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    When one hears the Apache‚ pronounces as “uh-Patchce”‚ people think about Chief Geronimo or of a warlike tribe. The name Apache comes from the word “apachu” which means “enemy”‚ it was given to this tribe of nomadic hunter by the Zuni who fear them. The Apache were feared because through their history‚ they would raid other tribes or villages for food. A big part of the Apache culture is based on warfare‚ but like all Indian people they had a well-defined and complex society and mythology. The Apache

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    design the appropriate type of wireless connection. Background The city of Joshua‚ Texas needs to connect four additional government offices to its primary network located in the City Hall building. These buildings include the police station‚ public works office‚ animal shelter‚ and the fire station. The challenge for the city is that the buildings are separated by a state highway controlled by the State of Texas‚ a railroad controlled by BNSF‚ and another road controlled by the city. The implementation

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    Book Review: Friday Night Lights takes place in 1998 when H.G. Bissinger a journalist decided to follow a football team in Texas. He finally chose Permian High which has a population of over 90‚000 people. H.G. Bissinger soon finds out that football for the Panthers wasn’t ordinary. Football was life for the players‚ and reasonably so‚ they had won the past five state championships in a row. In my mind Friday Night Lights focuses on three major keys. It shows the dreams of the players‚ they pressure

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    Gmmm

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    Case 1. Southwestern university Southwestern university (SWU)‚ a large state college in Stephenville‚ Texas‚ 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex‚ enrolls close to 20‚000 students. In a typical town-gown relationship‚ the school is a dominant force in the small city‚ with more students during fall and spring than permanent residents. A longtime football powerhouse‚ SWU is a member of the Big Eleven conference and is usually in the top 20 in college football rankings. To bolster

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    were many reasons on both sides of the argument. However‚ in my opinion‚ the answer would be no. The Americans violated Mexican laws. How? According to Document D‚ American slaveholders crossed the Sabine River‚ which borders Louisiana and Texas‚ into Texas. This was an act of defiance against the Mexican mandate of freedom. In Mexico‚ owning slaves were not allowed. Also‚ when rebellion started‚ so did territorial robbery. So not only did American citizens break laws of slavery‚ they were taking

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    texas constution

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    Texas Politics - The Constitution go back 1. Introduction 1.1 Looking Ahead 2. Constitutions in Texas History 2.1 The State of Coahuila y Tejas‚ Estados Unidos Mexicanos 2.2 The Republic of Texas 2.3 The State Constitution of 1845 2.4 The Confederate Constitution of 1861 2.5 The Constitution of 1866 2.6 The Radical Republican Constitution of 1869 2.7 The Draft Constitution of 1874 and the Convention of 1875 3. The Texas Constitution Today 3.1 State Constitutions

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    Oklahoma Absolute Location

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    Where exactly is Oklahoma? When geographers speak of location‚ they are using two separate definitions‚ each with its own useful purpose. The first of these is Absolute Location. Absolute location refers to an exact‚ pinpointed location. Absolute locations involve some sort of measurement‚ whether it’s latitude and longitude‚ an address‚ the number of miles from an exact point‚ etc. Pinpointing Oklahoma on a map using absolute location involves locating latitude and longitude lines on the map. Looking

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    Dell Operations Strategy

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    multinational Information Technology corporation based in Texas‚ United States. Founded in 1984 and named after its founder‚ Michael Dell‚ the company has become one of the largest IT corporations in the world‚ employing over 96‚000 people worldwide (U.S Security and Exchange Commission annual report‚ 2010). With total revenue amounting to $52.9 billion‚ Dell was listed as the 38th largest company in the United States and the 5th largest company in Texas by Fortune Magazine in May 2010. Products and Services

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    eight-fourth Texas Legislative. A new law has been signed‚ which will allow college students to carry guns on campus. There have many college shootings in our history. Mass shootings use to be rarer‚ sadly‚ now are increasing more regularly than before (Mangan). Along with Texas‚ seven other states –Colorado‚ Idaho‚ Kanas‚ Mississippi‚ Oregon‚ Utah‚ and Wisconsin – are allowing handguns on campus. In these states‚ America has seen mass shootings at their schools. For example‚ in Texas around fifty

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    Chapter 14: From Compromise to Secession I. Background A. At this time‚ the Mexican American War had just ended and the US had an equal number of free and slave states. The war ended in 1848. If you remember right‚ the Mexican American War left America with‚ through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexican Cession)‚ the former Mexican provinces of California and Mexico. Mexico would also‚ in subsequence of the treaty‚ recognize the Rio Grande as the Southern Border of Mexico. In return‚

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