On the day November 22, 1963 I was waiting in the streets of Dallas, Texas. I remember I was on Main Street at Daley Plaza in Dallas. I had been waiting there for almost two hours and I had the best spot to see Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy roll down the street waving to the crowd. I knew that Kennedy was coming to Texas because we were a major state that he had to win in order to have a good chance of re-election. In those two hours I heard that Kennedy was giving a speech outside of his hotel in Fort Worth and that he was going to take a plane and be arriving shortly. All I remember seeing right before the Kennedys arrived was that there were thousands of people in the streets just waiting to get a glimpse of the president. I also remember people…
At the end of the Civil War, in which Southerners had fought valiantly against the brutal invasion forces of the North in an effort to protect local institutions and states rights, the South lay broken and destitute. Rather than trying to reunite the country as peacefully and quickly as possible, the victorious North set out on a deliberate policy of rape, pillage, plunder, and vindictive punishment.…
In this paper, I will compare the formal powers of the Texas Governor and Texas Lieutenant Governor. Also, a conclusion will be drawn about who has more power and why. The governor of Texas is perceived to be a weak governor (compared with others across the fifty states) which stems from conditions dating back to the new Texas Constitution. The reason for this is that Texas had to disperse power (after the Civil War) among the lieutenant governor, the governor, and the speaker in order to keep a balance of powers.…
William Henry Harrison had the shortest lasting presidency in American history. Harrison was a military officer and a politician before his presidency. Harrison became a war hero after fighting Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. After being elected into the White House, Harrison caught pneumonia at his inauguration. He died in office 32 days after; thus the shortest amount of time being president.…
Trash, garbage, junk, debris-all alternatively known as litter-scattered across the 268,597 square miles of Texas on our highways and landscapes. Where former First Lady Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson aspired to see bright and colorful wildflower blanketing the great Texas countryside, oftentimes we only see disturbing amounts of garbage. This is what I aim to change. Through my school's Key Club I have had the opportunity to have a positive impacts in reducing the "over 435 million pieces of visible litter" covering "our empire wide and glorious." In the thirty-eight total service hours I have dedicated to both Texas Adopt-A-Highway and school wide recycling the amount of litter that myself and the generous volunteers…
remembered feeling concerned for my Grandma and Aunt, who had just recently traveled to New York City, fortunately they had just returned the day before. He responded by watching it unfold on TV, he said that no work got done for the rest of that day.…
It was unusually cold on this morning of September 11th, 2001, and my alarm had just went off. The odd but needed 5 am. was when I woke up, because my flight was going to leave around 8:30 and I needed to be there on time. The reason I was flying to San Francisco was I was having a family reunion with my dad, my step-mom, and my step-brothers. So, I jumped in the shower quickly with joy and excitement. I hadn't seen my family in forever since I had gotten a job as the assistant of the manager in Ralph Lauren Headquarters. I had just gotten my hair dried as I heard my phone ring. It was dad, making sure that I was on my way. I talked to him for a few minutes and then hung up. I glanced at the clock and realized…
The Old South consisted of many traits that helped sculpted Texas into becoming the state is it now. In The old south, it was common for agriculture to be priority. Cotton, tobacco, etc. just to name a few were considered cash valued crops. In the old south, many citizens had been apart of the military, or have fought in a battle within their lifetime. The old south was an era was citizens were in poverty, and the government was not stabilized with set boundaries and laws. During this era, Discrimination was still an ugly matter that was not even close to being resolved.…
Should the Texas Legislature continue to serve as a part-time law making body, only meeting in regular session for 140 days every two years, or should it change to a full-time body meeting in regular session each year? The Texas Legislature should continue to serve as a part-time law making…
The constitution in the state of Texas is a document that outlines the function and structure of the government of the United States of Texas. The Texas constitution provides separation of powers which incorporates the bill of rights directly into the constitution. The Texas constitution took effect on February 15 1876. The Texas constitution is the eight to include Mexican constitution in Texas history. Since 1876 the United States legislature has proposed 666 amendments, 662 have gone before Texas voters; only 483 have been approved. (W.W. Norton and Company)The current Texas constitution is among the longest of the states constitutions that have been set into place. The Texas constitution has been described by many has weird and misconstrued as well. To live in Texas is to have your own unique set Constitution that has been adopted to have quality of life amongst Texans. (Texas Politics)…
Texas is a large state with a vast population that has a variety of diversity and perspectives about the government. The perspectives of the people are important since they define the political culture of the state and affect how others in different nations perceive us. Texas is often described as having a combination of traditionalistic individualistic political culture. Some patterns that reflect Texas’s political culture are taxes kept low and social services minimized. Also, business leaders are the people that have a major say in how the government is managed. In Texas the state has a diversity of views in how the government should be managed which makes it more difficult to classify the political culture. (Champagne and Harpham, pg. 6)The…
I have been to the Alamo Ranch location on numerous of occasions. Everytime I enter the store I'm welcomed by friendly associates that are always willing to help me with ever I need. The store holds a wonderful energy that just makes my creativity flow when I'm trying to pair up an outfit. Overall, my experience with the store was amazing. The wonderful products and people are what truly makes this place…
When we were getting escorted outside I looked up and saw the counter assault team with snipers and men with binoculars and helicopters buzzing around I said to my brother “wow look at all this action that goes into one visit isn't it crazy!” He replied “yes it is insane!” Now we hear big rumbles and out of the gray clouds we see lights and blue I said “he’s here!” While the plane slowly descends from the sky you can see it a better view. All of a sudden you hear the screech of the tires and all the agents that were sitting there patiently waiting for his arrival start working like ants this is what they are trained to do to protect the president of the united states. The plane slowly rolls up the rumble of the engine is so much for my ears to handle then it starts to go quiet. Few minutes later you hear the unlatch of the door and it swings open and you are presented with the presidential seal on the inside of the door. All I could think about in that moment is the presidents that had meetings and top secret calls and that it was the traveling oval office or the president on 9/11 and it was just sitting in front of me in all of its glory. Minutes later you finally see the president and he comes up to the rope line and shakes people's hands and finally we were next I had butterflies in my stomach I had no idea what to say…
7th hour. Tuesday. I was sitting in my last hour choir class watching the clock tick away. Time moved sluggishly, as if it didn’t know that at 3:00 o’clock some of the most substantial news of my whole life was being posted. That was the day I would find out whether or not my three years of work would be a waste. That was the day I found out I would be Student Body President.…
I was serving a lady and her child at the front of the cupcake shop, cute cupcakes. I was placing vanilla and chocolate cupcakes in a box when I heard a gunshot.…