The student thanks their teacher, principal, parents, and friends for their support and for giving them the opportunity to complete a project on cowboys. The project helped the student learn many new things and be completed on a tight schedule. The summary then shifts to define a cowboy as someone who works on a ranch handling cattle and horses, noting that cowboys are iconic figures of the American West due to their portrayal in art and literature, though far fewer are employed today than in history, as they work on ranches and compete in rodeos.