“Is Texas America?” Prompt Analysis/Outline Humor implied title: “Do you want America to become Texas?” 1. While understanding that this is humor‚ how does Ivins answer the question posed by her title? 1. Satire of how Texas works‚ corporations‚ cronyism. 2. Texas used to be America‚ French speakers‚ diversity. 3. Texas is what America used to be but Bush is destroying it with companies like Enron and big business. 4. Is the United States doomed to see the same
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It was a beautiful morning in Texas‚ the skies were blue‚ and there no clouds in sight. Parents and children were gathered along side the road to see the thrilling sight that was about to pass right before their eyes. Nobody at the parade that day could have been happier‚ as they watched their nation’s leader slowly drive past them in a large motorcade. My wife had just turned around to tell the president how much Texas loved him‚ when a shot rang out that changed our nation forever. The first
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The first known African American to arrive in Texas was named Estevanico. In 1528‚ he was brought to Texas as a slave. It took the efforts of many people of many different races to make Texas what it is today and to help the state slowly move forward from the dark days of slavery‚ racism‚ segregations‚ and oppression. Along the way‚ African American Texans have contributed to the culture of the state‚ and many black Texans made historical contributions as well. All of African American Texan’s history
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The Texas Association of Realtors praises Gov. Perry’s tax commission for its recommendations to improve the state’s current tax structure. The Texas Tax Reform Commission‚ chaired by former state Comptroller John Sharp‚ has developed a plan to provide long-term property tax relief and improve public school funding. Texas Realtors support the panel’s key proposalsreducing homeowners’ tax rate for school operations and maintenance by approximately one-third and imposing a low-rate‚ broad-based business
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------------------------------------------------- Texas textbook controversy- Analysis Kim Stevenson Eastern New Mexico University CI 531 1WW March 3‚ 2013- Abstract: Ever since the 1960s‚ the Texas textbook controversy has had an issue in America. The Texas school board is meeting to make revisions to their textbooks and curriculum. But are they also revising history? Educators across the country are watching to see the effect this issue will have on students. The choices the board members
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Mexico opened fire on Americans north of the Rio Grande‚ which happened to be the Texas-Mexico border. As a result of this event‚ President Polk declared war between the two countries‚ although‚ due to prior events‚ it seemed more reasonable for Mexico to be doing so. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because they robbed land from them‚ brought slaves into Texas‚ and occupied land on the Texas-Mexico border. One reason the Mexican War was not justified was because the
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A Journey Through Texas Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca De Vaca and his three countrymen wandered for months through Texas as they journeyed toward the Spanish settlement in Mexico City. In the course of his travels‚ de Vaca healed a Native American by performing the first recorded surgery in Texas. His resulting fame attracted so many followers that de Vaca noted in his journal that “the number of our companions became so large that we could no longer control them.” As they continued traveling westward
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West Texas A&M established on September 20‚ 1910‚ was originally known as West Texas state normal college‚ and will provide me with the opportunity to learn new skills to further my career. “The size of West Texas A&M University is a public institution that was founded in 1910. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7‚279‚ its setting is suburban and the campus size is 13 acres.” It utilizes a semester- based academic calendar. To be accepted into West Texas A&M you are required to have a 2
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Damian Ramirez Dr. A. Ogundele March 17‚ 2014 Government 2306 SY1 Why the Texas state constitution was rewritten. In Texas during the reconstruction period following the civil war‚ a convention was held in order to rewrite the state constitution. This new constitution greatly increased the power that was held by the state and state official subsequently weakening local governments a reducing their power. When reconstruction was coming to an end‚ democrats gained control of the state and
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Abstract If any single animal could be said to represent of the state of Texas‚ that animal could only be the iconic Texas Longhorn. Saved from the brink of extinction‚ this hardy and resilient symbol of Texas‚ is a uniquely American breed of cattle‚ easily recognizable worldwide because of the prodigious horn length of the breed‚ used by the males to protect the herd. Left alone in the wild‚ the Texas Longhorn can live for twenty years or more‚ although if domesticated and raised for meat‚ that
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