night‚” Melissa stated‚ “but I always knew that my sacrifices would pay off in the future.” Miss. Castro confessed she had to live with different relatives across the Rio Grande Valley in order for her to continue her education. She confessed to us she never had a place she could
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Also‚ when in trouble‚ the tone spoken to me when engaging in something that was not acceptable was clearly understood. Growing up as an Indian boy was normal and I did not feel any different from the other Indian children. Driving down to the Rio Grande Valley to visit my mother’s side of the family was like visiting Mexico. All the restaurant employees and even the
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Getulio Vargas was the most expressive character of the Brazilian Republic. He was born in the city of São Borja‚ Rio Grande do Sul‚ on April 19th 1882. He attended military schools as a youth‚ but majored in Laws in 1907. He was raised by a traditional family in a rural area. Vargas ruled as dictator (1930-34)‚ congressionally elected president (1934-37)‚ and again dictator (1937-45). Vargas assumed largely dictatorial powers‚ ruling most of that time without a congress. He held sole power as provisional
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at Rio Grande‚ but Mexico thought it was at Nueces River. American troops were going to cross the river‚ but were shot by the Mexicans. 16 troops were killed while the rest surrendered.
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Corruption within the Criminal Justice System I have always had a strong passion for the criminal justice system especially policing. Even as a student at Jessie Jensen Elementary I remember picking police officers for Career Day. However‚ my admiration for police officers has become pure disappointment. Corruption has become a major issue within police departments. Unfortunately more and more police officers are being lured into committing corrupt acts. Although corruption with in the
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Expansionism under James K. Polk During the years surrounding James K. Polk’s presidency‚ the United States of America grew economically‚ socially‚ and most noticeably geographically. In this time period‚ the western boundaries of the Untied States would be expanded all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Many Americans in the 19th century believed that the acquisition of this territory to the west was their right and embraced the concept of "Manifest Destiny". This concept was the belief that
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the Mexican and the American government regarding this situation. However‚ this isn’t the first time that the two countries have had problems regarding borders. In 1844‚ the United States and the country of Mexico had fought for land between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. While the United States claimed that the border between the two countries was the Nueces River‚ Mexico had argued that the border had always been
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Manifest Destiny The expansion of the United States from its thirteen original colonies to the nation it is today was a very extensive process‚ involving numerous wars and treaties. The greatest one of these expansion periods occurred from the 1830s to the 1860s‚ largely due to the idea of Manifest Destiny‚ the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent to the Pacific coast. This development played a major role in dividing the North and the South by contributing
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THE SETTING (CHAPTER 1) The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of more than 7‚000 islands and islets stretching almost a thousand miles from north to south. * Land Surface – is 114‚830 square statute miles and is criss-crossed with mountains and drained by small river systems. Mountain System Three large ranges in the mountain system of Luzon * Caraballo del Sur – forms the nucleus of the system‚ has its highest peak at the intersection of the boundaries of Abra‚ Ilocos Norte
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believe that I have spent the last ten years working as a speech therapist‚ and it is harder to conceive that it continues to be an exciting field for me despite the many challenges. Gaining admission into the Master’s program at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for Speech-Language Pathology is an essential component in fulfilling my dream. As I persist to submerge myself in the field‚ I am more avid about gaining the knowledge and expertise to create a better quality of life for individuals with
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