The Book of Eli is a contemporary western film set in a dystopian future. The movie combines a compelling protagonist with a unique video-game like style to generate an eye-catching twist on the classic western picture. The Book of Eli takes place thirty years after a war that turned the landscape into a nuclear wasteland. The movie follows Eli as he navigates the treacherous post-apocalyptic world. Eli‚ portrayed by Denzel Washington‚ is on a quest is to deliver a book from the East coast to
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riding was a very popular event in the rodeo world but lacked standardized rules. In the year of 1936 it changed when the cowboy’s turtle association was made. This changed bull riding. In 1945 the name changed to rodeo cowboys association and became the professional rodeo cowboys association (PRCA).
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land and start farms. And so they did‚ fields that had once been nothing but grass became rolling fields of wheat. Railroads carried hundreds of thousands of western longhorn cattle to markets in the east for sale. This was the key to making the “cowboy” much more famous than just a young‚ dusty‚ man with nothing but a saddle and a horse. Buffalo hunters also traveled by railroad. So many people traveled to hunt the animal‚ that it almost became extinct. The building of these railroads was
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The Measure of a True Western Hero What defines a true western hero? A typical western hero is usually a frontiersman‚ cowboy‚ or sometimes an authorative law abiding figure‚ such as a sheriff‚ who has qualities‚ ethics‚ morals‚ and talents that stand above common standards. What exactly are the qualities that separate the true western heroes from the character that has good intentions‚ but is not a true hero? In the classic Western film Stagecoach directed by John Ford‚ John Wayne’s character
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was named by Mrs. Rockwell Blake‚ one of the town’s early residents‚ for the nature that flourished alongside the river banks in contrast to the surrounding barrenness of the desert. Historically important as a stopover and resupply station for cowboys driving cattle to the railroad at Montrose and freight wagons transporting
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When Virgil Earp‚ along with his brothers Morgan and Wyatt and their friend Doc Holliday‚ confronted five cowboys in the city of Tombstone over carrying firearms in town‚ violence erupted. This incident became known as the gunfight at the OK corral and only lasted about 30 seconds yet it’s forever immortalized in our history. We know this because of the countless
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Task: Choose a poem strongly linked to a specific location. Explain how the poet creates an impression of what life is like in that place. Norman MacCaig’s poem‚ ‘Hotel Room‚ 12th Floor’‚ presents a view from a high window in a hotel in the largest city in the most powerful nation in the world. It is morning and the poet is looking out over the city. As night falls the poet begins to feel uneasy. Down below on the streets chaos and violence seem to take over. From his hotel room the poet
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Cattle industry 1820-1865: Origins in Texas Ranching first started in Texas‚ with ranches mostly manned by Mexican cowboys called vaqueros. In 1836 Texan ranchers drove many Mexicans out‚ and claimed the cattle left behind. The Civil War started in 1861‚ and Texans went off to fight. The cattle roamed free as huge herds grew up. On returning home‚ the Texans started rounding them up and driving them to sell in places such as New Orleans and California. 1865-1870: The ’long drives’ - first ’open
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He played himself in a play titled “Scouts of the Prairie”. Following this‚ he kept acting in the winter and he worked for the army in the summer. The Wild West show began in 1883 in Omaha. When this began‚ real cowboys and real Indians showing how life really was in the west. Cody’s show spent ten out of its thirty years in Europe. “Buffalo Bill was a featured attraction at Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Only Egypt’s fame opposed the Wild West as the
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Texas Roadhouse Although Texas Roadhouse is mainly known for steak and cowboy boots‚ it should be known for many other reasons too. The restaurant is located just off of Wade Hampton Boulevard‚ making it much easier for me to choose this restaurant to eat at. I have eaten at this same Texas Roadhouse about five times within three years and this time was the worst! Texas Roadhouse is a good candidate for a restaurant if people like delicious food‚ a talkative waitress and a loud lunch or dinner
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