Opening Argumentative Essay: Let Me Out West
Opening Argument
By: Alexander (Lex) Luther
Are you a person who likes to do all the work and let someone else reap all the benefits? I didn’t think so and neither am I, but that is what has happened to me. I was one of the first to come out west and fight with the Native Americans over land. I made this land safe enough for people to live on and I still protect it today. I think as one of these first pioneers I should be given the land I rightfully deserve. But my land has been taken away and given to others to use as they please. My land that I fought for and planned to use for cattle raising is now gone.
My grand plan of making a life for myself out west has been ruined. It was my chance to really make something of myself and make …show more content…
You might be asking yourself why a simple homesteader with a family of five would result to killing a man. Well I felt it was completely justified and for the general welfare. I have been making a life for me and my family for eight years now on my land in northwest Colorado. I love living in the solitude of the west with my family. It is so beautiful and tranquil. I thought it was a great place to raise a family and teach my children about hard work and family values. All I wanted was a little section of land to be cultivated and utilized for my family to live off of. I thought it would be a nice simple life full of rewarding work and pleasant times watching my family grow. But it has been difficult from the moment we arrived. Ever since my family arrived on our land we have been continuously harassed by Alexander (Lex) Luther and his posse. We were awoken one night to find our stable burning to the ground and just barely got the animals out in time. My wife and children are constantly in a state of fear for what they will do next and if we will be able to recover. And the law doesn’t work because they are too far away to get
By: Alexander (Lex) Luther
Are you a person who likes to do all the work and let someone else reap all the benefits? I didn’t think so and neither am I, but that is what has happened to me. I was one of the first to come out west and fight with the Native Americans over land. I made this land safe enough for people to live on and I still protect it today. I think as one of these first pioneers I should be given the land I rightfully deserve. But my land has been taken away and given to others to use as they please. My land that I fought for and planned to use for cattle raising is now gone.
My grand plan of making a life for myself out west has been ruined. It was my chance to really make something of myself and make …show more content…
You might be asking yourself why a simple homesteader with a family of five would result to killing a man. Well I felt it was completely justified and for the general welfare. I have been making a life for me and my family for eight years now on my land in northwest Colorado. I love living in the solitude of the west with my family. It is so beautiful and tranquil. I thought it was a great place to raise a family and teach my children about hard work and family values. All I wanted was a little section of land to be cultivated and utilized for my family to live off of. I thought it would be a nice simple life full of rewarding work and pleasant times watching my family grow. But it has been difficult from the moment we arrived. Ever since my family arrived on our land we have been continuously harassed by Alexander (Lex) Luther and his posse. We were awoken one night to find our stable burning to the ground and just barely got the animals out in time. My wife and children are constantly in a state of fear for what they will do next and if we will be able to recover. And the law doesn’t work because they are too far away to get