Collin County, Texas

I live in Harris County, Houston Texas the US, the estimated population is 4,092,459 making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populated in the United States. Harris County was founded in 1836 and organized in 1937 by John Richard Harris. The County was a total of 1,777 square miles; 1,703 square miles on land and 74 square miles in water (About Houston, 2017). Harris County is made up of diverse ethnic groups. This is possible because of its mild, year-round temperatures.…

access to gold mines and agricultural potentials as well as water resources. Not just that but the war affected the citizens of Mexico in a way that they ended up being second class citizens. The war left about 75,000 Mexicans living in California and Texas, two conquered territories by the US. Some went back to Mexico and those…

Texas had a long road to go before becoming a state but it started bb declaring its independence from Mexico in March of 1836. On April 21, 1836 Texas launched a surprise attack against the Mexican General, Santa Anna, forcing him to sign a treaty giving Texas its freedom. Texas remained independent from 1836 to 1845 when it decided to join the United States. On March 2, 1861 Texas succeeded from the union to join the confederacy in hopes of keeping their slaves. Texas was still considered to be…

Living in Azle, Texas has some benefits and some drawbacks. One benefit is that you live close to Eagle Mountain Lake. One of the drawbacks is you have to travel Highway 199 to get just about anywhere. Another benefit to me is that Azle is a little more of a country atmosphere than the rest of the Metroplex. You can see hay fields, cows and occasionally someone riding a horse down the side of the road. A big drawback to living I n Azle is that there are not a lot of good jobs so a lot of people…

It’s true when they say adventure is out there. You just have to be willing to discover the beautiful things in life. I never thought I could visit some place so breath taking and so remarkably beautiful like Galveston. A place filled with many things to do and, gorgeous sites to see. To tell you the truth, I really don’t get out much but, when opportunity knocks at my door, I’m always willing to answer. Currently I am living in Marshall so; the idea of taking a break and visiting Galveston…

“American blood on American soil”, said President Polk when he appeared before congress and this was the start of the Mexican-American war according to the US history books. There are many different stories on why the war started but in the United States the story states that the Mexicans are the people to blame and hence the name: the Mexican-American War. Before this war had begun Americans forget that there was natives who first lived the lands they took over. This means that those people…

What makes Tennessee so significant? Tennessee has interesting discoveries just waiting to be shared, such as finding out how Tennessee became a state, the reconstruction of this state, and what modern Tennessee is like now. This state has a lot of history that goes unnoticed by Tennesseans. So, how far will you go to unlocking some of its unknown history? The way Tennessee became a state is truly surprising. It came to statehood on June 1, 1796, with the help of North Carolina of course. “Land…

The Ambivalence of Ivory Why did Ivory Christian have ambivalent feelings towards football? Football is the game that Ivory loves to hate. Ivory hated what took to play a Friday night game. Ivory was very confused about the sport but he was also very talented. Ivory was positioned as a middle linebacker he liked it half the time during the early morning practices.The coaches switched Ivory as a offensive guard and he played brilliant. Ivory was quite confused while playing this sport he wasn’t…

General Patton was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California. In the heritage of General Patton, there was military and civil war services. Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to become a hero. General Patton’s nickname was “Old Bloods and Guts,” among his troops. Patton had a lifelong struggle with reading and writing causing fear that he would not do well on the exam for the U.S. Military Academy. General Patton had an education at U.S. Military Academy at…

life. She used these words and inspired her to work as hard as possible to get her grades up to a suitable lever. After working for the rest of her high school career, she finally got good grades and applied to and got accepted into the University of Texas. The stereotype that highlights Tyra is the person who slacks off their freshman year, but then later realizes that they need to work as hard as possible in order to get their grades up in order to get into a good school. She symbolizes a…