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John Wayne One of the most famous western movie stars in the mid-1900’s, John Wayne did not let his small beginnings stop him from reaching his goals. He worked long and hard to reach his place in history as the western star he was, and still is today. John Wayne’s hard work, determination, and the ability to achieve his goals, made him a great actor, person, and role model. John Wayne’s original name was Marion Robert Morrison, who was born on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. His parents were Mary

There is an issue with the Roxy Palace Casino and their affiliate program that has caused the casino to be blacklisted or considered "rogue". This issue has been a concern since the middle of April 2013, in which the affiliate program has been closing accounts of their affiliate partners. Claiming lack of promotion as the reason behind the account closures, the Roxy Affiliates management responded that the shut out affiliates were no longer feasible and not effective bringing in new players. As a

Aaron Carter is an American singer and the brother of the famed Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter. He was born in Tampa, Florida and started performing since he was seven years old. He released his self titled debut album in 1997. Here are six of his most memorable interview quotes. Number Six: Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem. These quotes can be quite heavy

“Clean Sweep” is about a girl named Katie who works in her family's cleaning business called “Clean Sweep” and has to clean Mrs. Leonardo’s attic. Mrs. Leonardo is a cranky, old lady who has many memories in her attic. While cleaning Mrs. Leonardo’s attic, Katie learns the importance of special objects in her life. An object is special because it could bring back memories. They could also bring family’s back together like Mrs. Leonardo and her sister. Katie and Mrs. Leonardo both have special and

Aliyah Reedy Francisco 8th period 11/23/15 Molly Pitcher Molly Pitcher was known as the reason the American Revolution’s Battle Of Monmouth was won. The American Revolution was a war between Great Britain and the colonies in a fight for freedom. The colonies refused to pay taxes to the king, so the king sent an army to make them. They boycotted, beginning the Revolutionary War. Molly, or Mary Ludwig Hays, her birth name, has been

“The Searchers” (1956) directed by John Ford is a Western movie following the life of Ethan Edwards as he searches for his niece, Debby, who was captured by a Comanche tribe. In this film, there is a scene (1:13:42-1:15:50) which shows Ethan and Marty going into a US Cavalry fort to see if the Cavalry officers have Debby or not. When Ethan and Marty go into the fort, they see a white woman on the floor, screaming and rocking around, and two girls sitting dumbly. Then Ethan and Marty decide that Debby

Waking Ned Devine and Hunt for the Wilderpeople both explore the importance of culture on family life and local relationships. While Waking Ned Devine chooses to focus on the strong ties in a local culture through the intimate interactions of numerous villagers, Hunt for the Wilderpeople details the intricacy and complexity of how families function during times of hardship. Both of these films elaborate on culture as a binding factor between those in the same community. Waking Ned Devine is a movie

Beginning with The Great Train Robbery in 1903, Western films have gained international many parts of Europe and Mexico in addition to the United States. One classic example of a Western feature (full length) film is True Grit (1969), which stars John Wayne as the strong, memorable protagonist, Rooster Cogburn. Although the film follows many filmic conventions regarding the formula of the Western genre, it also defies certain conventions, thus serving as an example of a revisionist Western. These qualities

filled scenes to the time period it set in, there’s many components of this film that heavily qualify it as a traditional western film. Furthermore, It was directed by John Ford and the lead actor was John Wayne, two very influential people in the making of western film. In this film, John Wayne plays “Uncle Ethan” a civil war veteran who is returning home. Shortly after his return an indian tribe, the Comanches, raided his family’s home and took his niece. This movie shows the year long journey Ethan

analyze in this essay are Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956) by the director John Ford, and a post-modern version of a Western, Django Unchained (2012) by Quentin Tarantino. The protagonist in both movies by John Ford are John Wayne, Jane Tompkins says: " John Wayne, the actor whose name is synonymous with Western films, became the symbol of American masculinity from World War II to Vietnam" (5). What does this "American masculinity" stand for? This term actually appears to be an underlying factor