The influences that shaped the Texas Constitution of 1876 were The Constitution of 1845 (the Statehood Constitution)‚ the Civil War Constitution of 1861‚ The 1866 constitution (that was created after the Civil War) and the 1868–1869‚ constitution that centralized power in the Texas state government.( CTC Texas Politics pg. 42-44) The Individuals and groups that played a role in drafting the document include the Union that forced Texas to change its stance on slavery‚ the 1845 constitution modeled
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Americas has had a colored past with many blemishes in it. Racism has been engraved into our culture from the very begin with the Native Americans. We have come a long way from our past with public areas segregated‚ racials slurs being thrown around as common as a baseball‚ and a lack of rights provided to others that don’t possess white skin. Even though racism has become less overt in present times its still prevalent in society. An example of racism in our society that may not be as direct as before is
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the Civil war started. Many states had already left the union to form a group of states called the Confederacy. Texas was the seventh state to leave the Union and to join the others. This is when America started to fall apart. Texans fought in the Civil War because of slavery‚ state rights‚ and their love of Texas. Texans fought in the Civil War because they wanted slavery. In Texas there were 182‚566 slaves‚ which made up 30% of the population(DOC A). Twenty nine percent of white families owned
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Chinatown – Racism “Chinatown”‚ one of director Roman Polanski’s finest films‚ contains an underlying deep rooted sense of racism within it. Those who weren’t of white race were constantly in the background of scenes yet rarely ever heard‚ busily tending to their wealthy superiors. The roles they were presented with in the film‚ including that of waiters‚ cleaners‚ housekeepers‚ gardeners held as little as authority as possible‚ yet unfortunately‚ seemed to be realistically representative of those living
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Before 1975 Texas was considered to be a complete quagmire of judicial mumbo-jumbo. The state’s system of justice allowed for laws to be applied arbitrarily. Enforcement of personal property rights and contracts varied depending on which local court had the case. Moreover‚ several counties that had bad reputations notwithstanding the court. Judicial outcomes often depended on which attorney was before which judge in which county. Equal enforcement of the state’s laws was simply not a certainty upon
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In the United States‚ institutionalized discrimination occurs everyday. According to Aguirre and Turner (2010) it is both subtle and complex. Because discrimination based on race is illegal‚ many acts of institutionalized discrimination are informal; a company‚ school‚ government‚ or other public institution does not formally write them in a policy. “Yet individual acts of informal discrimination are so widespread in many communities that discrimination is informally institutionalized even in the
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Severe Weather in Texas Research Notes * Sudden fronts can drop the temperatures as much as 20 degrees in an hour (During severe weather) * January 9th 2012- That years first confirmed tornado with hail the size of ping pong balls (Houston and Galveston) * April 6‚ 2012- More than a dozen tornadoes ripped through north Texas‚ there were as many as 19 in progress at a time‚ the strongest one reaching an EF4. -Forney EF3‚ wind speeds up to 150 mph “ It was like a bomb hit”-Patti Gilroy
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Vet. Lopez‚ Ryan Professor Arena Soc 240 3/6/2014 Racism in America “There is a strange kind of enigma associated with the problem of racism. No one‚ or almost no one ‚ wishes to see themselves as racist; still‚ racism persist‚ real and tenacious”(Albert Memmi‚ Racism). About fifty years ago‚ America was a society of segregation and extreme racism‚ which has been passed down from generation to generation. Racism has been a major problem in our society. Not only that‚ but American
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On August 21st of the year 2017‚ a massive storm named “Hurricane Harvey” struck Dallas‚ Texas. Because the South western communities of Texas were heavily affected‚ it has left them in a stance of desperation and lose of hope. As a result of the thunderous storm‚ thousands of Texans have had to leave their homes‚ belongings‚ friends‚ and even what one would consider a life to escape the storm’s flooding. Houses‚ neighborhoods‚ and even the roads have been submersed in water. Even though just Fifty
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1. Today I am here to talk to you about something which is becoming a huge issue in our world. Air Pollution is a major problem facing our government today. It is harmful to every living creature on the planet. Just imagine one day having to walk outside wearing a mask or not being able to open the windows of your house on a hot summer’s day‚ or even worse‚ imagine looking out of your window and not seeing any form of life; all vegetation has died due to acid rain and other chemical such as sulphur
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