Unit 2 Proposal

I have finally decided on my unit two topic of the Polygamist camp found in Eldorado, Texas on Sunday April 6^th 2008.  I believe this to be a specific event that has occurred underlining the topic of polygamy.  Since this is pertains to a specific area of the United States I will use a combination of different sources.  Since this event struck national news some sources that would be of use are CNN, MSNBC and other nationally broadcasted news portals.  Since this event took place in Texas I think will also look in the specific town’s local newspaper.  After searching for a bit on the Internet I found that Eldorado’s local newspaper is called the Eldorado Success.  This will have local reactions to the event that happened in that city and how the other members of the community reacted to the event.  I also think it would be interesting to search through local Fort Worth and Dallas papers to see the reactions from larger cities not too far from the town.  I personally chose this topic because I remember reading the articles on CNN, while in Florence studying abroad.  I recall thinking how strange an occurrence like this was happening in a town that was not that far from where I lived.  It is also eye opening to think about the things that happen in this world that you never dream actually occur because of our somewhat sheltered life.  I bet that many people in the town of Eldorado had no idea that this was happening.  I also think that it is an interesting culture that I do not understand at all and perhaps through research I could learn more information about this “unethical” society.  The point of view of the members of the camp will also be very interesting to investigate because they seem to think this life is very normal.  I also chose this topic because it was most controversial because it happened in a very conservative state with a small Mormon population, which increased the shock value of the event.