Is “No Pass‚ No Play” Good for Texas? Many school systems in the state of Texas participate in the University Interscholastic League and their competitive events in performance‚ academic‚ and athletic categories. These events promote teamwork‚ sportsmanship‚ and creativity in students. However‚ there are rules and stipulations to who can compete in these events‚ to ensure that students retain their good academic standing‚ and making sure that the events stay fair. One of these rules in particular
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TEXAS UNIFORM CPA EXAM PAPER The Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (Uniform CPA Exam) is the examination taken by people who wish to become Certified Public Accountants in the United States. The Uniform CPA Exam is developed and maintained by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)‚ and is administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). In order to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam‚ a person must be declared eligible to do so by
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The Texas Revolution:Its Many Faces The Texas Revolution‚ why is it so important? Why is there so many arguments over it? Truth is this historical subject is very controversial and it can be seen through the work of many authors. In this case I have decided to research 4 authors and their dedicated work on the history of the Texas Revolution. From the historical documents of Sam Houston to retracing his steps through photographic representation. These authors put in a lot of time and
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Texas is a state famous for several reasons. When you think of Texas you think of football‚ the Alamo‚ oil‚ and BBQ‚ but do cattle feedlots also come to mind? Texas is one of the largest states in the nation and leads in producing cattle. According to TSHA (Texas State Historical Association) “By the mid-1980s Texas had also become the Number 1 cattle feeding state. The cattle-feeding industry annually contributes $12 billion dollars to the state’s economy.” A cattle feedlot can be defined as an
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Brittany N. McDaniel Mental Health Criminals in Texas Colorado State University Global Campus December 17‚ 2012 Mental Health Criminals in Texas The United States has taken many strides to adequately defend and prosecute mentally ill offenders‚ but some still fall through the cracks of the legal system and do not get the help that they truly need. Mental illness is a serious medical dilemma with severe social implications. Individuals that are mentally ill and
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1. Compare and contrast the political cultures of Texas. In Texas we have a unique political culture meaning that it is strong and independent. While everyone in Texas has the right to believe what they want it really all comes down too simple little things. In order to understand political culture we must first understand the underground part of it being political socialization this is basically an individual’s beliefs and how the outlook they have on the government is. While for some it may be
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Living in Texas vs. Louisiana Cheri Lane Globe University Living in Texas vs. Louisiana Texas is the second most populous and the second-largest of the 50 states in the United States of America‚ and the largest state in the 48 contiguous United States (Wikipedia‚ Texas‚ 2013). Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America and is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States ((Wikipedia‚ Louisiana‚ 2013). Texas and Louisiana
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In 1859‚ the Texas legislature passed a law that prohibited abortions except those performed by a physician for purposes of saving the life of the woman (Mason & Stephenson 2012). The stipulation of this law stated legalizing abortion only when it involved saving the life of the woman. In 1970‚ a class action suit was filed by Roe and Weddington (Roe’s counsel) in a U.S. District Court in Texas. Roe was seeking restriction of enforcement of this Texas law on the grounds of unconstitutionality based
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fought against each other: the Union North against the Confederate South. Though Texas was a new state in the US‚ many Texans risked their lives and took part in the long‚ bloody Civil War. Texans fought in the Civil War for many reasons. The main reasons so many Texans fought the Civil War was the issues over slavery‚ states’ rights‚ and loyalty to Texas. The first reason the Texans fought was slavery. According to Texas Joins The Confederacy‚ the South’s economy
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The novel The Polio Years in Texas: Battling a Terrifying Unknown by Heather Green Wooten focuses on the rising epidemic of paralytic poliomyelitis‚ also known as polio. In response to the polio outbreak‚ Texas researchers thankfully made life-changing discoveries in virology‚ rehabilitative therapies‚ and in the modern intensive care unit. Wooten used substantial research and interviews that she conducted over a five-year time lapse with several Texan survivors of polio‚ as well as their families
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