is Sam Houston‚ Commander of the Texas army‚ during the fight for Texas independence from Mexico. Sam Houston was a very important political figure and the first elected president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Born on March 2‚ 1793‚ Virginia‚ he lived with eight siblings‚ mother‚ and war veteran father who died when houston was at the age of fourteen. Soon they moved to eastern Tennessee where for a while he worked at a general store‚ but he aspired to be so much more. In 1809 Houston left to
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Dear‚ Captain Nielson and Whitney You are probably wondering what happened to me‚ the last night that I had been on the ship after Whitney had gone to bed. I went to smoke pipe on the afterdeck. I had heard 3 gun shots somewhere‚ off in the blackness. When I heard the gun shots I went to see if there was anything I could see. But I couldn’t see anything so I got up onto the railing for a greater elevation‚ and then a rope hit my pipe and it was knocked from my mouth. As a reaction I lunged for it
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It was 1793‚ when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds. This allows for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. Eli Whitney was born on December 8‚ 1765 in Westborough‚ Massachusetts. He died on January 8‚ 1825. When he was a child‚ he loved working in his father’s workshop. He’d take things apart‚ then put them back together again. (For example‚ a clock.) He worked on a Georgian Plantation when he was
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Good morning Scott‚ Thank you for the information. Please note‚ since South Houston has not attended most of the events offered this school year‚ Amazing Race would be the last CASE for Kids event South Houston can participate in this summer. Per our Interlocal agreement with Pasadena ISD‚ all campuses are asked to participate in college and career Kids’ Day events or field trips sponsored by HCDE and CASE for Kids. The event and materials are no cost to the program therefore it would not pull
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Architectural buildings are an important part of art and life because they express human creativity and unique qualities. Notably‚ over the last one decade‚ architecture has gone through significant transformation. Nevertheless‚ despite how old an architectural design becomes with time‚ it retains certain qualities which makes it appreciate value (Bressani‚ 2014‚ 12). For example‚ old architectural designs such as enlightenment period buildings during the 18th and century are still being combined
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Case: Houston Fearless 76‚ Inc. The company in focus has undergone a lot of development and changes until its current set-up and composition as Houston Fearless 76. Being confronted with external hazards as the continuous demise of the industry it is operating in and internal challenges as lack of revenue growth and profitability‚ the company is standing at a strategically highly important and past due turning point in late 2000. The company is set-up into four divisions (Extek Products
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Houston Kraft‚ a kindness advocate‚ expressed to the Wyoming state chapter about all the kinds of love and kindness that we have to offer to the world. His speech was so inspiring and heart touching that I’ve finally realized that there is no limit to the
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Eli Whitney was an American inventor. He had a nickname which as “the father of American technology” He was most known for the two inventions he made. They were the key to the Industrial Revolution. The inventions were accountable for mass industrial production that is still used today. During the Industrial Revolution there were many inventions that were assembled to improve the lives of countless people. The cotton gin and interchangeable parts made Eli Whitney one of the most magnificent inventors
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“Hey mother‚ where did shooting stars come from?” Well‚ it all started on a Friday night at Mount Olympus. Zeus‚ the one who was the God of thunder‚ had the nickname “champ” since he had won for the past 154 consecutive game nights in a row. The god of ice who got the name Frost since he had ice powers. Frost considered being an amazing person about winning and losing on game night. Well‚ that’s the one problem‚ there is a god of fire who got the name Flame. Flame despised losing against Zeus
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Sam Houston : A True Frontier Legend of the United States Sam Houston was a great man who was involved with much of the early development of America and especially Texas. He was a soldier‚ lawyer‚ politician‚ businessman‚ and also family man. He was taken adopted by the Native American who later became the people he admired and supported. They together helped to bridge the gap between the American government and the Native American. Sam Houston succeeded in many roles in American’s history‚ and
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