Philmont Scout Ranch Essays

it, or being afraid to step up to the plate, the moments go unnoticed. However I seized the chance to visit the “hidden pocket” of the universe called Philmont Scout Ranch. Over the years the scouting program has enabled me to have many of these “opportunities”, however this was different. Philmont is a gigantic area of land in New Mexico where scouts and scouters alike hike for 10 days on the trail living off nothing but pre-packaged food and what they carry in their packs. The trip not only served

Many characters in the movie demonstrate specific archetypes common to the time period in history. Shane, a former gunfighter/cowboy turned town hero. Joe, who is a homesteader/farmer, refuses to back down from opposition, and leads the revolt against the Ryker crew. Marian is your typical farm wife, who does not want to see her husband hurt. Stonewall Torey, hot headed confederate war veteran with a bad temper, has little concern for the Ryker game, and says he can go to town when he pleases. He

supply this country needs. Or they breed animals making the finest horses or bucking bulls money can buy. The requirements to own a ranch is not far fetched, no college degree is necessary but may help in the economics of this industry. Often help is needed due to the amount of cattle one ranch may have any where from a 1000 to 2000 head of cattle. The amount a ranch owner makes fluctuates between the years based on how many cows they sold or how much meat is per pound. The demand of food has to

Chapter Six: Schlosser gets a view of Hank’s ranch in Colorado, Hank given him a tour and shows him what he does. Hank had the intent of showing him what he does and what it means to rake the land. Hank takes many precautions in raising cattle to ensure that his land remains lush and fertile. In comparison, the massive expansions in Colorado Springs wreck the landscape and environment. In the early twentieth century American ranchers tried to break up the Beef Trust. In 1917 there were four main

Homesteading: All about the Location As much as you may like to, you usually cannot just find a piece of land and start homesteading. Any number of things can stop you from establishing a homestead on a particular piece of property. Some of the considerations may be legal in nature, practical considerations, as well as, security concerns. First Concern: Water Ideally the property has a private well or soon will have one put in by you. Otherwise, you would not actually have control over your water

Venturing out to the Western Frontier in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s presented a vast opportunity for many, and a new way of life for millions: farming. Farming provided people with a way to begin a new life, that involved tough labor and long hours, but with the chance to put your destiny into your own hands and make it rich, drawing many people out West for the adventure. Pushing out the Native Americans, the United States Government tried to fill the land out west as fast as they possibly

When one thinks of an asylum their minds go directly to insane, illness, and crazy; or at least that was what people of the 1950s transitioning into the 1960s. Instead, they contributed to the beat down of the mentally ill; abuse of the people who tried to get help when they thought they were sick. In Ken Kesey’s, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the mistreatment of patients in the asylum wing in a hospital is exhibited showing the cruelty of the workers or the stereotypical thought of someone who

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, takes place during the late 1940s. It is a story about a young man named John Grady Cole, a sixteen year old who is the last of a generation of the West Texas ranchers in his family. John Grady Cole takes a journey across the border to Mexico, after his grandfather's death, to retain his dream of living the cowboy life that he grew up with.As the story unfolds, John Gady Cole encounters a variety of obstacles that determines if his dreams are meant to be

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Explanation Pride and Prejudice is the title because there is a lot of judging and arrogance recurring through this novel. Characters from different classes think they are better than the rest and also develop many assumptions. Setting Hertfordshire, England Longbourn: The Bennet family estate, Netherfield: Bingley's estate, Meryton: Town near Longbourn, Rosings: Lady Catherine De Bourgh's estate, Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's estate in Derbyshire Regency Period (1811

George and Lennie and their journey through the Great Depression. Lennie has a mental disability that prevents him to think like a regular adult, so he depends on his friend George to protect him, in fact they always stay together. They find a job on a ranch and that’s where most of the story takes place and where the story follows the common theme of the “American Dream” and loneliness. George and Lennie constantly talk about their dream about owning a farm and they almost came close to it, but a series

Midterm Essay Stephen King said it best when he said: “The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most powerful tool.”. People use others’ innocence as a way to get them to believe what they believe. They use their viridity and naive innocence against them and thus strip them of their innocence until someone comes along and shows them the harsh reality of the world that they live in. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee William, Antigone by Sophocles and Julius Caesar

Homesteading where you are NOW It’s easy to think that you can’t be a homesteader because of where you live. I get it. That was totally me, too. There are different ways to homestead - no matter where you live. Don’t think location. Homesteading is a lifestyle. As a matter of fact, the very definition of homesteading, according to Webster’s is: “a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of foodstuffs, and it may or may not also involve the

In “Goats” by Rick Bass, two adolescent boys evade adulthood through their experiences as young cattlemen. This is made evident by contrasting settings, persistent symbolism, and a reminiscing first person narrator. Rick Bass uses these literary devices to create a nostalgic tone throughout the story. Bass plays futuristic Houston against the simple Texas countryside to elicit a nostalgic tone. Halfway through the story the boys begin to explore the big city. Their immediate fascination comes mostly

outside of the Mexico border. The book opens with John Grady, a sixteen year old boy, attending his grandfather’s funeral. John Grady has grown up on his grandfather’s ranch, and now that he has died the mother is going to sell the unprofitable ranch. John’s parents are separated at this time, his mother longs for a better life off of the ranch while his father is a professional gambler. His father seems to have lung cancer, but this is not directly stated. After the funeral John goes to meet his father

After the civil war, government estiabled different policies. Changes occurred one by one. Between 1860-1900, government policies position the farmers and ranchers in the west not only progress on individual opportunity by giving farmers more land opportunity and educational opportunity, but also setback on individual opportunity by giving farmers poor land resource and less market securing credit. First, government policies made a progress in increasing individual opportunity which specifically

Chapter Two: All The Pretty Horses In spite of difference ideologies, race, nationality, and gender, All the Pretty Horses has been credited with representing a new cowboy protagonist who is coming to conflict and ruin as he rides through landscape. Although the 16 years adolescent John Grady Cole reflects the culture of Texas ranching, All The Pretty Horses responds to the frontier 's modernization. The protagonist, John Grady Cole is conscious that something is 'happing to country '. The novel

diligence and perseverance. Ralph Moody and his family of seven, lived out in the country of Colorado. At the age of eleven years old, Ralph traveled up to a ranch for the summer to earn himself a living. While staying at the ranch, Ralph required the aid of a skilled cow horse to better complete his tasks. Despite the offer of Mr. Cooper, the ranch owner, for one of two docile ponies, Ralph knew he must have one horse in particular. However, no single man had ever handled the horse Ralph so intensely

Did the benefits of the immigration boom in the late 1800s outweigh the drawbacks? During the 1800s, many people migrated to urban areas because they wanted jobs and land. Many people thought that migrating to urban areas would be like a perfect dream, however they were disappointed when they realized that the benefits of migration did not outweigh the drawbacks. During the late 1800s, millions of immigrants were coming to the United States. Most of the immigrants came from Europe

The Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad was a short-line railroad in New Jersey. In 1853, the establishment of the Jamesburg and Freehold Agricultural Railroad caused Jamesburg to become a railroad hub. Jamesburg had two major lines and a roadhouse. The property of the Freehold and Jamesburg was operated from the date of acquisition to December 31, 1917, by the Pennsylvania Railroad, as agent, under an agency agreement dated July 16, 1879.The Freehold and Jamesburg has connections with

The late 19th century was a time of exploration, innovation, and continued westward expansion. The West, however, was not as glorified as people today like to think it was. Westward expansion had many benefits, the main being lots of new land for both the Americans and immigrants, but many ideas of the West have been altered throughout the years. The West was romanticized in many ways, people moved to the West in the pursuit of happiness, but today many hardships of westward expansion have been ignored