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After the American Revolution, America acquired a lot of land west of the Appalachian Mountains. The various reasons on why Americans took this tough journey are: The desiring hope of owning their own piece of property to raise their young ones and future generations. They could use this land to raise crops and make a profit. Before the gold rush of 1849, there was more than 750,000 pounds of gold buried under California’s surface. For the fortunate Americans who found this valuable metal, they…

“The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” contains many of the ideas that we have discussed about the American Frontier and the role it has played in shaping America. The movie illustrates the idea from Turner’s Frontier Thesis that as Americans settled past the frontier and into the “savage” west, society had to start over and go through the process of rebuilding itself. The movie’s plot depicts the death of the “Wild West” caused by Rance’s influence in the town. At the start of the movie, Ranse…

San Luis Obispo, CA: City Review In my early thirties, my family and I moved to San Luis Obispo, CA. We lived on Foothill Blvd. for just over 5 years. While we loved the city, we felt we were just a little too close to the college. I was saddened when my husband’s job took us further south, but if we were to go back, we would choose another area; one that was simply a little quieter. If you are relocating to San Luis Obispo, CA and you prefer quiet, consider an area away from the college.…

Introduction This paper will go over the nature and scope of juvenile antisocial behavior as it relates to organized gangs. It will describe three of the most common forms of antisocial behaviors in organized gangs. It will also cover and describe three types of proactive solutions to the gang violence. Juveniles that are involved in gangs normally have some contributing factors that pushed them towards wanting to hang out or join a gang. The factors have to do with children that have…

Disney is a Farce Childhood is innocence. Young children with their impressionable minds are shaped by what they’re exposed to as they grow up. It is movies like Pocahontas and Aladdin that are incredibly misleading and set poor foundations for children to build their knowledge upon because of the raging number of historical inaccuracies littering the plots of the fairytales. Some of the inaccuracies were blatant stupidity, like having Ratcliffe planting the flag of the United Kingdom in 1607,…

While the previous chapter demonstrated that the utopian idea of ‘the West’ had been part of the American imagination since its founding, the following chapter will discuss the historical and cultural factors that shaped the mythic West within the American context. As some of the basis elements of mythic West can be traced back to the expansionist process and how it was justified both rhetorically and ideologically, Westward Expansion is a central part of the discussion of what constitutes the…

Westward expansion was the key to the nation’s wellbeing and prosperity, it was believed by Jefferson that a republic depended on an independent, virtuous community for its survival, and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership. In order to provide enough land to the commoners we would have to expand. The Westward expansion of the United States was a crucial moment in American history. Although the federal government used smart tactical methods to gain land in the…

When, or if a movie genre gets popular enough, it has the authority to change and transform itself into something different. For over a hundred years the “Western” style of film has cemented itself as a hollywood staple, but has the exhaustion of its content pushed the limits of what it means to be a western? To accurately depict what it means to be considered a true Western, we first must reference the most notorious movies it has to offer; Shane, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. These…

The Oakland firestorm of 1991 and it’s aftermath On October 19th, 1991 a grass fire started near 7151 Buckingham Blvd, Oakland Ca. The fire department came quickly and extinguished it, or so they had thought. A day later, on October 20th, it reignited a short walk away near 7185 Marlborough Terrace and quickly spread. The high winds and dry climate allowed it to spread quickly with some winds exceeding 100 km/h. This fire destroyed over 3,000 buildings. It led to stricter housing regulations, a…

The film industry has endured many changes throughout time. 2 significant changes that would go on and alter the business direction from being on a rise to taking a steep fall were the Hollywood Blacklist and the United States v. Paramount Pictures case; which greatly impacted the revenue earned by studios and the employment of many film professionals. To understand the Hollywood black list, what was happening in American history must be understood first. With the fall of Nazism and…