...About The Lone Ranger The story of the Lone Ranger began in 1933 with the first radio broadcast of what would become a highly popular radio show that later expanded into movies and television. The story of the Lone Ranger follows a Texas Ranger who is the lone survivor when a band of outlaws kills all the other Texas Rangers he is riding with. Found barely alive after the brutal killings by a childhood friend, an American Indian named Tonto, the Texas Ranger (who is now the lone surviving Ranger from his group) is brought back to health by his friend and soon tames a wild stallion he names Silver. Together with Tonto and his trusty horse Scout, the Lone Ranger and Silver travel across the American West to help the helpless and right injustices. Preferring to stay anonymous, the Lone Ranger wore a mask over his eyes, causing many of the people he had helped to say, "Who was that masked man?" While numerous actors portrayed the Lone Ranger and Tonto on the radio, in movies, and on television, the two actors most closely associated with the roles are Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, respectively. The Lone Ranger's Creed By Fran Striker 1. I believe that to have a friend, a man must be one. 2. That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world. 3. That God put the firewood there, but that every man must gather and light it himself. 4. In being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for that...
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...Bright lights, loud sounds of coins jingling in the bottom of a machine, dense smokey air covers the room like a thick ominous blanket. People in a trance are oblivious to the long haired, lightly colored red skinned man hobbling through the casino floor as he accidently bumps into a man dazed by the machine. “Watch where you’re going gas-huffer! yells the man. The red man does not reply just stumbles off into the fog. “Call an ambulance” someone in the fog yells, “This man needs help!” When the paramedic arrives he tries to speak to the red skinned man, “What’s the problem?” asked the paramedic, the red man whispers for him to come closer because his breath is escaping. He whispers something into the paramedic’s ear and the paramedic reaches in his bag and gives the red man some bizarre looking substance. “What did they gas-huffer say” the white man asked the paramedic? The paramedic replies “He is diabetic and needed insulin.” Sherman Alexie utilizes language, in a unique structure to convey an implied idea. To showcase stereotypes by arriving at a preconceived notion of an individual or group, based on their appearance or mannerisms. Sherman Alexie uses language to decribe the struggles of being stereotyped. “He knew this dark skin and long, black hair of mine was dangerous.” (Sherman Alexie, acclaimed author, poet, filmaker.) This is a perfect example of stereotyping done out of fear of what someone else with the same description might have done to someone else somewhere...
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...the most notable points to note in Alexie Sherman’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is its portrayal of life among the Native Americans. The book, in the form of interconnected short stories details mostly the experiences of ‘Thomas builds the fire’ and Victor Joseph. The experiences of the two notable characters has been based on the people they relate with such as their family members and the people they interact with at the Spokane reservation. The book has presented Native Americans in different ways that at times come out negatively and in stereotypical fashion. The experiences of Native Americans in Sherman’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven can be seen mostly through what Victor goes through as he struggles...
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...In the collection of short stories "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist fight in Heaven" Sherman Alexie writes about the importance of songs and stories in the lives of the people on the reservation through drug induced visions, the character of Thomas Builds-A-Fire, Jimi Hendrix's music, and basketball players on the reservation. In the short story a drug called tradition the main character, Victor, and his two friends Thomas Builds-a-Fire and Junior take drugs that give them visions of themselves in strange historical Indian settings. The stories they tell of these visions relate to Indian culture and tradition. Junior has a vision of Thomas performing a dance around a campfire that brings back all the dead Indians. Victor has a vision of Junior singing. Both visions include real things from history, end with the idea of the Indians winning and/or driving out the white people, and use music or dance to show this. This shows their...
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...The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a novel written by Sherman Alexie. The novel consists of short stories about Native Americans' lives. Sherman Alexie uses symbolism throughout the novel. In The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, women--including Victor's mother, the aunt in "The Fun House," and Norma Many Horses--are symbols of strength. In the novel The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Victor's mother is one of the women who symbolizes strength. In the chapter "Jimi Hendrix," when Victor's father wrecked his bike, he was in the hospital for two months, and Victor's mother visited him every day until he recovered although she and Victor's father were split up. The narrator, Victor, states that "even though my mother didn't want to be married to him anymore and...
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...In society today children often watch, mirror, and act like their parents. In the collection of short stories entitled The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie creates an image of a boy who has the same hopes and beliefs of his parents. Victor, the main character, has a hopeless attitude and a pessimistic outlook on life. These characteristics cannot be more attributed to his own personal decisions rather than any reasons beyond his control. When Victor is younger, he witnesses his parents enter and struggle with the alcoholic cycle of Indians. When Victor’s parents throw a New Years’ Eve party, it gets out of control and alcohol runs rampant. “He kissed his mother’s neck, tasted the salt and whiskey. He kissed his father’s...
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...plane hit the first tower in New York City that it was a hoax or a prank, actually I was watching Power Ranger: Mighty Murphy, it was on a Tuesday morning, I was sick so I couldn’t go to school that day, so when the first plane hit, I was like the rangers failed. After the second plane hit the other tower I still thought it was still part of the TV show, and then my mom came to the living room, took the remote from me and scanned through all the stations, the same scene was on every channel. So then I realized the worry on her face and I saw cnn and I asked her what is wrong and she told me what happened Barney style. I didn’t feel anything at first because I was a kid, I didn’t understand death or what effect that event was going to or would have on people for years to come. The following day I went to school and most of my friends weren’t there, most of them lost their dads, uncles, mums, friends and what not. Then I became scared hoping I won’t lose someone. I feared our country was under attack. The word terrorism was foreign to me at this point in time I could only fathom the thought of another country attacking the United States not terrorism. I did not fully understand what was going on and what to expect. So 9/11 was never a driving factor on why I joined the military but I joined 9 years later because I ended up finding out that 2 of my uncle were rangers who fought and died in the chase for Osama, and I said whoever caught him would be what branch that I would...
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...call saying that your husband or wife got killed saving someone else? Think about all the places you can go and not risk your life. When you go mountain climbing you have to have a helicopter to fly up and save you, a ranger to jump out and help you, and of course a mountain to save you off of. To begin, helicopters rescue people that are stuck in the mountains. People die in the mountains trying to save people that have serious injuries. In some cases they have to find a helicopter to help look for you. It...
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...Symbolism in The Lone ranger Sherman Alexie uses figurative language in TLRATFIH to show the conflict between Native American culture and the culture of American society. This effectively provides us a glimpse into the Native American experience. One example of figurative language used throughout the story is symbolism. As the story progressed symbolism was incorporated into the text more giving it a double meaning, which helps the reader to better understand the purpose. In the story, the author uses symbolism in a way to foreshadow the future. One example of this is when Victor and Adrian saw Julius. They were speaking about how he is a great basketball player. They also spoke about how every past “reservation hero” ended up becoming an alcoholic. At the end of the chapter julius’s future is foreshadowed when Adrian throws the cup. In the book it states, “while the sun rose straight up above us and settled down behind the house, watched that cup revolve, revolve, until it came down whole to the ground.” (Alexie 53) This quote foreshadows victor’s life as a basketball star, when the cup is revolving and begins to slow down it symbolizes his career being sidetracked by alcohol. Another example of foreshadowing with symbolism in the book is when the author writes about Arnold’s drinking. In the book it says “ Victor watched his father take a drink of vodka on a completely empty stomach...Maybe it was like Hiroshima or Nagasaki...During those long drinks, Victor's father...
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...Eric Brennan 11/16/14 American Lit. First draft In “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven” by Sherman Alexi. The theme of cultural identity is important to the story because it shows the truths about the Native Americans in America, and can be seen through celebration, appearances and Tradition/spirituality. In the story almost all throughout the book you can find things that fall under cultural identity and effects on many characters. “There is something beautiful about an Indian boy with hair so black it collects the sunlight. His braids grow hot to the touch and his skin chimes with reservation sweat. He is skinny and doesn’t know how to spit.” (Alexi 146). The cultural identity in “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven” is showing the beauties of a Native Americans. Instead of the stereotypical Native American being just a complete ugly, not sanitary person there actually beautiful and not just dirt and not worthy. Through the story cultural identity is shown and the consistency of a Indian being named after their father is bad, but is a good thing. It was the fourth of July and Victor and Thomas were riding bikes around and it was so dark you couldn’t see their faces. “Which Junior? Everybody on this Reservation is named Junior” pg 63 (Alexie 63). In many cultures people name their child after the name of their selves. They all don’t look alike just because of their long black hair. I don’t think it’s just Native Americans that have junior as there...
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...Chapter 2 The Genesis Bernhard hoesli and the Process of Design It is the spring of 1982;the venue,the auditorium of the School of Architectre,University of Texas at Arlington.Bernhard Hoesli is speaking to a capacity crowd;his first lecture in Texas since his departure from Austin in the summer of 1957. I have arrived late, having driven the 350miles from San Antonio to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Though there is a substantial contingent of young architecture students for whom the lecture is only one of a series,glancing around I reacquaint myself with the older faces;the balding,graying heads in the hall----Duane Landry and Jane Lorenz Landry,Bill Odum,Bill Booziotes,Rik Mcbride,and many,many others---all former students of his,and all come to listen one more time to that heavily infected,though remarkably fluent,English;that familiar emphatic cadence,that keen,impassioned intelligence methodically,masterfully drive home the argument.Transported for the moment back in time twenty-five years,to Room 305 of the Architecture building in Austin,it is with a shock I realize that his hair is now snow white. Author First of all you see,it was a personality,a strong,radiant,convincing,dynamic personality.And therefore either you know it or you don’t;it is something which is immediate or else it doesn’t exist. Rene Furer,interview with the author,March 1993 Bernhard Hoesli was born in the Swiss canton of Glarus in 1923.At an early age,however,he moved with his parents...
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...Previously the leading state of the USSR, Russia became a separate country in 1991. Most business- people and officials in the country have little experience with other cultures except for its neighboring countries. There is still a widespread lack of free-market knowledge. It may be necessary to discuss and seek agreement over the definition of concepts such as fair play, good will, profit and loss, turnover, individual accountability, proprietary rights, and so forth. Even when you do, people’s expectation may frequently be that things are done ‘their way.’ You may find vast cultural differences within this culturally pluralistic country. Not only does the Russian Far East include a broad mix of cultural influences, but also there are notable differences between the western European region, with St. Petersburg as its most influential city, and the eastern European part around Moscow. On top of that, the dynamic political and economic changes of the past few years brought about a wide range of acceptable business behaviors. The information in this section can only provide general guidelines. When doing business in Russia, expect the unexpected. Most Russians are very proud of their country. It would be a serious mistake to belittle its accomplishments or to refer to it as a ‘loser’ of the Cold War. Relationships and Respect Russia’s culture expects its members to have a sense of belonging to and conforming with their group. At the same time, it leaves some room for individual...
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...“The Fun House” vs “All I Wanted to Do as Dance” “The Fun House” and “All I Wanted to Do Was Dance” are stories written by Sherman Alexie in his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. “The Fun House” is centered on Nezzy, the aunt of the narrator. Throughout the story, she struggles with the lack of gratitude she receives from her husband and son which leads to an anger that drives her desperately to change her life. However, In “All I wanted to do was dance” the story is focused on Victor, who is the narrator of “The Fun House”. The story goes through Victor’s love life where he suffers from a broken heart. The pain started to prevent him from moving forward in life. He tries to compensate his pain by getting drunk and dancing. Both of these stories depict the protagonists’ love relationships and the pain they carry. However, in “The Fun House” aunt Nezzy strives to change her life, while Victor, the protagonist of “All I Wanted to Do Was Dance” is trapped in depression. Both stories illustrate the symbols of pain that the protagonists carry throughout the story. “The funhouse” begins with the narrator stating that his aunt Nezzy sewed a beaded dress that was too heavy for anyone to wear (76). The weight of the beaded dress is a symbol of burden she carries for the family. Aunt Nezzy has to put food on the table for her husband and son, while her thirty year old son still needs a job. This put an extra weight on aunt Nezzy's shoulder. Nezzy mentioned, “When a...
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...higher center of gravity o Profit at $8,000 o Same truck frame used on Ranger pickup – “Twin I-Beam” o Also same with Bronco II SUV which had 800 lawsuits and 43 fatalities o 600 pounds heavier than Ranger, however it did not upgrade the suspension and tires to carry the bigger load. o 1988 test reports showed the Explorer had an even greater tendency than the Bronco II to lift two wheels off the ground Engineer recommendations: Mounting the wheels 2 inches apart; lowering the engine; replacing the Twin I-Beam suspension; lowering the tire pressure; stiffening the springs o By not optimizing the vehicle’s center of gravity, tire selection would become an important factor. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY • Founded by Harvey Firestone • Tire manufacturer since 1900 • In 1990 it was acquired by Bridgestone USA Inc. for $2.6 Billion • Developed ATX tire (and ATX II) for Ford Explorer – also used on the Ranger. o Recommended pressure was 30 to 35 psi. • On March 1993, Firestone’s day-to-day operations were put in the hands of John Lampe. • July 1994, 4,000 United Rubber Workers union members went on strike on 5 Firestone plants including its plant in Decatur, Illinois. o After 7 months, Firestone hired non-union workers (unskilled and untrained) to replace striking workers. II. POINT OF VIEW DESIGN FLAWS FORD FIRESTONE 1. Ford Explorer is more than 600 pounds heavier than the Ranger; but suspension and tires are not suited to carry a bigger load. 1. Firestone...
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...include many different studies upon the world, in its most general description it is a complete study of human ideas and expressions with emphasis on both developing techniques and skills for studying art, as well as learning about actual artistic creations. Stanley Fish whom argued that Humanities is merely not a tool but a whole category of its own that is taught is most likely hitting the nail on the head. Intriguingly enough, Humanities is useful in its own way of studies of our interpretations through art, music and other categories of historic pieces. For example, throughout the world people may look at a piece and start interpreting it, while referring to its historic features such as the work of Yun Gee’s painting, the Lone Ranger. The lone Ranger is a painting in which has a historic value which refers to the time period where Chinese were migrating towards the U.S. during the time of the gold rush. They were merely looked down upon as workers because of how they looked and acted. Through the use of humanities people may look at this painting and come up with ideas, “Why did Yun Gee decide to paint this man the way that he did?” “What was the reason for the color in the background and the setting that it has taken place in?” Through its historical value people may use humanities to discover what the painter was thinking at that time period and why he had painted it the way he had. Stanley Fish argued that “Justification, after all, confers value on an activity from a perspective...
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