Cowboy

In the last two centuries the beef industry has undergone many changes. From the coming of refrigerated train cars to Government regulations. As the population of the earth has grown, cattlemen have had to change their operations in order to feed the world. But as we try to feed more cattle in a smaller area, sickness spreads like wildfire if not treated with antibiotics. Cattle were first brought to the America’s in 1493 on Columbus’s second voyage. (Bravodelux, 2013)Spanish and Portuguese…

Since I was four years old my most prominent memory has been of horses. I remember my first encounter with a horse, I instantaneously developed a deep fascination with the animal. I devoted my life to horses. My thoughts were entwined with anything horse related. I used horse terminology as a way to critically think and solve arithmetics in school. Twelve years later my infatuation with the animal proved true when I was asked by the University of Virginia Riding Team to join them as a sophomore…

While surveying the western half of the United States an individual can see a wide variety of biomes. The peaks Rocky Mountains, the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest, the arid desserts of the Southwest, but none compare to the Great Plains. The grasslands of North America have a tumultuous history that dates back look before the English setters arrived. Elliott West’s book The Contested Plains sets out to explain the history of the prairie, the rise and fall of the native plain people, and…

On June 8, 2004 I became an active duty soldier. I was following a tradition set down to me by my grandfather who served as an enlisted soldier in WWII, then my father, and my uncles before me. Becoming an enlisted soldier made me very proud and allowed be to continue a heritage that someday I hope my son will follow. The Army taught me many great things including the value of teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline. I was deployed with the 1/17th Cav to Iraq in 2005. It was in Iraq that I…

•Identify the type of lighting used in the film (traditional three-point, high-key, or low-key) and assess the impact of the lighting used to establish the theme. The film that I have selected is The Searchers (1956).In fact, the type of lighting used in the film is low-key lighting, artificial lighting, and natural lighting. “Often there may be only a single source of light, coming from the back or the side of the main characters” (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014, section 6.4). Ultimately, the…

Collie The collie is a herding dog, it is a medium-sized, lightly built , with -a pointed snout. Often have a distinctive white pattern over the shoulders. They are very active and agile, and have a very strong herding instinct. Many collie breeds have been kept as working dogs for herding cattle, sheep and other livestock. others are kept as pets, show dogs or for dog sports, because they display great agility, stamina and trainability. A working member of the collie breed is the Border Collie…

While discovering the west, pioneers encountered difficulties which authors then used in their stories leading to the idea of the frontiersman. We're still learning whether or not the many myths were insight into the reality or merely an idea of how frontiersman and the West are portrayed. Many of these myths or ideas are what aided in the understanding of American history. In the later half of the nineteenth century, the "mythic frontiersman" commonly was described as full of hope, righteous,…

The general consensus among Americans (and likely people worldwide) is that by the dawn of the Twentieth Century what had become known as “the wild west” of the United States had been thoroughly tamed. The sensationalized accounts of the region popularized in the pulpy rags known as “dime novels” had by and large been deemed a thing of the past as the “civilized” world of industrialization spread westward. Yet, can a region and culture bow to the whims of popular conceit? Can the soul of a land…

Wild Mustangs: The Spirit of the West Known for their style and muscle, Ford Mustangs are symbols of the American spirit. But what prompted them to be viewed in such a way? The answer lies in the animal that bears the same name. The breed of horse known as the mustang has roamed the U.S. and Canada for centuries, hiding away in the Rockies. These feral horses have captured the hearts of Americans from all walks of life, praised for their perseverant survival and the incredible history of the…

Also 1/7 of cowboys were black and another 1/7 was Hispanic and the rest were white, and normally most cowboys are white. Another reason why racially the old west could’ve been violent was in 1870 was more than half foreign born. Also people all spoke different languages and they were not very friendly with each other. Even in the Military history there was an all-black group called the Buffalo soldiers. Also in the Battle of Beecher’s Island, the U.S. Military and the Indians of the plains…