Jackson County, Texas

An analysis of “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright shows the internal and external struggles that the main character Dave endures in his quest of becoming a man. Through the use of dialogue and symbolism, the author depicts Dave’s quest for manhood through his struggle for personal and economical freedom as well as respect. Dave is persistent in his desire to prove to those around him that he is becoming a man, which justifies his yearning of economical freedom, personal freedom,…

Owned by Mexico, Texas and California were large provinces of land, exactly what America needed. America actually ended up going to war for that land, but was going to war worth it? In the Mexican American War, presented by James K. Polk, almost around half of Mexico’s territory up in the North was lost to America. Giving America more strength and power. Some of the states added to America and lost by Mexico were Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Colorado, California, and Texas. In my…

explain the current state of Texas and where it stands politically and demographically. Through rhetorical devices, the author is able to paint a clear picture of the state's views, as well as its sense of independence from the U.S. as a whole. The three most effective rhetorical strategies in Molly Ivins’s "Is Texas America?" are word choice, compare/contrast, and tone. In her article, Molly Ivins focuses and breaks down the political corruption and stereotypes of Texas, as well as possible…

The mexican war started in 1945 when the annexation of Texas took place. After the annexation , Mexico and America had a disagreement on what the border of Texas was. The U.S. thought that the border was the Rio Grande , while Mexico thought it was the Nueces River. This quarrel then led to the war , the prize being the land. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because America believed in manifest destiny and that God gave them the land to overspread and also because 16…

Making decisions that citizens of your, country or state may not appreciate, can be impenetrable. Sam Houston was an authoritative hero in Texas history. He reinforced that the Indians should be treated as friends, Texas should not enforce the Missouri Compromise, he also refused to join the Confederacy. These decisions are each very important to Texas History. Sam Houston consistently remained brave. Sam Houston remained loyal to all of his Indian friends and family. When Lamar stated that,…

Just 15 years after the Civil War, a small but detrimental act had changed everything. Both Mexico and the U.S. were both large in size, and had contested land separating them. Thousands of Mexicans and Americans died, but they were content and happy at first. It wasn’t a smart idea for them to mix since Mexico was Catholic and for anti-slavery, while the Americans were protestant and were pro-slavery. In 1846 the biggest dispute between Mexico and America happened, but the war wasn’t justified…

fight over Texas in 1846. At the time, James K. Polk was in office as president. He was a strong supporter of the Manifest Destiny. The Manifest Destiny was believed as God’s plan to extend American territory. Polk also was thinking about buying California too, but right now his mission was gaining Texas. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because most were supporters of Manifest Destiny, the Americans rebelled trying to get Texas out of hostage, and Texas wants to…

Texas was not always the conservative and mainly Republican state as most people know it to be today. Before the 1970s, Texas was predominantly Democratic. For many years before the 70s very few Republicans were elected or held office. However, that all began to change. During the 70s and 80s there were a lot of people migrating into Texas. These people heard about the money they could make off of Texas’s farm land, cattle industry, oil and steel industry. These people had a little bit more…

There are many reasons for why America was justified in going to war with Mexico. The Manifest Destiny stated that the U.S. should own all territory between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which also meant that the expansion of the U.S. was inevitable and justified. Since Polk was also a very strong believer in the Manifest Destiny, it meant he would fight for the land the U.S. deserved. “Although the United States had no shortage of unoccupied lands, expansionists argued that the republic must…

Council of Texas. It manages power flow in Texas for about twenty four million customers making it the major carrier of the electric load of the state. It plays a major role in scheduling power load on the grid for about 550 generating units and the transmission lines over 43000 miles. It is a nonprofit organization governed by board of directors with a group of members forming a committee .it is subjected to oversight by Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Legislature of Texas . Ercot…