ESSAY OUTLINE

1)Intro
a)Thesis: In the book "The Underdogs" by Mariano Azuela, Demetrio Macias is a very influential commander in the Mexican Revolution and he reflects Pancho Villa's leadership in many different ways.
2)Mexican Revolution background
a)Leader Pancho Villa
i)Life & Accomplishments
(1)Fled to mountains after saving sister
(2)Survived couple years
(3)Joined bandits and then became leader
(4)Supported the revolution
(5)Modern Robin Hood – stole from rich and helped the poor
3)The Underdogs
a)Leader Demetrio Macias
i)Life & accomplishments
(1)Was a land owner and share cropper until revolution
(2)Leader of a rebel group
(3)Later promoted to General by the revolutionary armies
(4)Lost reason to fight, but he continued fighting
4)Compare & contrast
a)Both families abused by federals
b)Strong revolutionary leaders capable of making decisions
c)Liked to kill for the thrill
d)Created fear
5)Conclusion

New Research Question + Thesis

Research Question:

• How does Demetrio Macias' leadership reflect that of Pancho Villa in the Mexican Revolution?

Thesis Statement:

• In the book "The Underdogs" by Mariano Azuela, Demetrio Macias is a very influencial commander in the Mexican Revolution and he reflects Pancho Villa's leadership in many different ways; both their families were tried to be abused from by state federals, they both became strong revolutionary leaders which made a difference although they had a desire to kill and to be a part of battles.

Can a thesis be more than one sentence? I tried to jamm as many thing I could in the thesis although I would like to talk about more.

NEW EDITED RESEARCH QUESTION

How does Demetrio Macias being turned into a hero reflect Pancho Villa being turned into a hero?

Q-Q-C

The Underdogs

Quote: "I'll tell Demetrio to leave us both here, that I'll say to take care of you, that as soon as you're feeling all right again, well catch up with them,. but instead of that, ill see that you get home safe and sound."

Question: I didn't know that War Paint was capable of such a good deed. She is introduced in the book as a tough woman, capable of standing up for herself. Why such a drastic change of characteristic?

Comment: I think she only wants to take Camilla back to her home because she is jealous of her. I think she likes Demetrio and doesn't want her to be his woman. War Paint believes that even though Camilla doesn't like Demetrio she thinks that he is capable of conquering her to have her at his side. My belief is that War Paint is jealous of Camilla.

New Question + Cited Info.

New research question:
"What makes people like Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa heroes and why; What exactly is a hero?"

Citations:

1.)
McGill, Sara A. The Mexican Revolution. 2009. History Reference Center. San Diego Public Library. 13 Feb. 2009 http://web.ebscohost.com.sdplproxy.sandiego.gov/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=5&sid=8e041b2c-84d5-451d-bb76-0a160c17379b%40sessionmgr7&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=khh&AN=17987645#db=khh&AN.
I chose to cite this article because it had interesting information about the mexican revolution and it gave me background information to work with. I know have a better concept of how the revolution started.

2.)
"Emiliano Zapata". History Reference Center. February 12, 2009 http://sdplproxy.sandiego.gov/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.sdplproxy.sandiego.gov/login.aspx?direct=true&db=khh&AN=IXBZapata-E&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

This article gives me insite on Emiliano Zapata's life. Now I know facts about his life and also his achievements. I will still continue with my research to learn more about the revolutionary heroes.

The Underdogs

I am reading the book The Underdogs written by Mariano Azuela. What I have read about so far is about a group of rebels in Mexico standing up against the government federals during the Mexican revolution. The group of rebels have been in a couple of fight already and they have won all of them so far. Tue leader of the small rebel group is Demetrio Macias, he has the will and courage to lead men into battles and he is expirienced. The Mexican revolution took place from 1910 through1920 in the country of Mexico. It was a war against the government and Porfilio Diaz, the Mexican president, because he had made a law that he could get reelected unlimited times. The people wanted something different after he ran the country for 30 years! At the moment, my research question is " Which battles during the Mexican revolution affected the outcome the most and why?"