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    Genre Buffalo Bill’s Defunct is a short poem; it tells a story and creates a picture of a hardworking cowboy named Bill. The poem is about a dead‚ handsome blue eyed cowboy. It is written in the narrative form and in the first person. The author personifies death and he is upset with death for taking away Bill the cowboy: “… and what i want to know is how do you like your blueeyed boy Mister Death.” (Clugston‚ 2010) Theme The theme is about death; however the author did not take

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    they are looked after.” The cowboys and ranchers purposely breed these horses for bucking stock. The horses‚ indeed‚ not broke to ride on a trail course or to go mosey around on in the yard. These are not kid horses ‚ they are trained and breed to prevail as hard core buckers. When the cowboys or ranchers notices a horse becoming stiff and not bucking like a true bucking horse should‚ the horse moved to a nice lush green pasture where he lives a highly preserved life in retirement. The horses are

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    cattle along with them. The population of cattle multiplied. By the early nineteenth century‚ more cattle ranches were common in places such as Mexico. Mexico was included to become Texas. Longhorn cattle were kept on open range and looked after by cowboys also referred to as vaqueros. In 1836‚ Texas became independent because Mexicans left with their cattle behind. Around that time beef was not popular so animals were only used for their skin and tallows. However; in 1850‚ the

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    legends‚ stories‚ beliefs‚ and cultural meanings that collected around the Western United States in the 1800’s. Most often the term refers to the late 19th century‚ between 1865 to 1900‚ post-Civil war time period. Terms Old West and Wild West relate to life beyond the western frontier. The Wild West appears as a simple romanticized perception of the actual Old West identity‚ which forms numerous characters‚ lifestyles and based idea’s upon its self. Historians over the years have investigated the mythical

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    AP American History   The Myth and Reality of the American West We have all heard the stories about the old west.  There are the infamous gunfights‚ the cowboys that steal all of the women’s hearts‚ and the many stagecoach robberies.  But how can we tell fact from fiction?  Where is the line drawn between the reality of the American west and the myth portrayed in the numerous books and movies?  Everything may not have been as adventurous as we believe‚ or as glamorous.  But the real question is:

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    be a man. Schafer creates such a perfect hero that there is no visible flaw. What a classic hero is to me would be something like a cowboy. With the media that’s what anyone would think. When thinking of a classic hero what comes to mind is the good guy in the shootouts‚ on the horse‚ in the middle of the desert. What comes to mind is a mysterious guy with a cowboy hat walking into a bar drinking until he passes out and then waking up to go help the town. A classic hero is seen as more of someone

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    one of the most successful advertisement campaigns of its time. This assignment will look at the forces behind the image of the Marlboro Man and how the images of a cowboy or stockman has influenced an audience into buying cigarettes that eventually lead to many deaths. (Brannstrom‚ I & Lindlad‚ IB (1994). The style of a mature aged cowboy remained on billboards and in newspapers around the world until the end of the twentieth century. The advertising campaign for the Marlboro Man embedded Signs

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    Therefore‚ acting on this notion‚ a comprehensive analysis of law and order theme brings in the issue of cowboys and gangsters in the society and their influence in civilization. According to the article‚ how the West got wild‚ there is a critical assessment of how the West was established. Acting as per the article considerations‚ it is clear that the West

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    has its own culture. Japan has Samurais‚ Europe has Knights‚ and America has Cowboys. These classes all are heroic men‚ symbols of their own countries in a specific time of history‚ and are romanticized in literature. Noticeably‚ cowboys differ from the rest; they are not soldiers. But why are they compared to those military nobilities? As a young country likes the U.S.‚ western is unique in its own way that makes cowboys became an important part of the American culture. As far as I’m concerned‚ Americans

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    characters interact with other cultures but‚ in very different ways. The typical American Western highlights a cowboy who is superior to other cultures. The romanticized American cowboy has no respect for any culture other than his own. Ethan shows this disrespect and hate early in the film by shooting the eyes out of a dead Native American so that he will have to wander between the worlds of life and death‚ never able to go to the heavens. Ethan hunts and slaughters many "savage" and "evil" Native Americans

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