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    ideas, and opinions is the man depicted in the Hollywood Western. That man, or person, is the settler, cowboy, or lonesome traveler who traverses the Western frontier in search of his place in and the promise of America. As America expands its frontier to the West during the nineteenth-century, the depiction of what it means to be a heroic settler formed in the American psyche. When films came to the silver screen the genre of Hollywood Westerns created protagonists who exemplified qualities…

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    Western Film Themes

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    Westerns: The Final Chapter During my research, I came to the conclusion that I really didn’t enjoy westerns very much. In order to understand why I don’t enjoy westerns much, we must first get a basic idea of what a western is. Westerns are more of an older genre as they are not made much in the modern day and age. To understand westerns, knowing the basic themes and elements would be most helpful. The four main themes of a western include: Man vs. Nature, Good vs. Evil, East meets West and…

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    There are different meanings about the meaning of the Western World. Western civilization was born thousands of years ago with the rise of the Greek city-state, influenced by Middle Eastern culture. EAST East (Latin orens, oriri participle: appear birth) is the name of the direction from which the sun (and other stars) minted in antiquity, namely the East rises. By extension, it refers to those regions that are east of the benchmark. In the "Western" culture he was given this name to Asia.…

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    The Renaissance was probably one of the most known epochs in human history. But what most don’t know about is the Baroque Era and the Enlightenment Era. There were a lot of events that occurred during this time period that make it slightly different than the Renaissance, and a lot of it had to do with social aspects. One of the most controversial events that was happening was the Thirty Years’ War. According to the textbook, it took place “from 1618 to 1648, a series of wars raged throughout…

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    Cowboy Stereotypes

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    Ehrlich's narrative focuses on what the life of a cowboy truly is when compared to the image of them created by the media. Generally, a 'cowboy' is a male rancher who is thought to be an insensitive, hard-bitten, tough young man who will accomplish any job needed for the ranch with no emotional reactions of any kind. This means no matter how demanding, dangerous, or exhaustive the job may be a cowboy will accomplish the task at hand. If a cowboy's entire persona was judged on how they acted…

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    however the directors use constant imagery of the orient in a barbaric manner to reconfirm the stereotypes by constantly undermining the Jordanian society. Norma relies on the craving of fantasy from the occident to show the gap between America, western culture and Jordan eastern culture. By the documentary showing Norma in both America and Jordan it differentiates the two, one being where she is most comfortable and the other being a mysterious place that could potentially harm her. Norma…

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    Religion and culture both have influence on views regarding death and dying in the Western World. This essay will show the impact this influence may have on views today. Religion is defined in the Oxford English dictionary as “Belief… which is typically manifested in obedience, reverence, and worship; such a belief as part of a system defining a code of living, esp. as a means of achieving spiritual or material improvement.” (2014). Culture on the other hand is defined as “The distinctive ideas…

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    What is Islamophobia? It seems to be an easy question and yet it troubled most politicians around the Western world. After the September 11 terrorist attack and the subsequent War on Terror launched by the United States, tensions against Muslim in the Western world rose. Scholars have summarized this climate of anti-Muslim situation as Islamophobia. Unfortunately, Islamophobia is becoming more prevalent and socially acceptable in the modern world. Bipolar extremes of both sides typically…

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    Size Six Fatema Mernissi Analysis

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    look from youth, thus forming an ideal image of beauty within one’s head. “The Western man uses images and spotlights to freeze female beauty within an idealized childhood, and forces women to perceive aging—that normal unfolding of years—as a shameful devaluation” (255). Moreover, the author supports her thesis by enlightening how an Eastern woman can elude her quandary since it is evident to society, whereas in Western culture, the violence is on a psychosomatic echelon, as men reduce women,…

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    In Richard Nisbett 's "The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why", the differences between Eastern and Western cultures are discussed thoroughly. Nisbett primarily compares them through their differing thought processes. Western culture is primarily very individualistic, while Eastern culture is very collectivist. I personally have grown up with both of these cultures myself and can back up Nisbett 's claims through personal experience. There are many…

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