Texas Lottery and Education Funding Destinee Caster Abstract Texans believe that participating in the Texas Lottery helps the Texas Education Foundation but little do they know; how much money actually goes to the Texas Education Foundation. The effect of the Texas Lottery is causing more of a negative impact on Texans than the Education Foundation is benefiting. The Texas Lottery negatively impacts the people that play the lottery and the programs that are supposed to benefit from the
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In CNBC’s article‚ “Why We Should Not Legalize Marijuana”‚ the author addresses the legalization of marijuana. In the article‚ the author states his claim that the legalization of marijuana will bring forth more harm than good and that as a country we should not legalize the drug. He decides to first address a claim often made by the opposing side‚ that marijuana is a large reason for why our prisons are so full. He then brings in a statistic from Caulkins & Sevigny that states that the amount of
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Legalize Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports The most commonly discussed issue in sports of the 21st century is the use of performance enhancing drugs by professional athletes. Over the past four years‚ it has been nearly impossible to turn on the television without hearing something about athletes and these drugs. From former National League MVP Third Baseman Ken Caminiti’s admission of steroid use in an issue of Sports Illustrated (Verducci‚ 2004) to 2006 Tour de France Champion Floyd Landis
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and threatening the cards to obey. Gambling is quickly becoming one of the favorite activities for many Americans. Where else could you have this kind of excitement with the potential to make money instead of lose it? Only amidst the flashing and heat of the casino lights can a person really let their money turn their brain into an emotional feeding frenzy. This rush‚ like any other high‚ has psychological and chemical impacts to a person. You could link gambling to any other drug that equates to
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Gambling is a distraction for most people‚ something to look forward to on a vacation or the occasional trip to the racetrack. However‚ there are others who can’t control their interest in gambling. Instead of doing it on an occasional basis‚ it becomes an everyday activity and a cruel addiction. Individuals who become addicted to gambling often get overwhelmed by the activity and allow it to become the dominant thing in their lives at the expense of themselves and their family. Addiction Addicted
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“The Texas Myth” in history has been created by many Anglo historians in hopes of creating and perpetuating a history that supports the Anglo cause of expansion during early Texas history. Many of the early Texas historians such as Webb‚ Dobie‚ Haley‚ and Webber have provided many historical accounts as told from the Anglo perspective. However‚ new historians such as Volanto‚ Goldman and Ginn have provided new perspectives that have begun to challenge the traditionalist views of history. With
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Gambling In Spring Meadows After an application by the North Geebung football club to install pokie machines‚ the Parish Priest of St Francis gives a passionate sermon opposing the move. He aimed to persuade the parishioners by presenting himself as a social expert‚ rather than a religious figure. Throughout the sermon the priest sustains a metaphor of illness through “contagiously”‚ “cancer”‚ “sickness” and “disease”. All these words have overtones of quick-spreading illnesses. This language
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one. Amarillo and the rest of the Panhandle get its water from the Ogallala Aquifer which is a vast yet shallow underground water table located beneath the Great Plains that spans across portions of eight states including the northern tip of the Texas panhandle. A large portion of the irrigated land in the US rests atop this aquifer system‚ which yields about a third of the nation’s ground water used for irrigation. The Ogallala Aquifer is also responsible for providing drinkable water to almost
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Corey Mitchell Texas War for Independence The Texas Revolution occurred because of a series of events that began long before the first shots fired at the Battle of Gonzales. In the summer of 1820 a 59 year-old Missourian named Moses Austin asked the Spanish Authorities for a large land tract which he wanted to use to attract American Pioneers. To manys surprise in early 1821 the Spanish government gave him permission to settle 300 families. Spain had welcomed Americans to
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education in Texas can be traced to the pre-Republic times when Texas was a part of Mexico. During this time‚ Texans wanted the Mexican government to establish a system of public education in Texas‚ but the government did not meet their requests. As a result‚ the writers of Texas’ Declaration of Independence listed the Mexican government’s refusal to set up a system of public education as one of the grievances against Mexico. Because of this‚ the Constitution of the Republic of Texas included a
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