Stephanie Smith Sean Wheaton English 102 16 Nov 2013 Can Misconstrued Truth Lead to Altered Realities? A History of Histories Undoing. As the dust fell‚ there lie three men‚ gunned down in a vacant lot just behind the O.K. Corral. The Earp brothers along with good friend‚ and known gunslinger Doc Holliday stood in the dust-clearing road. Wounded but not defeated these heroes victoriously took their place in history and hearts all around the world. Tombstone was one of many movies that
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The20 Rules of Life Stick together with your family Never give up on your dreams Cherish the ones you love before it’s too late Never give up Don’t put work in front of the one you love. Don’t lose focus on your goal Don’t do drugs Respect others around you Don’t seek revenge for the wrong reasons Be prepared for the consequences for your actions Don’t be judgmental Be yourself Think of others first Be a good friend Believe in yourself Think ahead of time Money isn’t everything
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The American Cowboy The cowboys of the frontier have long captured the imagination of the American public. Americans‚ faced with the reality of an increasingly industrialized society‚ love the image of a man living out in the wilderness fending for himself against the dangers of the unknown. By the year 1900 there were few renegade Indians left in the country and the vast expanse of open land to the west of the Mississippi was rapidly filling with settlers. Cowboys represented a major part of the
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Ray Miss Dae Selcer ELA III 22 December‚ 2011 The American Old West: Myth versus Reality Western‚ a genre of short stories that are set in the American west‚ primarily in the late of the 19th century (“Western” 598)‚ and still being told until today by films‚ televisions‚ radio‚ and other art works. The major of moving to the west was because of the Homestead Act‚ 1862 (“U.S. Statues at Large” 392) which would give lands to people who stayed there for five years. This lead to
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In the movie Tombstone‚ Wyatt Earp was the only amigo that Doc Holiday ever had. So no matter when Wyatt was in trouble Doc was always there for him. For example the time all of Wyatts’ brothers were murdered and Wyatt took revenge on the people who did it. So‚ even though on his death bed‚ Doc Holiday‚ got up and went with Wyatt to help him slay them. This is one way that a friendship can form between two people. A further example of the friendship between Wyatt and Holiday was when the Dalton
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to bring together the community and signify the acceptance of an outsider. My Darling Clementine is the film where this is most prominent. The townsfolk set up wooden platforms to dance on and Wyatt and Clementine join the gathering by the river after church. This functions as the town’s acceptance of Wyatt. The same example can be used in Young Mr. Lincoln‚ although Lincoln warns Mary Todd against his inability to dance‚ he still engages after Todd insists‚ later commenting on Lincoln being a man
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Gina La Forge Instructor: Jennifer Royal English 1A 7 October 2012 Frontier Park As I finished eating the last delicious morsel on my plate‚ I looked around and admired the old wooden chuck wagons‚ and the tables that sat in front of them stacked two feet high with steaming hot pancakes. The people‚ who stood in lines waiting to be served‚ were moved quickly and efficiently through by servers. There were city slickers‚ country folks‚ bikers‚ cowboys‚ Indians‚ mothers‚ fathers and children
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removes his watch and throws it on the ground. I found this indicative of his pursuit of freedom‚ because time serves only to constrain us. Once on the road you learn that their names are Wyatt and Billy‚ an obvious reference to Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid who are considered American legends‚ as well as outlaws. Wyatt rides a chopper with the stars and stripes on the gas tank and on his helmet while sporting the now
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individuality in Dennis Hoppers movie Easy Rider. The movie Easy Rider revolves around two bikers‚ Wyatt and Billy‚ making a trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans‚ to attend Mardi Gras. The first scene in the movie involves the two protagonists selling a large amount of cocaine to a gentleman in a Rolls Royce. After the drug deal two the bikers begin their journey to Mardi Gras‚ but not before Wyatt removes his watch and throws it on the ground. This action is shows Wyatt’s pursuit of freedom‚ because
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Gunfights‚ cowboys‚ gold mines and ranches are probably the first thing that pops into your head when you hear The Old West‚ however was that actually what happened? The movies portray the west as an action packed‚ good vs evil utopia of sorts. There’s always an antagonist‚ a protagonist‚ some love interest‚ and a gun fight of course. This just leaves me with a few questions: what is a myth and why are they important?‚ how has the old west myth affected our society?‚ and why was the west so popular
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