on time; the creation of time zones “The Big Four” Railroad Magnates: Charles Croker‚ Collis Huntington‚ Mark Hopkins‚ & Leland Stanford; these men took a gamble (would they ever be rich?); Union Pacific railroad; The Cowboys The Bronc Buster by Frederick Remington Black Cowboys The Gunslingers Colt .45 Revolver: “God didn’t make men equal. Colonel Colt did!” Legendary Gunslingers & Train Robbers: Jesse James‚ Billy the Kid Dodge City Peace Commission‚ 1890 The Miners Prospecting: Mining Boomtowns--Now
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drugs in the world to choose from. I chose cocaine and methamphetamine to writeabout. Cocaine and methamphetamine are similar to other legal drugs in the U.S. Cocaine is one of the oldest known psychoactive substances—it dates back as far as the Incan Empire where it was used as a local anesthetic. Cocaine is derived from the leaves of the coca plant. Modern day cocaine was invented by a man named Richard Willstatter in 1923 in which he derived cocaine from tropane‚ rather than directly from the
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of inescapable jail by the closing of the frontier and the coming of the big corporations. Cowboys are strong men that sense no fear in their eyes and actions. They live a hard life isolated to the rest of the world‚ being only them and the nature that can be very unpredictable‚ you never know when it will be friendly or cruel. The myth of the cowboy describes the cowboy as living a stoic lifestyle. Cowboys depend only on nature‚ which is their only friend except the horse which is their best friend
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Cocaine Intoxication "Cocaine intoxication occurs when you snort‚ smoke or inject too much cocaine. One becomes restless and overactive shortly after using cocaine‚ but with excessive use‚ cocaine intoxication can lead to death" (Adult Health Advisor‚ 2005). The four stages of cocaine intoxication are cocaine euphoria‚ cocaine disphoria‚ cocaine hallucinosis and cocaine psychosis. It has been noted that cocaine intoxication closely resembles a psychiatric disorder. In the movie‚ "The Boost"
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Chapter Essays: 26 * Explain how three of the following influenced the development of the ‘last West’ from the 1850s to 1900. [Miners‚ cattlemen‚ farmers‚ immigrant cities] The ‘last West’‚ as described in chapter 26‚ was an important part of American history that was shaped‚ populated‚ and influenced‚ mainly‚ by 3 occupations: miners‚ cattlemen‚ and farmers. Through these jobs‚ people witnessed the struggle and hardship that came with trying to attain the “American Dream” further building the
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years of long toil broken by weeks of brutal dissipation‚ draw haggard lines across their eager faces‚ but never dim their reckless eyes nor break their bearing of defiant self-confidence” (Roosevelt‚ 9). Roosevelt is describing all the features of cowboys that make people them seem very masculine and strong. Today we think of masculinity as a man who is strong‚ and does not let anything affect his character so Roosevelt is portraying this by stating how they still have a lot of self-confidence because
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Al Capone’s Whiskey Importation Turns Into Cocaine Hydrochloride Al Capone had been a juvenile delinquent and gained his "scarface" nickname after he was slashed across the cheek while working as a night club bouncer. The once small-time thug moved up and up to become the head of a huge villainous organization‚ believed to be responsible for at least 300 murders. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in which seven members of a rival gang were lined up against a garage wall and gunned down‚ is probably
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Analyse Shane with specific reference to the films visual style and western themes. ’ By analysing Shane ’ (1953) in conjunction with its visual style and western themes‚ it will clearly show what aspects of western culture are apparent in the film. By looking at the visual style‚ this will show how the mise-en-scene informs the audience that Shane ’ is placed in the western genre. Firstly I will analyse the western themes that are visible in Shane ’. The whole narrative of Shane ’
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The cattle industry from the 1860s through the 1890s went through growths‚ declines‚ and changes; a dynamic industry characterized by hard work‚ long cattle drives‚ and the development of ranching‚ but also racial discrimination towards Native-Americans. It was made possible by the construction of railroads‚ and led to the creation of “cow towns”‚ isolated towns located in an area where there was a lot of raising of cattle. The cattle industry began in southern Texas with Mexican ranchers developing
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Biscuit‚ Seabiscuit‚ a trainer for the horse and a Jockey. Seabiscuit for the rock bottom price of 8000 dollars‚ a trainer that no one thought was sane‚ and a jockey that was to big blind in one eye and hadn’t won much. Mr. Howard hired a western cowboy‚ Tom Smith‚ to be his trainer and a homeless and unusually tall man for a jockey by the name of Red Pollard. “He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the
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