Raza Of Middling Class Analysis

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History books have forgotten to include many significant events and people in the past, some of which have been the root cause for the trends, habits and. Likewise, in the 1800s, there was a group of middle class people among the Tejanos whose stories have been left out in many history books. The raza of middling status had been a part of Texas history from the 1830s, with farming and low-level government jobs as their primary income. They were the “better class” among the Mexicans who lived in some parts of the South Texas (De Leon 60). As John C. Maxwell, an American author targeting at leadership qualities said, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” The social, economic and environmental pillars make up the balance in sustainability. As the word “pillars” denote that each part is required for the system to remain stable.
For many of the raza of the middling class, education was a major priority. They acquired education from the local schools either in the United States or Mexico. The wealthy ranchers like Dionision Guerra encouraged people to educate their children by giving free
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Many men had the jobs of U.S Sheriffs, U.S. Marshals and scouts. They helped to downsize conflict among people, arrest and punish the wrong-doers. They helped maintain law and made the chaparral peaceful. They were able to include other “peace officers” in their missions and one such reputable officer was Cameron County Sheriff Santiago A. Brito. This is a kind of creativity and integrity of people then to accomplish such tasks, when compared to all modern forms of technologies that the law and enforcement utilize now. They were honest to the work and to the public for the welfare of the society rather than one’s own. This makes up one of the three parts of sustainability of being socially just. They followed the law and performed what was just to the

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