Unit Three Chapter 18 Writing Assignment During the late 1800’s to early 1900’s women in the west were valued in their work in the home‚ on the streets and some women during this time played the same roles as men being Cowgirls. However‚ women mainly held their responsibilities in the home. Women played the role of a wife‚ a mother‚ a seamstress and often nurses. Their domestic duties including raising their children‚ farm work‚ gathering food and milk along with utilizing their sewing skills. These
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Luna or Vaquero? The Vaqueros and Lunas are two very different cultures. Lunas are very quiet people who farm and live by the moon. Vaqueros are very wild people and don’t like to stay in one place. Tony’s parents are both. His moms’ family are Lunas and his dads’ family are Vaqueros. Tony has to decide what blood runs through him before he will know who he really is. The Vaqueros are people of the Llano. “They are exuberant‚ restless people‚ wandering
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“cowboy‚” which I usually see in Hollywood movies and novels‚ and because of extensive treatment of cattle drives in fiction and film‚ the cowboy became the worldwide iconic image of the American West. Through this section‚ I learned Spanish word “vaquero‚” which was the English translation of “cowboy” and that means a person who managed cattle while mounted on horseback. I researched the history of cattle industry in California‚ how people developed the economy in Cattle Drive era. In this journal
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Was born at Caracas‚ in Venezuela‚ in 1874. He comes of an old and aristocratic family of Spanish‚ descent. His extraordinary activities‚ not only as a writer‚ but as politician‚ revolutionary soldier‚ and government employee‚ together with his picturesque personal exploits‚ have all contributed to make him one ofthe most interesting figures in the Spanish-American world. He has traveled in many parts of the world. His writings include criticism‚ Poetry‚ political essays‚ novels‚ and short stories
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the old man said‚ he will be a farmer and keep our custom s and traditions. Perhaps god will bless our family and make the baby a priest.” On the other hand‚ his father’s family said‚” Gabriel‚ they shouted‚ you have a fine son! He will make a fine vaquero! To explain‚ Antonio has problems when deciding his destiny because both families want different
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This novel is about a young boy named Antonio. He does not know what his destiny is going to be when he grows up. So his mother and father have already planned his future. His mother wants him to become a priest and his father wants him to be a vaquero. Choosing people’s own destiny for them can be difficult for some people. While some people have their family members already tell them what their destiny will be before they are even grown up. “You will be like my brothers. You will be a Luna‚
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– drudge: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work Salvannah – savanna: flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions Machete – a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation Vaquero – local names for a cowboy (`vaquero’ is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo’ is used especially in
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of the Buffalo Bill type – heroic‚ no doubt‚ but essentially showing off his tricks and‚ as such‚ usually associated with a particular horse.” The setting of ‘the West’ shows a return to the authentic Mexican vaqueros or gauchos – equivalents to the North American cowboy. Vaqueros – foundation for the American cowboy Biblical and Medieval references imply and create a Romantic atmosphere that sets the stage for the novel Significance of horses John Grady feels as though these horses connect
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holy water as the “salt water of the sea” (120). In contrast to María‚ Antonio’s dad doesn’t have a deity to believe in and wants Antonio to be a vaquero instead of a priest like how his mom wants him to be. This use of metaphor compares the holy water to the “salt water of the sea”. This shows Antonio’s dad’s identity‚ indicating that Antonio has vaquero resemblance
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strength‚ untamed passion‚ and most importantly‚ freedom of spirit. The veneration that the vaqueros have for horses is apparent in the tales Luis tells the boys. "... the old man only said that it was pointless to speak of there being no horses in the world for God would not permit such a thing" (111). I feel that this quote demonstrates to the readers very well on the strong feelings of passion of the vaqueros‚ cattle-ranchers‚ that they value horses so highly that they are able to regard
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