The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). They are based in the Dallas suburb of Irving‚ Texas. The team currently plays their home games at Texas Stadium in Irving‚ but they are scheduled to move to a new stadium in nearby Arlington in 2009.[1] The Cowboys joined the NFL as a 1960 expansion team.[2] The team’s national following might best be represented by its NFL record of
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Subculture Cowboy Culture The word cowboy brings to mind images of the old west‚ mostly movies. Ten gallon hats‚ boots‚ spurs‚ horses‚ revolvers and of course cows. In todays society the term cowboy or cowgirl isn’t always a favorable one. It can mean ignorant‚ country‚ reckless‚ or just refer to boots and hats. Are Cowboys even still around? Not the “wanna be” hat on the weekend’s type of person‚ the genuine article. The answer may surprise you. In today’s modern world‚ cowboys aren’t just still
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The Day The Cowboys Quit The Day the Cowboys Quit is a novel written by the highly acclaimed Texas native‚ Elmer Kelton‚ in 1971. Kelton was born April 29th‚ 1926 in West Texas. Throughout the early years of his life‚ Kelton was raised on a ranch and attended college at the University of Texas to study journalism. Over a span of about fifty years‚ Kenton was hard at work delivering western novels‚ most of which are based in Texas. The novel The Day the Cowboys Quit received the Spur award in 1971
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Cowboy Myth and Reality The myth of the American cowboys has remained prevalent over the years. Today they are still idolized in the American film industry and characterized as heroes by millions of people. The truth‚ nonetheless‚ is that most people only know the myth. The reality and the myth of the cowboy greatly differ. The origin of the cowboy myth can be traced to England. S.W. Scott‚ who was an Englishmen‚ that wrote about knights in shining armor. This was between 1810 and 1820.
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Legal Alien The poem “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora is in the open poem form‚ it has no stanzas. It does have a few words that rhyme which are “English” (5) and “Spanish” (6) and also with “Mexicans” (14) and then with “Americans” (15). The poem also has rhythm‚ it is a low steady beat. It is a straightforward poem about how life is for a person with the same race/ethnicity as others and at the same time‚ different from others. The poem “Legal Alien” is about a woman of Mexican parents‚ who is born
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Although Hugh Hitchcock did not support the Strike of 1883 from the beginning‚ he somehow got involved and ended up being portrayed as a traitor. After the strike‚ Hitch faced many challenges that affected him mentally‚ emotionally and physically. His relationships with former friends such as Charlie Waide were jeopardized and never seemed to be the same. Hitch also did all he could to not let the big ranches take his Two Diamonds brand and not let them break him as a man. After the strike Hitch
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THE INFLUENCE OF WESTERN COWBOYS IN AMERICA Have you ever seen a typical American Western Movie? If so‚ I think it’s not difficult to form an image of western cowboys in your mind. Then what do they look like? A boy‚ wearing felt hat and riding boots with dagger and handgun on the waist‚ press his two legs powerful which makes the horse speed away. In a word‚ west cowboys are the heroes on horsebacks. Because of the lifestyle and behaviors of them‚ western cowboys have become a sign of liberty
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The American Cowboy Discuss the American cowboy in terms of myth vs. reality. How and why did this less than glamorous historical figure become transformed into our romantic “All-American” national hero? The traditional cowboy depicted in media is noble‚ heroic‚ determined‚ and humble – all qualities that many individuals would like to possess themselves. So it is no wonder that America has adopted this image of the rugged do-gooder as its national symbol. Through these expectations the image
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COWBOYS AND INDIANS: COMPARE/CONTRAST 1 Cowboys and Indians: Compare/Contrast Hayley Leinstock Endeavor Charter School COWBOYS AND INDIANS: COMPARE/CONTRAST 2 The Wild West‚ otherwise known as the Old West‚ was a unique period in American history. Pop culture has turned much of the true West into legend. Nowadays‚ many people perceive the Wild West as told through movies and television shows‚ but most of what Hollywood portrays is not quite accurate
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It’s the rare western book that invites a Marxian analysis‚ but Elmer Kelton‚ who died recently‚ was the rare western writer. "The Day the Cowboys Quit"takes place at the intersection of rugged American individualism and the collective efforts of the undercapitalized to improve their lot. The book renders a cowboys’ strike - a fascinating concept - that actually happened‚ on ranches in the Canadian River region of west Texas circa 1883. By Kelton’s lights‚ the strike occurred in the crucible
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