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How Refugees Became a Campaign Issue in Montana, featured in Mother Jones, is an article by Max J. Rosenthal centered on the Montana gubernatorial race of 2016. As well as discussing how refugees became a prominent issue in the Montana campaign, Rosenthal analyzes what causes people’s rejection to refugees. Starting with a reference to the Paris terrorist attacks in November, 2015 Rosenthal lays out the political and local sentiments on bringing refugees to Montana, and more specifically Missoula. Since the attacks “30 mostly republican governors” (1, Rosenthal) have had a fear driven reaction towards the acceptance of refugees in the U.S. In order to address what they believe to be a threat to security, these Governors publicly requested that Syrian refugee placement be stopped. Absent among these Governors was Governor Steve Bullock of Montana. In the article Rosenthal pointedly refers to Bullock’s opponent in the 2016 election, Greg Gianforte, in discussing the refugee backlash from Montana residents. Gianforte, in a recent mailer, attacking Bullock’s stance on refugees said, “Governor Bullock supports bringing Syrian refugees into Montana.” (1). Feeding on security…

Throughout the quarter, we have read books that address a number of complicated legal topics. Author and journalist Barry Siegel’s book, Claim of Privilege, concerns the case Reynolds v. United States, a suit against the US government that began as a simple investigation into a freak Air Force plane crash but quickly metastasized into a conversation about the necessities of governmental secrecy. Author and journalist Jon Krakauer’s book, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town,…

Missoula Flood’s Course and Cause 4.) When ice covered almost all of North America, known as the ice age, water began to build up against a 2,500ft ice dam. Soon, when the water presure was at it’s highest, at 2,000ft in dept, the ice broke. This resulted in a catastrphic flood he size of Lake Erie and Onterio combined! The water swept over Eastern Washington moving from 30 to 50 mph. Dates- In 1923 the theory ws discovered. The ice dam formed more than 15,000 years ago. Course- The courses…

He showed their great success without glossing over their costs and those whose lives they touch must pay. Missoula shows the young man did not try. This book is a must read for both young men and women, parents and school administrators college, anyone involved in the justice system. Provide a better understanding of the stigma of rape, actual response and the problems facing our society. The more we understand about the situation, the problem, a better chance to make changes and do not allow…

Jon Krakauer, a successful and well published author, focuses his literary pursuits on controversial topics that tug on the reader’s heart strings and urge the reader to contemplate topics that are commonly neglected. Two of his books, Into Thin Air and Missoula, may share the same author, but they differ greatly in many stylists aspects. Krakauer, without a doubt, has a distinct and captivating writing style, yet there are many apparent differences when shifting from one of his books to the…

Annette Greene Glenn Danzig Glenn Allen Anzalone, also known as Glenn Danzig, was born June 23, 1955 in Lodi, New Jersey. He is a singer, songwriter, and musician most well known for founding the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. He owns a record label called Evilive, as well as an adult comic book publishing company known as Verotik. Danzig has played a number of genres through the years, including punk rock, heavy metal, industrial, and blues. He has written songs for other musicians, most…

Rape is a powerful word that can cause a lot of pain to a victim. The thought of being categorized as a “victim”, is not what one may hope for. Yet, there is always a possibility that the victim may not report this horrific crime. In the book Missoula, we hear the stories of brave young women who came forward to tell their stories. Yet,what makes these cases so appalling is how they were handled. In the town of Missoula, football players are worshipped and treated as royalty. Even though they…

In Missoula by Jon Krakauer, with the heavy presence of the community adoration for the local football team and the sexual-assault crisis that ensued, gender inequality is a significant problem that mainly affects young women in this community. The young women in Missoula, Montana face inequalities in the ways females are seen as biologically different than males and thus inferior to males, the ways in which they were socialized as a female compared to how males are socialized in the community,…

9:20 AM March 15 13,000 B.C. . This is reporter Melissa Carmona and Tyler Mccallum coming at you with breaking news. Breaking news, in Missoula Montana the ice dams ( An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms at the edge of a glacier and prevents melting snow (water) from draining off) are breaking a flood has taken over cities and towns!! Lives are at risk .The flood waters (flood waters are water overflowing as the result of a flood) poured into Lake Columbia and made major spillways. Which…

the job description for an attorney to speak to both parties of the case to corroborate facts. Most people would think that attorneys would seek the truth and justice, but in the justice system of Missoula, many of these cases’ attorneys skew the data in order to invalidate the victims’ claims. In essence, these attorneys are keeping potential rapists on the streets without legal repercussions, and the victim helpless and without restitution for what they’ve been through. In aligning themselves…