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    The book “Dress in American culture” is written by Bowling Green. It’s talk about American clothing‚ the American cowboy‚ and American dress in nineteenth-century. The book “Chinese clothing” is by Valery M. Garrett. This book introduce the emperor’s dress of the different dynasty‚ children’s wear‚ And how Chinese dress for special occasions. In Ming dynasty(1368-1644)‚ the clothing for the emperor was divided into five parts: ceremonial attire‚ leather military attire‚ regular military attire

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    face real life. John Grady‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ has always dreamt about the cowboy life. Throughout his journey‚ he faces trials that chip away at that dream and reveal the truth behind the Old West. One event that began this realization was when John Grady was taken away from the ranch and away from his new found love‚ Alejandra. He had finally arrived at a destination where he could live out his cowboy dream‚ but it was all very short lived because of his actions that

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    to too many “gigglers” and become a “splifficated” or “zozzled” they would call you a “boozehead”. After work “drugstore cowboys” which were young bachelors‚ would wait outside of a brothel or “juice joint” and call to  passing women in search of a date for the night. The girls would get all dressed up in their “glad rags” or fine attire‚  in hopes of attracting “drugstore cowboys”. If they attracted a man they didn’t want t0 dance

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    Rural Masculinity

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    masculinity or a “country boy”. These country boys encompass many good qualities that make them popular. The stereotypical country boy is white 10-60‚ and usually is in the lower-middle class (blue collar). Being straight is the way to be in the cowboy culture. The large majority of rural masculinity comes from rural areas and the South. Their culture is a mix of mainstream and alternative. The cultural attitude is very laid back and personable; they have strong family values‚ hard workers‚ and

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    Thelma and Louise

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    bar to have a little break‚ and Thelma wanted to have fun. After a few drinks in them‚ they went dancing with some odd cowboys‚ which was a big mistake for Thelma. She ended up getting raped outside. Thelma was devastated and scared‚ but the cowboy didn’t get too far with her luckily‚ because Louise came in with a gun to help. Unfortunately some things were said from the cowboy that set her off‚ and Louise put a .38 in his heart‚ not meaning to kill him though. Thelma was terrified and hating

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    agree to $765M settlement in concussions suit”. NFL. Aug. 29‚ 2013. Nov. 8‚ 2013. Web. -Murtha‚ Lyndon. “Incognito and Martin: An Insider’s Story”. MMQB: Behind the Face Mask. Nov. 6‚ 2013. Nov. 8‚ 2013. Web. -“Dallas Cowboys”. Forbes. Aug. 2013. Nov. 9‚ 2013. Web. -Luciew‚ John. “Cowboys owner Jerry Jones entertains political heavyweight at last night’s game: Was it a Texas-Sized endorsement?”. PennLive. Sep. 9‚ 2013. Nov. 9‚ 2013. Web.

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    Gunfights‚ cowboys‚ gold mines and ranches are probably the first thing that pops into your head when you hear The Old West‚ however was that actually what happened? The movies portray the west as an action packed‚ good vs evil utopia of sorts. There’s always an antagonist‚ a protagonist‚ some love interest‚ and a gun fight of course. This just leaves me with a few questions: what is a myth and why are they important?‚ how has the old west myth affected our society?‚ and why was the west so popular

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    Francisco Garcia Professor Geiselmann Freshman Composition 28 February 2013 Salary Caps: Financial & Competitive Stabilizers Professional sport leagues have many restrictions within their organization to prevent the downfall of their leagues. There is one restriction in particular which prevents the leagues from financially collapsing. This restriction is known as a salary cap. A salary cap is the amount a team can spend on their player roster and coaching staff. Salary caps help the league

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    Analysis Of Louis L Amour

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    What makes this western novel so captivating that it sets it apart from the rest? When the author takes the old cowboy stories and tells them the way they were meant to be‚ this author‚ Louis L’Amour‚ knows what the people want to read when he tells these stories. By reading his stories he educates his readers about what life is like out west of the Mississippi River. He takes you into the stories with his writing style so that you feel like you’re apart of the novel. The book itself is a place

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    Space Western Analysis

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    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 and

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