Nicknamed The Lone Star State‚ Texas is the second largest U.S state‚ and is bordered by the U.S states of New Mexico‚ Arkansas‚ Louisiana‚ and Oklahoma‚ along with four Mexican states. Early exploration in the region began with Spanish explorers Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the 1680s‚ the French‚ led by Robert Cavalier La Salle‚ made it to the region of Matagorda Bay‚ where they established a colony‚ but it failed to survive permanently
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nearly failed to settle Texas. In 1682‚ the Spanish first arrived in Texas‚ hoping to successfully colonize it. They built their first mission‚ and continued to settle and colonize Texas. The main reasons Texas almost failed as a Spanish colony is because of rough geography‚ unstable population‚ very poor government and uncontrollable hostile natives. One of the most important factors of Spain nearly failing to settle Texas is geography. The water surrounding the Texas coast are very shallow‚
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Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act in Texas On June 28‚ 2012‚ The Supreme Court ruled the Federal Government does not have the constitutional right to sanction an individual to buy health insurance‚ but declared that the states do have the right to place a tax on citizens that do not carry insurance. This ruling is in response to President Obama’s Patient Protection and Healthcare Act of 2010. Passed on March 23‚ 2010‚ President Obama’s Reform Act mandates Texas‚ as well as the nation‚ to provide
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times over is Texas A&M. Aggie students graduate as leaders‚ dedicated to the betterment of humanity. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas‚ was founded in 1867 as the state’s first public institution of higher learning. When the university officially opened with forty students and six professors‚ the college only allowed white men to attend and required mandatory Corps
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In the article “The Aging Physician Workforce: A Demographic Dilemma” by Merritt Hawkins‚ it introduces the current status of aging issues in American society‚ the relationship between the aging and healthcare industry‚ and the aging physician workforce. The percentage of older adults (older than sixty-five years old) in the U.S. keeps growing and as more people become to older adults‚ there are more needs for the public to visit healthcare more often because of their chronic conditions. At the same
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Migration‚ Demographic Transition‚ and Population Control There are many important demographic concepts to understand when studying how population and society work. Migration‚ demographic transition‚ and population control are three of many concepts which play a key role in understanding these ideas. Below are the definitions of these concepts and applications of each around the world. “Migration is defined as any permanent change in residence. It involves the ‘detachment from the
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Discuss Strengths and Weaknesses of the Demographic Transition Model The Demographic Transition Model is a partially fact based‚ partially theoretical model that shows birth‚ death rates and population over time. There are 5 different stages involved in it and almost every country applies to a particular one of those stages‚ for example The USA is currently in stage 4 as its birth and death rates are quite low and constantly overtaking each other while the population is still rising reasonably quickly
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History of the Death Penalty in Texas During the historical era in the state of Texas‚ the use of the death penalty was common and frequent; before 1923 districts carried out executions themselves‚ in the form of hanging. However in 1923 the state of Texas prepared every execution to be carried out by the state in Huntsville using the electric chair as the method of execution. The state of Texas put to death their first prisoner by electrocution on February 8‚ 1924 and there were four more executions
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As society ages‚ demographic trends change and evolve. This can have a significant impact on the workforce around the world. Impacts such as the aging workforce‚ more females entering the workforce and the increase in migrants’ means that organisations are increasingly going to have to work on their equal opportunity policies‚ concentrate on talent management and succession planning. The ageing population means that organisations are going to be required to change how they manage their skilled workforce
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Abortion is a major issue in Texas. The whole population of the state of Texas is divided on the decision of making abortion illegal. For the people in Texas‚ they believe it is inhumane to have an abortion‚ and their solution is to close down all the abortion hospitals in Texas and make it illegal to have an abortion. Yet‚ there are people that believe that the women should have an option of abortion‚ just in case it is necessary. Believe or not‚ humans make such a colossal deal out of nothing
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