Space Cowboy

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One of the greatest myths is; all Cowboys wore cowboy hats, when in reality that isn’t the case. They often wore hats wore hats such as the flat pancake hat or the bowler hat. Another rumor or myth was that all bank robbers such as Black Bart or the Dalton Gang ruled the west. Truth be told is that the towns were so small the Sheriff wouldn’t be very far away, even if the robbers got away with the loot it wouldn’t be but a small fraction of the amount banks today have. More criminals would…

stories of cowboys. The cowboys are still there but not every kid knows the newer versions. Kids still today want to be their own little version of a cowboy. Currently, kids do not understand the true meaning behind being a cowboy. “You cuss the hot, and the cold. But something always keeps pulling you back” (McDowell, 1972, p. 36). During the day, cowboys asked themselves over and over what made them do these tasks some considered dangerous or even idiotic. Although wild, cowboys returned the…

Americans closer together. Sharing the land would prove difficult and create tensions as seen in some of the illustrations, despite the last Indian wars ending about a decade prior. The West is romanticized in a manner that creates a stereotype that exemplifies the idea of cowboys and Indians. In addition, these images deliver the story of changing roles and adaptation to new circumstances while seamlessly integrating the relationship between diverse cultures. Beginning with the earliest piece…

If we were to go back to the American West in the late 1800’s, the view that a person would see is vastly different than the view a person would see in present day. In present day, the skyline would often be filled with buildings, cars, and more people than wild animals. Back in the late 1800’s, there was little buildings (if any), no cars, and wild open space filled with different type of wild animals. The west was just beginning to become settled by the Americans because the east coast was…

The architecture present is reminiscent of Roman architecture and the figures in the composition are what appears to represent western cowboys even though such people were not present yet. It is interesting to compare an empire that stood for many centuries to human figures because their difference in historical significance and lifespan. From this we can conclude that the author wants to convey the idea that even though something as significant as the Roman empire might be in ruin, life goes on…

Each frontier provided new opportunity form the restraints of the past, and confidence to look forward. Even though in the bulletin of the Superintendent of the Census for 1890 that “at present the unsettled area has been so broken into by isolated bodies of settlement that there can hardly be said to be a frontier line” (CITE pg. 7 of Sakai handout). The narratives of the Frontier myth was continuous. With President John F. Kennedy’s emphasis on the space exploration along with economic growth,…

Meta: Taking you on a journey back to the old west, Gaming1 has unveiled a new game that lets players ride unlike ever before. Western Ride is rampant with cowboy driven action, but are you enough of a sharp shooter to scoop the jackpot? Western Ride Review Western Ride is brand new online slots release that is set deep in the heart of the Wild West; something that has attracted many a gambler in the past. Who doesn’t love the idea of rocking the reels in the old west? Now players have the…

Taking this Genre and attempting to change the physical meaning of a Western, while keeping the metaphorical vision of contemporary Westerns. One of the first films to attempt this was Star Wars. Broken down into its story arc, Star Wars follows the same metaphorical ideals of a Western with physical differences that directly parallels with the style of western. Traditional westerns take place in the wild west with vast stretches of deserts. In Star wars, we don't see the wild west, but we see…

Wild Bunch” (e.g. crime drama, romance, thriller, drug movie, dark comedy, etc.). The cinematic clues I’ve based my decision on is a subgenre of film known as the "Revisionist Western”. I’m sure you are asking yourself; how does this film that I chose enact the genre it is supposed to represent and how does it subvert it? Well, according to thescriptlab.com, “Western Film is a genre that revolves around stories primarily set in the late 19th century in the American Old West. Most Westerns are…