Space Westerns. space Westerns use the themes and tropes of Westerns within science fiction stories while taking place in space. These influences can include subtle things like the exploration of lawless frontiers‚ or the more extreme side with space cowboys riding robot horses and shooting ray guns. The origin of this sub genre can be traced back to late 1920s and early 1930s space opera comic strips such as Buck Rogers. When superhero comics declined in popularity in 1940s America‚ Western comics
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Shane the Western Hero A Western is a major defining genre from the American film industry on the border of civilization and the wilderness. Western is one of the oldest most flexible genre/hero types in the world. If you are looking for characteristics of a western hero Shane is the character to go to.. Shane is bound by legal codes of behavior‚ ethics‚ justice‚ honor and chivalry (or the code by which knights were supposed to live by). He is a passive‚ mysterious man who says little about himself
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The Symbolic Meanings of Colors Between China and Western Countries Abstract: This bright world is rich in colors. When people are enjoying the beautiful scenery of nature‚ they create many words to express what they have seen‚ the so-called “colors”. People formed a rich association about colors for different colors have different meanings‚ or symbolic meanings. The associated meanings of color words are the result of mapping from one domain to another. Because of the common sense shared
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Western civilization is the civilization of modern societies living in countries of Western Europe‚ Central Europe‚ North America‚ South America‚ Australia and New Zealand. It is a civilization with distinct culture‚ religion and traditions. The essay will try to convince you that contact with Western culture and opportunity for ancient civilizations. My first argument is the fact that getting to know the culture of other civilizations‚ we know its habits. It can be something interesting
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The Measure of a True Western Hero What defines a true western hero? A typical western hero is usually a frontiersman‚ cowboy‚ or sometimes an authorative law abiding figure‚ such as a sheriff‚ who has qualities‚ ethics‚ morals‚ and talents that stand above common standards. What exactly are the qualities that separate the true western heroes from the character that has good intentions‚ but is not a true hero? In the classic Western film Stagecoach directed by John Ford‚ John Wayne’s character
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American Western Film Western films are truly an American genre. The Western genre is usually based on the American cowboy hero‚ and usually involves conflicts with things such as outlaws‚ bandits‚ Indians‚ and many other things. Other conflicts included in the Western genre include societal conflicts and problems during expansion or travel. Overall‚ all the elements and things such as cowboys‚ Indians‚ robberies‚ gunman‚ sheriffs‚ and other things make up the Western genre. Through several examples
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The Fall of the Western Genre The "Myth of the West" has provided the film industry with plenty of material‚ and Western films have probably become the genre most characteristic of American films and television. From 1910 through the end of the 50’s‚ a quarter of all Hollywood films had been Westerns. When thinking of Westerns‚ names like John Wayne and movies like The Last of the Mohicans or High Noon come to mind. The Western enjoyed its highest popularity throughout the 40’s and 50’s. Then its
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Asia’s talent market Locals first Employment in Asian firms is booming—but for locals‚ not Western expats Mar 3rd 2011 | SINGAPORE | from the print edition Tweet BACK in the days when cushy jobs for foreigners were plentiful in Asia‚ Western expats used to get called FILTH—“failed in London‚ trying Hong Kong”. Now‚ though‚ they may end up as FISHTAILS—“failed in Shanghai‚ trying again in London”. This is because employers in Asia‚ despite strong demand for managers and professionals‚ increasingly
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Ran Zheng BPE Senior Seminar Professor Wachtel 09/25/2012 “China Shakes the World” James Kynge‚ the former China bureau chief of the Financial Times in Beijing‚ presents a realistic and honest version of China with his book “China Shakes the World”. After spending years researching about the Chinese economic‚ social and political conditions‚ James had a good understanding of both the current conditions in China as well as the path China took to be where it is now. The author has an unbiased
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discusses the influence of the dimensions of western culture to the respective dimensions of the subcontinental culture and vice versa. The subcontinential culture‚ is the culture refering to the South Asian region which includes the modern day India‚ Pakistan‚ Afghanistan‚ Bangladesh and Sirilanka. The major influene on the subcontinental cultrue came first with the arrival of the British in India in the early 1600’s. The British brought with them the rest of Western culture customs and traditions. The
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