El Paso

politicians as they are making their runs for offices. This is not a recent issue in the US. The problem of people entering the US illegally has originated since 1904 where mounted watchmen from the U.S. Immigration Service patrolled the border of El Paso, Texas preventing illegal Chinese immigrants from entering the United States. The U.S. Border Patrol was officially established in 1924 and charged with the duty of securing borders between inspection stations. In the 1980s, a tremendous…

From 1942-1964, the United States government, in conjunction with the Mexican government, instituted into an immigration agreement known as the Bracero Program. This agreement was an attempt to reduce illegal immigration by instituting a program of legal labor (using bracero, a term literally meaning “arm-man”, loosely translated to “farmhand” ) in which American farmers could hire young Mexican men, pay them low wages and send them back to Mexico once they were no longer needed. In addition…

The director Steven Soderbergh goal was to show all sides of the drug trafficking work, from the poor, to the rich, to the king pin drug dealers. He aimed to show what the real root cause of drug trafficking is and what is the evils of drugs can be. This film portrayed all aspects equally and his point was strong and extremely powerful; some of scenes seemed dreadfully stereotypical and not fair to Mexican people, Black people, and even white females. The cinematography use of color in this…

Introduction I arranged my portfolio essays in order of worst to best, or phrased in an another way, least developed or important to the most important. It was very difficult to decide where each piece should be placed. However, I felt that by using this rationale, I could better express what I feel I have learned this semester and how I have grown as a student and spiritual person. The first piece I included is my first reflection paper. It is understandable that this piece might be seen as…

ISLAMIC TERRORISM Terrorism, “The unlawful use of – or threatened use of – force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political religious, or ideological objectives.” – U.S. Department of defense publication. Islamic terrorism has been an issue for years now. They have attacked more than 21 countries, causing more and more terror and becoming more powerful. They are willing to die since they don’t believe as other…

Corkum. 1996. Assemblage structure of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in rivers with grassy and forested riparian zones. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15: 576-586. Mueller, J.E. 1975. Restless River. Texas Western Press, El Paso. 153 pp. Nagel, K.-O. 1987. Untersuchungen an einer Najadenpopulation (Bivalvia:Unionidae) in einem Baggersee bei Kassel (Nordhessen). Philippia 5: 383-395. Nagel, K.-O. 1992. Das Schalenwachstum dreier Muschelarten (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in…

REVOLUTIONARIES WAR There were African American troops that marched with George Washington. In 1815 they served under Andrew Jackson in New Orleans against the British. CIVIL WAR It was not until the Civil War that there was a large number of African Americans in the military. When the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, many African Americans wanted to join the Union army. Sometime in 1862 Colonel Higginson from Massachusetts was given command of the First Regiment…

Cosmetics etc. The major products are: 1. Rexona 2. Fa 3. Axe 4. Zatak 5. Nivea range 6. Gillette series 7. Adidas 8. Avon 9. Spinz 10. Park avenue 11. Charlie 12. Temptation 13. Secret 14. Old spice 15. Playboy 16. DO IT 17. El-Paso 18. Denim range 4.1. REXONA Rexona was the first Deodorant to be launched in India in 1995. It is the only deodorant in the Indian market that promises 24 hour protection from Body Odour. Rexona has ingredients that combine body odour…

Acme Products, Inc., requires a new machine to produce a part for a heat generator. Two companies have submitted bids, and you have been assigned the task of choosing one of the machines. Cash flow analysis indicates the following: Year Machine A Machine B ---- --------- --------- 0 -$1,000 -$1,000 1 0 417…