COWBOYS AND INDIANS 1. "Cowboys and Indians" is a short story written by Lorien Crow in 2008. We are in New Mexico; it’s a warm day in February. The narrator is a young girl/woman‚ and she is at her grandmother’s funeral. She is old enough to attend this funeral as an adult‚ and she is expected to be there to shake hands with the last people leaving. But she still feels like a teenager that needs to escape. This longing to escape drives her to call her rebellion cousin‚ David. Together they ride
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bulls is a kind of skill but not a sporting event in the past. Nowadays‚ bull riding and lassoing becomes a kind of special sporting event. The competitors are called cowboys or cowgirls. In the past‚ cowboys usually get their cows together and lead them to a certain place to get brands or sold them. After the work was done‚ the cowboys would like to hold a bull riding competition in order to celebrate. In 1936‚ rodeo has finally become an organized sporting event and the rodeo association was founded
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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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and those who watch Westerns for the action and the great nature scenes and of course those darling horses. There are some Western movies that I like with actors like John Wayne but I was never a real fan. Let’s step back in time to look at a famous cowboy actor named Tom Mix. He died a very strange death on October 12‚ 1940. Mix had was involved in a car accident close to his ranch in Florence‚ Arizona. He was driving his single-seat roadster along a straight desert road. Unfortunately for him he ignored
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expulsion of Indians after the Native Americans drove a protection from individuals meddling their territory. The present-day Oklahoma (Indian Territory) is the place the Indians were compelled to live. They lived in Indian reservations where their way of life was attacked by outside
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Cowboys and Indians – Clara Madsen 1) Resume The story "Cowboys and Indians" is about a girl‚ who is at her grandmothers funeral. She doesn’t feel very comfortable‚ so she calls her cousin David to come and rescue her. He is a real rebellion and he picks her up on his motorcycle. Their first stop is at a bar where they drink a couple of shots and a beer. Then they drive of again. At the second stop they smoke a joint and talk about their grandmother‚ and how David feels stuck in his life. Then
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setting takes places in the West from about 1949-1950. John Grady Cole travels to Mexico and later returns to San Angelo‚ Texas. During the time‚ the cowboy era was fading in the West for a more cosmopolitan lifestyle. The setting of this novel revolves around the main character’s search for solace and solitude in a place where he can live the cowboy life. | 30 | Tone: an author’s attitude towards a subject | “They rode out along the fenceline and across the open pasture land. The leather creaked in
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element as well as they very much a strong indication that you are watching a western film. “The conflict between white pioneers and Indians forms one of the basic themes of the western” (Editors 2). Other elements that make up a western include: guns‚ cowboy hats‚ and horses. All of these elements gave an action packed adventure of a film. “The western has always provided a rich mine for stories of adventure‚ and indeed a huge number of purely commercial works have capitalized on the basic appeal of gunslinging
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circle. If it were possible to pick up and return all of the empty cans and bottles that we saw on the way I would probably have an extra five hundred dollars in my wallet. Some of the females flaunted themselves by wearing short skirts‚ cowboy hats‚ and cowboy boots. The vibration from the speakers slowly increased each step we took forward. Entering the stadium was overwhelming‚ the scent of Italian sausage crept under my nose‚ while the ice cold water that was dripping from my head felt as
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Has anyone ever flipped on the TV and on came a Rodeo? The audience probably sees cowboys riding bulls and broncs‚ tackling cattle‚ and roping steers‚ all for the fun of the game and for the paycheck for risking their lives for the world’s entertainment. In the middle of all those cowboys though are the few cowgirls who take part in the sport of barrel racing. The cowgirls usually make it look easy‚ three turns at breakneck speed to beat the clock and win the money. Has anyone ever considered
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