on the wind turbine, it became evident that weather data, research, and development must be conducted before we can consider looking at model turbines. According to the Wind American Energy Association (AWEA), “The first and most important factor to consider in the construction of any wind energy facility is the site’s wind resource. A site must have a minimum annual average wind speed of Carbondale to be no more than 4.2 mph, well below the requirements set by the American Wind Association (Wunderground). After thoroughly reviewing these standards and statistics needed to construct a wind energy facility, I feel our location is not optimal for wind energy production. On a positive note, I have found other beneficial options to consider.…
In Cowboy Conservatism, we get to take a look at the rise of conservatism in Texas and the many events that led to the shift from Democratic Texas to a more right wing centered Texas. The events in the book including the election of LBJ, the assassination of Kennedy, and the election of Ronald Reagan, are some of the major events that helped shape Texas into what it is today. For a century after Reconstruction, the Democratic Party enjoyed electoral dominance on all levels of state government and in the Lone Star State's representation in the national government. Democrats held a lock on state politics and government throughout the first half of the twentieth century. But beneath the surface the party's dominance was crumbling. Political…
During the 1500 and 1600s, what stimulated or discouraged Spanish interest in the lands that are now Texas?…
Denton County’s status as a metropolitan city is interesting due it’s socioeconomic patterns. The county is in the state of Texas, where a large percentage of the population is not classified as urban, yet a large proportion of the land area is classified as urban. The opposite, however, is true for Denton County, whose urban population percentage is even higher than that of the United States and while its urban area is significantly lower, than that of Texas, it still exceeds the urban area percentage of the United States as well. This is possibly because while Denton County is a metropolitan city, the metropolitan center is in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Those who need to work in this area would settle somewhere nearby and Denton County’s proximity to both these cities makes it a prime location for urban workers, with over 50% of the workers in Denton commuting outside of the county to work.…
American settlement of Texas and the Texas Revolution (Tejanos, Stephen F. Austin, and Sam Houston):…
Clinton County is located in the geographic center of Michigan just 10 miles north of Lansing, the state capital. The County is named after a former Governor of New York, De Witt Clinton, and DeWitt is another city in Clinton County. Clinton County has a total area of 575 square miles, of which 572 square miles is land and 3 square miles is water. The southern portion of the county includes the cities of DeWitt, parts of Lansing, Grand Ledge and East Lansing along with the Charter Townships of Bath, DeWitt and Watertown. Other communities include Elsie, Maple Rapids, and Hubbardston to the north, Westphalia and Eagle to the west and Ovid to the east. Clinton County is well known for its peppermint and…
Texas has a long and rich history and the period during the 1820s and the 1830s is no exception. During these years Texas was settled by Anglo American and other colonists. Why was Texas land opened-up to Anglo Americans and other colonists? How did this change the face of Texas?…
most populous county within the state and also one of the oldest counties within the country.…
Texas's political culture is a combination of traditionalistic and individualistic subcultures. The traditionalistic aspects of Texas politics are a long history of one-party dominance in state politics, the low level of voter turnout, and social and economic conservatism. The individualistic nature of the State’s political culture can be seen in the support for private business, opposition to big government, and faith in individual initiative.…
Texas History: The area call Texas, before the coming of the European immigrants is thought to be inhabited by indigenous native Indians. In 1520 there were the exploration of the Spanish explores led by Alonso Alvarez de Pinedo. After the Spanish settled the land the French made many attempts to take over the land as ownership for themselves; they were not successful. In 1691 the Spanish declared Texas as a Colony, thereby appointing Texas with its first Governor Domingo Teran De Los Rios. Some years later Texas became a part of Mexico, but there were some disputes over land and Colonization in 1835, which led to the Texas Revolution. Texas, within three months defeated Mexico and…
Texas has a lot of counties and history associated with them. Parker County is one of these counties. In year of 1835, Texas was divided up into sections. These sections were known as municipalities and departments. These departments were Bexar, Brazos and Nacogdoches, along with 23 municipalities.…
Native American cultures are found throughout the United States. The four Native American cultures that can be found in Texas are the Plains, Gulf Coast, Pueblo, and the South Eastern. These four cultures adapted and thrived using the resources that were available to them. The two American Indian cultures most influenced by geography are the Gulf Coast and Plains culture.…
Texas the wildcard of the Deep South widely diverse economically, politically, and culturally, these three factors are what make up the great state of Texas, as we know it today. These factors also are what set Texas apart as a state compared to all the others on her boarders, and in the nation. The two party political systems in Texas has defined Texas since the late 1800’s from Democratic to Republican, each having a predominant rule, but Texas was changing faster than the parties could keep Texans happy. The Democratic Party had a strong hold on Texas and her political stance, simply because the Democratic Party was the party for the white male.…
Texas political society and belief system are very much portrayed by the mix of three principle philosophical streams: established radicalism, social conservatism and populism. Established radicalism puts the essential political worth on political game plans that take into consideration the fullest activity of individual freedom the length of the freedoms of others are not preposterously limited. Established liberal thoughts frequently shape the premise for resistance to the utilization of government to achieve social targets. They push rather dependence on private activities or the free market to decide the best results. Notwithstanding going about as a rampart for business and the business sector economy, established radicalism in Texas additionally has…
It was a grand lot of land, much larger than today’s borders. It was very large, and therefore had many congressional representatives in The House of Representatives. Moreover, because it was a southern state, the representatives usually had southern morals, outbalancing the northerners and stirring up tensions even further. Texas also consisted of land north of the Missouri Compromise line of 1820, opening the possibility for other states with southern morals to creep up to the North. The Compromise of 1850 ordered that the New Mexico and Utah territories would no longer be a part of Texas, as would the land north of the 36, 30° line. The latter was one of the most important parts of the compromise, because the land to the north would be free soil. It also further solidified the boundaries between the north and south. In return for giving up the land, the federal government would release Texas from all of its…