Mythologizing The West Thesis

In his book, Carnage and Culture, Victor Davis Hanson, a military historian and professor at California State University, reasons that the west and its armies have been the most lethal and effective force in the world because of the inseparability between armies and their cultures. He illustrates the cultural superiority of the west by explaining the tenets of western society (freedom, citizenship, right to property, capitalism, and individualism) and applies them to nine landmark battles in which the west take part. Hanson uses “the term ‘Western’ to refer to the culture of classical antiquity that arose in Greece and Rome; survived the collapse of the Roman Empire; spread to western and northern Europe; then during the great periods of exploration and colonization of the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries expanded to the

The Westward Expansion has often been regarded as the central theme of American history, down to the end of the19th century and as the main factor in the shaping of American history. As Frederick Jackson Turner says, the greatest force or influence in shaping American democracy and society had been that there was so much free land in America and this profoundly affected American society. Motives After the revolution, the winning of independence opened up the Western country and was hence followed by a steady flow of settlers to the Mississippi valley. By 1840, 10 new western states had been added to the Federal union. The frontier line ran through Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas on the western side

“Chasing the Lamb,” by Russell Rowland is an essay about the time he spent during his teen years working on a ranch. It was on the ranch that he learned about hard work, perseverance, and what it means to be a community. Jim Harrison tells of his experience in “Geopiety.” Harrison, like Rowland, writes from Montana, and though he believes Westerners are still around he believes they have a violent past. In “No Direction Home,” Charles Bowden writes about his experience of the west. Living close to the Mexican boarder his perception is much different from both Rowland and Harrison. Bowden explains his belief that the West is “not in our minds but under our feet” (Bowden 265). Each author has had his own experience and each

Myths have existed in the world for thousands of years. They’ve become an important part of history and have strongly influenced society, especially in the United States. Myths have impacted history in both positive and negative ways. One particular example of the myth in American culture is the Old West. This myth of the West became extremely popular, not only in the United States, but also throughout the world.

Just when time seems to start slowing down, it proves just how much faster it can go. College can be a happy, scary, thrilling place. It all depends on how people make it; college will treat someone the way they treat college. Forget to turn papers in on time? Life in college becomes a little more stressful, although staying on top of things is not hard when the school is a fun place to be. When people speak of school, they make it sound horrible and a pain. However, school does not have to be a weight on the shoulders for anyone. Somewhere at sometime it was said that college was supposed to be the prime time of life. There is a freedom that people finally have when they get to college, and legally

The Great Schism There were many issues that created the Great Schism between the East and the West, both before 1054 CE and after. However, it would appear from the documentation that the East had more issues with how the West conducted religion and ran their church. The issues that occurred with how the West conducted religion and ran their church happened prior to 1054 CE. Furthermore, the ambassadors from the Pope excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople around 1054 CE. The following day, the Patriarch excommunicated the Pope. Then the official Schism between the Latin Roman Catholic church and the Orthodox Catholic church began. 1054 CE is considered the official date of the start of the schism, but there were tensions before

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 really what happened? The movies portray the west as an action back, good vs evil utopia of sorts. There’s always a bad guy, a good guy, some love interest, and a gun fight of course. This just leaves me with a few questions: what really happened in the west?, was it all just a myth?, if it was, why is that important?, how has this myth affected our society?, and why was the west so

“What is the West, a better question might be what was not the west. It seems when we talk about the west one has to stop and think are we talking about a geography location or are we talking about a culture or could we be talking about a civilization. It is true when we are talking about western culture that we need to know at what time period of time we are talking because it has evolved so much over time.

It cannot be argued that there are obvious contradictions between archaeological accounts of the past and Indigenous accounts. However, we cannot have one without the other because these two points of view provide us with a more in-depth and thorough understanding of the past, present, and future. For example, Nicholas and Markey (2014) state that Aboriginal medicine was once viewed as unscientific, but now it is valued in the search for new drugs (Nicholas & Markey 2014, 300).

In the Winchester Cultural Center Gallery, Rachel Stiff 's artwork is displayed in an exhibit called: "Framing the West". As you walk through the door, you would see Rachel 's drawings arranged in a row beginning from the wall nearest to the window, that expands to the center of the room, and then ends with paintings closest to the door. You would also see the drawings presented in either a brown or white wooden frame. Whereas, the paintings were presented in a gold frame or no frame at all. There are fourteen pieces of Rachel 's work being exposed to the public 's naked eye. She presents her inspired paintings as well as drawings of the Las Vegas desert landscapes through abstract by using interlacing clouds, the sun 's rays, rocks, and landforms. Although there were fourteen of her pieces to evaluate, I selected three pieces by Rachel Stiff that captured my attention the most. Examining each artwork, Goner × 2, Gravel Pit No.3, and Gravel Pit No.5 captured my attention the most in result of the various elements used.

There were many issues that created the Great Schism between the East and the West, both before 1054 CE and after. However it would appear from the documentation that the East had more issues with how the West conducted religion and ran their church. The issues that occurred with how the West conducted religion and ran their church happened prior to 1054 CE. Furthermore the ambassadors from the Pope excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople around 1054 CE. The following day, the Patriarch excommunicated the Pope. Then the official Schism between the Latin Roman Catholic church and the Orthodox Catholic church began. 1054 CE is considered the official date of the start of the schism, but there were tensions before that date. The schism still lasts until this day.

To a certain degree, the West was a region of violence because of the frequent territorial disputes. Because of the lack of any government intervention, many of such disputes resulted in violence. However, the film is not accurate in the sense that personal grudges were solved through duels and fighting. Also, the West in Silverado is often portrayed as barren, with days of traveling in between each civilization. However, the West had been well established even before settlers began to move in.

"the West on Trial" captured in great detail the atmosphere, attitudes, and tone of the postwar years when many iconic figures created the political landscape. This political landscape would be inherited by many generations in their fight against injustice, social inequality and economic barriers. Dr. Jagan describes the violence that dominated society. The violence was accompanied by the struggle for independence. As a result, many western leaders including Kennedy feared the future of Guyana would become aligned with that of

The second main weakness that is found in Global Americans is that it does not elaborate on how the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show wrongfully portrayed Native Americans as dangerous or the impact it had on the viewers. Global Americans makes a brief mention that Cody portrayed Indians as victorious, but does not explain in what sense; primary sources, on the other side, illustrate that in the show Indians were portrayed as savages that needed to be civilized. Although the roles that Natives played were dramatized, they were concurrent with the perception American society and the government perpetuated. This is illustrated by the article “Plenty of ‘Wild West’ Enthusiasm,” from the Washington Post, that describes how Indians ambushed a carriage

I have often wondered about the early days of Jesus, what he did before he met John the Baptist, got baptized, and started his new life. Many people believe he went for a long walk, a journey to the East, like the one described by Hermann Hesse in the novel with that title, A Journey To The East, which goes to the same place as the Chinese story called Journey To The West. Some says Jesus went to India and some say he went to Tibet.