Cowboy

raising your fist is protesting race not the anthem. As in the text it reads, ”Rashard Robinson (33) and Antoine Bethea (41) of the San Francisco 49ers raise their fists in protest during the national anthem before a football game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, October 2, 2016.” Thus, Kneeling with for the anthem they are giving hate to their own…

Into the Circle provides insight into the origins of Oklahoma pow-wows, or Native American gatherings. According to Abe Conklin of the Ponca and Osage tribes, the pow-wows of Oklahoma began in 1877 after the United States army forced the Ponca people from the northern plains of Nebraska into Indian territory in Oklahoma. The conditions associated with this great move were brutal and a number of the Ponca people perished. Despite these tragic events, the spirit of the Ponca people remained…

Moving to a New Country Have you ever wondered what moving to a new country was like? For most people, it would be hard, but for the Dumas, it wasn't too difficult. Many people were interested in their homeland. Relatives of the Dumas know moved to California not long after them. This was interesting, but they soon found out it was the Iranian Revolution this was where people were making fun of the Iranians and calling them names. "We remember the kindness more than ever, knowing that our…

written songs for rock groups. Nilsson wrote the song “One” made popular by The Three Dog Night. Two of his recordings have received Grammys: Best Male Contemporary Vocal for “Everybody’s Talkin’” which was a prominent song in the movie “Midnight Cowboy” which won an Academy Award in 1969 and Best Male Pop Vocal for “Without You” in 1972. His most notable album which included both of his greatest hits “Without You” and “Coconut” came out in 1971 called Nilsson Schmilsson. It also included a…

We use oil in many ways, but the way we use it has changed over time. At the moment, we use it for the gasoline in our cars, fire, plastic, and much more. But what about before cars were made? Before wonderful inventions like Saran Wrap or Ziploc Baggies? What about then? What did we use oil for? And how did we survive without such things? Oil, that’s how. However, the way we use oil has changed over time. Before the year 1890, oil was used for our roads, architectural adhesives, ship caulks,…

In Zabriskie Point (1970), the California desert serves as a mystic source of freedom: freedom from social pressure, freedom from the laws of man, and freedom from the anxiety of the urban world. The long swathes of flat, dry, dusty desert punctuated by gnarled valleys and mountains calls to those seeking to evade the building tension and unease of American culture centers in 1970. In “The Western, or the American Film, par excellence," Andre Bazin states that the myth of this landscape in the…

The range in the 80’s was as full of them as a dog’s hair of fleas” (Abbot & Smith). Abbott’s father was a rancher and farmer in Nebraska, however he left home to become a cowboy. He spoke about the large influx of settlers in 1876, that began to diminish and overstock the open range (Abbot & Smith). Ten years later, there was a total of 7.5 million cattle on the plains (“Cattle Boom”). Just as Hardin had predicted, more and…

believe that it is the social norm for that group. These misconceptions are, most of the time, untrue, but since they are part of that group, they set the basis of an inaccurate perception of the group. Ehrlich later states that, in our culture, cowboys…

the Honolulu Harbor. The visitors would bring instruments with them just for entertainment, the Hawaiians would then mix their instruments with the visitor’s instruments and, that’s how a new sound was created. The Paniolo in other words Mexican Cowboys also came in the mid 1800’s and they taught the Hawaiians a few tricks on how to play music on a guitar. Also throughout the history of Hawaiian music there were some popular Artists in Hawaiian music which helped spread the culture throughout…

“Habits of the Heart” by Robert Bellah discusses how individualism is rooted in the heart of American culture. Bellah points the different American cultures that exist across the country, which all have one value in common: the emphasis on the individual. In America, each person should be given the opportunity to strive towards their own will for their life. Another thing Robert Bellah brings up is that community is important in creating a balance between individualism and public life, because…