Turner Thesis Summary Throughout history society has to go through many changes that not only affect many of the people but also the areas around the transformation. The main point of Fredrick Jackson Turner’s thesis is what the real essence of America is‚ and how we’re all influenced by the many changes we have to go through. He believes that American history should not be focused on the extension of European enterprise. The society will have to realize that America will have to be emancipated
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Equestrian Ignoramus Another witty title could be Butterflied Boy‚ but I’ll stick with the aforementioned. Often on our PA excursions‚ we’d venture over to the nearby horse ranch‚ and punch a few doggies and saddle up. (Why did ranch hands punch their dogs?) It was another nice culture shocking day out. Ahh!...The nice potpourri of Pocono pines and horse shit. The shit smell assaulted your nostrils‚ but amazingly you got accustomed to it. As all of us kids screwed around and
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where there would be love and care. But when Curley¡¯s wife died‚ his dream was gone. He knew he was going to face the fact‚ where as soon as he couldn¡¯t out no bunkhouse‚ he would be put on the county on his own. Candy was a sad and old man whose life was made more tragic by the death of his old dog and Curley¡¯s wife. Crooks too‚ was another lonely person. Unlike Candy‚ he was lonely because he was the only black person on the ranch. He was separated from everyone else on the ranch. He was
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Although Candy and George deserve our sympathy because they both have hard lives and they have gone through a lot of things. Crooks is the most sympathetic because he is lonely and discriminated against‚ and like stated in the book being lonely is the worst thing that could happen to a man because a man needs someone to talk to no matter who that person is. v Crooks is a very sympathetic character. At the beginning of chapter 4‚ the narrator describes Crook’s bunkhouse‚ and then the man himself
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The night had just fallen. The stars‚ like raindrops‚ scattered the dark sky. The gentle whistling of the wind against the bunk house soothed the tired ranchers to sleep. The trees swayed in a hypnotic rhythm with the grass. Miles away‚ the deep green pool of the Salinas river that was once clear‚ was now muddy. The foot paths had grown wider towards the pool‚ plants had succeeded from the walkway. A small handgun laid adjacent to the bank of the river‚ glimmering in the early morning light. The
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soil‚ grass‚ and minerals in the West led thousands of farmers‚ ranchers‚ and miners to settle there. The livelihood of these people depended almost entirely on the natural environment of the region‚ around which they were forced to shape their way of life. For example‚ the presence of desert between different types of lands created lots of unbalanced populations throughout the West (Doc. A). On favorable grounds such as San Antonio or San Francisco‚ dense concentrations of people would emerge in isolation
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con-men sit at a tension filled table‚ liable to erupt into a sudden shoot-out. Tony‚ the proprietor‚ keeping a close watchful eye on the singer‚ Nifty’ Doyle‚ as Murphy‚ the dealer‚ puts down the losing card; a Queen of Spades. Mining stocks and life savings go to the lucky dealer in the black fedora. "A fine game!" said the players‚" (Pushkin 182). Again‚ never losing a beat‚ the dealer collects bets. Faro was undoubtedly one of the most popular card games during the eighteenth century. The
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Often times‚ women are put down by others. In Of Mice and Men‚ Being the only woman on the ranch‚ Curley’s wife was referred to as a so called “tart” by the men. A tart is an offensive term referring to the idea of a temptress. In the novel‚ Curley’s wife is viewed as a tart by the way she is portrayed. Due to the clothes she wears and the actions she makes‚ many people come to this untrue conclusion. Therefore‚ because of this idea and her kindness‚ she is blamed for the death of her friend‚ Lennie
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long and thin in shape‚ almost like a corridor‚ representing the men’s narrow pathways in life. This also shows that the ranch workers are restricted from fulfilling their dreams because they have an unpleasant future‚ as they aren’t earning enough money. The ’’rectangular’’ bunkhouse imprisons the ranch workers; which makes the ranch workers narrow minded. The use of the adjective ’’long’’ indicates that the life of a migrant worker is a never ending road of hard work; although they don’t always achieve
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1010 17 May 2012 My Eventful Summer “Cowgirl” has been my name ever sense I was put on a horse. Being involved in rodeos‚ 4-H‚ and been around horses my whole life is what got me into the sport of rodeo. My freshman year was my first year of high school rodeos‚ and they have been very successful ever since. The most exciting times of my life have come from the sport of rodeo‚ but also my lowest of lows. The summer of my Junior year proved it. I took a deep breath as I walked my horse‚ DJ‚ into
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