East Texas

Football vs. Basketball Dimitri Humpal-Griffin Period:6 America’s past time is usually spent watching football or basketball. Most of the country either plays football or basketball, and have a fun time playing it. These sports are going to take over the country one day, and everyone is going to enjoy being involved with it. Football and basketball have many similarities, for one, any age are capable of playing. Both of these sports are a team effort, it takes a team to win games rather…

can go to England, I’ve always wanted to see what it’s like to live there, but anyways I am doing just fine, I just got married to a wonderful man named James Williams. But enough about me, I want to tell you everything that is happening in Texas. Well Texas has just left the union, and about 76 percent of Texans who participated in a statewide referendum had voted to secede. And it’s kind of crazy, because ever since President Lincoln abolished slavery, Texans have been going crazy from…

settled the dispute over Oregon with Britain, not to avoid conflict, but to deal with conflict arising in the southwest. Mexico urgently broke ties with America right after Texas was granted statehood. However, this didn’t stop the conflicts. Argument over the Texas and Mexico border began to pose a threat on the new state. Texas believed their border was and has always been the Rio Grande river. Mexico argued the…

existence of Texas, it has been ruled by different cultural governments; from the French, Spanish, Mexican, Republic of Texas, Statehood, Civil War era, and finally the Reconstruction period. Texas was a place where explorers came to establish and claim new territory. From the first site of over 30,000 roaming Native Americans to Congress voting to make Texas a part of the Union when the state became the twenty-eighth state in the U.S. Through it all Texas has been very resilient. Texas is…

Manifest Destiny was not benevolent, but an aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others because America spreaded its boundaries over a vast area. The removal of the Indians, possession of Oregon and Texas, as well as the Mexican War, were all results of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was an. aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others due to events similar to the removal of Indians. William Henry Harrison was a congressional delegate from the…

remembered as the man who achieved independence for Texas. His courage, knowledge, but most of all his will to reach victory is what made him the true key to creating a new Texas for all. Santa Ann for everything he did was beaten by a man who studied his every move and would in the end capitalize on that one mistake he made. As the old saying goes, “Be smarter than him, more patient. Wait for him to make a mistake. And when he does, that’s your moment.” Texas will forever remember this…

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Sheldon completed the daily assignments that were given. Sheldon indicated that he was apprehensive of understanding the individual assignments while interacting with him. When working with Sheldon in the resource room, he explained that he had difficulties reading aloud and silent. I took the reading assignments from the lesson plans, I had Sheldon read for about a minute to see how many words per minute he can read. While working with Sheldon one-on-one I was able to gain his attention by…

their enjoyment, to help them appreciate the pleasure of being a kid and knowing that everything is fine. These kids are like family; they not only have fun but they teach me everyday life lessons. Soccer in the Barrio is located in downtown El Paso, Texas, the poorest place in town. This is where I am every Tuesday, helping kids through sports and enhancing their English abilities. What is Soccer in the Barrio? Well, let me explain the simplest part first. A group of friends and I go and play…

America is the land of opportunity and hope, and it sure was for my family. This country gave my family opportunity to succeed, helped us in times of complete financial hardships, opened our minds to new and different experiences, educated us in many ways, and helped us become who we are today. And this is the story how my family came to America. For one to understand our story I have to start with my grandfather who started my family the path that got us where we are. My grandfather was born in…