Convention of 1832

Ugartechea, surrendered due to his men running out of ammunition. Unfortunately, it all appeared to be for nothing, as our targets, two lawyers that that been imprisoned by Bradburn, William Travis and Patrick Jack, had already been freed. In 1832, I attended a convention creatively named the Convention of 1832. Fifty-five delegates representing Anglo American settlements met in San Felipe to send requests to the Mexican government. The proposals were mainly pro-Texan ideas aiming to repeal the effects of the Law of April 6, 1830, but the Texans also wanted the Mexicans to make Texas a separate state of Mexico. Unfortunately, William H. Warton and Rafael Manchola, who were chosen to petition the Mexicans, never actually presented the proposals because several leaders thought that the fact that all the delegates were Anglo American damaged their position. The following year, I joined Sam Houston from Nacogdoches at a second convention held in San Felipe. Mr. Houston was the chairman of the convention and wrote a draft of the constitution that was proposed to be the constitution of an independent state of Texas. Unlike the requests of the Convention of 1932 that were never presented to the Mexicans, the resolutions written at the Convention of 1833 were presented to the Mexican by Stephen F. Austin. In 1933, I made my first trip to Mexico. I accompanied my friend Stephen F. Austin to Mexico City. It was a long trip and when we arrived we found thousands of Mexicans…

Liz Hale points out that in the male-dominated society, one could expect that trobairitz work would include the adoration of man; rather, it is the complete opposite and they are anything but submissive to men. (Fifes) One trobairitz who does this is Lady Castelloza who shows no fear of criticizing the actions of a man and acknowledging her own worth: “I’m angry if you refuse me any joy, and if you let me die you’ll commit a sin. I’ll be in torment, and you’ll be vilely blamed.” (source) Another…

I chose to participate in Living Experiment Option three which required me to commit a norm violation. I decided to choose the 4th norm violation which required me to walk into a crowded grocery store and jump up and down while waiting in a checkout line. I decided to walk into Millers, The local gas station on campus and I grabbed a pack of gum and stepped in line to pay for it. Once I was in line I preceded to jump up and down in place until I got to the front of the line. I began jumping…

Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury centers around the dystopian society in a nearing future. It follow Guy Montag and his interaction with the world around him, mainly the various people he encounters on daily basis. Each character lies somewhere on the scale of ignorance or knowledge, some lay more towards ignorance, or on knowledge and a few in the middle. Montag lies in the middle and hinders on each side depending who he meets. Characters like Clarisse, Faber, the old women lean him more towards…

Society is founded on one principle and one principle only: beauty. By age twelve, I adapted society’s principle as my own. I admired the beautiful actresses with the flawless skin, shiny hair, and thin body. I wanted that for myself and began to straighten and curl my hair at the age of twelve. At thirteen, I wanted more. I begged my mom for contacts, because everyone knows that the girl with glasses are not beautiful—well at least in makeover movies. I then begged her to allow me to get my…

Violation of a social rule or norm is defined as deviance. You can be deviant in a positive as well as a negative way. I went to the Wintergreen Ski Resort up in Nelson County to try out skiing for a day. While I was up there I observed the individuals who were present to see what the social norms were and what would be considered as deviant. Some individuals violated the social norms, while others didn’t violate them at all. On January 28th around 4 A.M., I met up with everybody who was going…

The Gothic short story is a literary genre that although brief, is thought provoking. It is a genre characterized by several conventions including a simultaneous attraction, yet repulsion to a particular thing, the magnification of a given element as well as an archetypal setting such as an abandoned church or a monastery. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birthmark”, Hawthorne uses several of these conventions and presents the reader with Aylmer, a man of science who forms an obsession…

perspective in life. There had to have been so many other social and cultural influences on Allan’s concept of ‘the norm’ besides genealogy. But one thing Zerubavel writes seems apt in light of Allan’s changed relationship with his parents. As Zerubavel notes: ================================================= “Despite the way we essentialize them, geneaological communities are ultimately prducts of classification, an unmistabkaly conventional process of carving supposedly discrete mental…

Discussion The social norms approach to alcohol intervention is largely environmental. As opposed to directly attempting to adjust personal attitudes through persuasive techniques, the social norms approach seeks to provide individuals with accurate information regarding an environmental context (Perkins & Berkowitz, 1986). However, the heretofore use of these interventions has primarily been to reduce typical drinking behaviors, neglecting to take into account the social context fostering…

Cellphones have come a long way in popularity and use since they came out. But how we use them today has affected society on a grander scale. The purpose of this essay is to prove how cellphones have impacted social norms. To be more specific, how the line between personal and work life has been blurred. A closer look into how everyday aspects of our lives have changed due to cellphones, as well as how work and school life has changed will support this point. First of all, cellphones have…