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Birth Control is a very serious thing that is world wide and is a huge part in all teeanagers lives. Birth control is how you prevent pregnancy before the pregnancy actually happens. There are a lot of different methods that work really well and are easy to use. There are also many different types of birth control, such as implants, patches, pills, and shots. One main question that is a big problem is Should Teens from Low Income Families Have Free Access to Birth Control? This could lead to…

Should the Texan governments strict pass laws that govern the safety of water through aquifers? It is estimated that 55% of Texas water supply is retrieved from groundwater also known as aquifers. Aquifers are used for different purposes such as manufacturing, livestock, mining however more than three quarters percent is used for irrigation. Throughout this research, we find that most of the aquifers are contaminated through petroleum spillages. Petroleum spillages in aquifers cause tremendous…

The La Raza Unida Party (LRUP) was the first attempt to create a national political party to represent the rights of Mexican Americans. Up until this party was founded, no ethnic group had ever formed its own political third party. From its beginning roots to its significance today, La Raza Unida Party has played a major role in the civil rights of many Chicanos and Latinos alike. La Raza Unida Party was founded in Crystal City, Texas. Jose Angel Gutierrez and Mario Compean founded LRUP in 1970…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a department of the federal government tasked with protecting America and its territory from terrorism, securing the borders, securing cyberspace, administering immigration laws, and ensuring disaster resilience (“Our Mission”, 2015). With the assistance of twenty-two other agencies and departments, the DHS has successfully accomplished its mission for fifteen years. The National Strategy for Homeland Security is the starting point for all homeland…

On September 11, 2001, our nations was faced with a very tragic terror attack. That attack led to many American losing their lives and fighting to find the pieces of their lives that was left in the dark. The country was at a loss because we had to act fast and become receptive to the possibility of America being attacked more in the future. The current President at the time, President George Bush, was very proactive when it came to the attacks on the nation. The president and his cabinet…

When most Americans think of human trafficking, they think of third world countries. Countries that are so poor it has become acceptable to sell woman as a means for income. However, that’s not the case. The sad truth is human trafficking happens everywhere, even America, and a quarter of the slaves brought to America end up in Texas (Swartz). In just April of this year, a woman by the name of Medeles, was arrested for bringing illegal and underage girls into Houston, Texas. When testifying…

At loading/unloading places you can meet great people. I surely have met more than my fair share. Their job is tough also. I have met driver who I broke bread with, talked trash with, cut up and clowned with, and even talked about trucking and life in general. Great people, and many of them and I are friends to this day. I took my father, may he rest in peace, with me and he said the biggest kick he got while with me was the number of Drivers we bumped into that knew me, or how many drivers…

presidential election of 1960, President John F. Kennedy has barely defeated President Richard Nixon because of the strong support of Hispanic voters, so he reciprocated to appoint more than 40 Hispanics served government officials. The mayor of El Paso, Texas, Raymond Telles became the first Hispanic ambassador of the United States. Over time, the impact of the Mexican-American on politics gradually spread for the southwest to the whole country. With the increase population of Mexican-American…

Molly Ivins’s essay, “Is Texas America?” states various points in her essay about Texas politics, demographics, geography, and education. The “Is Texas America?” essay is according to the author’s perspective about Texas. There are various statements within Ivins’s essay that are supporting and contradictory to the modern-day Texas. The reason there is a difference in the number of supporting and contradicting statements about Texas within Ivins’s essay is because Texas is changing over time…

The purpose of having social services is to protect others when in need of extra help. The true definition of a social service is government services provided for the benefit of the community, such as education, medical care, and housing. However, social services are mostly aimed for the welfare of helpless children who need a new home for a certain amount of time until the parent is able to take custody again. Sadly, social services are not doing their jobs correctly; plenty of children are…