are tired"
DanielleA says, "by useing the book in more references"
ChaseS says, "if"
DanielleA says, "i really want to "
ChaseS says, "seriously what is the direction you want
to take with this paper"
ChaseS says, "what are you trying to say"
DanielleA sticks tongue out at Chase
ChaseS says, "in a simple sentence"
Masters says, "lol"
MonicaC says, "maybe you could say, "Houston included
references to X in order to convey Y" then explain, because
no one really doubts if he got the price a whatever to
the penny."
ChaseS says, "are you going to answer my qustion"
DanielleA says, "are you taling to me???"
ChaseS says, "YESSSSSSS"
Annette guest says, "the events were background in the
novel and effected certain actions inthe novel"
Annette guest says, "And it's my essay, not Danielle's"
Annette guest says, " if you have no suggestions, let's
just go to the next person"
MonicaC says, "I know,I was being sarcastic"
ChaseS says, "yes mam i know"
MonicaC says, "just tell your web addy, whoever goes"
Annette guest says, "ok NEXT"
DanielleA says, "monica or megan want to go"
Annette guest says, " how about chase"
Masters says, "i gotta go to a dr. appt in 5 min"
DanielleA says, "ok so go fast and we will tell you about
your paper and paul will post what we say to you on the
web"
Annette guest says, "then someone else"
MonicaC says, "www.u.arizona.edu/~mnc"
Masters (asleep) has disconnected.
DanielleA oks.
Masters has connected.
ChaseS says, "anette you opened up you paper very well"
ChaseS says, "i must say that it brings the reader into
your paper"
ChaseS says, "'annette i like how you have incorporated
your own thoughts witht examples for the book you have
done a very good job"
Masters says, "i like your paper a lot monica"
ChaseS says, "whay is it funny"
ChaseS says, "becuase i really don't think it is Danielle"
MonicaC says, "ANy suggestions?"
Masters says, "hey sorry guys, i gotta go... good
luck"
Masters (asleep) has disconnected.
ChaseS says, "whee is masters going"
Annette guest says, "to an appt"
ChaseS says, "sweeet"
DanielleA laghing
Annette guest says, "so the paper's about the war and
the fear of German's escalating what happened in Bisbee?"
DanielleA says, "monica, i like the beginnning, but i
get kinda lost after that"
MonicaC says, "yep"
MonicaC says, "why, what should i clarify?"
ChaseS says, "danielle you are so sweet"
Annette guest says, " how those events tie in with the
novel"
ChaseS says, "monica the opeining paragraph is very good"
DanielleA says, "i think that after your intro, you talk
about the mining compainies, witch is good, but you lose
the focus of from your thesis later on"
MonicaC says, "ok"
ChaseS says, "it allows the reader know what you are
going to talk about in yourpaper"
The housekeeper arrives to cart Masters off to bed.
DanielleA says, "you also need to connect your arguement
to the novel more, because it is a great arguement and i
think you did a great job with the intro"
ChaseS says, "acutally monica as i read through you paper
in a way your opeining paragraph does not really tell
what ou ar egoing to talk about"
ChaseS says, "it does however give you the reader some
good histroyical fact"
MonicaC says, "yeah, its funny how you see the problems
after you post it."
ChaseS says, "tht you did very well but always ask why
when you write things"
ChaseS says, "soyou can fully analys what you are trying
to say"
ChaseS says, "and one more question wehe is your theisis"
ChaseS says, "is it at the end of the first paragraph"
MonicaC says, "yeah, the second to last sentence, i think"
MonicaC says, "no, third"
ChaseS says, "okay"
Annette guest says, " Its a good thesis, clear"
ChaseS says, "yes mam you are correct"
ChaseS says, "go"
ChaseS says, "go to two"
DanielleA says, "yeah i had a tough time with your thesis"
pablo has arrived.
MonicaC says, "in what way, not clear enough?"
DanielleA waves
ChaseS says, "monica through out your whole paper you
used very good examples and you tied them into the book by
using your own thoughts "
pablo says, "sorry to interrupt: but if i were
to screen a movie or two in unit 3, what times would be best?
how about wednesday afternoon or early evening?"
ChaseS says, "what do you mean"
DanielleA says, "evening
"
MonicaC says, "after 530 pm for me"
ChaseS says, "screen a movie"
DanielleA says, "after 4 for me"
pablo says, "yes put a movie on a screen."
Annette guest says, "after 5"
pablo says, "ok thanks"
ChaseS says, "so wouldn't you say watch a movie"
DanielleA says, "not too late i hope"
ChaseS says, "thanks for making me look like and idiot"
pablo winks
pablo goes out.
ChaseS says, "sweeet"
ChaseS says, "ya'll remember i am the dumb one from texas"
DanielleA says, "riiigght"
Annette guest says, "we have 15 min left"
DanielleA laughs
Annette guest says, "whose haven't we done"
ChaseS says, "masters"
DanielleA says, "yours"
Annette guest says, "she's not here"
DanielleA says, "chase is"
Annette guest says, "go chase"
ChaseS says, "yeah well look we are out of time"
Annette guest says, "nope"
DanielleA says, "no we have 10 minutes"
Annette guest says, "go"
ChaseS says, "shut uup dork"
ChaseS says, "so how about the weather"
DanielleA says, "i hope you arent talking to me"
ChaseS says, "it sucks"
DanielleA makes a mad face and growls
DanielleA says, "Go CHASE!!"
Annette guest says, "so since you're not going, can we
laeve"
DanielleA says, "ask paul that"
Annette guest says, "where's paul"
DanielleA says, "sitting next to me"
Annette guest says, " Okay, what is the extra credit"
ChaseS says, "hfold on i really am not finished with
monica;s"
DanielleA says, "RIIIIIGHT"
Annette guest says, "go ahead"
ChaseS says, "simon ortize is coming back to read mor
of his peotry"
ChaseS says, "that is the extra credit"
DanielleA says, "staller"
Annette guest says, "where at, I'm not on the listserv"
Annette guest says, "times please"
DanielleA says, "at 3 in ML on Wed"
ChaseS says, "send me an email and i will send it to
you"
ChaseS says, "oka never mind there it is"
Annette guest says, "we just go and listen"
ChaseS says, "Danielle stop yelling at me"
DanielleA says, "tommorrow, tomorrow "
ChaseS says, "yes then write a paper 25o words"
Annette guest says, "fun"
DanielleA says, "Im not yelling at you"
ChaseS says, "put awayt he water daneille i don't want
to be wet"
ChaseS says, "stop spraying me"
Annette guest says, "stop fighting kids"
DanielleA says, "sick.....sorry chase i was having fun"
ChaseS says, "thanks mom"
ChaseS says, "what is sick"
DanielleA sprays Chase again
ChaseS says, "stops dork"
DanielleA says, "nothing i was just kidding"
DanielleA says, "funny HAHA"
Annette guest says, "is Monica still here"
ChaseS says, "Annette whats happeining"
Annette guest says, "how's it going"
ChaseS says, "she went to an appoontment"
DanielleA says, "what are you looking at"
Annette guest says, "oh""
ChaseS says, "who are you talking to"
DanielleA says, "who do you think"
DanielleA looks at chase
Annette guest says, "5 min"
ChaseS says, "Annette whats happeining"
ChaseS says, "chase says very exited"
ChaseS says, "i gopt to take a mean piss"
pablo has arrived.
pablo leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
pablo arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
pablo says, "when you have finished reviewing each others
essays, you are free to go."
pablo says, "see you thursday."
pablo says, "did you find this useful?"
DanielleA says, "YES"
ChaseS says, "lateer"
Annette guest says, " bye guys"
ChaseS (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo goes out.
MonicaC says, "later"
Annette guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove Annette guest.
DanielleA (asleep) has disconnected.
MonicaC (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
Gabe arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Gabe leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
The housekeeper arrives to cart ChaseS off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart DanielleA off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart MonicaC off to bed.
-- End log: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:14:44 pm OldPuebloMOO
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pablo has arrived.
pablo erases some stuff from the blackboard...
pablo writes on the blackboard...
pablo reorders a blackboard item...
pablo goes out.
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RobertC arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
AdamL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
AdamL says, "whats up"
T2daDLoc says, "sup ya'll"
RobertC says, "whhhazzzuppp!"
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
RobertC leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
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T2daDLoc leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
T2daDLoc arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
T2daDLoc leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
T2daDLoc arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
AdamL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
RobertC arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
AdamL says, "yoyo ma"
T2daDLoc says, "yo momma"
RobertC says, "how are your essays??"
T2daDLoc says, "mine pretty much sux"
RobertC says, "same here"
T2daDLoc says, "nice"
AdamL says, "sweet"
T2daDLoc says, "I didnt really do any research"
RobertC says, "i know what u mean"
RobertC says, "and its due thursday"
T2daDLoc says, "who is nicki?"
T2daDLoc says, "that is tru, I will do research tonight
maybe"
AdamL says, "that word scares me"
AdamL says, "research"
T2daDLoc says, "haha"
RobertC says, "i told myself i was gonna finish last
night"
RobertC says, "but...o well"
T2daDLoc says, "why, its not due til thursday"
RobertC says, "i dunno..get ahead for once"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah, I cant do that"
T2daDLoc says, "procrastinate til the end"
AdamL says, "you need that adrenaline"
AdamL says, "of doing it the night before"
RobertC says, "haha"
AdamL says, "to do it right"
T2daDLoc says, "haha, yeah"
T2daDLoc says, "you always work better under pressure
"
RobertC says, "anybody wanna paste the essay?"
T2daDLoc says, "sure"
T2daDLoc says, "hang on I have to go get it"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "how's everyone in here?"
pablo says, "any questions?"
AdamL says, "good, waiting on someone to paste"
pablo says, "ok."
RobertC says, "doing good"
pablo says, "have fun -- and if you would like an e-transcript
of your session, email me later today with your
name, section # and discussion room #."
pablo says, "back soon,"
AdamL says, "ok"
RobertC says, "cya"
pablo splits
pablo goes out.
AdamL says, "im too depressed, to go home, you'll be
sorry when i'm gone"
RobertC says, "?"
AdamL says, "blink song on the radio"
RobertC says, "ohhh yah"
RobertC says, "duh"
T2daDLoc says, "ok"
T2daDLoc says, "that did not work"
RobertC says, "maybe i should fire napster up"
T2daDLoc says, "or not"
T2daDLoc says, "do you have iMesh?"
AdamL says, "ok, here, ill paste my first 2 paragraphs"
RobertC says, "okay"
RobertC says, "whats iMesh?"
T2daDLoc says, "its like napster, but with movies"
T2daDLoc says, "it kicks ass"
RobertC says, "no way"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
RobertC says, "where do u get it?"
T2daDLoc says, "go to www.imesh.com"
-----------------------------------AdamL-----------------------------------
1917 in Bisbee, Arizona an extremely important event
occurred that defied the boundaries of the US Government and
forever changed the labor working force. The general
strike by the IWW had more meaning than just earning higher
wages for union workers, it represented an eternal struggle
underlying the working force and the government. In
a time of war that pitted the Americans against the Germans,
another war itself existed in the small city of
Bisbee where copper mining essentially was the
sole purpose of the city. A general strike in the small yet
subtle town slowly manifested itself into something far
more than either side originally expected: those in the
IWW would soon become traitors to the government in a
time of war as the struggle for power and control rose
greater and greater. America a place built
upon equality, evolution, and freedom slowly begins to lose
everything it stands for as the general strike progresses.
The event is built up greater and greater by !
both sides until what was once a general strike becomes
a ludicrous battle that contradicts everything
surrounding the meaning of a free country. The
struggle for power, and conformity slowly becomes the real battle
of the strike. Houstons Bisbee 17 goes back six
decades to recreate the great strike in Arizona that has far
more meaning, and far more importance than any history
book that states the events could convey. Houstons novel
written in the 1970s and six decades after the general
strike recreates the historical event with a fictional
story to an audience that mostly would fail to understand
the significance, meaning, and brutality of the event
when read in any book detailing the facts.
Bisbee 17 is clearly fictional in regards to most characters and
parts of the storyline, but the author true purpose gets
across through these aspects. Any given novel will
likely have many contexts influencing the readers thoughts
directly or indirectly. Houston uses an unbiase!
d approach in bringing the long-ago event into life;
readers from the newest generations (15-30 years of age)
likely know little about what transcended in the town
long ago, despite how its roll in history is far more
relevant than what may be read in a History book.
Generations have past since, and the main audience for this
novel would likely find it difficult to identify with
the general population at this time period. The
differences between the 21st century and the early 1900s
are hardly the same in any regards, but the people who
lie underneath all the social, political, cultural changes
still remain a human-being and an American at heart,
and that consistency will only conform to minor changes,
but rather stay true. On the surface, characters like
Big Bill Haywood, and Harry Wheeler may seem as the confident,
self-righteous, secure leaders that are portrayed
as by the public; but underneath each lays a man who
is no different than most others: unsure of decisions he!
wills upon others, unsure of just what purpose
he or his actions play in the grand scheme, unsure of himself and
why he belongs where he is. Above all else lies
the importance of power throughout the storyline. The power of
the wealthy upper-class against the IWW or wobblies as
they are often called. The United States was climbing
slowly to its vision of equality and freedom among all.
Of justice and righteousness, and of egalitarianism and
unity. The deportation that ensued in Bisbee would
appear to hamper these dreams of the country as it showed
just what corruption results from power, and the consequences
for those who stand for their beliefs. While many
contexts influenced the resulting text itself, the cultural,
social and ideological contexts play a vital roll in
both accurately portraying an unbiased history of the
general strike, while still allowing for the intended
audience to identify with characters in a time period
that was over half a century ago further a!
dding to the audiences understanding of the importance
of the event.
Leadership
and power are nearly synonyms for one another and assessing the cultural
values during this
time period is not only imperative in conveying the roll
of both leadership and power in the general strike, but
also in showing the latent barriers plaguing those who
lack the respect and importance found only in those who
were born to power through name. The battle between
the IWW and the governing force of Bisbee takes on more than
just the commonality of rallies, speeches and the other
usual variables in Labor Unions, but instead takes on the
more important roll of power. Despite the big guns
that arrive to support the union Haywood and his incredible
speaking, and Flynn and her sharp, strategic planning
it becomes clear that Bo Whitley becomes the true leader
of the IWW even though he lacks most of the traits found
in the great ones. Whitley is self driven to uphold
what he feels is the true meaning of it all. Despite
his perpetual distractions that arise because !
of his love for Flynn, he becomes the true leader of
the IWW because of his confidence in his decisions and
beliefs, and his disregard to succumb to those with fraudulent
and biased power. [reference here& Despite the
equality by which America continually strived for, any
man born into the right name, and given the right
environment and acquaintances could quickly manipulate
others for the purpose of rising higher into power.]
Greenwood emerges clearly as the force behind Bisbee
as he orchestrates every operation that causes the IWW to
slowly crumble and fade away with hardly at attempt at
defense. Manipulation of Wheelers power allows Greenwood
to quietly gain control over the IWW swiftly and easily.
Bo Whitley
lacks the education, friends in power, and other benefits of Greenwood,
yet he becomes the
only man to see through the operation of the Bisbee government.
His quick temper, and inability to think through
things cause him both success and failure. But
Whitley knew who was controlling who, and he knew and never
underestimated the capabilities of those in power.
But clearly Greenwood has the victory in the end:
Youre a Wobbly because theres nothing else you can be
. . . youre a born leader. You draw people to you. And
thats a flair one is born with, like it or not.
So given your generation, this decade, this place, your
sensitivity, imagination, and obvious intelligence
crude as it may be yetwhat else can you be? (Houston, 229)
Whitleys final
attempt to remedy the situation by negotiating with Greenwood only causes
more
embarrassment. The Greenwood vs. Whitley struggle
turns out to be the only true match up between opposing
characters, and Bo is repeatedly overpowered by Greenwood
time and time again, despite Bos consistent efforts of
putting up a fight. The power of Greenwood, Wheeler,
Shotgun Johnson and the rest always prevails against the
opposition no matter how righteous or innocent their
foes are.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
RobertC says, "cool"
T2daDLoc says, "coo"
AdamL says, "thats just the intro and first paragraph
really, the organizatioin after that gets a little random"
RobertC says, "damn its long"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
AdamL says, "yeah, sorry"
T2daDLoc says, "that is about the size of my paper right
now"
RobertC says, "mine's just 3 random paragraphs"
T2daDLoc says, "haha, mine is about two pages long I
think"
RobertC says, "sweet"
RobertC says, "i'm gonna start reading"
T2daDLoc says, "actually dude, almost all of the characters
in the book were real people"
AdamL says, "i know"
T2daDLoc says, "we're being recorded"
pablo has arrived.
AdamL says, "need to change that, but still just because
they're real people doesn't mean that they were potrayed
exactly as they were"
T2daDLoc says, "sup P dog"
pablo says, "yes, your conversation will be logged --
if you would like a transcript please email me later w/
your section number and breakout room #."
pablo goes out.
RobertC says, "the into's looking good"
T2daDLoc says, "what section are we?"
T2daDLoc says, "looks good to me"
AdamL says, "what is that"
T2daDLoc says, "the part you put up"
RobertC says, "Houstons needs and apostrophe"
T2daDLoc says, "its the first one I have seen that actually
has a thesis"
RobertC says, "it seems to me like the first paragraph
can be broken up into smaller paragraphs"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
RobertC says, "what do u think?"
T2daDLoc says, "it is way too long"
AdamL says, "i agree, needs to be cut down"
RobertC says, "either cut down...or just separated"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah, not cut down, just break it up"
AdamL says, "ill probably just take out some of the parts
in the middle and make that into the 2nd paragraph"
RobertC says, "that sounds good"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
RobertC says, "they all actually existed?"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
RobertC says, "wow"
T2daDLoc says, "I think all of them did"
AdamL says, "i dont think some of them did"
T2daDLoc says, "I know that the main ones did"
AdamL says, "like mcrea"
T2daDLoc says, "wheeler, greenway, mcrae"
AdamL says, "or not"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah, he did for sure"
T2daDLoc says, "there is a link from the English webpage
that talks about all the people"
T2daDLoc says, "I forget which link it is"
AdamL says, "ill explore]"
T2daDLoc says, "coo"
AdamL says, "well, someone else want to post they're
essay"
T2daDLoc says, "I dont know why I cant paste this thing"
AdamL says, "you type "@paste" and then hit control +
v, and then hit enter, and then type "." and hit enter"
AdamL says, "after you've copied whatever you want to
copy, which you do by highlighting it and hitting control +
c"
T2daDLoc says, "na, it didnt work"
T2daDLoc says, "its a Word file, does that have anything
to do with it?"
AdamL says, "dont think so, worked fine for me in a word
file"
RobertC says, "did u post it on the internet?"
T2daDLoc says, "no"
T2daDLoc says, "I forgot to do that"
RobertC says, "aight...u can all see my trashy essay
at http://www.u.arizona.edu/~cvrk"
T2daDLoc says, "aiight"
RobertC says, "or i can paste it"
RobertC says, "i need some help with a thesis"
T2daDLoc says, "we can just look at the website"
RobertC says, "i'd like to look at the relationships
that the men had with the sluts of Bisbee"
T2daDLoc says, "haha"
AdamL says, "haha"
RobertC says, "i was thinking of comparing prostitution
today with prostitution in Bisbee...but i dunno if that
would work"
RobertC says, "let me know what u guys think"
T2daDLoc says, "dont start it out that way"
T2daDLoc says, "with the "since the beginning of time"
stuff"
RobertC says, "okay...yah....its kinda gay i guess"
AdamL says, "talk about how the prostitutes is just another
way power is conveyed in the novel"
AdamL says, "like when wheeler gets all pissed after
he sees arts getting on his girl"
RobertC says, "yah...what about power"
AdamL says, "and how the only reason arts with a prostitute
in the first place is because bo manipulates him to
do it"
T2daDLoc says, "say using the sex to gain power"
RobertC says, "but theyre not really gaining power"
RobertC says, "they are just using sex to fulfill their
'manly needs'"
T2daDLoc says, "but he sorta got power over wheeler,
by just messin with him and his girl"
RobertC says, "how does sombody gain power through going
to a whore?"
AdamL says, "yes, they're doing that, but its also used
as a way of saying im better than you"
RobertC says, "yah in a way...but i don't think thats
why he's doing it"
RobertC says, "he didn't even know it was his girl in
the first place"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah he did, didnt he?"
RobertC says, "i dunno did he?"
AdamL says, "art didnt...bo did, bo got art to go to
the prostitut"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
AdamL says, "or atleast i think bo knew it was harry's
girl"
T2daDLoc says, "that is why he kept watch and let harry
in"
AdamL says, "thats right"
pablo has arrived.
RobertC says, "bo knew it was harry's girl...but art
didn't"
pablo says, "yes, i think that bo knew its harry's girl."
pablo nods to robertc
pablo goes out.
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
RobertC says, "but art didn't"
T2daDLoc says, "no, he was just a tool"
RobertC says, "lol"
RobertC says, "any thesis ideas?"
T2daDLoc says, "did the use of the prostitues weaken
the men at all?"
RobertC says, "depends which way u look at it"
RobertC says, "do u think they did?"
T2daDLoc says, "cuz you could tie in their treatment
of women to their actions in the strike"
AdamL says, "hmmm"
RobertC says, "i dunno if i could do that"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
T2daDLoc says, "I am just comin up with stuff"
AdamL says, "talk about hugh grant and his prostitute"
RobertC says, "haha..are u serious"
T2daDLoc says, "hell yeah"
T2daDLoc says, "that would be cool"
RobertC says, "look how different prostitution is now
versus back then"
pablo has arrived.
RobertC says, "why do u think Houston put prostitution
in this book"
AdamL says, "because it was part of the time"
pablo says, "remember to print out and bring in essay
2 w/ your portfolio on thursday. you should also post it
to your web site & write the address of your web
site on the front page."
RobertC says, "he just wanted to show his audience what
it was like?"
RobertC says, "was that all he wanted to do?"
pablo goes out.
RobertC says, "are journals due?"
T2daDLoc says, "peace out pablo"
T2daDLoc says, "probly"
RobertC (asleep) has disconnected.
T2daDLoc says, "I hate journals"
AdamL says, "yeah"
RobertC has connected.
T2daDLoc says, "so does he take attendance or what?"
RobertC says, "i got logged off or somthing"
T2daDLoc says, "that sux"
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
RobertC says, "does anybody else have an essay?"
T2daDLoc says, "who is nicki?"
T2daDLoc says, "where bes she at?"
AdamL says, "dunno"
AdamL says, "someoene post an essay"
AdamL says, "hm"
T2daDLoc says, "there is noone else here"
T2daDLoc says, "mine wont post for some reason"
RobertC says, "u can email it to us"
T2daDLoc says, "aiight"
T2daDLoc says, "what are your addresses?"
RobertC says, "cvrk@u.arizona.edu"
T2daDLoc says, "cool, I'll email it now"
AdamL says, "alipschu@u.arizona.edu"
RobertC says, "cool"
RobertC says, "hey...adam..i checked out your site...how
did u post other pages to your site?"
pablo has arrived.
AdamL says, "you mean links?"
pablo says, "remember the extra credit tomorrow afternoon
-- details posted to the listserv. it's simon ortiz!"
pablo says, "any questions in here?"
AdamL says, "its in that netscape program somewhere,
like insert link, and then you just follow what it says"
T2daDLoc says, "I emailed it to you"
pablo says, "keep up the productive work -- 15 minutes
left."
RobertC says, "are the journals due?"
pablo says, "yes. journals are due along with essay
2 on thursday."
RobertC says, "okay..thanks"
T2daDLoc says, "that sux"
pablo nods
T2daDLoc says, "how do you nod and stuff?"
pablo says, "whose essay are you reviewing."
RobertC says, "i understand links...but how due u post
other pages on the u.arizona server"
pablo says, "use the "emote" command or the shortcut
:"
pablo uses :
T2daDLoc says, "cool"
AdamL dies
RobertC says, "like u had that link to your essay"
T2daDLoc says, "haha"
AdamL says, "oh, i know what you mean"
pablo vanishes in a puff of smoke after reminding the
group that their conversation counts as a journal entry.
pablo goes out.
T2daDLoc nods
AdamL says, "you have to upload another web page with
your essay on it"
AdamL says, "you know what i mean"
AdamL says, "like you make another web page with solely
your essay on it, and then on your main page, you make a
link to that page"
T2daDLoc says, "nice"
RobertC says, "allright"
T2daDLoc says, "aiight"
T2daDLoc runs around the room
AdamL remembers he has calc homework due in 20 minutes
T2daDLoc climbs around on the ceiling like spiderman
RobertC says, "i have it uploaded...but how do i know
what to put for the link"
AdamL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
AdamL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
AdamL says, "theres only 3 people here"
RobertC says, "where's the rest of them?"
T2daDLoc says, "where?"
T2daDLoc leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
AdamL says, "i mean in this room"
T2daDLoc arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
T2daDLoc says, "there are people there"
RobertC says, "this is fun"
AdamL says, "yep"
T2daDLoc says, "o yeha"
T2daDLoc says, "can we go yet?"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "have you all posted and received feedback?"
pablo says, "was it productive?"
T2daDLoc says, "no, mine will not post"
pablo says, "useful? or a waste of time."
T2daDLoc says, "useful"
AdamL says, "i thought it was useful"
RobertC says, "useful"
pablo says, "were you able to do it when you practiced
this weekend?"
T2daDLoc says, "yeah"
RobertC says, "yup"
pablo says, "hmmm. did you post it to your website
yet?"
AdamL nods
T2daDLoc says, "no, did not do that"
RobertC says, "done"
T2daDLoc says, "I need to redownload the ftp thing"
pablo [to T2daDLoc]: "ok. if you had done that
you could just give others the address.
pablo says, "yes. or use a school comp lab."
pablo says, "see you all on thursday."
pablo goes out.
T2daDLoc says, "I emailed it to them"
T2daDLoc says, "or not"
AdamL says, "can we go?"
RobertC says, "does that mean we can take off?"
T2daDLoc says, "I guess so"
AdamL says, "i gues so"
T2daDLoc says, "peace out"
AdamL says, "later"
AdamL (asleep) has disconnected.
T2daDLoc (asleep) has disconnected.
RobertC (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
The housekeeper arrives to cart AdamL off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart T2daDLoc off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart RobertC off to bed.
Discussion Room 2: Section 118
Angela arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Angela leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MichelleM has arrived.
MichelleM (asleep) has disconnected.
MichelleM has connected.
MichelleM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JenniferCa arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MichelleM has arrived.
MichelleM says, "is anybody in here"
JenniferCa says, "im hear"
MichelleM says, "cool"
MichelleM says, "do you want to post your essay"
Theresa guest has arrived.
JenniferCa says, "I haven't posted it on the web yet"
Theresa guest says, "how do we do this?""
MichelleM says, "you don't have to you just have to paste
it in from a word document"
JenniferCa says, "where do i paste it"
MichelleM says, "in the dialog above"
MichelleM says, "the moo"
Theresa guest says, "who is going first?""
MichelleM says, "you"
Annabelle has arrived.
DanielleA has arrived.
Theresa guest says, "Me?""
look guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MichelleM says, "why not"
JenniferCa says, "i don't think i understand what yoyu
mean so someone else go first"
Theresa guest says, "I don't get how to do this""
DanielleA leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
look guest says, "hi jen"
Annabelle says, "hi"
MichelleM says, "here i'll post mine first but it still
needs some work"
Annabelle says, "ok"
Theresa guest says, "thanx""
look guest says, "jen what is my name, are you in your
room?"
look guest says, "why were we just switched off"
Theresa guest says, "I have no clue""
look guest says, "i don't get this"
Annabelle says, "I'm baffled"
Theresa guest says, "either do I""
look guest says, "what does my name say you guys??"
JenniferCa (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
JenniferCa has connected.
Annabelle says, "is anyone going to paste""
look guest says, "jen paste something"
---------------------------------MichelleM---------------------------------
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look guest says, " i don't think that worked"
MichelleM says, "i'm trying to get it to go"
Theresa guest says, "I think michelle is posting something""
---------------------------------MichelleM---------------------------------
Michelle McHugh
English 102
March 22, 2000
Rough Draft essay 2
The Roles Leaders Play
What exactly
enables people to lead others? What is the right combination of personality
types, which
makes some one a leader? According to Michael Staley,
leadership is a complex amalgamation of qualities that
makes a person powerful enough to cause the whole to
exceed the sum of its parts. A leaders true power is not so
much in what he can do but in what he can get others
to do. (Staley 1) The characters in the novel Bisbee 17, by
Robert Houston, show different characteristics of what
is important for a leader to do to be respected by the
masses of people. Some different qualities leaders
exhibit are high energy, intelligence, persistence,
self-confidence and a yearning to influence others.
(Avolio 1) The citizens of Bisbee are torn upon whom to
follow, and what is best for the futures of them and
their families. In Bisbee 17, there are three major
leadership groups: the leadership of authority,
of the corporation and of the union. If we look at one person
from e!
ach of these groups we can compare which who is the most
effective. We will look at the different leadership
styles and qualities Captain John Greenway (from the
corporation), Sheriff Harry Wheeler (representing authority)
and Bo Whitley (from the union). The way the three groups
interact with each other and how they lead the people
of the town lead to the events which to the eventual
ending of the novel and the deportation of the Wobblies.
Staley states,
A leaders true power is not so much in what he can do but in what he can
get others to do
(Staley 1). Harry Wheeler organizes the Loyalty
League very effectively. Everyone had their job and knew their
assigned duties. He empowers Orson McCrea to assemble
the Loyalty League until he was ready to assume the head
leadership position. Harry Wheeler understands
the value of delegating responsibility, and gives power to
others. He states in a speech in a speech delivered
at the deportation, scores of men in that drive the morning
of July 12, who are entitled to more honor than I; who
did more than I that day (2). Wheeler manipulated his
people successfully, which lead to the eventual deportation
of the IWW members. Greenway is also aware of this
effective leadership strategy. He influences both
McCrea and Wheeler into situations neither would have normally
gotten themselves involved in. Greenway convinces
McCrea to rig the train to explode, and start up the !
Loyalty League. Greenway also persuades Wheeler
to deport the IWW. Greenway tells Wheeler some laws go beyond
the books. Wars make things different (186).
Greenway knew Wheelers thoughts on patriotism and war. He pushed
just the right buttons to insure Wheeler would take the
action needed for the corporation to win the strike.
Even more since he controls everyone else none of the
actions or consequences can be turned to him. The best
part of Greenway delegating responsibility he walks out
of the conflict scotch free. Bo Whitley convinces Jim
Brew to go along with him to his Country Club bust in.
While Jim feels this is against his better judgment he is
the initial spark, which got Jim going, he goes along
with Bo because he thinks hes smart (27). Jim gets
involved with the Country Club conflict; he then ends
up blowing the Country Club up the next day. While Bo
plays no part in blowing up the Country Club, he is the
initial spark, which got Jim going.
The people of the town of Bisbee need to believe the
leaders they are following are credible. According to
Michael Stanley, author of Igniting the Leader Within,
as a leader you [should] have a solid reputation for
trustworthiness built on an excellent track record (3).
Sheriff Harry Wheeler has the trust of the town. They
have elected him to the position of sheriff multiple
times. When one is elected to such a prestigious position
they are entrusted with a lot of power. The people
must trust that Wheeler will not abuse his powers as sheriff
and represent them unfavorably. Greenway is depended
on also by the people he is leading. Sheriff Harry Wheeler
trusts in Greenway. Greenway shows Wheeler the
dynamite in the mineshaft, and convinces him that the dynamite is
the authority (213) he needs to take actions against
the Wobblies. Harry Wheeler does not get manipulated or
tricked by many, and Greenway deceives him into believing
the dynamite is planted there by the Wobbl!
ies. Bo Whitley is a working class man who can
relate with the workers in the mine cause he is one of them. He
was born in Bisbee and has a similar background, which
leads to why he has so many loyal supporters. According
to Keller, individuals may prefer leaders similar to
[them selves] (591). The Wobblies can relate to Bo and they
know where he is coming from. The people know Bo is on
their side and would not betray them.
Keller also states that extroversion and charisma (592)
are important leadership qualities. Bo Whitley excels
when it comes to dealing with people and knowing how
to fire them up. He delivers compelling speeches, which
inspire the people who are following the IWW leadership.
In one of his speeches he states, girls in the shops,
and the dark mills, and the children with legs cut off
so that the capitalists can sail on big boats to Europe
(31). The Wobblies can relate to this speech because
it is the story of their lives. It helps them realize and
visualize the injustices being practiced against them.
Bo is able to move his audience through his speeches,
which in turn help the IWW stay loyal to their cause
and fight for their rights. Greenway utilizes the
connections he has with other people. Greenway
is a personal confidant of Teddy Roosevelt (whom was a former
president). He also knows Woodrow Wilson (the current
president) who ultimately is the authority (292). By f!
orming all these important Greenway is able to pull the
right strings at the right time. All of Greenways
connections allow for there to be no outside government
intervention during the deportation. Harry Wheeler
demonstrates his charismatic personality while he speaks
of patriotism to the Loyalty League. Harry Wheeler
believes deeply in his country, and believes everyone
else should too. Wheeler designs the Loyalty League to be
pro-US government, and be against anyone standing in
the way of the US fighting in the war. Wheeler leads his
group through his own belief, and shares his passion
with the Loyalty League.
The measures leading up to the final deportation of the
1,200 people involved with the Wobblies where all
manipulated by key players in the novel. It was
important for the alliances to be formed by characters, but it
was also important who was forced to be on opposite sides.
Each of the main characters had certain qualities to
them, which made their presence known in the novel.
They each played key roles, and the combination of the
personalities made the events transpire. The actions
they took and the people they inspired lead to the
conclusion of the novel.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
Theresa guest says, "is this it?""
MichelleM says, "yep"
MichelleM says, "it is still rough"
MichelleM says, "it needs some transitions and a conclution"
Theresa guest says, "so i guess we read it and let you
know?""
MichelleM says, "k"
TracyR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
TracyR says, "jenn?""
In the distance you hear someone's alarm clock going
off.
Black-necked_stilt_Guest wavers and vanishes into insubstantial
mist.
JenniferCa says, "yes i'm hear"
TracyR says, "what are we doing""
JenniferCa says, "scroll up and read Michelles essay
and then comment on it"
TracyR says, "oh ok thanks""
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "hey folks. how is everyone doing in
here? any questions?"
JenniferCa says, "good are we just suppost to look at
eachothers essays and comment"
pablo says, "ok. i assume you all are reading.
excellent."
pablo says, "yes!"
JenniferCa says, "ok thanks"
pablo says, "have fun, but remember that your conversation
counts as a journal assignment grade. so be
productive, too!"
Gabe arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
pablo [to Theresa guest]: "theresa, is that you?
Gabe leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Theresa guest says, "yep its me!""
pablo says, "got to make sure that the guests get credit!"
Theresa guest says, "my password didn't work?""
JenniferCa says, "how dp i make the screen stop moving"
pablo says, "type say and hit enter."
pablo says, "you can start it scrolling again by hitting
enter."
JenniferCa says, "say"
TracyR says, "michelle will you please post your essay
again, I arrived late""
Annabelle says, "I saw some grammatical errors"
pablo grins
pablo saddles up and heads for greener pastures.
JenniferCa says, "your introduction is strong"
pablo goes out.
JenniferCa says, "Thesis is clear to me"
Theresa guest says, ""say""
MichelleM says, "thanks"
JenniferCa says, "say"
---------------------------------MichelleM---------------------------------
Michelle McHugh
English 102
March 22, 2000
Rough Draft essay 2
The Roles Leaders Play
What exactly
enables people to lead others? What is the right combination of personality
types, which
makes some one a leader? According to Michael Staley,
leadership is a complex amalgamation of qualities that
makes a person powerful enough to cause the whole to
exceed the sum of its parts. A leaders true power is not so
much in what he can do but in what he can get others
to do. (Staley 1) The characters in the novel Bisbee 17, by
Robert Houston, show different characteristics of what
is important for a leader to do to be respected by the
masses of people. Some different qualities leaders
exhibit are high energy, intelligence, persistence,
self-confidence and a yearning to influence others.
(Avolio 1) The citizens of Bisbee are torn upon whom to
follow, and what is best for the futures of them and
their families. In Bisbee 17, there are three major
leadership groups: the leadership of authority,
of the corporation and of the union. If we look at one person
from e!
ach of these groups we can compare which who is the most
effective. We will look at the different leadership
styles and qualities Captain John Greenway (from the
corporation), Sheriff Harry Wheeler (representing authority)
and Bo Whitley (from the union). The way the three groups
interact with each other and how they lead the people
of the town lead to the events which to the eventual
ending of the novel and the deportation of the Wobblies.
Staley states,
A leaders true power is not so much in what he can do but in what he can
get others to do
(Staley 1). Harry Wheeler organizes the Loyalty
League very effectively. Everyone had their job and knew their
assigned duties. He empowers Orson McCrea to assemble
the Loyalty League until he was ready to assume the head
leadership position. Harry Wheeler understands
the value of delegating responsibility, and gives power to
others. He states in a speech in a speech delivered
at the deportation, scores of men in that drive the morning
of July 12, who are entitled to more honor than I; who
did more than I that day (2). Wheeler manipulated his
people successfully, which lead to the eventual deportation
of the IWW members. Greenway is also aware of this
effective leadership strategy. He influences both
McCrea and Wheeler into situations neither would have normally
gotten themselves involved in. Greenway convinces
McCrea to rig the train to explode, and start up the !
Loyalty League. Greenway also persuades Wheeler
to deport the IWW. Greenway tells Wheeler some laws go beyond
the books. Wars make things different (186).
Greenway knew Wheelers thoughts on patriotism and war. He pushed
just the right buttons to insure Wheeler would take the
action needed for the corporation to win the strike.
Even more since he controls everyone else none of the
actions or consequences can be turned to him. The best
part of Greenway delegating responsibility he walks out
of the conflict scotch free. Bo Whitley convinces Jim
Brew to go along with him to his Country Club bust in.
While Jim feels this is against his better judgment he is
the initial spark, which got Jim going, he goes along
with Bo because he thinks hes smart (27). Jim gets
involved with the Country Club conflict; he then ends
up blowing the Country Club up the next day. While Bo
plays no part in blowing up the Country Club, he is the
initial spark, which got Jim going.
The people of the town of Bisbee need to believe the
leaders they are following are credible. According to
Michael Stanley, author of Igniting the Leader Within,
as a leader you [should] have a solid reputation for
trustworthiness built on an excellent track record (3).
Sheriff Harry Wheeler has the trust of the town. They
have elected him to the position of sheriff multiple
times. When one is elected to such a prestigious position
they are entrusted with a lot of power. The people
must trust that Wheeler will not abuse his powers as sheriff
and represent them unfavorably. Greenway is depended
on also by the people he is leading. Sheriff Harry Wheeler
trusts in Greenway. Greenway shows Wheeler the
dynamite in the mineshaft, and convinces him that the dynamite is
the authority (213) he needs to take actions against
the Wobblies. Harry Wheeler does not get manipulated or
tricked by many, and Greenway deceives him into believing
the dynamite is planted there by the Wobbl!
ies. Bo Whitley is a working class man who can
relate with the workers in the mine cause he is one of them. He
was born in Bisbee and has a similar background, which
leads to why he has so many loyal supporters. According
to Keller, individuals may prefer leaders similar to
[them selves] (591). The Wobblies can relate to Bo and they
know where he is coming from. The people know Bo is on
their side and would not betray them.
Keller also states that extroversion and charisma (592)
are important leadership qualities. Bo Whitley excels
when it comes to dealing with people and knowing how
to fire them up. He delivers compelling speeches, which
inspire the people who are following the IWW leadership.
In one of his speeches he states, girls in the shops,
and the dark mills, and the children with legs cut off
so that the capitalists can sail on big boats to Europe
(31). The Wobblies can relate to this speech because
it is the story of their lives. It helps them realize and
visualize the injustices being practiced against them.
Bo is able to move his audience through his speeches,
which in turn help the IWW stay loyal to their cause
and fight for their rights. Greenway utilizes the
connections he has with other people. Greenway
is a personal confidant of Teddy Roosevelt (whom was a former
president). He also knows Woodrow Wilson (the current
president) who ultimately is the authority (292). By f!
orming all these important Greenway is able to pull the
right strings at the right time. All of Greenways
connections allow for there to be no outside government
intervention during the deportation. Harry Wheeler
demonstrates his charismatic personality while he speaks
of patriotism to the Loyalty League. Harry Wheeler
believes deeply in his country, and believes everyone
else should too. Wheeler designs the Loyalty League to be
pro-US government, and be against anyone standing in
the way of the US fighting in the war. Wheeler leads his
group through his own belief, and shares his passion
with the Loyalty League.
The measures leading up to the final deportation of the
1,200 people involved with the Wobblies where all
manipulated by key players in the novel. It was
important for the alliances to be formed by characters, but it
was also important who was forced to be on opposite sides.
Each of the main characters had certain qualities to
them, which made their presence known in the novel.
They each played key roles, and the combination of the
personalities made the events transpire. The actions
they took and the people they inspired lead to the
conclusion of the novel.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
Annabelle says, "I liked you essay"
JenniferCa says, "say"
Theresa guest says, "say""
MichelleM says, "dont use the" marks"
TracyR says, "thanks michelle""
MichelleM says, "no prob"
JenniferCa says, "say"
look guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
look guest says, "hello"
JenniferCa says, "say"
Theresa guest says, "I like your essay and its theisi""
MichelleM says, "thank you"
Theresa guest says, "or thesis""
look guest says, "hi guys it's me Tori, but my name is
look guest???"
Theresa guest says, "did you use quotation marks?""
JenniferCa says, "im still trying to read the essay but
the comand won't work to stao the screen from
scrolling!!!!!!!!!!1"
MichelleM says, "yeah but that didn't paste in"
TracyR says, "me too jenn!""
MichelleM says, "dont use teh " marks when you hi say"
Annabelle says, "i think you should expand or give examples
of how Harry, Greenway and Whitley manipulated others
or were manipulated"
Theresa guest says, "oh got it:)""
look guest says, "i didn't read the essay, cause i came
in late"
look guest says, ":(sorry"
JenniferCa says, "i did not"
Theresa guest says, " I think it might help your organization
to put each character into one paragraph each""
MichelleM says, "ok"
JenniferCa says, "That would make it a lot more organized"
TracyR says, "michelle i did not finish the entire essay,
but, i loved all your quotes.......i liked where you
placed your quotes""
Theresa guest says, "I liked your idea about how each
leader could manipulate people and I liked your secondary
sources""
JenniferCa says, "I mean it makes perfect sense now but
it could help"
MichelleM says, "i know what you're saying, it makes
for reall y long paragraphs"
Annabelle says, "I agree, I was getting a little confused
when you started talking about Wheeler and Greenway in
the same paragraph, I couldn;t figure out who you
were talking about in the paragraph"
TracyR says, "say"
Theresa guest says, " i think you have enough proof and
good info, so it would be really easy just to put it in a
little more organized paragraphs""
MichelleM says, "did it look like it needed more transitions"
JenniferCa says, "In your second paragrach the topic
sentence is really strong. i like that quote"
Theresa guest says, " a few more stronger transitions
wouldn't hurt, especially between the second paragraph and
the third, but its really hard to tell on this MOO thing""
Annabelle says, "I agree"
MichelleM says, "yeah the text is squished"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "that's interesting -- why does the moo make
it harder to read essays?"
Theresa guest says, "grammatically wise I feel there
were a couple of times when you repaeated yourself""
MichelleM says, "it doesnt' put in ""
Annabelle says, "what?"
Theresa guest says, "because it didn't allow the quotation
marks to show up and it makes things look choppy""
pablo says, "yes, its squished. if people had already
posted their essays to the web, you could just browse
their essay."
look guest says, "because it's hard to tell where paragraphs
are, and the text is squished"
MichelleM says, "not have"" makes the text harder to
read"
pablo says, "that was the plan, but some people are having
difficulties posting their essays."
Annabelle says, "definitely"
pablo says, "if you have a web version, just give everyone
the address."
pablo goes out.
look guest says, "yeah"
JenniferCa says, "paul i still cant make my computer
stand still"
Annabelle says, "sounds good. are we done with
this one?"
Theresa guest says, "does anyone want to go next?""
look guest says, "paul is gona"
look guest says, "gone"
MichelleM says, "yeah who wants to go"
look guest says, "tracy will go"
Theresa guest says, "yeah for Michelle's paper it was
good!""
JenniferCa says, "i will"
TracyR says, "ok go for it jenn""
look guest says, "jenn, you finished"
look guest says, "bravo"
JenniferCa says, "I have to say that it is a very rough
draft"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "if you have a web version of your essay,
it would be easier to read if you just give out the address
and allow everyone to point a new browser window at it."
Annabelle says, "ok"
pablo goes out.
TracyR says, "ok thanks for the warning""
look guest says, "goooo jenn"
MichelleM says, "thanks everyone for the help"
Annabelle says, "welcome"
look guest says, "sorry i didnt' help much"
look guest says, "came in too late"
TracyR says, ""that's ok tori""
MichelleM says, "who's going next"
TracyR says, "i thought jen was""
JenniferCa says, "Im trying too"
look guest says, "she is"
JenniferCa says, "hold on"
look guest says, "give her a min or two"
pablo has arrived.
TracyR says, "take your time, no worries""
Theresa guest says, "okay;)""
pablo says, "everyone ok in here?"
Annabelle says, "yep"
JenniferCa says, "I cant seem to paste it"
look guest says, "jen is having trouble pasting"
pablo says, "do you have a website up?"
pablo says, "if you get stuck, try typing @abort and
enter."
Annabelle says, "now what?"
pablo says, "@abort and enter will get you out of @paste
mode."
look guest says, "jenn, should i send out the troops"
look guest says, "you okay??"
pablo saddles up and waits for harry wheeler to lead
the charge
look guest says, "hahhahaah"
TracyR says, "lol""
Theresa guest says, "hehehe!""
pablo says, "if you want to emote, use "emote" or the
shortcut :"
pablo uses :
Annabelle jumps for joy
look guest is it working
JenniferCa says, "guys it isn't working so someone else
better go"
Annabelle says, "I'll go"
look guest i will save you jenn
TracyR says, "ok""
pablo [to JenniferCa]: "try typing @abort and enter.
Theresa guest says, "okay go ahead""
pablo says, "why doesn't someone else go now."
look guest says, "should someone else go"
MichelleM says, "yeag"
MichelleM says, "or yeah"
Annabelle says, "http://www.u.arizona.edu/~annied"
pablo glances nervously at the clock....
JenniferCa says, "@abort"
pablo says, "hey jen is back!"
JenniferCa says, "I am so confused"
Annabelle says, "you can be mean to it. I won;t
mind"
MichelleM (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo says, "its ok, jennifer."
pablo says, "were you able to highlight and copy your
text?"
JenniferCa says, "at least i tried"
pablo nods reassuringly
Theresa guest says, "so now we go read it at her website""
JenniferCa says, "yes but then it wouldn't past in the
dialogue"
pablo says, "did you enter @paste mode, jenn?"
JenniferCa says, "What does that mean"
pablo says, "were you using the right click - paste or
ctrl-v after you typed in @paste?"
MichelleM has connected.
JenniferCa says, "I never typed @paste. I think that
is my problem"
pablo nods vigorously
pablo keeps on nodding and nodding and nodding.
pablo says, "type @paste and hit enter."
JenniferCa says, "@paste"
pablo says, "then hold down the control key and hit v"
pablo says, "don't use ""
pablo says, "after you hit ctrl-v, then hit enter, then
"." (with no quotes) and then enter again."
pablo holds his breath
MichelleM says, "what is the website again"
pablo begins turning blue
Annabelle says, "http://www.u.arizona.edu/~annied"
Annabelle says, "pablo's gonna pass out"
pablo [to JenniferCa]: "if you get frozen, type @quit
and enter to exit @paste mode.
pablo 's eyes start bugging out.
pablo drops to one knee and looks pleadingly at jenn.
pablo gives up and start breathing.
MichelleM says, "i think your essay needs a stronger
thesis"
pablo says, "ok work on each others essay."
pablo says, "i'll check back in later."
pablo says, "thanks for trying, jenn."
pablo goes out.
MichelleM says, "don't use the phrase in this analysis"
Annabelle says, "ok"
Theresa guest says, "i like your intro!""
JenniferCa (asleep) has disconnected.
look guest says, "i like your conclusion"
Theresa guest says, "it's very clear what you intend
to talk about""
Annabelle says, "alright!!!! usually my conclusions are
pretty bad"
look guest says, "very nice use of quotes to represent
all your hard research"
TracyR says, "annabelle, just make sure you have at least
five sources, or paul will mark off""
Annabelle says, "I know, need to find more"
JenniferCa has connected.
JenniferCa (asleep) has disconnected.
Theresa guest says, "I thought you had really reliable
sources, but she is right""
Annabelle says, "how do I make my thesis stronger?"
Theresa guest says, "maybe pose a stronger wuestion or
make a statement about it after the questions""
look guest says, " in the end you talk about how Houston
knows it isn't historically correct, maybe you should
talk about that more in the beginning of the essay as
well?????"
Annabelle says, "ok"
TracyR says, "oh and i thought all you quotes were important,
but you might want to take a few out, or add more
information without using anymore quotes""
Annabelle says, "alright"
look guest says, " it made sense though and flowed nicely,
i was not confused or hindered by grammer"
MichelleM says, "link the quotes together more too"
look guest says, "yesssss"
Annabelle says, "ok"
Theresa guest says, "I think toward the middel needed
a little more of your own comentary because you started
using alot of back to back quotes""
Theresa guest says, "sorry I can't spell ""
JenniferCa has connected.
TracyR says, "i really liked the topic though, comparing
historical and factual information fo the novel""
Annabelle says, "I'll work on that"
JenniferCa says, "Hello?"
Annabelle says, "hi"
TracyR says, "we here you""
Theresa guest says, "I though it was a really good idea
and its really unusual""
TracyR says, "are you having issues jen""
look guest says, " you may want to introduce the quote,
state it, then refer back to it, before using another
quote"
JenniferCa says, "I don't know what just happened"
TracyR says, "only you""
MichelleM says, "maybe link your ideas more closely together"
MichelleM says, "so there is more of a flow"
Annabelle says, "ok"
JenniferCa says, "can you post the web site for me again"
MichelleM says, "you the use of the word descrepancy
get repetitive"
Annabelle says, "http://www.u.arizona.edu/~annied"
look guest says, " did you find all your sources at the
library in books, or on the comp?????"
Annabelle says, "at the library"
MichelleM says, "try some of the sources Paul has on
teh website"
Theresa guest says, "Maybe a few more differences between
the way Wheeler really acted in life and how he acted
in the novel""
Annabelle says, "I'll look at them"
Annabelle says, "ok"
MichelleM says, "i was kind of confused on the tracy
example"
Annabelle says, "that's alright, I think I am too"
TracyR says, "actually so was i""
Theresa guest says, "I was confused , if it was a new
paragraph or not""
TracyR says, "definately make the Tracy issue more clear""
MichelleM says, "i think we need to do a new essay cause
we are short on time"
Annabelle nods
MichelleM says, "but i like your essay"
pablo has arrived.
Theresa guest says, "i liked it too!""
Annabelle says, ""who's next?"
JenniferCa says, "good idea "
pablo says, "yes, there are about 20 minutes remaining."
pablo goes out.
Theresa guest says, "I'll go! But its really rough!""
MichelleM says, "how about look"
MichelleM says, "ok"
JenniferCa says, "lets not do mine though"
Theresa guest says, "or look can go""
look guest says, "nope sorry, and my name is Tori"
TracyR says, "yah how about look""
look guest says, "oh FUCK OFF"
Annabelle ?
Theresa guest says, "sorry tori""
MichelleM says, "yeah sorry"
look guest says, "just kidding !!!!!"
look guest says, " i don't have mine done, so i can't
go, sorry"
MichelleM says, "theresa go"
look guest says, "who is nicki"
Theresa guest says, " my website is www.u.arizona.edu/~tal""
Theresa guest says, "sorry it's really rough so feel
free to be mean!""
MichelleM says, "i really like your intro"
Theresa guest says, "thanx""
MichelleM says, "you have a large vocabulary use in it"
Theresa guest says, "thanx agian!""
Theresa guest says, "do you think I support my theis
though/""
Theresa guest says, "thesis""
MichelleM says, "i haven't read that far, in your
1st sentence on body paragraph i think you mean illustrate?"
Theresa guest says, "yep your right""
TracyR says, "what exactly is your thesis, that their
are different social classes?"
JenniferCa says, "You might want to try and think of
a way to transition a little better from your first to your
second paragraph"
Theresa guest says, "okay""
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "sorry to interrupt: but if i were
to screen a movie or two in unit 3, what times would be best?
how about wednesday afternoon or early evening?""
pablo says, "say 5:30-6?"
nicki guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove nicki guest.
JenniferCa says, "sounds good"
look guest says, "yeah, that is fine with me"
Annabelle says, "souds good"
Theresa guest says, "my thesis is that Houstons characters
represent the social classes and their attitudes
during that time""
look guest says, "just noooo tues or thurs nights, i
have class till 9"
Theresa guest says, "that time sounds good""
Theresa guest says, "what movie?""
look guest says, "mondays are good too"
MichelleM says, "I think that you could use teh example
of art to say he didn't know where he fit in"
pablo goes out.
JenniferCa says, "is this extra or mandatory"
MichelleM says, "also there are some gramatical errors
in here"
Theresa guest says, "thanx that's really good, i think
I might use Gurley Flynn too?"
Annabelle says, ""I liked you thesis but I thought that
your body paragraphs were a little long"
look guest says, "mandatory jenn!"
TracyR says, "jen it is instead of reading a book""
look guest says, "yeah i agree"
Theresa guest says, "ok""
look guest says, "yes instead of reading a book"
MichelleM says, "good also make some direct comparisons
between where they live"
MichelleM says, "and how they work"
Annabelle says, "I liked your topic, I think it was interesting"
MichelleM says, "i think so too"
Theresa guest says, "thanx""
Theresa guest says, "what do you mean by how they worked/""
JenniferCa says, "you do a great job describing Harry
Wheeler"
MichelleM says, "like the upper class directed, and the
lower class had to do grunt labor"
Theresa guest smiles
Annabelle does a cartwheel
TracyR says, "lol""
Theresa guest says, "oh!! ok""
look guest laughs
Annabelle says, "we have 8 minutes left"
MichelleM says, "you could also use the example of when
greenway tells bo he could start something new for
generations, but could never be equal to green way at
that point"
MichelleM says, "does anybody else need to go"
JenniferCa says, "I liked your topic and you have a lot
of great quotes. just make sure you dont forget to site
them"
Annabelle says, "go where?"
Theresa guest says, "thanks everyone!""
MichelleM says, "like post their essay"
Annabelle says, "good essay"
TracyR says, "i need too, but do we have time""
Annabelle says, "sure"
MichelleM says, "lets try"
MichelleM says, "i liked your essay too"
Theresa guest smiles big
TracyR says, "ok i think it's at http:www.u.arizona.edu/~TracyR""
JenniferCa says, "so what do we do now"
look guest says, "it isn't working"
look guest says, "that address"
look guest says, "we only have like 4 mins left"
Theresa guest says, "mine didn't work either""
look guest says, "http://www.u.arizona.edu/~tracyr"
MichelleM says, "mine worked"
TracyR says, "hit essay 2 once you get to the website
guys!""
MichelleM says, " i think your paper is good"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "did you find this online collaboration useful?"
pablo says, "enjoyable?"
TracyR says, "we are not done paul!""
pablo says, "ok. sorry to interrupt."
pablo goes out.
MichelleM says, "i think you should maybe should expand
your point more"
MichelleM says, "use more direct hits to drive your point
home"
look guest says, "great job roomy!!!!"
Annabelle says, "I think perhaps you should break it
up into three paragraphs, One for Gurly Flinn, one for
Remedios and one for Bunny"
look guest says, " i will give you more in depth feeling
tonight"
TracyR says, "what do you mean, expand what exactly""
look guest says, "it's been fun girls"
JenniferCa says, "Is the end quote of your first paragraph
your thesis"
Annabelle says, "dont forget to cite it too"
TracyR says, "yah, well i need to fix my thesis""
TracyR says, "i know i totally forgot""
TracyR says, "michelle what did you want me to expand
exactly""
look guest says, "GOODBYEEEEEE"
Theresa guest says, "I liked your intro and how ou defined
feminism'"
MichelleM says, "i mean build your ideas further"
look guest says, "TRACY WANNA GO HOMMMMMEEEEE"
Annabelle says, "bye look"
MichelleM says, "like use more examples from teh text
maybe"
TracyR says, "oh ok thanks""
look guest says, "you can email me at Caby4@aol.com"
TracyR says, "wait more examples on the girls?"
MichelleM says, "yeah like things they said or things
others said about them"
Theresa guest says, "I think your second paragraph about
all three women could be broken up into smaller
paragraphs""
Theresa guest says, "I twas good though and interesting""
MichelleM says, "good topic"
Annabelle says, "I liked it"
Theresa guest says, "I agree!""
TracyR says, "ok i will put quotes in about what people
said about them, yah i will break it all up better, i
think""
TracyR says, "thanks guys!""
MichelleM says, "sorry this was so brief"
Theresa guest says, "No prob!""
Annabelle says, "I don't mean to be impatient but are
we done yet?"
MichelleM says, "i think so how do we get the transcript"
pablo has arrived.
TracyR says, "its all good, we can all peace out""
pablo says, "i will post it on the web site."
MichelleM says, "k thanks"
Annabelle says, "bye"
JenniferCa says, "tracy it's good but you should expand
a little more and you are right more sorces will help"
pablo waves
MichelleM says, "bye"
Annabelle (asleep) has disconnected.
look guest says, "byeeee"
MichelleM (asleep) has disconnected.
Theresa guest says, "bye everybody thanx!""
look guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove look guest.
Theresa guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove Theresa guest.
JenniferCa says, "buy"
TracyR says, "i know i will be seeing you tonight about
the soures jen"
TracyR says, "bye""
JenniferCa says, "cool"
TracyR (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo says, "see 'ya"
JenniferCa says, "if i could i want to see your too"
JenniferCa says, "see ya"
JenniferCa (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo goes out.
-- End log: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:14:47 pm OldPuebloMOO
time --
pablo has arrived.
pablo erases some stuff from the blackboard...
pablo writes on the blackboard...
pablo reorders a blackboard item...
pablo goes out.
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
richnierling guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
richnierling guest leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM says, "hi..ill be right back"
MarkL says, "alright"
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL says, "hey"
MarkL says, "what are we supposed to be doing?"
PrincessM says, "i have no idea ????"
MarkL says, "is Paul around?"
PrincessM says, "i dont know i just looked at the backboard"
PrincessM says, "and it says wwe have to read each others
essays"
PrincessM says, "but we should wait til theres more people"
MarkL says, "are we supposed to paste the entire essay?"
PrincessM says, "ill be right back im gonna go look for
someone...i guess the whole essay yeah...that sux..hold
on brb"
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL says, "alright so do you want to go first?"
MarkL says, "or do you want me to go?"
PrincessM says, "it doesnt matter either way"
PrincessM says, "mine sux though"
MarkL says, "okay, so does mine"
PrincessM says, "ill go first i guess"
PrincessM says, "hold on one sec"
PrincessM says, "ok it wont paste for some reason hold
on"
Amy arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM says, "ok u try cuz its not working"
PrincessM says, "hi amy......can you call me where are
you??"
MarkL says, " hold on"
PrincessM says, "ok"
PrincessM says, "amy????"
Amy says, ""so who is going first?""
PrincessM says, "mark cuz i cant get it to work"
MarkL says, "Mark Lauver"
MarkL says, "a fit subject for the censor." "The
English language," he says, "does pretty well"
Amy says, "sorry, I was reading the blackboard""
pablo has arrived.
Amy says, "no I can't call you""
pablo says, "hey there -- how's everyone in here?
any questions?"
PrincessM says, "pablo....it doesnt work when i try to
paste it"
Amy says, "I'm in a comp. lab""
PrincessM says, "ok"
-----------------------------------MarkL-----------------------------------
Mark Lauver
Paul Burkhardt
March 25, 2000
English 102
Patriotism in America During a Period of Crisis
I plead for a patriotism in peace as will as in war. Let us nor nearly
that patriotism
born of extremities which burns in the souls of men only when their country
is in
danger, but the patriotism of good citizen ship in low places and in high
places, in
season and out of season. Let us have the patriotism which moves
men to make
their country's welfare their own business, and in prosaic times of peace,
interest
themselves continually in the politics of their communities (Hays).
Patriotism and American pride have been a main reason
why the United States has been so successful as a country.
In general, the United States has a great abundance of
national pride, has one of the greatest governments, and
is a representative of the people. The most important
form of government is a government that has the people's
confidence and national pride. In Robert Houston's
novel Bisbee'17, he speaks generally of patriotism and
American national pride. Robert Houston shows the
importance of patriotism and American pride throughout his
novel and uses important characters such as Captain John
Greenway and Olson McCrea. Robert Houston also shows
the lack of patriotism with the character known as the
Guido who is a supporter of the great copper mining strike
in Bisbee, Arizona.
American nationalism plays a great part in the decisions
that are made and what actions are taken. Captain John
Greenway plays a big part early in the novel that shows
great patriotism towards his country. In this section of
Robert Houston's novel, Captain John Greenway and Mr.
Dowell entrusts Olson McCrea and begins his work for the
protection of citizens of the United States of America.
Mr. Dowell says, "There's an element of loyalty involved
here, of patriotism perhaps-even of Americanism, I think.
None of you will say anything to anyone about this, I
hope. Not even your families"(21). Robert
Houston uses this section of his novel to allow the reader to see and
understand the need for unity within an organization.
With the idea of unity, patriotism plays a great role.
McCrea is doing his job as a United States citizen to
protect the interests of his country.
There are also many instances of un-patriotic actions
and ideals throughout this novel, but seems to be of less
importance to Robert Houston. In this section of
Robert Houston's novel Bisbee '17, there is apparent
un-patriotic beliefs and almost hatred towards America.
Here, a Guido tells of his experience in court for a
free speech rap, " 'What's your nationality? The DA asks
me. The 'IWW,' I tell him. 'Then you're not a patriot?'
he says. 'Wouldn't you fight for the country?'
'Not me, boss,' I answer. 'I live in the city!' He was a
little perturbed then, 'No,' he says. "Fight
for your native land. I mean.' 'I don't own no land,' I tell him.
'The landlords own all the land, and the bosses own all
the machines. If you own any land, I'll fight you for
it!'" Using this in his novel shows no patriotism
whatsoever. Robert Houston used this character and the
characters ideals to create an opposition to the concrete
patriotism found within the text.
Here, Franklin Delano Roosevelt states in a speech written
in late 1917 about Americanism and the morals which
America was built upon. "Littleness, meanness,
falsehood, extreme partisanship: these are not in accord with
the American spirit. I like to think that in this
respect also we are moving forward&We have passed through a
great war. An armed conflict which called forth
every resource, every effort, on the part of the whole
population"(Roosevelt). During 1917, there was
a great need for patriotism and unification from the American
citizens. The year 1917 contained great conflicts
which created tension between the people of the United States.
Common interests such as Americanism and the hatred towards
fascism, and socialism enabled the citizens of the
United States to unite and stand behind its' country.
In the prologue of Robert Houston's novel, he writes
of events that have occurred in throughout the world
involving Germany, England, and France. He also
writes of the patriotism occurring in America to show their lack
of support for Germany.
Things have metamorphosed. Hamburger steak had become Salisbury steak.
Sauerkraut has become Liberty Cabbage. Schmidts have become Smiths.
The
Devil has become a German.
Teddy Roosevelt tells a patriotic rally that German-language newspapers
are
"a fit subject for the censor." "The English language," he says,
"does pretty well
without German or any other tongue." The St. Louis schools are dropping
German
from their curriculum. English. The school board says, teaches Americanism
(3-4).
Including this quote in his novel, Houston shows his
support for Americanism and patriotism. Houston wants to
show his patriotism and feelings for his country by allowing
the reader to create an image of hope and confidence
within the readers' mind.
Robert Houston
effectively creates an image of patriotism and American national pride
in his novel Bisbee
'17. The specific events of patriotism and nationalism
were used to allow the reader use his or her feelings
towards their country, and to question their own patriotism.
The use of Captain John Greenway and Olson McCrea
show Houston's true feelings of patriotism.
Hundreds of thousands of men and women arose in the spirit of consecrated
service
and unselfishly carried the burden of war-works at home and abroad.
I urge that
this army of patriots now realize that they have a duty in peace as well
in war.
That the nation needs their continuing devotion, and that they owe this
continuing
service to their country's welfare. We are the freest government
in the world, but
our strength rests totally in that patriotism which moves us everyday to
discharge
the debt we owe this nation by making and keeping conditions right in this
country
(Hays).
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
PrincessM says, "ok there is marks....but it wouldnt
work when i tried"
pablo [to PrincessM]: "did you highlight and copy your
text ok?
PrincessM says, "yeah....i typed @paste then when
i go to paste it it doesnt work"
pablo [to PrincessM]: "did you type @paste, then paste
in your text, then hit enter, then "." then enter again.
Knh arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Amy says, "I keep trying too, but for some reason the
computer I am on is rejecting it""
pablo says, "try to re-highlight & re-copy the text,
then try it again."
PrincessM [to Pablo] "when i right click to select paste
it wont even bring up the menu
pablo says, "you might try both right clicking in the
window, or using ctrl-v"
Amy says, "It took me a good 15 minutes for the computer
to finally let me log on""
pablo says, "that is, hold down the control key and hit
v."
PrincessM says, "ok well we'll do Marks first and ill
try it again later"
pablo says, "sometimes that works better than right clicking."
PrincessM says, "ok"
pablo says, "yes, try marks."
pablo says, "i'll be back."
PrincessM says, "ok"
pablo goes out.
Knh says, "i have my paper copied. do you want me to
try mine?"
Amy says, "hey meesh, how do i read the paper without
the page moving? is it just say without "?""
PrincessM says, "mark already copied his"
PrincessM says, "i dont know"
Knh says, "ok""
PrincessM says, "does he need to do it again so you can
read it??"
Knh says, "yes""
MarkL says, "okay then I'll do it"
Knh says, "thanks""
Amy says, ""Mark, the first sentence of your paper is
a little confusing""
MarkL says, "here goes"
-----------------------------------MarkL-----------------------------------
Mark Lauver
Paul Burkhardt
March 25, 2000
English 102
Patriotism in America During a Period of Crisis
I plead for a patriotism in peace as will as in war. Let us nor nearly
that patriotism
born of extremities which burns in the souls of men only when their country
is in
danger, but the patriotism of good citizen ship in low places and in high
places, in
season and out of season. Let us have the patriotism which moves
men to make
their country's welfare their own business, and in prosaic times of peace,
interest
themselves continually in the politics of their communities (Hays).
Patriotism and American pride have been a main reason
why the United States has been so successful as a country.
In general, the United States has a great abundance of
national pride, has one of the greatest governments, and
is a representative of the people. The most important
form of government is a government that has the people's
confidence and national pride. In Robert Houston's
novel Bisbee'17, he speaks generally of patriotism and
American national pride. Robert Houston shows the
importance of patriotism and American pride throughout his
novel and uses important characters such as Captain John
Greenway and Olson McCrea. Robert Houston also shows
the lack of patriotism with the character known as the
Guido who is a supporter of the great copper mining strike
in Bisbee, Arizona.
American nationalism plays a great part in the decisions
that are made and what actions are taken. Captain John
Greenway plays a big part early in the novel that shows
great patriotism towards his country. In this section of
Robert Houston's novel, Captain John Greenway and Mr.
Dowell entrusts Olson McCrea and begins his work for the
protection of citizens of the United States of America.
Mr. Dowell says, "There's an element of loyalty involved
here, of patriotism perhaps-even of Americanism, I think.
None of you will say anything to anyone about this, I
hope. Not even your families"(21). Robert
Houston uses this section of his novel to allow the reader to see and
understand the need for unity within an organization.
With the idea of unity, patriotism plays a great role.
McCrea is doing his job as a United States citizen to
protect the interests of his country.
There are also many instances of un-patriotic actions
and ideals throughout this novel, but seems to be of less
importance to Robert Houston. In this section of
Robert Houston's novel Bisbee '17, there is apparent
un-patriotic beliefs and almost hatred towards America.
Here, a Guido tells of his experience in court for a
free speech rap, " 'What's your nationality? The DA asks
me. The 'IWW,' I tell him. 'Then you're not a patriot?'
he says. 'Wouldn't you fight for the country?'
'Not me, boss,' I answer. 'I live in the city!' He was a
little perturbed then, 'No,' he says. "Fight
for your native land. I mean.' 'I don't own no land,' I tell him.
'The landlords own all the land, and the bosses own all
the machines. If you own any land, I'll fight you for
it!'" Using this in his novel shows no patriotism
whatsoever. Robert Houston used this character and the
characters ideals to create an opposition to the concrete
patriotism found within the text.
Here, Franklin Delano Roosevelt states in a speech written
in late 1917 about Americanism and the morals which
America was built upon. "Littleness, meanness,
falsehood, extreme partisanship: these are not in accord with
the American spirit. I like to think that in this
respect also we are moving forward&We have passed through a
great war. An armed conflict which called forth
every resource, every effort, on the part of the whole
population"(Roosevelt). During 1917, there was
a great need for patriotism and unification from the American
citizens. The year 1917 contained great conflicts
which created tension between the people of the United States.
Common interests such as Americanism and the hatred towards
fascism, and socialism enabled the citizens of the
United States to unite and stand behind its' country.
In the prologue of Robert Houston's novel, he writes
of events that have occurred in throughout the world
involving Germany, England, and France. He also
writes of the patriotism occurring in America to show their lack
of support for Germany.
Things have metamorphosed. Hamburger steak had become Salisbury steak.
Sauerkraut has become Liberty Cabbage. Schmidts have become Smiths.
The
Devil has become a German.
Teddy Roosevelt tells a patriotic rally that German-language newspapers
are
"a fit subject for the censor." "The English language," he says,
"does pretty well
without German or any other tongue." The St. Louis schools are dropping
German
from their curriculum. English. The school board says, teaches Americanism
(3-4).
Including this quote in his novel, Houston shows his
support for Americanism and patriotism. Houston wants to
show his patriotism and feelings for his country by allowing
the reader to create an image of hope and confidence
within the readers' mind.
Robert Houston
effectively creates an image of patriotism and American national pride
in his novel Bisbee
'17. The specific events of patriotism and nationalism
were used to allow the reader use his or her feelings
towards their country, and to question their own patriotism.
The use of Captain John Greenway and Olson McCrea
show Houston's true feelings of patriotism.
Hundreds of thousands of men and women arose in the spirit of consecrated
service
and unselfishly carried the burden of war-works at home and abroad.
I urge that
this army of patriots now realize that they have a duty in peace as well
in war.
That the nation needs their continuing devotion, and that they owe this
continuing
service to their country's welfare. We are the freest government
in the world, but
our strength rests totally in that patriotism which moves us everyday to
discharge
the debt we owe this nation by making and keeping conditions right in this
country
(Hays).
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
MarkL says, "there you go"
Knh says, "thank you""
MarkL says, "no prob"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "have fun -- and if you would like an e-transcript
of your session, email me later today with your
name, section # and discussion room #."
pablo goes out.
Knh says, "i like the opening quote""
Amy leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM says, "ok.....you used your outside sources
really well!!"
Knh says, "i like how you used them with the stuff from
the book""
Amy arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL says, " are you able to tell what me thesis is?"
Amy (asleep) has disconnected.
Knh says, "it's about patriotism""
PrincessM says, "ok hold on one sec while i go read again"
MarkL says, "is is clearly stated? or should I try to
be more focused?"
PrincessM says, "how in 1917 there was a lot of conflict
between the people of the us...about patriotism...i
think its pretty clear"
Knh says, "i like the thesis""
PrincessM says, "you did a really good job showing it"
Knh says, "i do think that you should explain how it
relates to the book more""
MarkL says, "alright"
Knh says, "ok""
MarkL says, "i'll see what I can do"
PrincessM says, "yeah you talk a lot about what really
happened and use outside sources maybe you could put a few
more things in there about the book"
Knh says, "ok""
MarkL says, "how is my analyisis"
Knh says, "of the book?""
MarkL says, "that has been my key problems"
PrincessM says, "i think you did a good job ..just maybe
add a little more of the book"
Amy has connected.
MarkL says, "Does it state and argument?"
Knh says, "you could have a really strong paper, if you
relate all of that great info to the book a little more""
pablo has arrived.
pablo nods to knh
Amy says, "sorry about that guys, my computer was going
crazy""
Knh says, "ok""
MarkL says, "sure."
MarkL says, "i'll do that too"
PrincessM says, "its ok...yeah Mark i think it just needs
a little more about the book...but besides that its
excellent"
pablo says, "yes the idea is to take your ideas about
the context and SHOW how they matter in the novel by
tracing out particular patterns, showing various relationships,
etc."
Knh says, "oh""
Amy says, "the first sentence was good but a little bit
confusing""
Knh says, "ok""
pablo says, "how could it be made less confusing?"
Knh says, "the quote?""
pablo goes out.
Amy says, "i think that some of the spelling was wrong
so it kinda threw me off the point a little""
PrincessM says, "mark in your actual paper you have quotes
around it right??"
MarkL says, "I wanted to say someting earlier, but Paul
came in. I only read 7- pages"
MarkL says, "70"
Knh says, "ok""
MarkL says, "quotes around the first quote?"
PrincessM says, "if you do then its fine.......its recording
right now shhhh"
PrincessM says, "yeah"
MarkL says, ":)"
MarkL says, "it is indented"
Knh says, "that's true""
MarkL says, "it is the MLA format"
PrincessM says, "ok cuz at first it sounds like you are
saying it"
PrincessM says, "but then afterward s you realize its
a quote"
Knh says, "it does sound like you're giving a speech"
Amy says, "yeah, I noticed that too""
MarkL says, "it didn't copy in the format that I wrote
it in"
PrincessM says, "ok cooll"
MarkL says, "it is a speech"
Knh says, "i still like the idea"
Amy says, "try to fix it so that the reader knows exactly
what's going on at all times""
Knh says, "i know but it sounds like it is coming from
you"
PrincessM [to Amy] check your email cuz i sent
you my paper and stuff k?
Knh says, "maybe you should put it in quotes""
MarkL says, "I think it is from FDR"
PrincessM says, "thats the only confusing part i think"
Amy says, "I know that you did, meesh, I got it""
PrincessM [to Amy] ok
MarkL says, "nevermind its not"
Knh says, "that's ok""
Knh says, "does anyone want to go next?"
PrincessM says, "ok well i think if you just add more
book and that quote is fine....in the format it wont be as
confusing.......then i think you will be done...i will"
Knh says, "ok"
MarkL says, "word"
PrincessM says, "im warning everyone that it is really
really really bad"
PrincessM says, "hold on one sec"
Knh says, "i'm sure that it's not"
PrincessM says, "after i paste it what do i put"
MarkL says, "This is pretty cool, I'm listening to music,
eating, watching TV, and studying for other classes,
and being in class at the same time! We should
do this more often"
PrincessM says, "enter??"
MarkL says, "hit enter"
MarkL says, "then '.' then enter again"
PrincessM says, "ok i pasted it in pressed enter then
it didnt do anything"
Knh says, "try it again""
PrincessM says, "ok hold on"
Amy says, "i think that you forgot to do '.' then enter
again, meesh""
---------------------------------PrincessM---------------------------------
On August
26th 1920, the 19TH Amendment was passed which granted women with
more power, authority, and
freedom. In Robert Houstons Bisbee 17, the author
showed how the roles of women were changing. Some of the
women remained in the traditional role while others were
pushing for change and going against the grain. These
roles are shown in the characters of Bunny, Remedia and
the other girls of the Gulch, and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
Bisbee 17
which is based on a true story, shows the struggle between the miners,
the owner, sheriff, and
strike leaders in 1917. Bisbee is the largest copper
mining town in the west. During the war, it is plagued by
chaos as the Wobblies (IWW) a union for the miners, fight
against a group of the most powerful men. During the
same time this struggle was occurring, women all across
America were involved in their own battle. They were
struggling to have their rights backed up by the Constitution.
The movement started in 1848 with the worlds
first womens rights convention, while in 1850 the first
national conference attracted over 1000 advocates from
across the country. The University of Iowa starts
the movement going when it first allows women to attend in
1855, and in 1862 single women may own land if they have
lived on it for at least five years. All of these
forward steps in the womens movement were set back when
in 1866 citizens and voters were clarified as male in th!
e Constitution as stated in the 14th Amendment.
However, this triggered a network of events which include the
American Equal Rights Association in 1866, and the beginning
of womens unions which supported equal pay which led
to the first womens suffrage law passed in the US in
the territory of Wyoming. In 1872 congress passed a law
which granted women the right to equal pay for equal
work, and the Susan B Anthony Amendment was presented to
Congress in 1878 which would grant women the right to
vote. Through the years that followed, Womens Associations
grew and became more powerful, and helped create more
freedom for women. Women were finally allowed to sue and
divorce, many women attended college, and the first woman
was elected to Congress in 1917 which is the same year
the Bisbee strike took place. In the years following,
especially 1920 and beyond, womens rights became a reality
as Amendments were passed giving women a new freedom.
(Legacy)
Bunny, Arts
fiance, is a great example of women during that time period that stayed
in the same
traditional role as before the womens movement.
She is Art Matthews fiance, and has been thought of that way
since she was thirteen and he fifteen (Houston, 45).
Bunny still lives in the role of servitude and
helplessness. She is the emotional, unstable woman
without an opinion of her own, who just lives to be loyal to
her man, Art Matthews. Bunny pours his tea for
him. Her face is small and she smells heavily of face powder.
She keeps her eyes downcast (Houston, 53). This
shows how women were thought to be inferior to men and how they
were taught to be subservient and obedient. Arts
mother, Harry Wheelers wife Alice and other women of the town
of Bisbee were also in the same old fashioned role as
Bunny. Remedia and the other girls of the Gulch were also
subservient. They all led a lifestyle that catered
to men, not unlike Bunny. However, they also were more
confident, a!
nd took charge of their own lives instead of living through
a man. However indignant and demeaning toward women,
the role of the girls on the Gulch was an improvement
from Bunny and the other women of Bisbee. These women had
their own opinion, and even though they served men, at
least they got paid. They had great confidence in
themselves, enjoyed their work, and were stronger willed
then most of the women in the town. Also despite the
fact that their sole purpose was to serve men, it was
the men who actually needed/wanted and depended on these
women. This gave more power to the women in the
Gulch, and made their subservient occupation seem slightly less
indignant.
On the other
hand, you have Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Flynn is a character who defies
the traditional
womens role, and is more up to date if not proceeding
the role of women in 1917. Flynn actually foreshadows the
womens movement. Her character is outgoing, defiant,
and powerful. She breaks the mold of the traditional
woman. Unlike Bunny who lives a like of servitude,
Flynn left her husband and entered a state of Free Love,
which was extremely radical at the time. Also,
instead of being submissive she was strong, domineering,
authoritative, and powerful. Flynn did not act
inferior to men in any way; she came across as strong,
opinionated, and overpowering. Art Matthews was
definitely affected by the power of this woman. Throughout the
story he could not help but think about her. To
him, she was mysterious and new, sort of like a big puzzle that
he needed to solve. Matthews was tired of the predictable
life he led, and wanted change. Bunny was not at all
interesting !
or even remotely mysterious so naturally he felt a certain
attraction towards the Flynn woman.
As the strike
in Bisbee wore on, the womens movement was still a large issue across the
rest of the
nation. The changes in the role of women are apparent
in Bisbee 17 by Robert Houston. Each of his characters
shows development and change along with the womens movement.
In comparing the characters of Bunny and Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn, one can see the dramatic change in women
from before and after the movement even though they are
both in the year 1917. Houston does wonderfully
developing each character to mimic the changes in society at the
time of the novel. Through reading the novel Bisbee
17 one can witness this change and reflect on how women have
become what they are today.
'.'
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
PrincessM says, "oh ok"
Knh says, "there it is"
PrincessM says, "im dumb"
Amy says, "no your not""
PrincessM says, "thnx"
PrincessM says, "there are some grammar errors that im
fixing...like i used present tnse in part of it instead of
past...so im changing that already, k?"
Amy says, "i think that it is a strong essay, on a very
good subject that seems to get over looked on occasion""
Knh says, "i wrote about this too"
PrincessM says, "really??"
PrincessM says, "i bet yours is better :)"
Knh says, "yes""
Knh says, "i doubt it"
Amy says, "who is knh?""
Knh says, "who is Amy?"
PrincessM says, "Amy is Amy :)"
Knh says, "very funny"
PrincessM says, "i try"
Amy says, "well, my name is amy""
Knh says, "i was kidding"
Amy says, "i know that your name isn't knh""
Knh says, "my name is Kat"
PrincessM says, "cool cool"
MarkL says, " okay just a second. I just printed
out the pare"
Amy says, "oh ok""
PrincessM says, "ok"
Knh says, "what"
Amy says, "i know who you are now""
Knh says, "that's nice"
Amy says, "cool""
Knh says, "when is class over"
PrincessM [to Amy] if i type like this can everyone read
it??
Knh says, "yes"
PrincessM says, "12 15"
PrincessM says, "ok"
Amy says, "12:15""
MarkL says, "You are talking about womens sufferage movement
right?"
Knh says, "what time is it"
PrincessM says, "im trying to figure out how to whisper......yeah
mark"
PrincessM says, "its 11 46"
Knh says, "ok"
Amy says, "11:50""
Knh says, "ok"
Amy says, "ok, well our clocks are different""
Knh says, "i like how you listed the people"
pablo has arrived.
PrincessM says, " :) like bunny and all them"
PrincessM says, "??"
Knh says, "yes, but did you write in that order?"
pablo says, "remember to print out and bring in essay
2 along with your unit 2 portfolio on thursday."
Knh says, "let me go back and read it again"
PrincessM says, "ok..yeah i wrote it in that order"
pablo says, "you should also post your essay to your
website & write the address of it on the front page of your
essay."
PrincessM says, "ok"
PrincessM says, "sounds good"
Knh says, "ok"
pablo goes out.
Amy says, "you do a good job of showing a lot of details""
Knh says, "i like how you have facts that lead up to
the time period"
PrincessM says, "do you think thats too much info about
suffrage???"
Knh says, "isn't that what your paper is about?"
PrincessM says, "yeah :) but i want to make sure i didnt
go overbaord"
PrincessM says, "oops..overboard"
Knh says, "how could you do that if that is what it is
about"
PrincessM says, "true"
Knh says, "ok then"
MarkL says, "i think your paper is very well written"
Knh says, "yes"
PrincessM says, "thank you"
MarkL says, "I'll be right back"
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM says, "ok"
Knh says, "what is he doing?"
PrincessM says, "who knows ???? :) "
PrincessM says, "as soon as he gets back we should do
the next essay"
Knh says, "my head hurts"
Knh says, "amy do you want to go?"
PrincessM says, "whos gonna go next.......i love meeting
in the moo instaed of class"
Knh says, "me too"
PrincessM says, "im in my pjs im cooking
talking on aol listening to 2pac and in class"
PrincessM says, " :)"
Amy says, "my computer isn't letting me call up my paper
and my backup disk is in my dorm room""
Amy says, "so you can go knh""
PrincessM [to Khn] if we dont get to your essay....then
you can emial it to me if you want
Knh says, "i am trying hold on"
PrincessM [to amy] i can do yours again later if you
want..if you changed it
------------------------------------Knh------------------------------------
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
Amy says, "k""
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL says, "sorry"
Knh says, "it didn't work"
PrincessM says, "hi there..its ok"
MarkL says, "what didn't work"
Knh says, "let me try again"
MarkL says, "pasting it?"
Knh says, "yes"
Amy says, "knh and mark what are your email addresses
so the i can email you my paper later today?""
MarkL says, "lauver@u.arizona.edu"
Knh says, "knholmes@u.arizona.edu"
Amy says, "cool, thanks guys""
MarkL says, "word"
PrincessM says, "ok so what are we gonna do......amy
and kat you can email me your papers"
PrincessM says, "meeshe_p@yahoo.com
and amy call me when you get home"
Amy says, "sounds good to me""
PrincessM says, "if were done are we allowed to go???"
Amy says, "partygirl_143@hotmail.com""
MarkL says, "That'll work for me too, but I won't be
home till about 5:00 this afternoom"
PrincessM says, "ok"
Amy says, "that's fine""
MarkL says, "so I might not get to until later"
PrincessM says, "hmmmmm.......so what is everyone up
to today??"
Amy leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
pablo has arrived.
Knh leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Knh arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM says, "ok what now??"
Amy arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
pablo says, "remember the extra credit with simon ortiz
tomorrow afternoon. details were emailed via the
listserv."
PrincessM says, "ok cool"
pablo says, "is it just the two of you?"
Knh says, "sorry, i don't know what happened"
PrincessM says, "no its 4 of us"
Knh says, "i got lost"
pablo says, "no problem the moo is a mysterious place."
Amy says, "pablo, i don't get things that the listserv
sends out""
pablo nods
PrincessM says, "me too"
pablo says, "did you join the listserv? do you
check your email account that you signed up for the listserv
with?"
Amy says, "so everything is due on thursday?""
pablo says, "yup."
pablo says, "send me an email asking if you are on the
listserv and i'll check it ou."
pablo says, "... out"
PrincessM says, "ok.....i will too"
Amy says, "yes i do, but i've gotten nothing""
Amy says, "ok""
PrincessM says, "same here"
pablo promises to look into it if you send him an email
reminder.
pablo winks
Knh says, "do we only put our paper on the web, or do
we have it in our folders too?"
pablo says, "both."
Amy says, "thank you""
Knh says, "ok, thanks"
PrincessM says, "thnx"
pablo says, "write the address of the website on the
front page of the printed version."
pablo goes out.
PrincessM says, "can we leave now??"
Amy says, "how do we do that web thing?""
PrincessM says, "ill tell you when you call"
Knh says, "what are you talking about"
Amy says, "ok""
Amy says, "thanks""
PrincessM says, "no prob"
Knh says, "can we leave"
PrincessM says, "thats what i want to know"
Amy says, "?""
Knh says, "how do we ask?"
PrincessM says, " :) i have no clue..hold
on one sec"
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM says, "im gonna find pablo"
Knh says, "ok"
PrincessM leaves for Lemmon Four
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM says, "yeah you can go"
PrincessM says, "bye"
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Knh says, "bye"
Knh leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Amy says, "later""
Amy (asleep) has disconnected.
MarkL (asleep) has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to cart Amy off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart MarkL off to bed.
Discussion Room 3: Section 118
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
EBrown3328 has arrived.
CheryleenT arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
EBrown3328 says, "anyone here yet?""
CheryleenT says, "I am""
EBrown3328 says, "cool""
CheryleenT says, "so""
CheryleenT says, "are we the only two in here?""
EBrown3328 says, "so far""
CheryleenT is your essay done?
EBrown3328 says, "do you know how to post the essays
on the moo. im not sure how""
CheryleenT i am still finishing mine
CheryleenT i had trouble posting my essay
CheryleenT on my webpage
EBrown3328 says, "me too..i dont know how""
CheryleenT hm i am not done with my essay either
EBrown3328 says, "you still have some time""
EBrown3328 says, "a couple days""
Annabelle has arrived.
CheryleenT have you revised essay 1?
EBrown3328 says, "most of it but I dont have my sources
complete yet""
CheryleenT So did you say you had trouble pasting your
essay on the moo?
EBrown3328 says, "ya i cant do it""
CheryleenTi am going to try mine
Annabelle leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
EBrown3328 says, "ok""
CheryleenT here it goes
CheryleenT ok it didn't work
EBrown3328 says, "what didnt""
CheryleenT my essay
EBrown3328 says, "how do we post it so that we can review
it for eachother""
TimO arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
CaraJ arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
CaraJ says, " there is no one in room 5.............so
i joined u. do u guys get this?""
EBrown3328 says, "ya i hear you""
EBrown3328 says, "anyone else here""
TimO says, "im here"
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
EBrown3328 says, "this is room three, correct""
CaraJ says, "k. who wants to start this........d o u
get it ? yeah this is room three""
Angela arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
EBrown3328 says, "i just dont know how to post my essay
for revision for you guys to read""
CaraJ says, " have any of u reised your essays yet?""
EBrown3328 says, "ya i have but i dont know how to post
it"
CaraJ says, " i still haven't really revised mine yet...""
Angela (asleep) has disconnected.
CaraJ says, "did u read the blackboard instructions""
CheryleenT did anyone see my essay?
CaraJ says, "no""
EBrown3328 says, "no i didnt""
CheryleenT blast
EBrown3328 says, "how do you view blackboard instructions""
Angela has connected.
CaraJ says, "k. i'[m going to try and paste mine. brb""
Angela says, "ok, i am here now, that was difficult""
EBrown3328 says, "did it work angela?""
Angela says, "well, i don't know what happned, so i just
restarted""
EBrown3328 says, "does anyone know what to do?"
TimO says, "not really"
CheryleenT leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
CheryleenT arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
-----------------------------------CaraJ-----------------------------------
1917 was a big year in many different ways. Not only
was there the turmoil involved in the war and the growing
problems with the IWW, but there was the issue of woman's
suffrage. In the novel Bisbee 17 by Robert Houston,
there are many issues that surface within the obvious
context. One of those would be the role that women played,
and the effect that they had on the time. In Houston's
novel, women are portrayed very little, and when they are
it's with very little significance or purpose. The main
reason for this would be the way in which women were
treated during the early 1900's. Throughout Bisbee 17,
women were shown as whores, unimportant, and followers.
Through Bisbee 17, there are three main ways which show
that women during that decade where of very little value.
First, the obvious portrayal of women as whores, secondly
the unimportance of women and their ideas, and thirdly
the lack of woman figures.
"."
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
EBrown3328 says, "how did you do that Cara?"
CaraJ says, "that's the intro""
Angela says, "cara..don't we need your whole essay?""
CaraJ says, "i have no idea..... i just went to the essay...
copied it... then get becak to the moo and type
@paste and then after that hit the control button and
v and then type a priod and hit enter""
Angela says, "that is what you are suppost to do...but
i think we need your entire essay""
Gabe arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
--------------------------------CheryleenT---------------------------------
Cheryleen Tohtsoni
English 102 sec. 118
March 15, 2000
Essay 2
Many people
do not know where the small town of Bisbee, Arizona is let alone know its
history. While the
rest of the world was involved in World War I the little
town of Bisbee was involved in its own little war. This
once peaceful mining town is torn apart, caught in the
middle of a strike between the IWW (International Workers
of the World) Wobblies and Phelps-Dodge, the local mining
company. This conflict in Bisbee occurred in 1917, and
was accompanied by other important events in history
both in the U.S and overseas.
Robert Houston
wrote Bisbee 17, which is based on a true story of the bitter mining dispute
between the
workers and the big bosses. This book contains characters
that are the embodiment of life in Bisbee during this
time. Within this story there are internal conflicts
that the characters struggle with and try to resolve at the
same time. This use of internal conflict shows the reader
that the characters Houston uses are not flat
characters but are round. They arent referred to as he/she/they
but rather they have names and personalities that
the reader can relate to on different levels.
At the time
that this incident in Bisbee was going on many other things in the world
were arising. One
major event was World War I in Europe, which began in
1914 and lasted until 1918. With the war going on an
increase in the demand of copper was made Bisbee was
the main distributor of copper in the west. The little town
of Bisbee was very grateful of the demand, which meant
more money for the workers families. But on the other end
in order to supply the copper it meant longer hours to
produce the amount needed. Many workers were not bothered
by the work but gradually it became tiresome and they
realized that they werent being fully compensated for their
work. So they, the IWW went on strike against Phelps-Dodge
in hopes that the conditions would improve.
Bisbee 17 begins about a week and a half after 3,000
miners went on strike because they felt they werent being
paid enough money. Brought to town, as the head of the
Wobblies was Big Bill Haywood. Houston makes out Haywoods
character to be a Wyatt Earp type, who is described as
big, nicely dressed, likes whiskey and has an ulcer.
Houston gives him the attitude of Haywood and the union
against the cops, or the law. He wants to be the great
hero of this dispute and for everyone to remember who
he is after this is all over. Caught in the middle of all
this is the sheriff of Bisbee Harry Wheeler, one of the
last two-gun sheriffs in the west. He is trying to be
neutral, not take the IWWs side or side of the law. He
is characterized as a tough guy, fast shooter, believes in
his own sense of honor. He wants to be objective and
fair while keeping peace and order among the people of
Bisbee. His own personal belief, as a patriotic citizen,
is that the Wobblies are unpatriotic. By knowin!
g these traits Sheriff Wheeler is somewhat of a hypocrite.
He wants to be fair and neutral but at the same time
he despises the Wobblies simply because they are not
patriotic. Because Wheeler represents the law he feels in
his heart that the law and his own words are the law.
Everyone must obey by this law that he barks out because it
is for his or her own best interest.
Another character
is Jim Brew, who is a simple person and a miner thats been around for a
long time. He
is dirty and the two main concerns in life that he has
is to take a bath and have a wife. Brew has had a special
relationship with Bo Whitley, the leader of the Wobblies
and he supports Bos ideas. Brew is so proud of when Bo
gives his speech to the workers:
Then he tells what the Wobs want. Six dollars and eight
hours a day, collar to collar. Water hoses on the
pneumatic drills to keep down the dust that gives you
the miners consumption and can kill you in less than a
year. No blasting during work shifts, so the mines dont
cave in and the dust choke you. Two men on all machines
underground, so if one gets hurt hes got somebody to
go for help before he lays there and dies. (Houston, 32)
Jim Brew is just a simple man, along with all the other
miners that work for Phelps-Dodge who want the credit
that they rightly deserve for their dangerous work.
Also taking place on the other side of the world during the strike in Bisbee
was the Russian
Revolution of 1917. The revolution was the result of
two smaller revolutions that made the USSR, or the Union of
Soviet Socialists Republics. These revolutions were somewhat
like the strike in Bisbee, for they both finalized a
change in all economic, political, and social relationships
in Russian society. They were fighting for a certain
type of relationship like the IWW was with the company.
The IWW and the revolutions represent the little man
versus the big man or the boss.
Another event that happened during 1917 was the Espionage Act of 1917 which
was a U.S.
legislation prohibiting espionage for a foreign country
and provided heavy penalties for such actions. Even
though this might seem as though it has nothing to do
with the activity in Bisbee with a closer reading one might
find that it does. In the book Bisbee 17 the people talk
down on the various ethnic groups, going as far as
calling them prejudice names. The characters feel that
they are inferior to these ethnic groups and that they are
no good. With the war going on in Europe many of these
ill feelings towards the ethnic groups of Europe are made
more apparent. The people of Bisbee feel that they must
all ban together against the different groups and try to
keep Bisbee as American as they can. Some characters
are extremely patriotic and the simple idea of betraying
their country is a big deal to them. With this Espionage
Act of 1917 the U.S legislation proposes to provide
heavy fines f!
or anyone who interferes with the U.S military and the
government. Being patriotic was a big thing, especially
for the people of the U.S in 1917, it defined who they
were as a person and country. Many had people from their
own family in the war and they to show as much support
as they could.
The women of Bisbee in this book were portrayed as whores, free women and
housewives who were at
their husbands beckon call. The housewives were not mentioned
a lot in this book. The whores and free women were
mentioned a lot, one such example was Gurley Flynn. Gurley
was the strong and intelligent strike organizer from
the East who believed in free love. Yet at the same time
she is tempting all the men of Bisbee with her looks and
her beliefs. One man that was especially attracted to
her is none other than Sheriff Harry Wheeler. Sheriff
Wheeler feels that if he shows his attraction to her
he will end up weak and a trader. Gurley Flynn existed in a
time where women were still in the process of developing
their rights and gender relations. Even though most
states had granted womens suffrage in 1917, among those
states was Arizona, it still was not in full use at the
time. Suffrage is:
the act of the right of women to share on equal terms
with men the political privileges afforded by
representative government, to vote in elections and referendums
and to hold public offices. (Encarta-Womens
Suffrage, 1)
I still need to add more info.
'.' 'enter'
:nope
:Cheryleen Tohtsoni
English 102 sec. 118
March 15, 2000
Essay 2
Many people
do not know where the small town of Bisbee, Arizona is let alone know its
history. While the
rest of the world was involved in World War I the little
town of Bisbee was involved in its own little war. This
once peaceful mining town is torn apart, caught in the
middle of a strike between the IWW (International Workers
of the World) Wobblies and Phelps-Dodge, the local mining
company. This conflict in Bisbee occurred in 1917, and
was accompanied by other important events in history
both in the U.S and overseas.
Robert Houston
wrote Bisbee 17, which is based on a true story of the bitter mining dispute
between the
workers and the big bosses. This book contains characters
that are the embodiment of life in Bisbee during this
time. Within this story there are internal conflicts
that the characters struggle with and try to resolve at the
same time. This use of internal conflict shows the reader
that the characters Houston uses are not flat
characters but are round. They arent referred to as he/she/they
but rather they have names and personalities that
the reader can relate to on different levels.
At the time
that this incident in Bisbee was going on many other things in the world
were arising. One
major event was World War I in Europe, which began in
1914 and lasted until 1918. With the war going on an
increase in the demand of copper was made Bisbee was
the main distributor of copper in the west. The little town
of Bisbee was very grateful of the demand, which meant
more money for the workers families. But on the other end
in order to supply the copper it meant longer hours to
produce the amount needed. Many workers were not bothered
by the work but gradually it became tiresome and they
realized that they werent being fully compensated for their
work. So they, the IWW went on strike against Phelps-Dodge
in hopes that the conditions would improve.
Bisbee 17 begins about a week and a half after 3,000
miners went on strike because they felt they werent being
paid enough money. Brought to town, as the head of the
Wobblies was Big Bill Haywood. Houston makes out Haywoods
character to be a Wyatt Earp type, who is described as
big, nicely dressed, likes whiskey and has an ulcer.
Houston gives him the attitude of Haywood and the union
against the cops, or the law. He wants to be the great
hero of this dispute and for everyone to remember who
he is after this is all over. Caught in the middle of all
this is the sheriff of Bisbee Harry Wheeler, one of the
last two-gun sheriffs in the west. He is trying to be
neutral, not take the IWWs side or side of the law. He
is characterized as a tough guy, fast shooter, believes in
his own sense of honor. He wants to be objective and
fair while keeping peace and order among the people of
Bisbee. His own personal belief, as a patriotic citizen,
is that the Wobblies are unpatriotic. By knowin!
g these traits Sheriff Wheeler is somewhat of a hypocrite.
He wants to be fair and neutral but at the same time
he despises the Wobblies simply because they are not
patriotic. Because Wheeler represents the law he feels in
his heart that the law and his own words are the law.
Everyone must obey by this law that he barks out because it
is for his or her own best interest.
Another character
is Jim Brew, who is a simple person and a miner thats been around for a
long time. He
is dirty and the two main concerns in life that he has
is to take a bath and have a wife. Brew has had a special
relationship with Bo Whitley, the leader of the Wobblies
and he supports Bos ideas. Brew is so proud of when Bo
gives his speech to the workers:
Then he tells what the Wobs want. Six dollars and eight
hours a day, collar to collar. Water hoses on the
pneumatic drills to keep down the dust that gives you
the miners consumption and can kill you in less than a
year. No blasting during work shifts, so the mines dont
cave in and the dust choke you. Two men on all machines
underground, so if one gets hurt hes got somebody to
go for help before he lays there and dies. (Houston, 32)
Jim Brew is just a simple man, along with all the other
miners that work for Phelps-Dodge who want the credit
that they rightly deserve for their dangerous work.
Also taking place on the other side of the world during the strike in Bisbee
was the Russian
Revolution of 1917. The revolution was the result of
two smaller revolutions that made the USSR, or the Union of
Soviet Socialists Republics. These revolutions were somewhat
like the strike in Bisbee, for they both finalized a
change in all economic, political, and social relationships
in Russian society. They were fighting for a certain
type of relationship like the IWW was with the company.
The IWW and the revolutions represent the little man
versus the big man or the boss.
Another event that happened during 1917 was the Espionage Act of 1917 which
was a U.S.
legislation prohibiting espionage for a foreign country
and provided heavy penalties for such actions. Even
though this might seem as though it has nothing to do
with the activity in Bisbee with a closer reading one might
find that it does. In the book Bisbee 17 the people talk
down on the various ethnic groups, going as far as
calling them prejudice names. The characters feel that
they are inferior to these ethnic groups and that they are
no good. With the war going on in Europe many of these
ill feelings towards the ethnic groups of Europe are made
more apparent. The people of Bisbee feel that they must
all ban together against the different groups and try to
keep Bisbee as American as they can. Some characters
are extremely patriotic and the simple idea of betraying
their country is a big deal to them. With this Espionage
Act of 1917 the U.S legislation proposes to provide
heavy fines f!
or anyone who interferes with the U.S military and the
government. Being patriotic was a big thing, especially
for the people of the U.S in 1917, it defined who they
were as a person and country. Many had people from their
own family in the war and they to show as much support
as they could.
The women of Bisbee in this book were portrayed as whores, free women and
housewives who were at
their husbands beckon call. The housewives were not mentioned
a lot in this book. The whores and free women were
mentioned a lot, one such example was Gurley Flynn. Gurley
was the strong and intelligent strike organizer from
the East who believed in free love. Yet at the same time
she is tempting all the men of Bisbee with her looks and
her beliefs. One man that was especially attracted to
her is none other than Sheriff Harry Wheeler. Sheriff
Wheeler feels that if he shows his attraction to her
he will end up weak and a trader. Gurley Flynn existed in a
time where women were still in the process of developing
their rights and gender relations. Even though most
states had granted womens suffrage in 1917, among those
states was Arizona, it still was not in full use at the
time. Suffrage is:
the act of the right of women to share on equal terms
with men the political privileges afforded by
representative government, to vote in elections and referendums
and to hold public offices. (Encarta-Womens
Suffrage, 1)
I still need to add more info.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
CaraJ says, "do u need the whole essay? i thought it
was just to proofread sentence structure or something""
CheryleenT oops
CheryleenT hey here's my essay
CheryleenT sorry it's there three times
CheryleenT heehee
Angela says, "ok..so we are going to do cheryleen's first""
CheryleenT go for it
CaraJ says, "k.... did u guys ever figure out how to
get the paper posted on your web cite?""
TimO says, "yeah"
pablo has arrived.
CaraJ says, "hmmmmmmmm...........is it long and complicated?""
pablo says, "how is everyone doing in here? any
questions?"
CheryleenT nope
CaraJ says, "nope..........once we have read everyones
essay should we do anything else?""
TimO says, "not really"
Angela says, "we are just proofing eachothers essays
right""
pablo says, "remember -- have fun. but also remember
that this conversation counts as a journal writing assign.
so be productive for the class period if you want full
credit."
pablo says, "yes. proof read, but also edit/revise.
don't just correct for grammar, spelling, etc. remember
what we talked about in class."
pablo [to CaraJ]: "it will be tough to get through 5
essays in class time. i'll stop back later and see how
you're doing!
pablo goes out.
Angela says, "say"
Gabe says, "'hello"
Angela says, "how do you make it stay?"
Gabe says, " i could have sworn i was a five but ...."
CheryleenT says, "make what stay?""
CaraJ says, "alright...so does anyone have anything to
say about the essay? i know. i can't read it b/c it keeps
scrolling down.""
Angela says, "i can't either"
CaraJ says, " i was a five... but only u and i were in
there.so i went to three too.""
Angela says, "ok..try not to use contractions in your
essay""
CheryleenT says, "alright""
CheryleenT says, "hey does it make any sense?""
EBrown3328 (asleep) has disconnected.
Angela says, "third paragraph topic sentance needs a
camma after the word 'on'.."
CaraJ says, " i thought it made sense. just tighten it
up a little""
CheryleenT says, "any other suggestions?""
EBrown3328 has connected.
EBrown3328 says, "hello""
Gabe says, "' hold on im still reading it"
EBrown3328 says, "can someone post there essay agin..i
got signed off""
CheryleenT says, "my essay?""
Angela says, "and in the third paragraph, take out the
But in the 5th sentance""
Gabe says, "'please"
EBrown3328 says, "sure i will proof it for you right
now""
EBrown3328 says, "just send it over again":"
Angela says, "remember to underline the title""
--------------------------------CheryleenT---------------------------------
"Cheryleen Tohtsoni
English 102 sec. 118
March 15, 2000
Essay 2
Many people
do not know where the small town of Bisbee, Arizona is let alone know its
history. While the
rest of the world was involved in World War I the little
town of Bisbee was involved in its own little war. This
once peaceful mining town is torn apart, caught in the
middle of a strike between the IWW (International Workers
of the World) Wobblies and Phelps-Dodge, the local mining
company. This conflict in Bisbee occurred in 1917, and
was accompanied by other important events in history
both in the U.S and overseas.
Robert Houston
wrote Bisbee 17, which is based on a true story of the bitter mining dispute
between the
workers and the big bosses. This book contains characters
that are the embodiment of life in Bisbee during this
time. Within this story there are internal conflicts
that the characters struggle with and try to resolve at the
same time. This use of internal conflict shows the reader
that the characters Houston uses are not flat
characters but are round. They arent referred to as he/she/they
but rather they have names and personalities that
the reader can relate to on different levels.
At the time
that this incident in Bisbee was going on many other things in the world
were arising. One
major event was World War I in Europe, which began in
1914 and lasted until 1918. With the war going on an
increase in the demand of copper was made Bisbee was
the main distributor of copper in the west. The little town
of Bisbee was very grateful of the demand, which meant
more money for the workers families. But on the other end
in order to supply the copper it meant longer hours to
produce the amount needed. Many workers were not bothered
by the work but gradually it became tiresome and they
realized that they werent being fully compensated for their
work. So they, the IWW went on strike against Phelps-Dodge
in hopes that the conditions would improve.
Bisbee 17 begins about a week and a half after 3,000
miners went on strike because they felt they werent being
paid enough money. Brought to town, as the head of the
Wobblies was Big Bill Haywood. Houston makes out Haywoods
character to be a Wyatt Earp type, who is described as
big, nicely dressed, likes whiskey and has an ulcer.
Houston gives him the attitude of Haywood and the union
against the cops, or the law. He wants to be the great
hero of this dispute and for everyone to remember who
he is after this is all over. Caught in the middle of all
this is the sheriff of Bisbee Harry Wheeler, one of the
last two-gun sheriffs in the west. He is trying to be
neutral, not take the IWWs side or side of the law. He
is characterized as a tough guy, fast shooter, believes in
his own sense of honor. He wants to be objective and
fair while keeping peace and order among the people of
Bisbee. His own personal belief, as a patriotic citizen,
is that the Wobblies are unpatriotic. By knowin!
g these traits Sheriff Wheeler is somewhat of a hypocrite.
He wants to be fair and neutral but at the same time
he despises the Wobblies simply because they are not
patriotic. Because Wheeler represents the law he feels in
his heart that the law and his own words are the law.
Everyone must obey by this law that he barks out because it
is for his or her own best interest.
Another character
is Jim Brew, who is a simple person and a miner thats been around for a
long time. He
is dirty and the two main concerns in life that he has
is to take a bath and have a wife. Brew has had a special
relationship with Bo Whitley, the leader of the Wobblies
and he supports Bos ideas. Brew is so proud of when Bo
gives his speech to the workers:
Then he tells what the Wobs want. Six dollars and eight
hours a day, collar to collar. Water hoses on the
pneumatic drills to keep down the dust that gives you
the miners consumption and can kill you in less than a
year. No blasting during work shifts, so the mines dont
cave in and the dust choke you. Two men on all machines
underground, so if one gets hurt hes got somebody to
go for help before he lays there and dies. (Houston, 32)
Jim Brew is just a simple man, along with all the other
miners that work for Phelps-Dodge who want the credit
that they rightly deserve for their dangerous work.
Also taking place on the other side of the world during the strike in Bisbee
was the Russian
Revolution of 1917. The revolution was the result of
two smaller revolutions that made the USSR, or the Union of
Soviet Socialists Republics. These revolutions were somewhat
like the strike in Bisbee, for they both finalized a
change in all economic, political, and social relationships
in Russian society. They were fighting for a certain
type of relationship like the IWW was with the company.
The IWW and the revolutions represent the little man
versus the big man or the boss.
Another event that happened during 1917 was the Espionage Act of 1917 which
was a U.S.
legislation prohibiting espionage for a foreign country
and provided heavy penalties for such actions. Even
though this might seem as though it has nothing to do
with the activity in Bisbee with a closer reading one might
find that it does. In the book Bisbee 17 the people talk
down on the various ethnic groups, going as far as
calling them prejudice names. The characters feel that
they are inferior to these ethnic groups and that they are
no good. With the war going on in Europe many of these
ill feelings towards the ethnic groups of Europe are made
more apparent. The people of Bisbee feel that they must
all ban together against the different groups and try to
keep Bisbee as American as they can. Some characters
are extremely patriotic and the simple idea of betraying
their country is a big deal to them. With this Espionage
Act of 1917 the U.S legislation proposes to provide
heavy fines f!
or anyone who interferes with the U.S military and the
government. Being patriotic was a big thing, especially
for the people of the U.S in 1917, it defined who they
were as a person and country. Many had people from their
own family in the war and they to show as much support
as they could.
The women of Bisbee in this book were portrayed as whores, free women and
housewives who were at
their husbands beckon call. The housewives were not mentioned
a lot in this book. The whores and free women were
mentioned a lot, one such example was Gurley Flynn. Gurley
was the strong and intelligent strike organizer from
the East who believed in free love. Yet at the same time
she is tempting all the men of Bisbee with her looks and
her beliefs. One man that was especially attracted to
her is none other than Sheriff Harry Wheeler. Sheriff
Wheeler feels that if he shows his attraction to her
he will end up weak and a trader. Gurley Flynn existed in a
time where women were still in the process of developing
their rights and gender relations. Even though most
states had granted womens suffrage in 1917, among those
states was Arizona, it still was not in full use at the
time. Suffrage is:
the act of the right of women to share on equal terms
with men the political privileges afforded by
representative government, to vote in elections and referendums
and to hold public offices. (Encarta-Womens
Suffrage, 1)
I still need to add more info.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
Angela says, "the introduction paragraph seems choppy..i
think it is becuause you change tenses..try to stick to
either past or present..i recomend the latter""
CaraJ says, " i like that u have a lot of info from the
book.... but u seem to tangent off and get away from the
thesis a little""
EBrown3328 says, "your intro is stron. i like it""
Angela says, "what is the thesis exactly?""
CheryleenT says, "hm i really have no clue, i just wrote
it..""
Angela says, "oh, ok"
Angela says, "thanks :)""
EBrown3328 says, "cara..your thesis is not in the first
paragraph, is it?"
Gabe says, "'okay the way you weave the events of ninteen-seventeen
is adequate, but you dont let the reader know
at the outset, that this is a contextual analysis"
CaraJ says, " yeah... it should be...unless i cut it
off""
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "if you have a web version of your essay,
it would be easier to read if you just give out the address
and allow everyone to point a new browser window at it."
pablo says, "if you have a web version of your essay,
it would be easier to read if you just give out the address
and allow everyone to point a new browser window at it."
Gabe says, "'i like the idea of thee dimentional charachters,
and would love to hear more on that topic"
pablo goes out.
CheryleenT [to Gabe} "so i should make it more apparent
to the readers the type of essay that i am writing?"
Angela says, "i think that possibly you can add another
sentance to your first paragraph, that can act as a
thesis, and you can add that this is a textyal analysis..""
EBrown3328 says, "cara i like your paper. maybe a few
more secondary sources would make it better.""
TimO says, "you need to one topic and use the text to
support that idea"
EBrown3328 says, " I agree with angela's suggetsion..a
thesis in the first paragraph would help:"
Gabe says, "'definitly, as that would be condisdered
one of the readers need's"
CaraJ says, " thanks..... yeah.. i need to incooperate
more sources...... i had trouble finding them though""
Angela says, "did you to to ebsco host""
Angela says, "and just type in keywords""
CheryleenT [to cara] "i thought your essay was good,
it just needs a few more sources"
CaraJ says, " yeah. and looked up a bunch of stuff...women....history...feminism...i
only got like five
articles.""
CaraJ says, " i'll look more tonight""
EBrown3328 says, "everything else is pretty good though.
nice job""
Gabe says, "' do you get what i mean?"
CaraJ says, " thanx""
EBrown3328 says, "dont forget a title for your paper
too""
CaraJ says, " yeah.......i always forget that :)""
Angela says, "do do you feel that we helped you cara?""
EBrown3328 says, "cara if i have my paper saved on my
hard drive, how do i paste it here but copy and paste it. I
cant get it to work""
Angela says, "do you have anything else you want us to
look at?""
Gabe says, ""i do"
CheryleenT [to cara] go to http://encarta.msn.com
this is where I found most of my information
CaraJ says, " yeah.... i should've posted the whole paper...
no that's fine. i'm going to change a lot of it
anyways...""
CheryleenT says, "it's really helpful""
Angela says, "ok cool! so who is next? Eric, are you
trying?""
CaraJ says, " k. thanks... 8i go and look at it tonight>"
CaraJ says, " how did u guys do on your last paper?""
Gabe says, ""so anyone ready for another essay?"
EBrown3328 says, "ya but im not sure how to get it up
on this form. canyou help""
CheryleenT says, "is your paper pasted here?""
Gabe says, ""mine is not as of yet"
CaraJ says, "copy it then go back to the moo and type
@paste and then hit the control button and the letter v at
the same time. then hit enter and then type a period
and enter""
Gabe says, "shall i?"
EBrown3328 says, "i went to word and copied it, now how
do i pate it here""
CheryleenT says, "yup""
CheryleenT says, "same way"
CheryleenT says, "that's how i did mine""
CheryleenT says, "does anyone else have an essay ready?"
CaraJ says, " we have three to go?""
Angela says, "ok...can i go?""
TimO says, "sure"
CaraJ says, " yeah........ go for it""
-----------------------------------Gabe------------------------------------
The true context of Robert Houstons, Bisbee 17 is not
in fact that of the climate of that era, but rather the
period in which Houston wrote. The inside cover
of the 1999 printing yields that Houstons copyright is dated
1979; thus the real social context of this book is the
atmosphere, of colleges in the 60s and 70s. However, this
work falls into a genre called historical-fiction; in
this case it is specifically based on an actual event.
Hence we must first understand the Context of the event,
to which it refers, before looking at the context of its
creation. In essence we must first address the
history and only then, can we analyze the fiction. As we embark
on a liberally abridged version of history, we must first
notice that it is abridged, and history is
intrinsically un-objective. With these two points
in mind lets look backward.
The Period following the Industrial Revolutions had far
reaching repercussions on society as it stood, at the
time. Clearly defined, crystal perfect, social
roles were blurred, to say the least. This is how we view that
period via our historical glass, whether that glass is
for looking or for swilling is still unclear to me, but
that aside. The pastoral past was shattered and
things such as factories, mills, machinery and mines started to
populate the land. Some were built in cities and
others had cities built around them. Regardless, people were
now living, not scattered about the countryside, but
concentrated in compact blocks of humanity, with novel
things like electricity and steel.
The cities were connected together with a vast amount
of metal. Steel and copper fed a new kind of information
revolution. The world over, there was a mass exodus from
the countryside to the cities. Or to take a slightly
different perspective, the cities moved into the country,
to exploit the resources necessary to maintain a city,
cities formed in increasinly remote pieces of land, thus
making them less remote. To use a clich, the world was
busy growing into the small world we know today.
Soon after this happend, people in cities began to create
things, or rather create ideas.
Ideas like the means of production, proletariat, and
bourgeoisie came into existence in the mid-nineteenth
century, possible in reaction to the changing possibly
environment. The social structure of feudalism was turned
into dialectic of social class. The haves, bourgeoisees
and the have nots proletariat and Ironically the idea
of a proletarians were, largely created by a very bourgeois,
bunch of authors. The foremost of which, Karl Marx,
wrote his manifesto in 1848. He coined the phrase,
workers of the world, unite. His ideas were taken up by a
variety of people, including IWW, whose name bares a
keen resemblance to Marxs catch phrase.
These groups began attempting to implement this new thing
called socialism with a fervent zeal. Marxs work Das
Kapital, became somewhat like the Bible of Socialism.
This is oddly ironic, as these zealots were thumping their
books and belting out songs about the opiate of the masses
like a church choir accompanied by a harmonica. The
idea behind American socialism is one of, levee en masse,
or strength in numbers. Thus the hammer comes down
harder due to the amount of muscle behind it. Socialism,
which could be seen as a product of mechanization, sees
the world in a very mechanical way.
The instrument of these unions, was a strike. The
dynamics of a strike are quite simple, since a machine is
dependent on its cogs; your new realization of your being
a cog gives you enormous power. If enough cogs
simultaneously fail the machine seizes, or at least thats
the idea. So you get you and as many of your fellow
cogs decide to stop working, and the machine stops.
But why in this time of industrial proliferation would you
want any machine, especially the one you are a part of?
Simple, it has to do with those two new classes.
The idea is that they are at war, for the bourgeoisie is trying
to rape the proletariat and will never pay them what
they are really worth. The reason is that the bourgeoisie
are greedy capitalist sons o bitches, and wont let the
working stiff get any more than they can get away with.
Thus the proletarians need for more capital is from the
bourgeoiss money-grubbing greed.
So the proletarians form unions to go on strike for a
larger share of the coins that the bourgeoisie seems to
control. This is of course before the stock incentive
or 401k. So all these cogs seize. Ask any machinist, who
is incidentally not part of a union yet, what really
happens to a machine when bearings fail. The machine doesnt
come to a peaceful stop; it tears itself apart.
The seizing metal begins to resemble a seizure, grand moll
style. Metal shaves off other metal till every
screw that can be stripped is, and every raped proletarian is
bloodied from a strike-breaking gang, banging them up,
with blunt metal instruments. This apocalyptic scenario
can only end in a few ways, if you ask that well paid
machinist. They are as follows:
The defective part is replaced
The engine driving this machine is stopped
So what is the force that is driving this labor war?
Well specifically, its another war; WWI.
Incidentally one of those Book thumping bible haters
has a take on why WWI happened. It is a direct result of
imperialism, the most highly developed form of capitalism.
V.I Ullianov, a.k.a. Lenin, wrote this.
Thus the strikers were ground into metal shavings, because
they went on strike to get more coins that were stuck
from the materials that they produced; which as seen
the diamond clear rearview-mirror of Lenins car, was driven
by a gigantic motor powered by capitalism; Capitalism
being a way of doing business in which every one decides to
share a currency. Hmnnn&?
Damn shitty,
if I dont say so myself. Oh and at the end of this, the copper mining
have created such
mountainous holes, that could conceivably serve as the
mass grave of all of humanity. The only thing that
contradicts itself more than this, is this itself.
Assuming that the machine's engine is still running.
If you ask an
I think tom stoppard put it best when he said something
to the effect of [humanity] can give you love, blood and
rhetoric, we can give you rhetoric and blood, or we can
give you love and blood, or all three, consecutively, or
concurrently, but what we cannot give you Love and rhetoric
without the blood, for blood is compulsory&. Tis not
that, thats all we can do; Its that, that is what we
do.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
EBrown3328 ."
CaraJ says, " what is the thesis supposed to be....?""
Gabe says, "' to put thin in its own context, i can say
that i havent finished the book, so i havent chosen my
examples..I also whis to come to a conclusion in which
the turbulent times are seen in reflextion to the 60's and
70's"
EBrown3328 (asleep) has disconnected.
Gabe says, "'i havent written the thesis yet"
Gabe says, ""would just like some feedback as to the
flow of the historical discussion"
CheryleenT says, "i like how you reflect on the decade
that Bisbee '17 was written in contrast with the year
1917"
EBrown3328 has connected.
CaraJ says, " k.... i like it but it's really hard to
concentrate on.....i think having a thesis would help me
focus on it better......."
Angela says, "yeah..i really like your introduction....alot...deffinatly
needs a thesis that lets the reader know
why you are going into the history""
Gabe says, "' thats what contextual analysis is"
CheryleenT says, "very well articulated essay"
EBrown3328 says, "i still cant get it posted. after i
hot ctrl v i dont know what to do:"
CheryleenT says, "strong intro"
CaraJ says, " are u going to use sources?""
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "any questions in here?"
EBrown3328 says, "Pablo how do i get my essay posted
after hitting @paste and then ctrl V?"
TimO says, "I think the essay will be fine once you add
some support from the novel"
Gabe says, "' yeah but ive got to narrow my field of
view"
pablo says, "i will be posting the transcripts of the
discussion rooms, so you will be able to review your peer's
ideas."
CheryleenT says, "yeah""
pablo says, "hit enter, then ".", then enter again."
pablo says, "don't use ""
EBrown3328 oks.
CaraJ says, " yeah.......... just get the thesis down
and get some sources.... make sure to use the book
andsecondary sources.""
Gabe says, "'i think that i shall pick my sources after
i solidify my thesis; which can only happen after i
finish the book"
EBrown3328 says, ".""
pablo says, "yes, the idea is to trace a pattern that
you see in the novel and explain it (whys, hows) by
referencing what you've learned about the context."
CheryleenT says, "pablo how do you freeze the screen
so you can go back and read the essay?""
pablo goes out.
CaraJ says, " how far r u from the end?""
CheryleenT says, "or not..."
Gabe says, "'20 or so pages"
CaraJ says, " know. it's hard to read the essay
when it keeps moving.""
pablo has arrived.
TimO says, "to hold the screen just type say"
pablo says, "you can type say to keep the text from scrolling."
CaraJ says, " oh. that's not too bad...... i think u
will have a really good paper. different from everyone
elses.""
CheryleenT says, "ok, thanks"
pablo says, ""say" and then enter (with no quotes)"
Gabe says, "'so where are the weaknesses and strongpoints
in the structure of my idea?"
CaraJ says, "say""
pablo says, "or you can look at someone's essay on their
website if they've posted it."
pablo goes out.
CheryleenT says, "Gabe your paper is good and will be
original from everyone else's"
Gabe says, ""forget about origionality, what is confusing
about it, where did i fuck up? Rip it to shreds if you
wouldnt mind"
EBrown3328 says, ".""
Angela says, ""ok..on thing i noticed..is that you sometimes
capatlize words in the middle of sentances....is
this styalistic?""
CheryleenT says, "need a thesis""
EBrown3328 says, ".""
Gabe says, ""no probably just type oes"
Angela says, "the problem i have is that some of the
ideas are so complex that they complicate the reader"
pablo has arrived.
CheryleenT says, "i was a bit confused reading it also"
pablo says, "yes, it can be painful to be complicated."
Gabe says, "'anything in particular?"
pablo says, "how could gabe relate his ideas more clearly?"
CheryleenT says, "most of the words that you used
, i haven't heard of "
Angela says, "ok.for instance..."
pablo says, "in other words, what about the style or
technique of his writing makes it difficult to follow?"
CheryleenT says, "language"
pablo says, "pick a sentence or two and try and make
it more clear."
pablo goes out.
Gabe says, "'like which ones??"
Angela says, "say"
EBrown3328 says, "ya, some of it was a little confusing.
focus more on your thesis""
Gabe says, "' i understand that its confusing, but im
just looking for some specific help"
CaraJ says, " i liked it... u have a lot of good ideas...
but sometimes it just doesn't flow... it's not really
an academic paper.......more like opinions... that could
be because there is not thesis and stuff. u seem to
jump. u go from the 60' s and 70's to the burgoiuse to
Karl Marx. ""
Angela says, "the paragraph about the haves and the have
nots'"
Gabe says, ""i hate that paragraph too"
EBrown3328 says, "a lot of it just doesnt tie in""
CheryleenT says, "it's more academic, like the essay
we wrote in english 101"
CaraJ says, " i think it's hard to give u advice because
there is no thesis to relate it too. honestly i don't
really get the point.......i know u want it to be aboiut
contexual analysis. but.....""
CheryleenT says, "same here"
Gabe says, "'yeah ... its really only half of a pare,
but hell its all ive got for now"
Gabe says, "'half a paper"
Gabe says, "' is what i meant to say"
Angela says, "ok..one question""
CaraJ says, " that's fine. i think you'll have a good
paper once u finish the book, get a thesis and get some
sources.""
Angela says, "the last paragraph???""
CaraJ says, " yea.... i noticed that too.""
CheryleenT says, "me too"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "what about the last paragrph?"
pablo goes out.
CheryleenT says, "what up with the last paragraph"
Gabe says, "" thats where im going to go into the actuall
context of the 60s andd 70s"
CaraJ says, " eric. did u figure out how to copy yet?""
Angela says, ""that is not a conclution is it?"
Gabe says, "' its just a fancy way of saying 'in the
end we all die''"
CaraJ says, " how depressing""
Gabe says, "'no its not a conclusion"
--------------------------------EBrown3328---------------------------------
Eric Brown
Context Essay
English 102-118
Spring 2000
Reading Between the Lines
During World War One, the price of copper reached unprecedented
heights and the companies reaped enormous
profits. With five thousand miners working around
the clock, Bisbee was booming. However, the miners never saw
any rewards and were treated unfairly. In Bisbee 17,
Robert Houston examines a political context. The constant
battles between the Wobblies (workers) and the rich mining
companies created tension among all citizens of
Bisbee. Racial factors and social discrimination were
examined along with arrogant decision-making and acts of
dehumanization of women. Writing in the early twentieth
century, Houston was influenced over events that were
taking place not just in Bisbee, Arizona, but also major
actions occurring around the world. The same time that
the Bisbee incident was stirring, the First World War
had erupted and political strain was soaring among all
Americans. Having caused political turmoil, World War
One altered political beliefs of numerous Americans, which
!
is reflected in Houstons context. Many characters in
Bisbee 17 were pressured into making pitiless and vindictive
decisions that can be viewed as "politically incorrect."
Therefore Robert Houstons purpose for discussing certain
events in his context directly relates to the worlds
political activities and is reflected in Bisbee 17.
World War One was one of the first periods in American
history that put a social division on society. Citizens of
the country were forced to enter a draft and fight for
the safety and prosperity of our country. This war was the
first step in the rise of America becoming the world
power that it is today. Despite some hard feelings, America
took the initiative and fought with bravery. (Hanson
21.) We were also responsible in helping other countries
that were involved. Although all people were citizens
and lived and worked in the same country, a debate arose.
Not all people were for the war. Many thought that getting
involved and fighting was the wrong thing to do while
others thought that we should do as our country tells
us, no questions asked. In Bisbee 17, Houston displays in a
more regional context the struggles and accusations of
what a good American citizen should be. Art Matthews, a
member of the IWW, is a hard worker and is a decent man.
However he realizes that he is !
not treated fairly by the copper mine owners and is sick
of not being respected. A local district attorney
denounces him by not being a patriot and loyal citizen
to his country. Wouldnt you fight for the country? Not me
boss, I answer. I love in the city! He was a little perturbed
by then. I dont own no land, I tell him. The
landlords own all the land, and the bosses own all the
machines. If I own any land, Ill fight you for it!
(Houston 86.) This relates to a political context because
while some Americans were looked down upon by not
supporting the war, the members of the IWW were also
looked down upon by government figures for not supporting
certain beliefs. Here, Houston utilizes a popular theme
occurring in the world around him and shapes it into a
more centralized and local text.
Before the 20th century, the female role had been played
down. Most women did not work and were around solely to
help raise the mans family and do household work. Men
were the only ones working in big businesses and making
money to raise their family. However, World War One changed
everything. Since men were the ones who had to leave
both job and their family to go fight in a war far away,
it became imperative that the females leave to join the
work force. This was necessary so that the family could
derive a source of income and keep her children healthy
and off the streets. Throughout the span of WW1, the
percent of working women jumped from 7% to 41%. It was time
that women acclaimed a more demanding role. (Western
133.) Instead of being mens sex toys and sitting at home
while the men went out to work, the female group became
more demanding. Realizing the power that they contain,
women began filling respectful and high paying jobs.
Robert Houston shows this in Bisbee 17. A w!
oman by the name of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn drops into
the town of Bisbee to oversee the events happening
pertaining the potential strike. She has also come to
check up on her past lover, Bo Whitley. Bo wants a girl
that is willing to be sympathetic toward him and do what
he says. However, Flynn is a firm and resolute woman.
She will not give into the free love concept that many
men endure. Shes not any mans dog; shes no mans dog.
(Houston 139.) Here is a woman that is recognized by
men and reflects the attitude of the culture at the time.
Houston is influenced by what he sees in the world around
him and writes of his visions in his book. Politically,
women were not accepted as equals in society up until
the First World War. Rapidly this view changed and was
recognized by all Americans, including Houston who included
it into his context.
At the time of World War One, the American Government
needed troops to fight in the war. Men as young as eighteen
years of age had to give up their schooling and family
relationships so that they could provide a service to
their country. War is always a controversial subject.
Is it ever worth the slaughtering of our own people in
order to help others out by maintaining peace? (Hanson
8). These are important decisions that must be made by our
government. We, as citizens of this country allot a certain
trust to our president and government to make the
right decisions, not just the ones that are politically
correct. Many people protested this war saying that it
was not legitimate or rational to send off our own citizens
to die for something that was not worthwhile- a
common argument for most wars that the United States
is involved in. This is also shown in Houstons Bisbee 17.
Harry Wheeler is the local sheriff who is responsible
for rounding up 1200 miners and causing the deporta!
tion. He is an authoritative figure that works for the
government and possesses a significant amount of control
in Bisbee. Wheeler plans things about secrecy and surprise
attack, that will endanger the lives of the miners.
(Houston 223). However instead of this being a
World War, it is a war that is concentrated within a small town.
Wheeler acts as the American Government in performing
these crucial decisions that put others lives at risk.
Houston also recognizes this in a political scheme and
is influenced by its significance.
Bisbee 17 is a story about an irritated community and
its struggles to overcome unjust acts and events.
Furthermore, it is a just a small piece of a large puzzle.
It is important to absorb certain events that Houston
writes about and ask yourself as a reader why the author
chooses to write about the things that he/she does. In
this case, it is evident that Houston was heavily influenced
by World War One. His reactions to war and issues
that arose from it are perceived in his interpretation
about a local town. Houstons political awareness may have
sparked his interest in writing about the events of Bisbee.
World War One and the Bisbee strike demonstrate very
similar events. One is recognized on a small scale while
the other being much larger. That is why it is vital
that one look beyond the words and relate the storys
meaning into a larger context; just as Robert Houston did.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
Angela says, "ok...i just did not understand it""
EBrown3328 says, "i finally got it""
Angela says, "good job eric :)"
EBrown3328 says, "thanks im very proud now""
CaraJ says, " k. i'm going to read it now""
CaraJ says, "" i like it........""
CaraJ says, "maybe just tighten it up a little""
CheryleenT says, "it was a good essay"
Gabe says, "' okay the quote from page 86 is a little
foul"
EBrown3328 says, "which one""
pablo has arrived.
CheryleenT says, "you need to tell the reader exactly
what a Wobblie is"
pablo says, "sorry to interrupt: but if i were
to screen a movie or two in unit 3, what times would be best?
how about wednesday afternoon or early evening?""
pablo says, "say around 5:30-6:00?"
CaraJ says, " i think that the thesis and what u say
in the essay sometimes conflict.... u diverge rom the thesis
a little.""
EBrown3328 says, "ok""
CheryleenT says, "wednesday evenings aren't good"
Gabe says, "' actually you misquoted it
if you own any land ill fight you for it,,..... is what it says"
CaraJ says, " i have to work on wed nights............""
CheryleenT says, "tuesdays are better"
Gabe says, "'yeah the time is great for me"
pablo [to CheryleenT]: "is there a time that is good
-- or you could always watch the movies on your own -- i
could put them on reserve in the library.
Angela says, "'pablo"
pablo says, "angela"
CheryleenT [to pablo] tuesdays and thursdays after 4
are good
pablo nods
Angela says, "ok, i don't kow now how to cite a song""
CaraJ says, " i like tue""
pablo says, "i'll see when i can reserve a big enough
room with a screen."
EBrown3328 says, "anytrime is ok for me""
CheryleenT says, "reserve would be best pablo"
Angela says, "i have class wednesday night from 7 30
- 9 30"
pablo [to Angela]: "check the pocket style guide.
Angela says, "i did"
Angela says, "it is not in there""
pablo [to Angela]: "ok. then it depends on whether
it is anonymous or not.
Angela says, "i got it off the internet..and all i have
is an author""
pablo says, "if there is no author, then start with the
title in quotes, then the any production information you
have (producer, company, year, etc.)"
CheryleenT says, "so are we finished here?"
EBrown3328 says, "i guess so""
CheryleenT says, "i mean revising papers?"
pablo says, "then include the author, title & web
location."
pablo says, "have you looked at all of each other's papers?"
CaraJ says, " did we help u eric?""
EBrown3328 says, "ya thank you""
CaraJ says, " yeah...... we have...""
CheryleenT says, "Yup"
pablo says, "ok. adios."
pablo goes out.
CaraJ says, " k. bye guys.......have a great day!""
CheryleenT says, "i'm leaving"
EBrown3328 says, "so ill fix that first quote to make
it more clear""
CheryleenT says, "laters"
CaraJ (asleep) has disconnected.
EBrown3328 says, "bye everyone""
EBrown3328 (asleep) has disconnected.
TimO says, "bye everyone"
CheryleenT (asleep) has disconnected.
Angela (asleep) has disconnected.
TimO (asleep) has disconnected.
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
Gabe says, "'hola"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "hola"
pablo says, "how's the leg?"
Gabe says, ""nice"
pablo jumps up on stage and breaks a leg.
pablo says, "always wondered why they said that."
The housekeeper arrives to cart CaraJ off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart EBrown3328 off to bed.
The housekeeper arrives to cart CheryleenT off to bed.
pablo says, "how did the collaboration go?"
The housekeeper arrives to cart Angela off to bed.
Gabe says, ""im not sure that many people in this class
understand what a real contextual anaysis is"
pablo nods
Gabe says, ""decent"
Gabe says, "'people are too afraid to actuall tear into
someone esles work"
pablo says, "hey i've got a student here who needs help
-- catch you later."
Gabe says, "'adios"
pablo says, "yes. we must hone our tongues to razor
sharpeness."
pablo puts his tongue to the grindstone.
pablo becomes brutally honest
pablo goes out.
The housekeeper arrives to cart TimO off to bed.
Gabe leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
-- End log: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:14:50 pm OldPuebloMOO
time --
pablo has arrived.
pablo erases some stuff from the blackboard...
pablo writes on the blackboard...
pablo reorders a blackboard item...
pablo goes out.
JennR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
richnierling guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
richnierling guest says, "so where is the teacher""
JennR says, "I have no clue"
iNsPecTaH arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bizzyB guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bizzyB guest says, "hello"
bizzyB guest says, "tek?"
richnierling guest says, "teacher?""
bizzyB guest says, "who?"
bizzyB guest says, "tek here?"
richnierling guest says, "teacher here""
bizzyB guest says, "any eng 102...PAUL B people???"
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennR says, "yes"
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
richnierling guest says, "i think everyone is""
bizzyB guest says, "what are we doing?"
richnierling guest says, "im going bck to sleep""
JennR says, "waiting to review each others papers"
bizzyB guest says, "good call!"
bizzyB guest says, "i dont want to"
JennR says, "me either, sleep sounds soooo much better"
richnierling guest says, "o yea""
bizzyB guest says, "lets all sleep..talk later!"
bizzyB guest says, "ha ha"
richnierling guest says, "plus i havent read bisbee so
i cant be of any help""
bizzyB guest says, "were is PUAL"
JennR says, "it's not 11 yet"
bizzyB guest says, "dido"
bizzyB guest says, "oh"
bizzyB guest says, "i'm going to shower...be back in
5 minutes...cool?"
JennR says, "yeah"
bizzyB guest says, "later..."
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
richnierling guest says, "pablo is in mt. lemmon class""
JennR says, "huh?"
JennR leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bizzyB guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove bizzyB guest.
richnierling guest leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Alyb guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
iNsPecTaH leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
iNsPecTaH arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
iNsPecTaH says, "whats going onj?"
iNsPecTaH says, "on."
bg347 guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennR says, "I wanna go to bed"
bg347 guest says, "wassup?"
richnierling guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennR says, "hey"
Alyb guest says, "not much, who waants to go first"
iNsPecTaH says, "yo"
iNsPecTaH says, "you?"
JennR says, "I will"
bg347 guest says, "what foo?"
Alyb guest says, "ok"
bg347 guest says, "how is everyone today?"
Alyb guest says, "ok"
Alyb guest says, "you"
bg347 guest says, "just okay?"
Alyb guest says, "yea"
bg347 guest says, "im great!"
Alyb guest says, "that's good"
iNsPecTaH says, "thats what i like to hear"
iNsPecTaH says, "where is everyone?"
bg347 guest says, "yeah tek...you know how it is..."
Alyb guest says, "Jenn are you pasting your essay?"
bg347 guest says, "how do we paste our essays?"
richnierling guest says, "copy and paste it and send
it""
bg347 guest says, "this sucks...huh?"
iNsPecTaH says, "very"
bg347 guest says, "tek...you throwin a beat...or what?"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha ha ha"
iNsPecTaH says, "you need one?"
bg347 guest says, "nope...im coo"
iNsPecTaH says, "werd"
bg347 guest says, "yep"
bg347 guest says, "lets all see how many bad words we
can write at once...okay?"
JennR (asleep) has disconnected.
iNsPecTaH says, "booty juice"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha"
bg347 guest says, "i like it tek"
iNsPecTaH says, "tastes good huh?"
bg347 guest says, "how about but nuts..."
iNsPecTaH says, "hmmmm....."
bg347 guest says, "yummmmmmy"
iNsPecTaH says, "brb"
bg347 guest says, "huh?"
bg347 guest says, "is connor B. connected yet?"
bg347 guest says, "and were is the teacher?"
JennR has connected.
bg347 guest says, "jenn back?"
Alyb guest says, "okay someone needs to paste their essay,
who wants to?"
bg347 guest says, "tell me how..."
JennR leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
pablo has arrived.
Alyb guest says, "it says how to on the blackboard I
think?"
bg347 guest says, "wasssuuppp???"
pablo says, "how is everyone doing in here?"
Alyb guest says, "ok"
bg347 guest says, "great pablo and you?"
pablo says, "has someone managed to @paste their essay
in?"
bg347 guest says, "NO!"
Alyb guest says, "not yet, we're still trying"
pablo says, "you can stop the text box from scrolling
by typing "say" and hitting enter."
Alyb guest says, "ok thanks"
bg347 guest says, " The small
town of Bisbee, Arizona, in 1917 seemed so simplistic in a time of such
great
turmoil. With the world involved in the first of
many bloody battles, World War One, Bisbee seemed to be doing
okay on its own in there little place on earth.
A small mining town, just trying to get by. Bill Haywood the
labor leader, strong, big guy, and alcoholic. McCrea,
also a miner who lived in Bisbee and was just simply
trying to get ahead in life. Jim, also a copper
miner who looks like a bear, hard working man. These are few of
many that lived the hard and vigorous life as a miner
in Bisbee, Arizona in the year 1917. Life in Bisbee seemed
so good, but there were too many inequalities and hardships
that the people could not deal with. It is a story
dealing mainly with the labor union, the Wobblies against
the copper company. In 1917, everything spiraled out
of control and the inevitable deportation of 1917 took
place. "
bg347 guest says, "help"
pablo says, "ok. highlight and copy your text from
a word processor or from your website. you can right click
on the highlighted text, or use ctrl-c (hold down the
control key then hit c)."
bg347 guest says, "i did it"
pablo says, "then type "@paste" enter. paste the
text in using the right click function or by using ctrl-v.
then hit enter, "." and enter again."
pablo says, "good job bg347!"
bg347 guest says, "thanks"
pablo says, "revise this essay first, then work on the
others!"
Alyb guest says, "are we supposed to just do a paragraph
or the whole essay?"
bg347 guest says, "paragraph"
pablo says, "try to do the whole thing. it will
be tough to get through all 5 essays. but give it a shot!"
bg347 guest says, "paragraph"
pablo says, "i'll be back"
pablo goes out.
iNsPecTaH (asleep) has disconnected.
bg347 guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove bg347 guest.
bg347 guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bg347 guest says, "im back"
bg347 guest says, "wasssssuuuuuppppp tek?"
JennR (asleep) has disconnected.
bg347 guest says, "hello"
JennR has connected.
bg347 guest says, " The small
town of Bisbee, Arizona, in 1917 seemed so simplistic in a time of such
great
turmoil. With the world involved in the first of
many bloody battles, World War One, Bisbee seemed to be doing
okay on its own in there little place on earth.
A small mining town, just trying to get by. Bill Haywood the
labor leader, strong, big guy, and alcoholic. McCrea,
also a miner who lived in Bisbee and was just simply
trying to get ahead in life. Jim, also a copper
miner who looks like a bear, hard working man. These are few of
many that lived the hard and vigorous life as a miner
in Bisbee, Arizona in the year 1917. Life in Bisbee seemed
so good, but there were too many inequalities and hardships
that the people could not deal with. It is a story
dealing mainly with the labor union, the Wobblies against
the copper company. In 1917, everything spiraled out
of control and the inevitable deportation of 1917 took
place. "
bg347 guest says, "hello"
bg347 guest says, "whats up?"
JennR says, "whose paper is this?"
bg347 guest says, "mine"
JennR says, "k"
bg347 guest says, "sucks huh?"
iNsPecTaH has connected.
bg347 guest says, "tek...u biznutch"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "have fun -- and if you would like an e-transcript
of your session, email me later today with your
name, section # and discussion room #."
pablo goes out.
Alyb guest says, "in the sentance about Big Bill Haywood
you should say that Big Bill Halywood the labor leader
was a strong, big guy and an alcoholic. "
iNsPecTaH says, "how do i look at the blackboard?"
bg347 guest says, "okay...thank you"
JennR says, "say that's good, but what is your paper
talk about? the deportation?"
Alyb guest says, "put the was in the sentance"
Alyb guest says, "tupe look blackboard"
bg347 guest says, "yes deportation..and life of a miner
in the 1900's"
Alyb guest says, "woops type"
bg347 guest says, "hello"
JennR says, "that's a good paragraph"
bg347 guest says, "thank you"
JennR says, "you should try to develop it into more detail
and disscuss more what you will be talking about in
the rest of your paper."
bg347 guest says, "okay..."
bg347 guest says, "anyone else want o put up there paper...TEK?"
JennR says, "is this all we're supposed to be doing?"
bg347 guest says, "probably...it blows"
pablo has arrived.
Alyb guest says, "yes but all of our essays eventually"
bg347 guest says, "ohhhh"
pablo says, "yes, today is a collaborative workshop day,
jen."
pablo says, "each essay should be workshopped."
pablo goes out.
bg347 guest says, "ha ha ha ha"
iNsPecTaH says, "ok, my paPER, or just a paragraph?"
bg347 guest says, "paragraph fuck face"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "try the whole paper."
pablo goes out.
bg347 guest says, "pablo is sneaky"
iNsPecTaH says, "When most people think of sex and free
love the swinger era comes to mind, but little do they
know that in 1917, a little before the start of the "roaring
twenties," there was a little mining town in Arizona
that had most of the free love ideals that were prominent
in the sixties, with the exception of mind altering
drugs. Bisbee was the name of this town and the inhabitants
were as colorful as the scenery itself, and the
relationships between them painted a picture that is
more demented than one of Picasso's. At first glance the
townspeople seem somewhat normal and reserved, but under
deeper inspection there was more drama in Bisbee than on
a set of a Jerry Springer show. The interpersonal relationships
in Bisbee at that time reflect more of a
contemporary soap opera, or daytime trash television
show, rather than a typical historical event, because of the
promiscuous activities in which the town folk participate
in and conflicts that arose afterwards."
iNsPecTaH says, "first paragraph"
Alyb guest says, "bg also the sentance starting With
the world involved in the is kind of long maybe you should
reword it "
bg347 guest says, "okay...thank you"
bg347 guest says, "tek...your paper sucks"
Alyb guest says, "no problem"
pablo has arrived.
iNsPecTaH says, "what bastard?!"
bg347 guest says, "just kidding it sounds good"
pablo says, "be constructive, bg347 -- how can the paper
be made better?"
bg347 guest says, "i was just messing w/ him..."
pablo nods
pablo goes out.
iNsPecTaH says, "when we @paste this mug where is it
gona show up?"
bg347 guest says, "tek...r u dumb????"
iNsPecTaH says, "r u a bastard?"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha"
bg347 guest says, "187 tek"
iNsPecTaH says, "pshhh...."
JennR says, "hello"
iNsPecTaH says, "hey"
bg347 guest says, "what?"
iNsPecTaH says, "should i repaste my paper?"
bg347 guest says, "no"
iNsPecTaH says, "why is richnierling idle?"
iNsPecTaH says, "he is not in class"
Alyb guest says, "inspectah, so what exactly is your
thesis?"
bg347 guest says, "he's gay...i mean sleeping"
iNsPecTaH says, "he is probably looking at porn"
bg347 guest says, "yeah that sounds good"
bg347 guest says, "meeting virtually rules"
JennR leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JennR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
iNsPecTaH says, "hey nice to see you"
iNsPecTaH says, "virtually"
bg347 guest says, "no one knows im naked right now! OOOOps"
bg347 guest says, "jenn left...she was pissed"
iNsPecTaH says, "richnierling is too, most likely"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha ha"
iNsPecTaH says, "hunched over his computer making funny
noises"
bg347 guest says, "alyb...what up?"
Alyb guest says, "not much"
JennR says, "my paper won't paste"
bg347 guest says, "yeah eyes roled back in his head!!!!
ohhhhhhh"
iNsPecTaH says, "soooooo...... What do people think of
my first paragraph???"
JennR says, "I liked it"
iNsPecTaH says, "why thank you JennR"
JennR says, "I like how you talk about modern day sh*&"
Alyb guest says, "inspectah, so what exactly is your
thesis"
bg347 guest says, "you can paste by hitting ctrl button
and V at the same time!!!"
pablo has arrived.
JennR says, "let me try"
pablo says, "any questions here?"
bg347 guest says, "nope"
pablo says, "who's posting next?"
bg347 guest says, "jenn is trying"
Alyb guest says, "I think it's Jenn"
pablo nods
pablo holds his breath
iNsPecTaH says, "My thesis is gonna be about the soap
opera drama back then closely resembles the Jerry
springeresque drama of today."
bg347 guest says, "tek u flamer"
pablo grins
Alyb guest says, "okay so the free love ideas"
iNsPecTaH says, "What?!!?!"
iNsPecTaH says, "Shut up."
iNsPecTaH says, "no grinning either."
iNsPecTaH says, "yep"
pablo [to iNsPecTaH]: "how will you relate this to the
context?
bg347 guest says, "you always write funny dramatic essays...ha
ha"
iNsPecTaH says, "free love"
pablo says, "ahh."
bg347 guest says, "its good and interesting"
bg347 guest says, "smart tek...smart!"
pablo says, "jenn -- after you have pasted your text
in, hit enter, then "." then enter again."
iNsPecTaH says, "does oit seem ok?"
richnierling guest says, "ok whos looking in my window""
pablo says, "if it doesn't work, then type "@abort" and
enter."
iNsPecTaH says, "wow, 20 mins later"
bg347 guest says, "rich what up?"
Alyb guest says, "related to the relationship between
Bo and Elizabeth?"
bg347 guest says, "rich is a big hitter"
iNsPecTaH says, "switch hitter?"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha"
bg347 guest says, "rich paste your essay"
iNsPecTaH says, "does my topic and thesis seem alright?"
richnierling guest says, "hey now""
bg347 guest says, "no...i already told you"
iNsPecTaH says, "or am i failing in the attempt?"
pablo says, "playing around on the moo is part of the
medium, but remember that it also counts as a journal
grade."
iNsPecTaH says, "i like journals"
Alyb guest says, "I think you need to explain your thesis
or make it a little clearer but yes I thing it's good."
bg347 guest says, "okay..."
iNsPecTaH says, "neato"
pablo says, "jenn -- if you can't seem to type anything,
then type "@paste" and hit enter."
pablo waves some smelling salts in front of jennR
bg347 guest says, "tek your essay is good...im sorry:-)"
iNsPecTaH says, "i accidently fell asleep and i had to
disconnect"
iNsPecTaH says, "i am content now"
iNsPecTaH says, "stupid moo......"
richnierling guest says, "i dotn know how?""
bg347 guest says, "yeah tek"
iNsPecTaH says, "but it is so fun and educational"
iNsPecTaH says, "wink wink"
bg347 guest says, "nod nod"
pablo grins at the sarcasm.
pablo says, "ok. who will post next>?"
bg347 guest says, "whose next?"
pablo says, "there are instructions on the blackboard."
Alyb guest says, "I will but it's going to be long"
bg347 guest says, "rich?????"
iNsPecTaH says, "who it gonna be?"
iNsPecTaH says, "richy rich?"
bg347 guest says, "come on come on"
JennR says, "it keeps freezing and won't let me type"
richnierling guest says, "what what what""
JennR says, "I have to keep restarting it"
bg347 guest says, "rich you havent talked all day...what
up?"
iNsPecTaH says, "wheres yo essaay"
pablo [to JennR]: "yes, when that happens, try typing
@abort and enter.
pablo says, "that will take you out of @paste mode."
richnierling guest says, "getting it""
bg347 guest says, "rich paste"
JennR says, "ok"
bg347 guest says, "do it rich"
JennR says, "let me try again"
iNsPecTaH says, "why is rich in here if he doesnt want
to share?!?!?!"
pablo nods
richnierling guest says, "hold on""
iNsPecTaH says, "he hasnt written his essay?"
bg347 guest says, "yeah"
iNsPecTaH says, "RICH!!!!!"
bg347 guest says, "rich???you there"
JennR says, "it still won't work"
iNsPecTaH says, "WHERE ARE YOU!?!"
bg347 guest says, "rich wake up"
iNsPecTaH says, "speak up or forever hold your peace"
pablo [to JennR]: "what does it do?
bg347 guest says, "rich paste"
iNsPecTaH says, "Come on richy boy, your essay cant suck
that bad....... so paste!!!"
pablo [to richnierling guest]: "if things seem to freeze
up, type @abort and hit return to exit @paste mode.
bg347 guest says, "ha ha"
JennR says, "it lets me paste put it won't show up"
JennR says, "it erases when I push enter"
iNsPecTaH says, "whats up wit dat?"
bg347 guest says, "say first jenn"
pablo says, "then did you type "." and hit enter again."
pablo says, "with no quotation marks. just . period,
enter?"
iNsPecTaH says, "unhilight it when you hit enter"
bg347 guest says, "who dat who dat who dat who"
-----------------------------------JennR-----------------------------------
Racism and prejudice are two topics, very alike in meaning,
that have been around almost as long as the human
race has. I am going to discuss some of the history of
racism/prejudice and how it is shown and proven to be a
major part of the novel "Bisbee 17", by Robert Houston.
The prejudice/racism
in this novel is blatantly obvious, yet it doesn't prove to be a major
aspect of the
story in many conversations. When I hear people discuss
this book, they talk about the labor disputes and how the
economy has evolved, yet the racism isn't prevalent.
These are the main discussions when in fact the whole
background to the novel is the racism and prejudice behind
it. Not even the sole racism against ethnicity, but
the racism and prejudice against social classes and people
disassociated with society.
Throughout
the entire book minority's such as: Asians, Mexicans, or Blacks , are referred
to with slang
nicknames, and demeaning connotation. Many times
blacks were called "Niggers or Darkies", Asians were called
"Chinks", and Mexicans were called "Mexis".
The minorities weren't the only people that were bombarded with
these racial slurs. The working class (lower class),
or people who didn't follow common beliefs were also
verbally abused. Not only did different social
classes fall in the line of prejudice actions, but also the
different sexes. Women of the time (1917) were either
housewives, prostitutes, or involved in the labor disputes.
The women of prostitution were called "hookers", and
treated as though they were nothing. They were very much
being prejudiced against. They, just like the other races,
were being shunned from society
Redoglia 2
because they had different values, and women weren't
held in such as high of regard as they are more now.
Slavery arrived
in the American colonies in the 1600's and persisted until the 13th Amendment
was adopted
in 1865. (Hayes 10). Slavery was the first respected
and adopted form of prejudice prevalent to Americans. As
time went on, slavery and overall racism was looked down
upon. Today it is very hard for people to overlook
prejudice or injustice because it is all around us. In
the recent past many acts of cruel prejudice and racism
have taken place. For example: the Rodney King beatings,
LA riots, Reginald Denny, and many many more. These
acts of violence were taken place, not because of hatred,
as much as selfishness. The people that lived in LA
were being invaded by the Asians and the Mexicans and
they became enraged and selfish. Why would these people
want to share their home area with people who weren't
like them? Ignorance is one of the major attributes to
these feelings.
In Bisbee,
the people had slaves, spoke very racist, and were even prejudice to their
own kind. The white
politicians were partial to those who worked in the mines,
and didn't have as much as they did. They treated the
working class as if they were lower in society as well
as lower in the economic train. This aspect has yet to
diminish. Children, as young as elementary age, ridicule
their peers for not having the right clothes, due to
money, or being a different race. The children
have followed the uneducated ignorance they see at home, on
television, in the streets, and even at school.
Because someone doesn't wear designer name brand clothes, or
can't afford all of the things many children
Redoglia 3
can, doesn't mean that they are less of a person
or should be treated any differently. The ignorance in, not
only children, adults needs to be abolished.
There is a
term "Yuppie" racism. This was initially formulated in a casual conversation
and for some
time remained an undefined humorous reference to the
generational ignorance of university students regarding the
historic struggles of the Civil Rights Movement and the
continuing reality of racism. (Lowy 445) The term yuppie
was also used to describe those in the working class
who dressed and acted out their money. Ignorance leads to
many of the hate crimes. After the Rodney King, and Reginald
Denny beatings, many Los Angeles residents began to
recognize what they were doing. Not to say that
this diminished the racist population, but it opened some eyes.
Here is an example of the heroism that one man portrayed
after the riots and beatings had taken place: A
59-year-old Reverend Bennie Newton, pastor of the Light
of Love Church witnessed a terrible act of violence. He
rescued the life of Fidel Lopez, a twenty-year-old resident
of Los Angeles from Guatemala. Lopez, driving t!
o his home one block from the intersection, was pulled
from his car and later required 29 stitches in his
forehead for a wound received by a blow with an auto
stereo, 17 stitches to his ear, which someone had tried to
slice off, and 12 stitches under his chin. Laying
unconscious in the street from the beating, Lopez had motor
oil poured down his throat and his face and genitals
spray-painted blue. His life was saved when Newton began
praying over his prostrate body with a bible in the air.
(Sanchez 1010) This man risked his life to make sure
that Lopez wasn't beaten to death. He disregarded
any feelings of prejudice for a human being just like him.
Redoglia 4
If people could understand that even though racism
and prejudice has been around for a long time, that doesn't
make it right. Ignorance and under-education for
many brings on these hate crimes. When people can understand
that everybody is the same, no matter what race, sex,
or social class they are in, the world would be a much more
peaceful and safe place to live.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
bg347 guest says, "got it"
JennR says, "finally"
pablo applauds jennr!
pablo says, "congratulations."
iNsPecTaH says, "neato"
iNsPecTaH says, "now it is riches turn"
pablo says, "ok review and revise it!"
JennR says, "hey thanks"
pablo goes out.
bg347 guest says, "how do yu get the screen to stay still?"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "type say and hit enter to stop the screen
from scrollling."
pablo goes out.
bg347 guest says, "thanks"
JennR says, "sorry I pasted the whole thing"
bg347 guest says, "top"
iNsPecTaH says, "its cool, cos now i can steal information!!!"
JennR says, "it's really bad right now"
pablo has arrived.
JennR says, "I like the free love paper"
pablo calls the cops on inspectah
pablo goes out.
bg347 guest says, "yeah me too...yours is good though...i
like it a lot"
bg347 guest says, "its a great topic"
JennR says, "thanks"
iNsPecTaH says, "thank you jenn"
bg347 guest says, "tek watch out foo...."
iNsPecTaH says, "jenn..... what is your last name?"
bg347 guest says, "R"
JennR says, "Redoglia, why?"
bg347 guest says, "duh"
iNsPecTaH says, "just wondering?"
JennR says, "who is this?"
bg347 guest says, "he's a stalker watch out"
iNsPecTaH says, "i gotta hide my dope befo' the cops
get here"
bg347 guest says, "hahaha ha ha ha"
iNsPecTaH says, "tis is bartek"
bg347 guest says, "true dat"
JennR says, "oh"
bg347 guest says, "never reveal identity"
iNsPecTaH says, "maybe ablo wants to smoke some with
me before i get busted..."
iNsPecTaH says, "pablo"
bg347 guest says, "dumb ass"
JennR says, "he's recording this, did you know that?"
richnierling guest says, "During June of 1917, America
was severly invloved in World War I. Many sacrifices and
changes were made to compensate for the war. People
had to change the way they lived their lives previoulsly, by
giving up the majority of their luxories. The women
of the country had to put away the brooms and pans, and get
jobs where ever they could find them. Because of
the need for jobs and a source of income, major cooporations
were abloe to put their employess under the most strenuous
conditions, and pay them what ever they felt fit.
Because of this shit of power, many women and children
were being serverly underpaid and forced to work numerous
hours under harsh conditions. The war played a
mojor part, and was one of the main resaons for the labor strikes
that took place in the town of Bisbee in 1917.
In the novel Bisbee '17 by Robert Houston, many of the actions
and consequenses that involved the peaceful town were
brought about because of the war.""
iNsPecTaH says, "so"
JennR says, "k"
iNsPecTaH says, "have i said something so wrong"
bg347 guest says, "yes about a million tings"
iNsPecTaH says, "i had the cops called on mew"
iNsPecTaH says, "me"
bg347 guest says, "but i cant express myself monosolovically
enough for you to understand"
bg347 guest says, "mallrats quote"
Alyb guest says, "Jenn I liked your essay and your thesis"
Alyb guest says, "mallrats was a good movie"
JennR says, "say that's good"
bg347 guest says, "hell mallrats was good"
JennR says, "no"
iNsPecTaH says, "hey rich, that essay needs alot of work"
bg347 guest says, "now there something we can all talk
about...movies"
JennR says, "thanks. yeah it is a good movie"
richnierling guest says, "ok ill bring it over for you""
bg347 guest says, "rich calm down...go to bed"
JennR says, "lets finish these paper thing so we can
talk"
bg347 guest says, "yeah whose up?"
iNsPecTaH says, "whats the part, and i quote, 'because
of this shit of power'????"
bg347 guest says, "huh"
JennR says, "yeah, I didn't understand that either"
bg347 guest says, "me 2"
JennR says, "the sentence in the last paper"
iNsPecTaH says, "RICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
bg347 guest says, "richhhhyyyyy"
bg347 guest says, "tek wassup?"
iNsPecTaH says, "stay awake, i know porn is enjoyable,
but it is class time"
richnierling guest says, "easy""
iNsPecTaH says, "rich?"
bg347 guest says, "ya foo journal grade...gosh"
richnierling guest says, "whats the matter with you people""
iNsPecTaH says, "i mean, jeez!"
bg347 guest says, "by golly beave"
iNsPecTaH says, "dog gonnit rich!!!"
JennR says, "what did that line mean in your paper?"
Alyb guest says, "Jenn how many pages is your essay"
JennR says, "4 or so"
bg347 guest says, "mine is 7 and a half"
iNsPecTaH says, "i know whats up with that line foo?
answer the question"
JennR says, "you don't have to read it all"
iNsPecTaH says, "i have about 13"
JennR says, "that's a ton of pages"
iNsPecTaH says, "or so"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha"
bg347 guest says, "oh my paper...its 3"
bg347 guest says, "oops"
bg347 guest says, "i likethose double meaning questions"
iNsPecTaH says, "hey richy rich? why don't you paste
your whole paper? or does it sucky suck?"
Alyb guest says, "rich, is luxories spelled right ? I
don't know"
bg347 guest says, "NO"
JennR says, "no"
richnierling guest says, "ok it sucky sucks, but i dont
know how to paste the damn thing, i had to retype that
part""
bg347 guest says, "rich what is he doing...man do it
on your own time pal"
richnierling guest says, "you going down""
JennR says, "it was a good paragraph, but a little confusing."
richnierling guest says, "thank you""
bg347 guest says, "ready tek?"
Alyb guest says, "rich, you do mean shift instead of
shit don't you"
iNsPecTaH says, "rich it was nice, i have to admit, but
it is incredibly lacking...."
bg347 guest says, "ha ha"
JennR says, "yeah what did that sentence mean?"
bg347 guest says, "it was okay rich...more time on work
and less on "work"..."
pablo has arrived.
bg347 guest says, "overall its good"
JennR says, "hello?"
iNsPecTaH says, "you have the idea, but not the proof"
bg347 guest says, "yeah"
JennR says, "you need to work on the spelling also."
pablo says, "remember to print out and bring in essay
2 with your portfolio on thursday. you should also post
your essay to your website & write the address of
your website on the front page of your essay."
iNsPecTaH says, "u need to add something people will
find interesting. everyone knows women were treated unfairly
back then, show us how they tried to make a difference,
show us something new and useful"
JennR says, "k, thankx"
bg347 guest says, "portfolio is due>>>"
pablo nods to bg347
bg347 guest says, "damn"
bg347 guest says, "okay"
--------------------------------Alyb guest---------------------------------
Alyson Buttrey
Draft 1
The early twentieth
century was a time of struggle in the United States. We were in the
midst of World
War One but also had problems closer to home. The
Industrial Workers of the World were organizing strikes. At
the head of it all, to focus on a few, was Big Bill Haywood
and Elizabeth Gurly Flynn.
The Industrial
Workers of the World or IWW are also called Wobblies. The purpose
of the IWW was to
"organize all workers" (De Caux 7), unlike other unions
who only fought for whites like the American Federation
of Labor. The IWW also "proclaimed a revolutionary
purpose - that the workers organized as a class, must
eventually take over the machinery of production and
abolish the capitalist wage system" (19). Miners were
unhappy with low wages and the wobblies set out to fix
that. In 1917 we were in the middle of World War One
"wages lagged begind living costs and spontaneous strikes
broke out in May. On June 26 the IWW called out its'
members in Bisbee, Globe, Miami, Swansea, and Jerome"
(123). These were members from all of the miners in
Arizona. This caused like it did in Bisbee, a Loyalty
League in Jerome that ended up "clearing the town of
agitators whom they considered undesirable" (124).
All of these things led up to the Bisbee deportation of 1917.
The book Bisbee
'17 by Robert Houston is about the deportation and many of the characters
in the book are
actual founders and leaders of the IWW. "Big Bill
Haywood opened the founding convention of the Industrial
Workers of the World on June 27, 1905." (De Caux 18).
In Bisbee Big Bill Haywood came in on the train and stayed
for most of the strike but left before the deportation
to organize the IWW elsewhere. He was very important to
the IWW though because he "had a lifelong down-to-earth
experience, both as worker himself and in coping as a
union organizer and leader, with the day-to-day problems
of workers." (34). In the book Bisbee '17 Houston
portrays Haywood as someone the union looks up to and
because he was in fact a great orator, someone who they
listened to. "He was the IWW's outstanding fighter"
(De Caux 27). Elizabeth Gurly Flynn was also part of the
Bisbee deportation and strike. She was the IWW's
"rebel girl, and her picture and her name were front-page new!
s when her speeches stirred large crowds of strikers;
or when, resisting arrest, she chained herself to a
lamppost; or when she didn't let pregnancy keep her from
soapbox or picketline" (43). She, like Haywood, was
also a good orator, not as exceptional as he was but
she was good. She was actually in the IWW by the time she
was 18 and was also a legend to the members of the IWW.
At the end
of the Bisbee deportation the "U.S. Government on September 5, 1917, openly
stepped in to head
up the drive to suppress the IWW, it's purpose was to
collect evidence for indictments which might legally put
the IWW out of business" (De Caux 129). The United
States and many of it's citizens considered the IWW to have
committed treason against the country. "Phelps
Dodge called the IWW an organization founded on principals
inimical to good government in times of peace and treasonable
in times of war" ( Rosenblum 25). Because of the
Bisbee strike and other strikes coming at a time of war
the U.S. felt that they were interrupting the U.S. war
effort and therefore committing treason.
"Hundreds of IWW members were arrested and charged with
interfering with the war effort; conspiring to interfere
through strikes with the rights of employers executing
government contracts; encouraging resistance to
conscription; conspiring to cause insubordination in
the armed forces; and conspiring to defraud certain
employers" (De Caux 130).
This was mainly the end of the IWW and the Wobblies,
many were put in jail for years.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
pablo goes out.
Alyb guest says, "wow it worked"
Alyb guest says, "sorry"
iNsPecTaH says, "magiv"
bg347 guest says, "sounds good so faar"
iNsPecTaH says, "magic"
bg347 guest says, "good shit alyb!!!!"
JennR says, "by just looking at the first paragraph,
you are talking about the strike, and giving background
history on it?"
bg347 guest says, "yep"
Alyb guest says, "yea "
Alyb guest says, "thanks guys"
bg347 guest says, "no prob"
bg347 guest says, "were is the disappering RICh?"
JennR says, "that looks really good"
iNsPecTaH says, "jeez rich, wakey wakey"
iNsPecTaH says, "quit spanky spanky"
MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Alyb guest says, "thanks"
iNsPecTaH says, "hello markl"
iNsPecTaH says, "who are you?"
bg347 guest says, "heee heee hee"
iNsPecTaH says, "if you wanted to be here, should've
filled out an application"
JennR says, "you site a ton of background evidence to
make yourself credible, it's really good."
bg347 guest says, "mark who>"
bg347 guest says, "tek mark who??????"
Alyb guest says, "i'm going to write more because i don't
think it's long enough but that is the basics"
iNsPecTaH says, "MARK!!!!!!"
bg347 guest says, "huh?"
iNsPecTaH says, "who dat?"
bg347 guest says, "what"
JennR says, "that would work"
bg347 guest says, "dumb ass"
iNsPecTaH says, "shit!"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha ha"
bg347 guest says, "what'"
JennR says, "anybody else have a paper to post?"
iNsPecTaH says, "i needed to say it cos it stopped recording?"
iNsPecTaH says, "."
bg347 guest says, "nope"
bg347 guest says, "lets chat"
iNsPecTaH says, "so who likes to hit up the 420 besides
myself?"
bg347 guest says, "no tek"
iNsPecTaH says, "oh! come on!"
bg347 guest says, "my bro was born on 420"
iNsPecTaH says, "thats pretty nifty."
bg347 guest says, "yrp"
iNsPecTaH says, "so, am i talking to myself?"
bg347 guest says, "rich sucks"
JennR says, "most likely"
iNsPecTaH says, "or am i the only one listening?"
iNsPecTaH says, "thanks for the reassurance"
bg347 guest says, "h a ha hahah"
Alyb guest says, "seems like you're talking to yourself"
JennR says, "no prob"
iNsPecTaH says, "time to leave......"
iNsPecTaH leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bg347 guest says, "whats this green light?"
JennR says, "are we done then guys?"
JennR says, "it's a recorder"
pablo has arrived.
bg347 guest says, "ohhh"
JennR says, "hey paul"
pablo says, "the microphones allow me to monitor the
discussions from the main classroom."
pablo waves
pablo goes out.
JennR says, "very sneaky"
bg347 guest says, "we are done???? right..."
JennR says, "I guess so, we talked about everyone's papers"
Alyb guest says, "everyone has pasted i think"
bg347 guest says, "yep"
JennR says, "yeah"
bg347 guest says, "bye bye "
bg347 guest says, "have a good day"
JennR says, "are we allowed to just leave when we're
done?"
Alyb guest says, "you too"
Alyb guest says, "i haave no idea"
bg347 guest says, "yeah"
JennR says, "you2"
iNsPecTaH arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bg347 guest says, "iits cool...by girls"
JennR says, "bye"
Alyb guest says, "bye"
iNsPecTaH says, "bbye]"
JennR says, "bye"
bg347 guest says, "tek you f_ _!!!!!"
iNsPecTaH says, "lovely sharing this time with you guys"
JennR says, "always a pleasure"
bg347 guest says, "peacfe out"
iNsPecTaH says, "what biznatch?!!?!?!"
iNsPecTaH says, "peace in"
bg347 guest says, "what foo...huh m/f"
iNsPecTaH says, "you be steppin?"
bg347 guest says, "peace all over this mug"
bg347 guest says, "yep yep"
JennR says, "you guys are white yeah? that's what I thought"
bg347 guest says, "by richy"
iNsPecTaH says, "i am very white."
bg347 guest says, "what up jenn"
JennR says, "I can tell"
JennR says, "hey"
bg347 guest says, "what]"
iNsPecTaH says, "richy?!?!?! we love you sooooo much,
why do you treat us like this?????"
bg347 guest says, "yeah rich"
iNsPecTaH says, "rich."
iNsPecTaH says, "i will never forgive you"
bg347 guest says, "hey rich rhymes w/ itch...h ah"
iNsPecTaH says, "never!"
bg347 guest says, "me neither"
Alyb guest says, "i don't know about that whole love
thing"
bg347 guest says, "yeah tek you straight?"
iNsPecTaH says, "yeah, you gay?"
bg347 guest says, "huh?"
Alyb guest says, "oh yeah you're into that whole free
love thing i forgot"
Alyb guest says, "I guess you can go both ways"
iNsPecTaH says, "more into the mind altering drugs tho"
bg347 guest says, "yeah homes..free love 4 life"
bg347 guest says, "i hear eazy e in my background"
iNsPecTaH says, "me 2"
JennR says, "eazy e is cool"
bg347 guest says, "gimme that nut is what the song is
called...anyone heard of it?"
JennR says, "definetly old school"
bg347 guest says, "hell ya"
JennR says, "of course"
iNsPecTaH says, "im more of a wutang guy myself"
bg347 guest says, "ahhh shit all over ya face kid..."
iNsPecTaH says, "thats on a (hed)pe song"
JennR says, "I love that song dog SH*t"
bg347 guest says, "yeah"
bg347 guest says, "all rap rules"
iNsPecTaH says, "eastcoast is the best"
JennR says, "yeah"
JennR says, "no way, west coast is sooooo much better"
iNsPecTaH says, "is phil jammin the ez e?"
bg347 guest says, "lets talk about some good stuff now...huh"
bg347 guest says, "no c-bone"
iNsPecTaH says, "west coast is gay, all they talk about
is bitches and gats"
JennR says, "Bizzy bone"
bg347 guest says, "no"
JennR says, "yes"
bg347 guest says, "maybe its gilbert?"
iNsPecTaH says, "prolly"
JennR says, "huh?"
iNsPecTaH says, "he is a west coast foo"
bg347 guest says, "hell ya west coast rulkes"
pablo has arrived.
iNsPecTaH says, "jurassic 5 is the only good west coast"
JennR says, "are we done paul?"
pablo says, "remember the simon ortiz extra credit assignment
-- details were emailed to the listserv. tomorrow
afternoon!"
JennR says, "k"
iNsPecTaH says, "how much extra credit?"
bg347 guest says, "hello paul....rich has not participated
all day..."
pablo says, "has everyone posted their essays?"
iNsPecTaH says, "everyone."
JennR says, "yep, we're all done"
Alyb guest says, "yes"
iNsPecTaH says, "rich said about 2 things"
bg347 guest says, "yeah"
pablo says, "did everyone receive a satisfactory number
of specific revision suggestions?"
iNsPecTaH says, "somewhat"
JennR says, "sort of"
iNsPecTaH says, "rich was lacking"
bg347 guest says, "yes...except from rich"
pablo says, "i will look at the transcript later and
give you journal credit according to how productive &
constructive each of you were."
iNsPecTaH says, "hmmmmm...... sounds good."
JennR says, "ok"
bg347 guest says, "uhhh ohhh"
Alyb guest says, "ok"
iNsPecTaH says, "ignore all the bad words i said ;)"
PrincessM arrives from Lemmon Three
pablo says, "if you would like a transcript, then email
me witrh your section number and break out room number."
iNsPecTaH says, "heheh"
bg347 guest says, "techno anyone?"
iNsPecTaH says, "phil?"
JennR says, "k"
Alyb guest says, "ok"
pablo spins a disk
PrincessM says, "pablo can we leave if were done"
pablo says, "adios."
PrincessM says, "ok byebye"
bg347 guest says, "whose princess m"
iNsPecTaH says, "peace"
Alyb guest says, "see ya"
JennR says, "we can leace?"
JennR says, "bye "
PrincessM says, "its meeshe"
pablo leaces
pablo goes out.
JennR says, "thanks"
bg347 guest says, "later guys"
iNsPecTaH says, "princess?!!?"
JennR (asleep) has disconnected.
PrincessM says, "what??"
Alyb guest says, "bye"
bg347 guest says, "later rich"
bg347 guest says, "princess wassup"
iNsPecTaH says, "rich"
richnierling guest has disconnected.
The housekeeper arrives to remove richnierling guest.
PrincessM says, "not much how are you??"
iNsPecTaH says, "hahahaha"
bg347 guest says, "good and you...were you comin from"
iNsPecTaH says, "rich was removed!"
PrincessM says, "hold on ill be right back ok"
bg347 guest says, "ha ha"
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bg347 guest says, "hey...princess is new tek"
iNsPecTaH says, "?"
bg347 guest says, "jenn"
iNsPecTaH says, "she is sleeping"
bg347 guest says, "rich sucks"
PrincessM arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
iNsPecTaH says, "he got removed. i think that is funny"
PrincessM says, "im back"
iNsPecTaH says, "hello there"
PrincessM hi
bg347 guest says, "princess you in pauls class"
PrincessM says, "yes"
bg347 guest says, "whats your name'"
iNsPecTaH says, "snoop dog"
bg347 guest says, "doggy dogg"
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Discussion Room 4: Section 118
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BISBEE 17
Pam Merideth
Bisbee 17 by Robert Houston is a book basically made up
of two parts. On the one hand you have the author
telling about an real event that actually happened in
the summer of 1917. He intricately weaves the history in
and out of a story made up of characters, who were actual
people during the time of this crisis, such as Sheriff
Harry Wheeler.
The historical
context of this text is, I believe, quite obvious. The author took an event
from history(
the labor strike that took place in 1917 in Bisbee),
and created a story within that. He made us all see the
event on a more personal level. He shows how the labor
strikes effect the lives of people, not just telling the
story like a textbook. In a textbook you would see something
like this:
On the morning
of July 12, over eleven hundred men were rounded up in the greater Bisbee
area, herded
onto boxcars under gun point, and abandoned on the railway
outside of Columbus, New Mexico.(1)
If you wanted
to see a more personal level of this event, you can look into such books
as Bisbee 17. In
an article I found on the internet, it states:
Men stood on
guard about them who had been called in the darkness from their homes and
their fearful
wives and wondering children, and these men were in deadly
earnest (2)
The two passages
are talking about the same event but one is on a more personal level so
you can see what
men, women and children were feeling at the time of the
deportation.
The cultural
context can be found by looking at what life was like at that time period.
The author talks
about the sheriff walking through the dusty streets with
a saloon on one side. I can picture a sleepy little
western street complete with horses, town folk, and a
beauty parlor on the corner. There is a quote that
demonstrates this type of lifestyle well:
A drunk cowboy,
asleep and teetering in his saddle, clops over the cobble stones from one
streetlight to
another.
This demonstrates kind of the lifestyle was like at the
time. Lazy, carefree, with a lot of drinking in bars and
saloons. Its basically painting a picture that
all the old western movies do.
The political
context is touched apon but not really discussed. There is Harry Wheeler,
the sheriff. He
is the law enforcement in the town, he says what goes.
The sheriff is basically like the president, except he
carries a gun.
Bisbee 17 is
a book made in many contexts. This is what makes a book exciting to read.
It ties in all
these aspects to make a novel about a historical event
that is interesting to read.
BISBEE 17
Pam Merideth
Bisbee 17 by Robert Houston is a book basically made up
of two parts. On the one hand you have the author
telling about an real event that actually happened in
the summer of 1917. He intricately weaves the history in
and out of a story made up of characters, who were actual
people during the time of this crisis, such as Sheriff
Harry Wheeler.
The historical
context of this text is, I believe, quite obvious. The author took an event
from history(
the labor strike that took place in 1917 in Bisbee),
and created a story within that. He made us all see the
event on a more personal level. He shows how the labor
strikes effect the lives of people, not just telling the
story like a textbook. In a textbook you would see something
like this:
On the morning
of July 12, over eleven hundred men were rounded up in the greater Bisbee
area, herded
onto boxcars under gun point, and abandoned on the railway
outside of Columbus, New Mexico.(1)
If you wanted
to see a more personal level of this event, you can look into such books
as Bisbee 17. In
an article I found on the internet, it states:
Men stood on
guard about them who had been called in the darkness from their homes and
their fearful
wives and wondering children, and these men were in deadly
earnest (2)
The two passages
are talking about the same event but one is on a more personal level so
you can see what
men, women and children were feeling at the time of the
deportation.
The cultural
context can be found by looking at what life was like at that time period.
The author talks
about the sheriff walking through the dusty streets with
a saloon on one side. I can picture a sleepy little
western street complete with horses, town folk, and a
beauty parlor on the corner. There is a quote that
demonstrates this type of lifestyle well:
A drunk cowboy,
asleep and teetering in his saddle, clops over the cobble stones from one
streetlight to
another.
This demonstrates kind of the lifestyle was like at the
time. Lazy, carefree, with a lot of drinking in bars and
saloons. Its basically painting a picture that
all the old western movies do.
The political
context is touched apon but not really discussed. There is Harry Wheeler,
the sheriff. He
is the law enforcement in the town, he says what goes.
The sheriff is basically like the president, except he
carries a gun.
Bisbee 17 is
a book made in many contexts. This is what makes a book exciting to read.
It ties in all
these aspects to make a novel about a historical event
that is interesting to read.
BISBEE 17 Pam Merideth
Bisbee 17 by Robert Houston is a book basically made up
of two parts. On the one hand you have the author
telling about an real event that actually happened in
the summer of 1917. He intricately weaves the history in
and out of a story made up of characters, who were actual
people during the time of this crisis, such as Sheriff
Harry Wheeler.
The historical
context of this text is, I believe, quite obvious. The author took an event
from history(
the labor strike that took place in 1917 in Bisbee),
and created a story within that. He made us all see the
event on a more personal level. He shows how the labor
strikes effect the lives of people, not just telling the
story like a textbook. In a textbook you would see something
like this:
On the morning
of July 12, over eleven hundred men were rounded up in the greater Bisbee
area, herded
onto boxcars under gun point, and abandoned on the railway
outside of Columbus, New Mexico.(1)
If you wanted
to see a more personal level of this event, you can look into such books
as Bisbee 17. In
an article I found on the internet, it states:
Men stood on
guard about them who had been called in the darkness from their homes and
their fearful
wives and wondering children, and these men were in deadly
earnest (2)
The two passages
are talking about the same event but one is on a more personal level so
you can see what
men, women and children were feeling at the time of the
deportation.
The cultural
context can be found by looking at what life was like at that time period.
The author talks
about the sheriff walking through the dusty streets with
a saloon on one side. I can picture a sleepy little
western street complete with horses, town folk, and a
beauty parlor on the corner. There is a quote that
demonstrates this type of lifestyle well:
A drunk cowboy,
asleep and teetering in his saddle, clops over the cobble stones from one
streetlight to
another.
This demonstrates kind of the lifestyle was like at the
time. Lazy, carefree, with a lot of drinking in bars and
saloons. Its basically painting a picture that
all the old western movies do.
The political
context is touched apon but not really discussed. There is Harry Wheeler,
the sheriff. He
is the law enforcement in the town, he says what goes.
The sheriff is basically like the president, except he
carries a gun.
Bisbee 17 is
a book made in many contexts. This is what makes a book exciting to read.
It ties in all
these aspects to make a novel about a historical event
that is interesting to read.
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PamelaM says, "ok should we start""
Lindsey says, "were we supposed to go in here now"
PamelaM says, "i guess so""
Lindsey says, "are we the only one in here"
Lindsey says, "this is how class shoule always be"
PamelaM says, "there are only 3 of us in here i thinks""
ElizabethCo arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Lindsey says, "how come I can only see angelas little
person on the right?"
pablo has arrived.
pablo goes out.
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PamelaM says, "push look aghain"
ElizabethCo says, "sorry I am late""
ElizabethCo says, "who's essay are we looking at""
Lindsey says, "where is that"
ScottC arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
ScottC says, "hi"
Lindsey says, "hi"
Lindsey says, "nevermind"
PamelaM says, "alright, someone post their essay""
JessicaH arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
JessicaH says, "hello?"
JessicaH says, "i just got here"
ElizabethCo says, "hi""
JessicaH says, "what are we doing"
Lindsey says, "are we to post our whole essay?"
ScottC says, "i think"
ElizabethCo says, "i think so""
ScottC says, "anyone wanna volunteer to go first?"
PamelaM says, "um not me""
Lindsey says, "I will go first then but it is not very
good just to let you know right away"
ScottC says, "i don't think anyone's is"
JessicaH says, "ok, go for it! :)"
PamelaM says, "frANKly mine sucks"
Lindsey says, "do I just copy it and then click @paste?"
PamelaM says, "look at the blackboard"
PamelaM says, "it tells you how"
ElizabethCo says, "are we supposed to have it posted
to our website by thursday?"
JessicaH says, "ok, i hope not, cuz i dont have a page
yet.....i missed that class"
ScottC says, "i dunno, i thought we just had to bring
it to class"
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Bisbee 17, written by Robert Houston is a novel based
on a true story. Although the novel is not
necessarily all true, and a number of details have been
altered a little bit, the major events actually
happened. Many people have wondered if there were
more reasons the strike in Bisbee took
place when it did. This essay will look at
the actual event that happened in Bisbee, Arizona and
will analyze why the strike occured when it did.
Bisbee is
a small little town in Arizona. The town was created because of all
the copper
that was found there. At first Bisbee was a town
that was used only for an escape route by the
Apaches. In May 1877, copper was found by a man
passing by. This man Lt. John A. Rucker
along with fifteen men came across a faint green stain
on the hillside, which indicated the
presence of lead, copper, and perhaps silver (Rizzo).
From this day on John A. Rucker was
considered a founder of the Bisbee mining interests.
Many mines were claimed and abandoned
after this because getting minerals out of the land was
very expensive. At this time many people
could not afford to invest money into proper mining techniques,
although in 1881 a few mines did
succeed. A Canadian man saw what was happening
there and became very interested. He came
to Bisbee and recommended to an eastern firm called Phelps
Dodge, that Bisbee be bought and
mining be started there (Rizzo). It so happened
that this firm accepted the recommendation and
came to Bisbee. Since Phelps Dodge came to Bisbee,
Bisbee has increased in size and wealth.
From 1914
to 1918, World War I was a major military conflict that started out as
a local
European war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, and
hostilities between the Allied and Central
Powers on July 28, 1914. It was transformed into
a general European struggle by declaration of
war against Russia on August 1, 1914 and eventually it
became a global war involving 32 nations
(Encarta). This continued until November 11, 1918.
The main causes of the war were
nationalism, imperialism and military expansion.
At the end of the 18th century the problem of
nationalism was still unresolved in some areas of Europe,
which resulted in tensions both within
the regions involved and between various European nations.
The spirit of nationalism was also
manifest in economic conflict. The Industrial Revolution,
which took place in Britain at the end
of the 18th century, followed in France in the early
19th century and then in Germany after 1870,
caused an immense increase in the manufactures of each
country and a consequent need for
foreign markets. Also between 1871 and 1914, the
nations of Europe adopted domestic measures
and foreign policies that in turn steadily increased
the danger of the war. Convinced that their
interests were threatened, they maintained large standing
armies.
In the early
1900s Arizona was known for the huge copper mining operations. During
World War I the price of copper reached unpredictable
heights. And with this, companies
acquired enormous profits. At the beginning of
World War I in 1914, copper had been sold for
$.13 1/2 a pound but by March 1917 it was selling at
$.37 a pound. Bisbee was doing very well
at this point with the help of five thousand miners working
around the clock. To maintain these
high production levels many European immigrants came
to Bisbee (Dizzy). Although the
Europeans were not just coming to Bisbee at their own
will, the IWW (The Industrial Workers of
the World) were recruiting them because they could give
them lower paying jobs. Even though
the mining companies did not pay well, the inflation
of World War I increased living expenses,
which did not help the miners at all. With the
increased living expenses the miners ended up
having nothing left of what they had worked for.
This made these miners upset. During the
month of June, the IWW presented the mining companies
with a list of demands. These demands
included improvements to safety and working conditions,
such as requiring two men on each
machine. So on June 17, 1917, three thousand miners
went on strike. They went on strike
because they did not like the way that the payroll was
being done or all the demands that the
IWW was putting on them. The unions wanted a flat
wage system to replace sliding scales tied to
the market price of copper. As a result the copper
companies refused all IWW demands, using
the war effort as justification. By June 27, almost
half the Bisbee workforce was on strike. At
this point there were many rumors that were spreading
accusing that the unions had been
penetrated by pro-Germans. The rumors that were
spread were that weapons and dynamite were
hidden around Bisbee for sabotage. During
this time, Sheriff Harry Wheeler was put in charge to
discuss ways to deal with the strike and the strikers.
Sheriff Harry Wheeler was the leader of an
anti-union organization from a previous labor dispute
and was resurrected for this labor dispute.
On July 12, Sheriff Harry Wheeler caught twelve hundred
IWW members or supporters. After
getting caught, some of these members agreed to return
to work, while the rest were put on train
freights and shipped to New Mexico and were abandoned.
Those who stayed to work were
allowed to stay in Bisbee.
The events
of World War I played a major role in the Bisbee, Arizona strike.
The miners
were forced to picket because their earnings after the
inflation amounted to nearly nothing. The
government failed to increase their wages, because the
countries wealth was focused on the war
overseas. The governments spent all of their money
on supplying their troops with artillery.
Therefore, they could not afford to increases the workers
pay at this time. As a result, many
miners gave in and returned to work. Another parallel
between the war and the boycott, is that
many people believed German agents were responsible for
the strike (IWW). During this time,
Germany was a powerful nation. They fought against
the Americans in World War I. They
would of done anything to defeat the Allied Powers, which
included the US, to become the
supreme power. It is possible that Germany created
this boycott in an effort to distract the US
government. Germany probably hoped that the US
government would become distracted by the
strike, and withdrawal their troops from European grounds.
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JessicaH says, "i just dontknow either..."
ElizabethCo says, "time to read"
Savage arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
Lindsey says, "be critical I need the help!"
Savage says, "I just got here, can some one tell me whats
going on?"
JessicaH says, "ok, how do we get the page to stay still???"
Lindsey says, "I just posted my essay so go ahead and
read it"
ScottC says, "type 'say' without quotes"
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ElizabethCo says, "say"
ScottC says, "don't use quotes"
ElizabethCo says, "thanks"
ScottC says, "de nada"
Savage says, "I came to late to read this one so start
without me, I'll get in on the next essay"
ScottC says, "You've got a lot of good history and resources
telling a story, but i don't really see any focus in
this essay . . . is there any point that you're trying
to prove here?"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "how's everyone doing? any questions?"
ElizabethCo says, ""is everyone done"
ScottC says, "i'm done"
Savage says, "Did you already take role PauL?"
Savage says, "I just got here"
JessicaH says, "im done"
ElizabethCo says, "i think he records what we are typing
and takes role through that"
pablo says, "i'm taking role via the transcript."
Lindsey says, "I was trying to prove that WWI played
a role in the strike at Bisbee"
Savage says, "But my name isn't even close to my real
name, just letting you know"
ElizabethCo says, "i agree with ScottC, this is mostly
a history paper"
pablo says, "so remember -- have fun, but also be productive
and helpful as this counts as a big whopping journal
writing grade."
ElizabethCo says, "if you are trying to do that, you
should use more parallels earlier in the essay"
JessicaH says, "ok, i think that you have a well written
essay....i see mainly the history paper side of it all,
which paul said was kind of what he wanted...but i think
that you should maybe intergrate the novel a little more
into this essay....im not really sure what he wants from
this paper though, so you may be on the right track"
ScottC says, " 'k, yeah, do you have any type of
thesis or point you want to make with the info or about the
book?"
pablo says, "you will need to both print out a copy of
essay 2 for class on thursday, but also post it to your
website. write the address of the website on your
printed copy. don't forget your portfolio/journal."
pablo goes out.
JessicaH says, "ok"
ScottC says, "you might want to start fixing it by fixing
your intro, you need to get the reader's attention at
the beginning and get a good, strong thesis"
Savage says, "So who goes next?"
Lindsey says, "ok"
JessicaH says, "but i do think that you have a really
good start :) you provide a lot of background history"
PamelaM says, "i agree"
ElizabethCo says, "you do have a lot of interesting information"
ScottC says, "but i really like your essay and i think
that incorporating a few points and details into it from
the book could make it a really strong essay"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "yes, the key is to have a thesis that relates
bisbee '17 to some aspect of its context."
JessicaH says, "yeah, so add a little bit more of the
novel and you will be all good :)"
pablo says, "so trace what you've learned through specific
patterns in the text."
pablo goes out.
Lindsey says, "are we supposed to analyze this and with
my point of view too?"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "it is fine to put your POV in, lindsey."
pablo says, "but make sure that your thesis relates the
text to the context."
pablo goes out.
ScottC says, "so what've you got to say Lindsey?"
Lindsey says, "I was a little confused with this essay
but I understand now"
ScottC says, " 'k, anything you still don't understand?"
PamelaM says, "i think everyone was a little confused
with this essay"
JessicaH says, "ok....good, yeah i was confussed too...."
JessicaH says, "yep"
Savage says, "Yeah, I was confused too"
JessicaH says, "ok, so we are all confussed...that's
good :)"
ScottC says, "it's really difficult to relate all this
stuff together"
Lindsey says, "no I think I understand it and I will
be able to read your essays and see how you wrote them which
will help"
ElizabethCo says, "that should help"
Lindsey says, "thanks"
ScottC says, "are we ready to move on then?"
PamelaM says, "alright, whos next"
Savage says, "Well, my essay is not anywhere close to
on topic right now, pretty much have to write a new one"
Lindsey says, "sure"
PamelaM says, "me too savage"
ScottC says, "who wants to go?"
PamelaM says, "i wrote mine wrong"
ElizabethCo says, "paul said that if you have your essays
on your webpages it might be easier to just go and look
at them there"
Savage says, "How do you post it?"
Savage says, "Alright, I do"
ElizabethCo says, "cool, what is the address"
Savage says, "www.arizona.edu/~barnecut"
Savage says, "sorry, u.arizona.edu/~barnecut"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "you might need the www. first."
pablo goes out.
Savage says, "that too"
PamelaM says, "ok, so who wants to go next?"
Savage says, "go read mine at http://www.u.arizona.edu/~barnecut"
Lindsey says, "it says it can't be found on mine"
PamelaM says, "me too"
JessicaH says, "its working on mine"
ScottC says, "your essay has a good strong thesis, but
needs to relate more to historical details . . . i didn't
see any of the sources used in the essay that you cited"
Savage says, "Did you type www.u.arizona.edu/~barencut"
ScottC says, "mine too"
Lindsey says, "I see where it says essay 2 and I click
but doesn't come up"
Lindsey says, "yes"
ScottC says, "barnecut"
ElizabethCo says, "give it a minute"
Savage says, "you might have to wait a second for it
to come up"
JessicaH says, "scroll down....that's what i did"
ScottC says, "you should probably just @paste it anyways"
Lindsey says, "nope not its not happening"
ElizabethCo says, "I liked that you didnt really take
a personal stance on who was good and who was evil but
instead you just gave us an insight on the different
characters"
Savage says, "Hold on then"
Savage says, "Ideologies in Conflict"
Savage says, "hold on, how do you do the @paste thing
again?"
PamelaM says, "type lok blackboard, it tells you how"
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----------------------------------Savage-----------------------------------
Ideologies in Conflict
Michael Barnecut
2/20/00
Essay Two
English102
In every story there is a good guy and a bad guy.
Most of the time the good guy wins. Throughout history we see
tales of good triumphing over evil. Early stories
such as Zorro and The Lone Ranger are the ultimate tales of
good defeating evil. These stories use heated battles
and daring heroics to capture the attention of the
audience. Sword fights and gun fights but the good
guy hardly ever kills. Zorro leaves his mark and the Lone
Ranger only shoots silver bullets. Thunder and
Silver ride like the wind through the trees and plains giving our
heros a majestic sense about them. This kind of
story telling envelops the reader and makes the reader want to
be the hero. The reader wants to fight evil and
they want to win. However, these two examples of Zorro and the
Lone Ranger are clear-cut and obvious of what is considered
wrong and what is considered right. In real life,
what is good and what is bad isnt always that clear.
In fact, in real life, not only the people in!
volved in the conflict but outside forces as well can
distort situations. In the novel Bisbee 17 by Robert
Houston, the conflict is between copper workers striking
against the bosses. In this novel good and evil is
distorted by not only the people involved but by the
ideologies that the people hold.
Many characters
in this novel take a very narrow look on the situation in Bisbee.
Harry Wheeler is no
exception. Harry Wheeler is described as the last
of the real sheriffs.(Houston 34). This statement almost lets
the reader know exactly what to expect from Sheriff Wheeler.
He is compared to the likes of Wyatt Earp. Sheriff
Wheeler is not a man to be taken lightly by any means.
Being an older style Sheriff, the reader gets the
impression that Wheeler probably does whatever he wants
to. You could assume that people do what he says and
also that he is very respected. On all of these
counts the reader is right. In the midst of the strike, Sheriff
Wheeler plays a very key role in the novel. He
isnt against the strike but a very important reason keeps him
from totally supporting the workers. The reason
being that he is said to hate a damn Wobbly like a
snake.(Houston 37). The workers are affiliated
with a group called the IWW nicknamed the Wobblies. Sheriff
Wheeler is!
in charge of controlling the strike but already
the reader can see that he is not impartial because he hates the
striking force. He hates them like a snake even!
Sheriff Wheeler is supposed to be the truthful side and the
lawful side but through his hate and his old ideas, he
cannot be entirely effective in his job and in this
strike.
Orson McCrea
is a minor character for most of the novel but his role and importance
in seeing how
personal beliefs can affect the outcome of a conflict
are very valuable. On a more personal level, Orson shows
the reader what goes on through some peoples heads when
trouble is brewing. During a strike it is important for
the striking force to stay together. Without unity
the strike is no good. Orson McCrea is just a shift
boss,(Houston 18) meaning that he isnt very high on the
corporate ladder. Mr. Dowell, who is the Boss, calls him
out of work one night and Orson is excited. Orson
knows about the Wobblies coming into the town and he knows a
strike is probably coming but he is still excited to
hear that the Boss wants him. Upon arriving at the Bosss
request, Orson finds himself secretly unloading machine
guns off a train at the dead of night. The bosses tell
him that these could be used in the strike. Instead
of thinking about his fellow workers, Orson feels The Most
i!
mportant that has ever happened to him is beginning.(Houston
26). Now how is a strike to place if people like
Orson are out for personal gain? It cant take place
because groups get divided. Orson shows the reader that
lines between good and evil are very close together.
Orson is shown to be a good man, a man that gets his work
done, but where does that work go if it is used for evil?
His way of thinking makes a good man turn evil in this
conflict.
Art Matthews
is perhaps the most interesting personal character in the novel.
When the reader is first
introduced to Art, he is arriving in Bisbee on a train.
He is the son of an important man in the mining camp.
He graduated from Princeton and is a newly commissioned
Army Officer. He is in Bisbee for only two weeks and is
going to fight in World War One in France. Most
people in the camp respect him but some look at him in disdain
because of the Army Uniform. The uniform is almost
symbolic in the respect that the higher class reveres it
while some of the lower class is frightened by it.
But Art is a very thoughtful and bright person. He respects
the Wobblies just as much as he respects the bosses and
because of his broader look on the world he can
appreciate what the working class is struggling for.
Things such as living together in a state of Free
Love,(Houston 46) excite Art but people such as Arts
father frown upon things such as these. Art represents how
the wo!
rkers and the Bosses in Bisbee might be able to unite
even though that is not the outcome of the novel.
Characters
in the novel Bisbee 17 show clearly what factors go into effecting a conflict.
Art Matthews,
Orson McCrea and Harry Wheeler are just a few examples
of the complex ideologies and psychological profiles have
on the outcome of a conflict. When comparing and
contrasting characters from the novel, we can see how they
interact with each other and most importantly, we can
see how something little like copper mining in Bisbee,
Arizona, can be blown into one of the most daring strikes
of all time.
Work Cited
Arizona Copper.
Phoenix. Arizona Mining Association. May 1988.
Bailey, Lynn.
Bisbee: Queen of the Copper Camps. Tucson. Westernlore Press.
1983.
Burgess, Opie.
Bisbee: Not So Long Ago. 2nd Edition. San Antonio. The Naylor
Company. 1976.
Epler, Williame.
Bisbee Vignettes. 1st Edition. Bisbee. Copper Queen Publishing
Company. 1978.
Filippelli,
Ronald. McColloch, Mark. Cold War in the Working Class.
Albany. State University of New
York Press. 1995.
Houston, Robert.
Bisbee 17. Tucson. The University of Arizona Press. 1979.
Ideologies in Conflict
Michael Barnecut
2/20/00
Essay Two
English102
In every story there is a good guy and a bad guy.
Most of the time the good guy wins. Throughout history we see
tales of good triumphing over evil. Early stories
such as Zorro and The Lone Ranger are the ultimate tales of
good defeating evil. These stories use heated battles
and daring heroics to capture the attention of the
audience. Sword fights and gun fights but the good
guy hardly ever kills. Zorro leaves his mark and the Lone
Ranger only shoots silver bullets. Thunder and
Silver ride like the wind through the trees and plains giving our
heros a majestic sense about them. This kind of
story telling envelops the reader and makes the reader want to
be the hero. The reader wants to fight evil and
they want to win. However, these two examples of Zorro and the
Lone Ranger are clear-cut and obvious of what is considered
wrong and what is considered right. In real life,
what is good and what is bad isnt always that clear.
In fact, in real life, not only the people in!
volved in the conflict but outside forces as well can
distort situations. In the novel Bisbee 17 by Robert
Houston, the conflict is between copper workers striking
against the bosses. In this novel good and evil is
distorted by not only the people involved but by the
ideologies that the people hold.
Many characters
in this novel take a very narrow look on the situation in Bisbee.
Harry Wheeler is no
exception. Harry Wheeler is described as the last
of the real sheriffs.(Houston 34). This statement almost lets
the reader know exactly what to expect from Sheriff Wheeler.
He is compared to the likes of Wyatt Earp. Sheriff
Wheeler is not a man to be taken lightly by any means.
Being an older style Sheriff, the reader gets the
impression that Wheeler probably does whatever he wants
to. You could assume that people do what he says and
also that he is very respected. On all of these
counts the reader is right. In the midst of the strike, Sheriff
Wheeler plays a very key role in the novel. He
isnt against the strike but a very important reason keeps him
from totally supporting the workers. The reason
being that he is said to hate a damn Wobbly like a
snake.(Houston 37). The workers are affiliated
with a group called the IWW nicknamed the Wobblies. Sheriff
Wheeler is!
in charge of controlling the strike but already
the reader can see that he is not impartial because he hates the
striking force. He hates them like a snake even!
Sheriff Wheeler is supposed to be the truthful side and the
lawful side but through his hate and his old ideas, he
cannot be entirely effective in his job and in this
strike.
Orson McCrea
is a minor character for most of the novel but his role and importance
in seeing how
personal beliefs can affect the outcome of a conflict
are very valuable. On a more personal level, Orson shows
the reader what goes on through some peoples heads when
trouble is brewing. During a strike it is important for
the striking force to stay together. Without unity
the strike is no good. Orson McCrea is just a shift
boss,(Houston 18) meaning that he isnt very high on the
corporate ladder. Mr. Dowell, who is the Boss, calls him
out of work one night and Orson is excited. Orson
knows about the Wobblies coming into the town and he knows a
strike is probably coming but he is still excited to
hear that the Boss wants him. Upon arriving at the Bosss
request, Orson finds himself secretly unloading machine
guns off a train at the dead of night. The bosses tell
him that these could be used in the strike. Instead
of thinking about his fellow workers, Orson feels The Most
i!
mportant that has ever happened to him is beginning.(Houston
26). Now how is a strike to place if people like
Orson are out for personal gain? It cant take place
because groups get divided. Orson shows the reader that
lines between good and evil are very close together.
Orson is shown to be a good man, a man that gets his work
done, but where does that work go if it is used for evil?
His way of thinking makes a good man turn evil in this
conflict.
Art Matthews
is perhaps the most interesting personal character in the novel.
When the reader is first
introduced to Art, he is arriving in Bisbee on a train.
He is the son of an important man in the mining camp.
He graduated from Princeton and is a newly commissioned
Army Officer. He is in Bisbee for only two weeks and is
going to fight in World War One in France. Most
people in the camp respect him but some look at him in disdain
because of the Army Uniform. The uniform is almost
symbolic in the respect that the higher class reveres it
while some of the lower class is frightened by it.
But Art is a very thoughtful and bright person. He respects
the Wobblies just as much as he respects the bosses and
because of his broader look on the world he can
appreciate what the working class is struggling for.
Things such as living together in a state of Free
Love,(Houston 46) excite Art but people such as Arts
father frown upon things such as these. Art represents how
the wo!
rkers and the Bosses in Bisbee might be able to unite
even though that is not the outcome of the novel.
Characters
in the novel Bisbee 17 show clearly what factors go into effecting a conflict.
Art Matthews,
Orson McCrea and Harry Wheeler are just a few examples
of the complex ideologies and psychological profiles have
on the outcome of a conflict. When comparing and
contrasting characters from the novel, we can see how they
interact with each other and most importantly, we can
see how something little like copper mining in Bisbee,
Arizona, can be blown into one of the most daring strikes
of all time.
Work Cited
Arizona Copper.
Phoenix. Arizona Mining Association. May 1988.
Bailey, Lynn.
Bisbee: Queen of the Copper Camps. Tucson. Westernlore Press.
1983.
Burgess, Opie.
Bisbee: Not So Long Ago. 2nd Edition. San Antonio. The Naylor
Company. 1976.
Epler, Williame.
Bisbee Vignettes. 1st Edition. Bisbee. Copper Queen Publishing
Company. 1978.
Filippelli,
Ronald. McColloch, Mark. Cold War in the Working Class.
Albany. State University of New
York Press. 1995.
Houston, Robert.
Bisbee 17. Tucson. The University of Arizona Press. 1979.
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JessicaH says, "wow...ok"
Savage says, "I think I pasted it twice, but its there
now"
PamelaM says, "ok cool"
ScottC says, "sorry, my roommate kicked me offline"
ScottC says, "what are we doing now?"
Savage says, "we're still on my paper, just pasted it"
JessicaH says, "we're reading savage's essay"
ScottC says, " 'k, good, i'm done w/that when you're
all ready"
ElizabethCo says, "so am i"
PamelaM says, "im done"
JessicaH says, "me too"
Savage says, "Aight then, give to me"
JessicaH says, "Ok, i thought that you had a very catchy
introduction...i really liked that part"
Lindsey says, "yeah it gets your attention right away"
ElizabethCo says, " i liked the way that you gave us
an insight on the characters without specifically telling us
if you thought they were good or evil, you left it up
to us to decide"
ScottC says, "I wrote more before about how your paper
is really good relating to the book, but not the
historical info . . . i didn't see much relation to historical
ideas or citations tho . . . but i liked the intro
too"
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "i will be posting the transcripts of the
discussion room sessions on the website if you would like
to review your peers advice."
pablo goes out.
ElizabethCo says, "i agree there wasn't much historical
info, but the character analysis was good"
PamelaM says, "maybe you could put more about the actual
labor strike in bisbee"
Savage says, "Alright, I haven't added the history yet,
I have my sources though, how about the thesis, how
should I improve that?"
ScottC says, "I didn't see you actually use any of the
works cited in the essay . . . did you use them at all, or
did i just miss them? "
pablo has arrived.
ScottC says, " ok"
pablo says, "you will want to demonstrate that you can
incorporate and correctly cite your research materials."
pablo goes out.
Lindsey says, "I like your last sentence"
JessicaH says, "ok, your thesis discusses what the essay
is about, however when you add more history, you will
obviously have to change your thesis so that it can relate
to history that has been added"
ScottC says, "I think that you've got the opposite of
the problem lindsey did . . . make sure the intro is
historically in tune with the book info you provide .
. . like Pamela said, you might want to pick a specific
event and focus on the relation between the two"
Lindsey says, "yeah I agree"
Savage says, "Ok, that sounds good, anything else I can
work on?"
JessicaH says, "umm....all looks good to me"
ElizabethCo says, "looks good to me too"
ScottC says, "on to the next one?"
Lindsey says, "who is next"
ElizabethCo says, "i'll go, it might take me a minute"
Savage says, "Thanks everyone"
--------------------------------ElizabethCo--------------------------------
Elizabeth Coates
English 102-118
21 March 2000
Copper Mines and the Environment
While reading
Bisbee '17, a question kept coming up
to me. How are the mines affecting the land of
Bisbee? It was interesting to read about the mines
and the miles and miles of tunnels that were
associated with them, but how was the land that was
being torn up reacting to all of this damage. This
lead me to begin to look up information on what steps
are and were being taken by the mining companies to
try and curb the damaging affects of these mines on
the environment.
There are
many policies that individual mining
companies must follow. They are usually set up
by the
lawyers of that particular company and reflect the
steps that they are taking to try and lessen the
damage to the environment. One company, BHP Mining,
has taken extensive steps in this regard. They
pride
themselves as being one of the leading companies in
environmentally safe mining today. They try and
keep
all mining and mining related activity as efficient as
possible, to limit the overall damage to the
environment. Many companies either come up with
their
own environmental policies pertaining to their mines
as there is no international policy to guide them.
The BHP policy states that they will, "comply with all
applicable laws, regulations and standards; and where
laws do not adequately protect the environment, apply
standards that minimize any adverse environmental
impacts resulting from its operations, products or
services. (BHP 1) This is very similar to the
environmental policies followed by many international
and domestic mining companies.
BHP Copper
has also come up with a new process of
mining now being developed in Florence, AZ. After
much hype about the negative affects of copper mining
on the environment, BHP decided to come up with a new
way of mining the desired ore from the ground.
This
new, revolutionary method is called in-situ mining.
What an in-situ mine is, is a mine that would obtain
the copper from the ground without disturbing the
environment that lies above it. In Bisbee '17,
the
technology wasn't available for this knew
environmentally friendly mine, so Phelps-Dodge used
the type of mine that most people associate with
mining. The hundreds of shafts sunk deep into the
ground with large imposing head frames. The problem
with these types of mines is the extensive amount of
waste associated with them. This waste would almost
all be eliminated as in the in-situ mines there would
be no drilling or actual mining. These new mines
consist of a series of injection wells and recovery
wells. The wells penetrate the copper bearing rock
and a weak acid leach solution is pumped down through
it into the ore. As this leach solution passes
through it dissolves the copper contained in the rock.
This solution is then passed onto a recovery station
where extensive work is done on it to recover the
copper particles. (Kline 1) A huge concern for
people
living in Arizona is how sulfuric acid being pumped
into the ground is environmentally safe and how it
affects their drinking water? In order for BHP
to
have established one of these new mines it had to go
through an extensive permit process. The Aquifer
Protection Permit is designed to help protect the
drinking water in Arizona. The US Environmental
Protection Agency has also taken a huge interest in
this project and makes sure that not only is the water
protected, but it looks after endangered species in
the area and evaluates the socioeconomic impacts of
the mining operation. (Kline 2) These are huge
changes from the days of Bisbee '17. During that
time
there was little if any regulations on the mining
companies in regards to the environment. Mining
companies were pretty much left alone and able to do
whatever they wanted to the land that they were
mining.
Phelps Dodge,
the mining company in Bisbee '17 has
actually taken steps to insure the environmental
safety of their mines. They see the focus on the
environment not as a moral obligation, but as a way
for their mining company to stay competitive in
today's market place. One of the greatest challenges
that Phelps Dodge faces is the managing the increasing
costs associates with environmental compliance and the
lengthy permitting process. (Phelps Dodge 1) These
are problems that the company didn't have to deal with
when Phelps Dodge was a powerhouse in the days of
Bisbee '17. With so few permits and regulations
in
those days, there was little if any government
involvement in the everyday workings of the mines.
With such a focus today placed on how environmentally
sound corporations are, a companies environmental
policy plays a large role in the business side of the
company.
Works Cited
Dyhr, Tim, "BHP's Environmental Policy." August 28,
1998. BHP Minerals.
http://www.bhp.com.au/copper/environment/env_policy.htm.
Kline, John, "Copper Mining in a Cotton Field? The
Florence In-Situ Mine." On CU, January-March, 1997,
Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 1-3.
http://environment.copper.org/casestudies/cottonfield.com.
Phelps Dodge, " Best of Both Worlds: Helping to Create
a Good Environment to do Business." April 1998. Phelps
Dodge Corporation.
http://innovations.copper.org/1998april/both_worlds.htm.
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ElizabethCo says, "here it is"
ScottC says, "are you finished, or is this just the first
part?"
ElizabethCo says, "i havent really added the historical
part to the essay and when i do so i will add the
conclusion"
ScottC says, "ok, just making sure . . ."
Lindsey says, "yeah I was going to say you need a conclusion"
JessicaH says, "yeah, it looks good....you do have some
history in there which is good"
PamelaM says, "it does kind of end abrubtly"
ElizabethCo says, "yeah, what about the thesis, i think
it might be kind of weak, but i don't know how to
strengthen it"
Lindsey says, "it is a pretty good essay although what
is your thesis"
ScottC says, "I like the essay, and i think that when
you get all your history in there, you can get a good solid
thesis because it wasn't really clear to me what it was,
although you clearly established the point of the essay"
ElizabethCo says, "ok"
Lindsey says, "yeah I agree"
JessicaH says, "yeah, i was not clear of your thesis
either....but i think if you say something more about the
novel in the thesis, "
JessicaH says, "cuz it really doesnt say much about the
novel in that last sent of the first paragraph"
ScottC says, "xactly"
Lindsey says, "you have the same problem as me!"
ElizabethCo says, "yeah, i have to add some examples
from the novel"
ScottC says, "yay . . . we can have a support group"
JessicaH says, "yeah"
Savage says, "I liked the essay, conclusion is needed
but other than that, a pretty good start"
JessicaH says, "yep yep"
ElizabethCo says, "cool, thanks everyone"
ScottC says, "pretty much the consensus . . . next essay?"
JessicaH says, "ok.....mine?"
ScottC says, " 'k"
ElizabethCo says, "go for it"
JessicaH says, "It's really not done yet and is
not good"
JessicaH says, "but i will show you"
Lindsey says, "10 more minutes! "
ScottC says, "we've gotta make these quick . . . there's
about 3 minutes to do each essay we've got left"
---------------------------------JessicaH----------------------------------
Womens Role in Society
Throughout time women have always been perplexed with
the problem as to what their place in society really is.
Our society is often times faced with problems concerning
race, weight, background, class, etc, but a problem
that never fails to resurface is that of gender.
There are many women in this world who may be the strongest
leaders that we have out there, except that they are
held back because of the fact that they are women.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was just that kind of woman.
She was strong willed and led her fight with a noble cause
in mind, however she was a woman. The social, cultural
and political ties of our nation were the ones that held
her back.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born with a strong fighting
soul. Her family was actively socialist, so she harbored
her beliefs on such issues as labor from a very young
age. She vividly remembered the Sunday night gatherings at
the Harlem Socialist Club at 250 W. 125th Street.
It was here that Flynn, aged 15, made her first public speech.
The topic was Women Under Socialism (Licht 1).
She joined the IWW in 1906 when she was 16 years old. Elizabeth
spoke on behalf of the IWW, and made great impressions
in doing so. Theodore Dreiser, a journalist at the time,
called her an East Side Joan of Arc. Although,
she was given respect as a speaker, people still did not give her
the overall respect as a fighter of a cause that she
deserved, simply because of the fact that she was a woman.
In this day and age of 14 year old girls becoming overnight
country singing sensations, and with youthful
television and movie superstars, it is hard to imagine
the impact this Flynn had. There were no radios, no TVs,
no computers interfaces, back then. Labour organizers
had to be able to not only talk to individuals but address
whole audiences, sometimes crowds of several thousand
would throng to hear an un-amplified speaker ( Plawiuk 1).
It was quite amazing that such a young girl could hold
groups of people spellbound in listening to her speak her
mind. However that was just the power that made
Flynn what she is known to be today. She was a strong woman who
shut down all of her fears in the face of what her heart
knew was truly the right thing to do.
Elizabeth was a woman, like any other woman, the only
difference was that she stood up for what she believed and
knew was right. Elizabeth had a mystery about her
that people did not understand. In a time when women were not
respected enough to even work a job that was out of the
house; Flynn supported herself by speaking her mind.
Elizabeth made $18 per week, just like the average working
man. This fact shocked many people. How could a woman
possibly earn as much as an everyday man? Elizabeth
earned the money that she worked for. She was a strong
willed workingwoman of the 1900s.
Flynn had definitely made a name for herself in this
world. When she came to Bisbee, many people already knew of
her. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Be damned.
You saw her name in the Bisbee Review just last week (Houston 42).
She had much experience which was what made her well
known. Her first real experience as an IWW speaker was in
Schenectady, N.Y. at a meeting protesting the arrest
of Bill Haywood and George Pettibone. That was merely a
start in her vast train of accomplishments ahead.
She became one of the most popular orators during the Lawrence
and Paterson Silk strikes of 1912 and 1913. She
worked with well-known women such as Helen Keller, who was also
a member of the Socialist Party, Emma Goldman, the anarchist
agitator and orator, and Margret Sanger, the birth
control activist and social reformer.
Socially, our world was not in complete acceptance of
women holding strong roles in our society. It is sometimes
hard for women to gain the same type of respect that
men have. When Flynn was speaking with the Wobblies on an
issue, the town sheriff was confused as to what to do
with her. He didnt know whether he should lock her up or
let her go free because she was just a woman. You
wonder momentarily if you should deputize some women if the
damned Wobblies are going to play it this way, but decide
against it. Youve handled plenty of women up on the
Gulch before with no problems. Whats the difference?
(Houston 42-43). Little did Harry Wheeler know what type
of woman he was dealing with. Wheeler and most
of the world did not seem aware of the mental capacity that women
do have. Socially, our world thought of women as
belonging souly in the house doing typical household chores.
Only recently has our world become more and more aware
of the actual power and ability that w!
omen have.
Politically, our world is not fully aware of women.
Maybe one day, our world will respect women in the way
that they truly should. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn is just
one of the many examples of the strong willed women that
are out in this world fighting to make a difference.
The voice of a woman was only heard as merely a whisper
100 years ago; today the voice is much louder, but still
there are many more decibels that could be reached.
@paste
Womens Role in Society
Throughout time women have always been perplexed with
the problem as to what their place in society really is.
Our society is often times faced with problems concerning
race, weight, background, class, etc, but a problem
that never fails to resurface is that of gender.
There are many women in this world who may be the strongest
leaders that we have out there, except that they are
held back because of the fact that they are women.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was just that kind of woman.
She was strong willed and led her fight with a noble cause
in mind, however she was a woman. The social, cultural
and political ties of our nation were the ones that held
her back.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born with a strong fighting
soul. Her family was actively socialist, so she harbored
her beliefs on such issues as labor from a very young
age. She vividly remembered the Sunday night gatherings at
the Harlem Socialist Club at 250 W. 125th Street.
It was here that Flynn, aged 15, made her first public speech.
The topic was Women Under Socialism (Licht 1).
She joined the IWW in 1906 when she was 16 years old. Elizabeth
spoke on behalf of the IWW, and made great impressions
in doing so. Theodore Dreiser, a journalist at the time,
called her an East Side Joan of Arc. Although,
she was given respect as a speaker, people still did not give her
the overall respect as a fighter of a cause that she
deserved, simply because of the fact that she was a woman.
In this day and age of 14 year old girls becoming overnight
country singing sensations, and with youthful
television and movie superstars, it is hard to imagine
the impact this Flynn had. There were no radios, no TVs,
no computers interfaces, back then. Labour organizers
had to be able to not only talk to individuals but address
whole audiences, sometimes crowds of several thousand
would throng to hear an un-amplified speaker ( Plawiuk 1).
It was quite amazing that such a young girl could hold
groups of people spellbound in listening to her speak her
mind. However that was just the power that made
Flynn what she is known to be today. She was a strong woman who
shut down all of her fears in the face of what her heart
knew was truly the right thing to do.
Elizabeth was a woman, like any other woman, the only
difference was that she stood up for what she believed and
knew was right. Elizabeth had a mystery about her
that people did not understand. In a time when women were not
respected enough to even work a job that was out of the
house; Flynn supported herself by speaking her mind.
Elizabeth made $18 per week, just like the average working
man. This fact shocked many people. How could a woman
possibly earn as much as an everyday man? Elizabeth
earned the money that she worked for. She was a strong
willed workingwoman of the 1900s.
Flynn had definitely made a name for herself in this
world. When she came to Bisbee, many people already knew of
her. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Be damned.
You saw her name in the Bisbee Review just last week (Houston 42).
She had much experience which was what made her well
known. Her first real experience as an IWW speaker was in
Schenectady, N.Y. at a meeting protesting the arrest
of Bill Haywood and George Pettibone. That was merely a
start in her vast train of accomplishments ahead.
She became one of the most popular orators during the Lawrence
and Paterson Silk strikes of 1912 and 1913. She
worked with well-known women such as Helen Keller, who was also
a member of the Socialist Party, Emma Goldman, the anarchist
agitator and orator, and Margret Sanger, the birth
control activist and social reformer.
Socially, our world was not in complete acceptance of
women holding strong roles in our society. It is sometimes
hard for women to gain the same type of respect that
men have. When Flynn was speaking with the Wobblies on an
issue, the town sheriff was confused as to what to do
with her. He didnt know whether he should lock her up or
let her go free because she was just a woman. You
wonder momentarily if you should deputize some women if the
damned Wobblies are going to play it this way, but decide
against it. Youve handled plenty of women up on the
Gulch before with no problems. Whats the difference?
(Houston 42-43). Little did Harry Wheeler know what type
of woman he was dealing with. Wheeler and most
of the world did not seem aware of the mental capacity that women
do have. Socially, our world thought of women as
belonging souly in the house doing typical household chores.
Only recently has our world become more and more aware
of the actual power and ability that w!
omen have.
Politically, our world is not fully aware of women.
Maybe one day, our world will respect women in the way
that they truly should. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn is just
one of the many examples of the strong willed women that
are out in this world fighting to make a difference.
The voice of a woman was only heard as merely a whisper
100 years ago; today the voice is much louder, but still
there are many more decibels that could be reached.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
pablo has arrived.
pablo says, "sorry to interrupt: but if i were
to screen a movie or two in unit 3, what times would be best?
how about wednesday afternoon or early evening?""
pablo says, "say 5:30 or 6. it would be in place
of reading assignments"
Savage says, "I have class until 5 on Wed."
Lindsey says, "either it doesn't matter"
ScottC says, "um, not til at least 5:30 . . . i've got
a class"
PamelaM says, "cant we watch it in class?"
pablo says, "if anyone couldn't make that time, the movies
would be on reserve"
ScottC says, "why can't we watch in class?"
pablo says, "if we watch say 2 or three movies in unit
3 in class, we won't have time to talk about them or how
to do the unit 3 assignment."
Lindsey says, "yeah"
JessicaH says, "what movie is it???"
ScottC says, "ok"
ElizabethCo says, "tuesday nights would be perfect"
pablo says, "well, i was thinking "Lone Star" and "Imagining
Indians"."
PamelaM says, "i work wed thru sun at 5"
pablo says, "ok. i'll see when i can find a big enough
room."
ElizabethCo says, "wednesday nights are good too"
Lindsey says, "ok"
pablo says, "thanks."
JessicaH says, "tuesday!!!"
JessicaH says, "tues are better for me"
pablo says, "when you are finished reviewing each other's
essays, you are free to go."
JessicaH says, "i have class on wed..."
pablo nods
pablo goes out.
ScottC says, "lets finish the rest up quick"
PamelaM says, "ok lets get this finished'"
ScottC says, "where does the intro end?"
JessicaH says, "well, the first para is the intro....ithink"
JessicaH says, "i dont have a conclusion"
ScottC says, "is is really long or is that just the way
it looks on my comp"
Lindsey says, "I havent' even read it yet"
JessicaH says, "i think it is just 1000 words....cuz
i was having troubles getting to that amount"
Savage says, "looks really long on mine too"
PamelaM says, "its posted twice"
JessicaH says, "im sorry...."
Savage says, "hmm"
PamelaM says, "you have a good analysis of gurly flynn"
ElizabethCo says, "class is over, you can email me your
essays if you want some input my email is
laxcat45@yahoo.com"
ElizabethCo says, "thanks for all your input on my essay,
see you all on thursday!!"
JessicaH says, "yeah, i suppose that that is a good idea....mine
is JLHanna@u.arizona.edu....if anyone needs
extra input or what not"
PamelaM says, "you could put a litt;e more in about the
actual labor strike"
JessicaH says, "ok"
ScottC says, "k . . . i think it's really good . . .
you just have to finish it up and use the rest of your
citations, but you need to make it clear what your thesis
and intro is"
ElizabethCo (asleep) has disconnected.
JessicaH says, "ok"
Lindsey says, "are we out of here?"
Savage says, "Ok, so are we done?"
ScottC says, "i can stay on if anyone needs more help
or my email is sachrist@u.arizona.edu"
JessicaH says, "k...thanks guys"
JessicaH says, "adios!"
Savage says, "thanks everyone, i'm oput"
Savage (asleep) has disconnected.
Lindsey says, "bye"
JessicaH (asleep) has disconnected.
PamelaM (asleep) have disconnected.
ScottC bows and backs outa the room
Lindsey (asleep) has disconnected.
ScottC (asleep) has disconnected.
-- End log: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:14:53 pm OldPuebloMOO
time --
pablo erases some stuff from the blackboard...
pablo writes on the blackboard...
pablo reorders a blackboard item...
pablo says, "later."
pablo goes out.
manders says, " Ok i am done. It is a good paper. I think
you just need to read over because in some sentences
are confusing . You are on the rigth track. Oh.
some sentences have to many words make sentences more simple."
manders says, "I have to go now ok."
AaronB says, "ok,"
manders (asleep) has disconnected.
AaronB goes out.
manders has connected.
manders leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bfroggie arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
CrisR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
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CrisR says, "hello?"
StephanieCobb guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
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MarkL arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
PrincessM leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
StephanieCobb guest says, "HI everyone "
MarkL leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
CrisR leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
bfroggie says, "who is here?"
bfroggie says, "i guess everyone is leaving"
StephanieCobb guest says, "are you in Pauls class?"
bfroggie says, "yes"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Cool me too"
bfroggie says, "did you read the board?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "how do I do that?"
bfroggie says, "type look blackboard"
StephanieCobb guest says, "okay I read it
"
bfroggie says, "is it just me and you in here?"
CrisR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
StephanieCobb guest says, " I think so "
pablo has arrived.
KamiaG arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
pablo goes out.
StephanieCobb guest says, "Where is everyone"
CrisR says, "good question"
bfroggie says, "i dont know"
CrisR says, "it's pretty bad if you're too lazy to meet
online : )"
bfroggie says, "anyways, who wants to go first?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Does anyone know how many
people are we suposed to have?"
bfroggie says, "yeah, that is pretty bad"
CrisR says, "I need to see if I can get this thing to
work"
bfroggie says, "so you want to try first?"
CrisR says, "probably more than three"
StephanieCobb guest says, "yea that is pretty sad"
KamiaG says, "look at blackboard""
CrisR says, "sure, let me see if I can paste it in"
bfroggie says, "cool"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Was Paul gonna look in on
us?"
bfroggie says, "yes, i think he just did, and he's recording
us"
KamiaG says, "look blackboard""
StephanieCobb guest says, "Oh Cool"
StephanieCobb guest says, "So is Chris going to go first?"
bfroggie says, "i think so"
StephanieCobb guest says, "okay "
bfroggie says, "so now there's four of us?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Yeah thats what it looks like"
bfroggie says, "thats cool. i dont know about you
guys, but i think this paper is really hard"
KamiaG who is pasting first
StephanieCobb guest says, "I am with you on that one
I dont really understand what we are supposed to dp"
CrisR leaves for Mt. Lemmon Classroom
CrisR arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
StephanieCobb guest says, "Chris is"
KamiaG okay
bfroggie says, "i think that i finally got the right
idea like last night and have to totally rewrite my paper"
CrisR says, "okay, something's not working"
KamiaG do you want me to do mine then
StephanieCobb guest says, "I e-mailed Paul for help and
he told me I was on the right track"
bfroggie says, "so when you guys read it, it wont make
sense cause i rewrote my intro pps but not my supporting
pps"
CrisR says, "yeah, go ahead"
KamiaG says, "okay""
KamiaG says, "brb""
StephanieCobb guest says, "thats okay we will be able
to follow I am sure"
stephW guest arrives from Mt. Lemmon Classroom
CrisR says, "yeah, we all have revising left to do"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Hi Steph"
bfroggie says, "it took me so long to understand the
assignment even"
stephW guest says, "hey guys"
CrisR says, "seriously"
StephanieCobb guest says, "I know it is not an easy one
"
bfroggie says, "so Kamia is going now?"
CrisR says, "yeah"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Paul told me I need to intergrate
more of the book in mine so when you all read it let
me know what you think o"
StephanieCobb guest says, "yes Kamia is going "
----------------------------------KamiaG-----------------------------------
Kamia Leon Guerrero
March 21, 2000
English 102
The book Bisbee 17, by Robert
Houston applies the social ideologies of
the roles of women during the rise of World War II.
During this part of
history, the social standards that women held were foreseen
as invaluable to
society in general. For most men and many women,
they believed it was the
women's place to be at home taking care of the children.
In the story Bisbee
17, Robert Houston takes this idea further by subverting
these social
ideologies about women through the characters, Gurley
Flynn, and mother Jones.
In Bisbee 17, the idea of being a
woman was foreseen as a form of
weakness: "That Haywood is not a pussy"(122). We still
refer to the word
pussy in reference to someone who is weak. This
remark goes against the
feminist movement in which many women demanded certain
rights and pushed to
abolish many of the early ideologies that had see women's
only purpose in
society was to bear children and care for the home.
Robert Houston gives the woman
in his story a new status. A status in
which women are strong willed and intelligent. Women
come through proving to
men that they to deserve equal recognition. Gurley
Flynn is a great example
of how the cultural implication that women are weak is
subverted.
Gurley Flynn was a woman of
her character. In the midst her abandonment
by her free love boyfriend, Tresca, Flynn proves her
strength as a strong and
persevering character. She sticks to her commitment
to support the IWW
strike standing up to many of the important people in
the town of Bisbee and
the copper owners as well: "You'll not get rid of us.
You'll not go on
gorging yourselves and dancing while your wage slaves
starve in your
bloodstained mines and mills. You're drinking our
sweat tonight, not
champagne. You're paying your killers and gunmen
with our blood. But we're
here to tell you that we can stop every wheel in creation,
and we mean to do
it. Your putrid war&"(147).
Robert Houston uses the character
Mother Jones as a source of support for
the IWW's. She keeps the league together and also
is sort of a grandmother
figure to the IWW's. She shows her strong strength
in how she was able to
pull through a hard and tragic life, in the loss of her
whole family to
illness. Instead of giving up, she pushed many
reforms, many times ending up
in prison. She shows how powerful she is through
her remark: "but I'm here
to give somebody hell!! Who's with me?"(117).
Robert Houston, gives women
credit allowing them equal recognition in a
society in which women are looked down upon. In
the midst of the Bisbee
controversy, the women's feminist movement had begun.
Women were changing
from the traditional long dresses to pants and demanding
the right to vote.
We see this through the quote: "Some women are wearing
things called flapper
skirts now, which come above their knees"(71).
Women are changing their ways
setting a certain code of equal opportunity in society
and abolishing every
cultural ideology of negative thinking upon women.
In Russia, a woman by the name
of Ella Reeve Boor pushed the feminist
movement throughout Russia organizing the feminist movement:
"Bloor made a
place for herself in what has traditionally been described
as the public
sphere, as a suffragist, socialist, and union organizer"(549).
She fought for her
right to not have to stay home. She "knew
the personal importance and
political ramifications of pushing the personal importance
and political
ramifications of pushing for women's full rights to participate
in the
social, cultural, economic, and political life of the
nation"(551).
** I plan to further develop the history of feminism
**I also plan on further making a connection between
the feminist movement to Gurley Flynn and Mother Jones
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
stephW guest says, "it is hard to intergrate both your
points and the book"
bfroggie says, "definately"
StephanieCobb guest says, "I know and that is where I
guess I am having problems"
KamiaG says, "did people get it"
CrisR says, "yup"
StephanieCobb guest says, "yeah got it"
KamiaG says, ""when you need it to stop scrolling you
type (say)"
stephW guest says, "the intro is great!"
KamiaG says, "so, am i supposed to talk about my essay
as well?""
CrisR says, "sure"
stephW guest says, "yeah ask any questions "
CrisR says, "should we go paragraph by paragraph or read
the whole thing?"
bfroggie says, ""ok"
stephW guest says, "maybe paragraph by paragraph"
CrisR says, "okay"
bfroggie says, " i read the whole thing already"
bfroggie says, "do i go ahead and make suggestions, or
are we going to all comment on one paragraph at a time?"
bfroggie says, "what would be best for you Kamia?"
KamiaG says, "would you rather me post one paragraph
at a time...it might be easier""
bfroggie says, "whatever you want"
KamiaG says, "okay"
pablo has arrived.
CrisR says, "I have a question....."
KamiaG says, "yup""
pablo says, "how's everyone doing in here?"
CrisR says, "was the Russian movement that the women
was involved in at the same time as Bisbee '17?"
stephW guest says, "good"
pablo smiles
StephanieCobb guest says, "I liked the into"
CrisR says, "or was it just related to the feminist movement?"
KamiaG says, "I don't think so""
pablo says, "keep up the good work!"
CrisR says, "okay"
pablo says, "i'll be back"
pablo goes out.
KamiaG says, "it was just related to the feminist movement""
CrisR says, "it's a very positive outlook on the book;
I like it"
stephW guest says, "I really like how well you have related
your points to Houston's writings"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Are you going to go into a
bit more detail about the Russian movement?"
KamiaG says, "it was an article that actually compared
the Russian lady to the Character Gurley Flynn""
bfroggie says, "i think that you have a lot of good ideas,
you just need to connect them and make them flow
better. How it is now, i get confused as to what
your main point is in the body"
KamiaG says, "ya, i know... it was a last minute job""
bfroggie says, "thats how mine is too, dont worry =)"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Yah I agree it is hard to
tell where your going with ti"
KamiaG says, "i'm going to go into detail about the whole
feminist movement, i need to add more sources""
bfroggie says, "also, just technically, i'm not sure
if youre supposed to end a paragraph with a quote without
explaining it, i'm not sure about that though"
StephanieCobb guest says, "that would help alot "
pablo has arrived.
stephW guest says, "there are so many books in the main
lib."
pablo says, "have fun -- and if you would like an e-transcript
of your session, email me later today with your
name, section # and discussion room #."
pablo goes out.
KamiaG says, "it's not done...i don't even have a conclusion
paragraph"
CrisR says, "do you have any specific questions about
your paper?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "that is cool you have time
to finish it"
StephanieCobb guest says, "I think it is a really good
start "
KamiaG says, "ya, what characters should i talk about
in order to relate it to the feminist movement""
KamiaG says, "i used Gurley flynn, Mother Jones, and
I'm thinking about using Bunny as well""
stephW guest says, "well you talked about Flynn and that
was great and.."
StephanieCobb guest says, " I thik your best bet
on that one is to talk about Gurley and Mother Jones"
bfroggie says, "well, i would just suggest that you work
on your intro and thesis until you are completely
satisfied with them(which you may already be, since they
were pretty strong), and then really make sure that all
of your topic sentences and support tie back to your
thesis. worry about the conclusion after all that, then at
least your paper will be strong to start out with and
the conclusion will probably just come to you"
CrisR says, "yes, or maybe compare and contrast those
two with Bunny to show the old and new women of the times"
KamiaG says, "that is what i thought b/c Bunny isn't
really a character who pushes what the feminist movement was
about, right?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "You may want to form some
sort of contrast between bunny and flynn"
KamiaG says, "that is a good idea..thanks Cris""
bfroggie says, "i think that the contrast is a good idea"
stephW guest says, "yeah that is a good idea because
bunny was not much supprt for the movement"
CrisR says, "no problem : )"
bfroggie says, "what was bunny anyway, just in there
to show a weak character, or what?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Yeah I agree with everyone
that it would be good to compare the two"
pablo has arrived.
stephW guest says, "yeah probably"
pablo says, "a good question bfrogogy."
KamiaG says, "So, about feminism should i just go into
detail about what it was all about and then tie it into
the characters""
StephanieCobb guest says, "I think she was there to create
a contrast"
CrisR says, "maybe talk about movements within the US
at the time and tie that into the book or go with your idea
about the Russian movement"
pablo says, "how is she represented? what does
that say about "proper" women & Houston's views?"
pablo nods to steph
pablo goes out.
StephanieCobb guest says, "she was the old women
and the idea was to push for this new woman idea"
CrisR says, "Houston doesn't seem to have a postive outlook
of the old-fashioned girl"
stephW guest says, "it would be good to go into detail
and then relate them to the characters, talk about how
well they supported the movement"
StephanieCobb guest says, "or how they did not support
the movement"
KamiaG says, "so Paul, i should also involve the author
of the book as well and show how he used the social
ideologies concerning women in my paper""
stephW guest says, "true -Flynn was not the old-fashioned
type--she was very outspoken"
pablo has arrived.
bfroggie says, "do you guys think that Houston was in
a way trying to push feminism through his women characters?
i think so, and i think your right, bunny is there to
show the old stereotypical woman and contrast the new"
pablo says, "that sounds promising, kamia. just
don't try to do TOO much & lose focus."
CrisR says, "I agree"
pablo goes out.
stephW guest says, "very true"
StephanieCobb guest says, "Bunny didnt care about the
movement she was kinda in her own world doing her own thing
planning her marriage wich is what most "proper
women should have been doing "
KamiaG says, "thanks guys for all the help""
bfroggie says, "whjich shows the "old" type of woman,
and then flynn is the new, right?"
CrisR says, "any more questions?"
stephW guest says, "good paper"
bfroggie says, "your welcome"
KamiaG says, "does anyone else want to post their paper?""
CrisR says, "yeah, I like the idea a lot"
bfroggie says, "yeah, who next?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "I dont care who wants to go
next"
bfroggie says, "mine is also about feminism if you want
me to post it next"
CrisR says, "go for it"
stephW guest says, "sure"
StephanieCobb guest says, "yeah"
KamiaG says, "sure since we are on the subject""
bfroggie says, "ok, but i think i'm just going to post
my intro paragraphs, because right now my other ones are
from a different paper and dont really fit, sound good?"
stephW guest says, "okay"
StephanieCobb guest says, "that is cool"
KamiaG says, "yup, thats fine"
bfroggie says, "then maybe i'll post the other stuff
and you guys can tell me which examples work and which dont"
bfroggie says, "ok brb"
KamiaG says, "thats why we are here""
---------------------------------bfroggie----------------------------------
Brooke Decker
March 15, 2000
Paul Burkhardt
Essay #2 - second draft
Gurley Flynn: A 'Difference Fighter' before her Time?
During the early 20th Century, the issue of the social
position of women raged wild around the United States. Men
questioned if the if the "gentler sex" was becoming too
fiery and out-spoken, while women bickered among
themselves as to what their role and rights should be
in society. This clash is exemplified in the two opposing
associations for and against women's suffrage, The National
American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), and The
National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage (NAOWS)
(Barber). However, even within the 'feminists' or
'suffragists' themselves, there was dissent. Within the
"feminism of personal development [which] called for
women's freedom through opportunities to become full
persons," there were two groups, 'equality fighters' and
'difference fighters' (Marilley). Equality fighters,
such as Carrie Chapman Catt, wished for full equality for
women to men in every aspect, while difference fighters
fought for specific equalities, but still wished to main!
tain certain differences between the sexes. While
reading Robert Houston's Bisbee '17, we begin to wonder which
type of feminist his character of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
is: equality or difference? Houston deliberately places
this question in the reader's mind continually through
the novel.
Overall, Flynn is a historical figure that is often overlooked
when considering the feminist movement at this
time. This is due to the fact that Flynn is recognized
principally for her other endevours, which included an
array of causes. In her "odyssey from one radical
group to another," she participated in the IWW, the Communist
party, Socialism, and even was a founder of the ACLU
(Aiken qt. in Camp). However, when her life is viewed
closely, her feminist tendencies become obvious, despite
the fact that they took a secondary role to her other
causes. As Karen Garner writes, "Although Gurley
Flynn at times subordinated her feminism to her socialism, she
was in the vanguard promoting women's issues" (108).
Although she was quite clearly a feminist, her
classification as a 'difference' or 'equality' has often
been debated.
It is in this context that Robert Houston writes his
character of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in the novel Bisbee '17.
The novel details her struggle against the Copper companies
as a member of the IWW. In the novel, Flynn plays an
essential role in the struggle, despite the fact that
during this era men still generally viewed females as
inferior. While Flynn never views herself as inferior
(she is "no man's dog"), she does use the way that men
treat her in order to accomplish tasks that would be
impossible for her male counterparts. Flynn transforms her
'handicap' into an advantage, manipulating the system
in order to help herself and her stance. She sees herself
as independent, self-sufficient, and because of this,
she is. Houston, recognizing the feminist in Gurley's
personality, writes Flynn as a woman who knows how to
get what she wants. He also depicts her clearly as a
'difference' fighter. Using the novel as his vessel*
(use bio term!) rather than a tedious essay format, !
Houston makes his argument not only more subtle
but interesting as well. Flynn, the underlying feminist,
champions the position of the difference fighter throughout
Houston's novel. In this way, Houston enters the
academic discussion of what type of feminist the real
Gurley was, while conveying his message in a intriguing
manner.
---------------------------------finished----------------------------------
bfroggie says, "did it work?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "yup"
CrisR says, "very good"
bfroggie says, "thanks"
bfroggie says, "any sugggestions?"
bfroggie says, "i'm having trouble organizing stuff,
like does it seem to flow or seem confusing still?"
CrisR says, "is that your whole paper?"
bfroggie says, "nope, thats just the intro. the thesis
is at the very end right now"
CrisR says, "okay"
bfroggie says, "like, you read the thesis last"
bfroggie says, "pretty crappy paper if that was the whole
thing, huh ="
bfroggie says, "=)"
CrisR says, "I think it's a good tie-in of history with
the book"
KamiaG says, "it has a lot of working ideas""
StephanieCobb guest says, "I found it kinda confusing
but you know you might not want to answer the question
about what kind of feminest she is "
bfroggie says, "why not?"
stephW guest says, "seriously-- you have strong ideas
it is not crappy"
StephanieCobb guest says, "if you leave it open it will
give you a way to conclude your paper and give the
audience something to look forward to"
KamiaG says, "i liked the way that you gave a background
of the feminist movement""
StephanieCobb guest says, "It seems kinda busy if you
know what i mean"
bfroggie says, "oh, now i see what youre saying.
i thought you meant not even talk about the two different
types, and i was like, whoa, now i have to change everything!
no, myabe thats a good idea"
bfroggie says, "yeah, i tend to write a lot in a little
space, it is busy"
KamiaG says, "ya, i agree with StephanieC"
CrisR says, "I agree, so then you'd have facts to back
it up"
stephW guest says, "well you just have a lot of ideas
and sometimes they just pour out"
StephanieCobb guest says, "You could spend some of the
body paragraphs discussing the different types "
bfroggie says, "so what parts in the novel do you think
i should include?"
KamiaG says, "YOu should save what type of feminist she
was for the end""
StephanieCobb guest says, "I think you need to use the
novel to show why she is the type of feminist she is"
CrisR says, "and use the novel to show how she uses her
feminity to get what she wants"
StephanieCobb guest says, "is there any part of the novel
where you see the other type of feminsism?"
bfroggie says, "i have written the body, but it doesn't
really tie in yet, but it does show different parts of
the novel i'm considering talking about. Should
i paste that (its crap, i warn you and doesn't really connect)
or just have you guys tell me suggestions of scenes to
use?"
StephanieCobb guest says, "I agree with Cris"
StephanieCobb guest says, "What would you prefer to do?"
CrisR says, "do you think you could do a contrast and
say that her using her feminity could be a step back for
her as far as being a feminist?"
bfroggie says, "i think that most of the scenes show
a difference feminist, the only time that Flynn shows a
weakness or change in character is toward the end when
she talks about being everyone's dog"
CrisR says, "and contrast it with her giving speeches,
being a strong women, etc"
bfroggie says, "maybe i'll just paste it, that seems
easiest"
stephW guest says, "okay"
bfroggie says, "i don tknow, i'll have to think about
that cris"
StephanieCobb guest says, "okay"
KamiaG says, "on page 147 in the bisbee 17 book, flynn
gives a very strong speech which strengthens the idea of
her being a feminist"
bfroggie says, "thanks, ok brb"
---------------------------------bfroggie----------------------------------
The first hint of Flynn's attitude toward men that Houston
provides comes very soon after we are introduced to
her character. After arriving in Bisbee with Tresca,
she decides that she needs to see Bo. While walking toward
his house, she is confronted by a leering miner in front
of a saloon who makes her an unsavory proposition. He
questions