for me to go to college. I wanted to go to Texas A&M University and had already been accepted and that’s when I realized I was about to begin a whole new opportunity in my life. It started with packing and leaving behind everything I had ever known because I had lived in just one city my whole life. It was both nerve wracking and exhilarating. The big move included a treacherous drive of over 1‚500 miles from Idaho Falls‚ Idaho to College Station‚ Texas. It was the start to a whole new chapter
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believe Texas rightfully belongs to Mexico for many reasons‚ some of those reasons being Spanish colonization‚ Mexican Independence‚ and annexation of Texas. Texas was originally inhabited by indigenous people long before European colonization. In the 16th century‚ Spanish explorers arrived and claimed the land for Spain‚ establishing settlements and missions. However‚ it wasn’t until Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 that Texas became part of the newly formed nation. For a time‚ Texas thrived
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and just for the love of Texas. The love of Texas‚ Texans loved their state so much that they would die fighting for it. One of the many Texans who loved their state was John Wesley Rabb‚ who served in a famous cavalry unit called the Terry’s Texas Ranger‚ and fought in the civil war. John wrote letters to his family while he was serving‚ one of the letters to his sister stated‚ “Tell him not to inlist till just before they go to draft him‚ and only enlist for Texas service.” (Document D) John
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Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/texas-legislature/headlines/20110220-texas-poised-to-pass-bill-allowing-guns-on-campus.ece Just about anyone who currently attends a college or university in the state of Texas knows about the bill co-signed by more than half the members of the Texas House of Representatives to allow students and faculty at universities to carry concealed weapons. “More than half the members of the Texas House have signed
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Economy in Texas changed very much during World War 1 and the Great Depression. Many efforts were made to support the soldiers at war. For example‚ victory gardens‚ wheatless wed. and meatless mon.‚ training camps‚ and liberty bonds are a few examples of economic support for the soldiers in WW1. In order to feed the troops at war‚ citizens participated in Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays. On Mondays‚ they did not eat meat and on Wednesdays they didn’t eat anything made of wheat. The food
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From the day in 1901 when oil first jetted out of the earth near Beaumont‚ oil has been a big part of the Texas economy. The big oil boom of the 1900’s brought new wealth and jobs for both blacks and whites. This also brought a few unexpected social changes for everyone as well. The first social change was about public schooling in Texas. At the time‚ college was only for the rich‚ but this oil money went towards building some schools for the public. Now almost anyone could get better education‚
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Glory Road The movie Glory Road is based upon the 1966 Texas Western Basketball team. A team that is best known for helping to break the color barrier in college basketball. Led by Head Coach Don Haskins‚ the Miners were able to overcome tremendous discrimination shown to their players as well as Coach Haskins and his family. During this time African Americans experienced an incredibly large amount of racism and discrimination not only on the basketball court‚ but in everyday life
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Poker: A Game Theoretical Analysis Mathematics HL Mahmoud Talaat Introduction I have been playing Texas Hold ‘em Poker since I was 14 years old‚ and since then‚ I had a pact with my friends that we would meet every Friday night and play some Poker. Poker is a group of card games that involve betting‚ strategy‚ and individual play. One of these card games is called Texas Hold ‘em. Texas Hold ‘em Poker consists of two “hole” cards dealt to each player and five “community” cards held face-up by
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Texas vs. Johnson A very controversial court case in American history was Texas vs. Johnson (1984). In 1984‚ a man named Gregory Lee Johnson followed a group of anti Reagan protesters to oppose the American exploitation of third world countries. This act of rebellion resulted in the burning of the American flag. Out of a total of approximately one hundred demonstrators who were involved in this ordeal‚ Johnson was solely charged with a crime. Johnson was arrested under Texas law‚ which made
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I volunteered at Texas Humane Heroes‚ a local animal welfare organization that gives a homeless dog or cat a chance of finding home. It is a nonprofit organization that benefits from the involvement of volunteers. This was a very unique experience because I got to work with a lot of different volunteers and staff members. There were different volunteering opportunities from foster volunteering to helping out around the place. I helped around the place with other volunteers. We cleaned the dog and
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