Lawrence v. Texas

In his book "Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986” David Montejano writes and explains how Anglos and Mexicans both contributed to the rise and making of the great state of Texas. The conflicts between these two groups of people caused Texas to grow and become the great state we know today. David Montejanos thesis is “Market based displacement within the Anglo community signified the replacement of one Anglo merchant landowner with another merchant landowner, Thus, market…

Frank Louis Allen is from Bedfordshire, England and is also autistic but discovered his talent after suffering from a back injury. When Frank Louis Allen draws, he plays music or the television to distract his brain enough to let his subconscious do the work, therefore giving his hands the freedom to flow with all of the ideas that are in his head. Allen used marker in his Live I and Live II drawings, located in the basement of the Academic Center, but mainly used black throughout both drawings.…

In Lawrence Wright essay, the thesis in “America’s Future is Texas” is that Texas is a politically divided state just like other states of America. However, the Texas legislature is more functional than the United States Congress and more refined than the House of Commons. But a recurrent crop of crackpots and ideologies has fed the state's reputation and proudly retrograde politics (Wright, 2017). Moreover, Wright uses colorful language to describe the politics of Texas and uses rough stories…

evolutionary biologist just outside of Austin Texas. From around 10 to 15 years ago, and up until now, Dr. Hillis began researching the evolutionary history of the Texas longhorn. The Texas longhorn is found all over Texas- becoming both a symbol of the state and a mascot. The cattle have evolved to grow horns that can pass 7 feet across. Dr. Hillis found that in addition to their massive horns, the Texas longhorns also have an unusual history. The Texas longhorn was domesticated a while back,…

In 1824, AACo was established as a land development company with the assistance of the British Parliament’s Crown Grant of 1,000,000 acres in the Port Stephens area of the Colony of New South Wales. An image of the original Royal Charter is shown above. In 1831 Shorthorn bulls were imported from England to develop the company herds. By 1850, despite droughts, depressions and some heavy stock losses, the company’s sheep numbers had risen to 114,118; cattle numbers to 8,306; and horse numbers to…

In the 1840’s American expanded into the western part of the United States. One of the biggest factors that lured Americans westword was the Manifest Destiny. The United States felt that they were to control the entire contient because God wanted it that way. Manifest Destiny became so wildy know that it started to appear in newspapers, debates, paintings, and advertisements. It was used to further territorial expansion in the west. Many believed that God himself blessed the growth of the United…

Texas Executive Branch Have you ever ask yourself if the state level executive branch is important? The answer is most defiantly yes, every branch of the state and federal government matter because of something called checks and balances. Checks and balances is a system that was created to make sure no branch of power gets more power than the other. Critics in the past have made points and arguments that the Texas Government is out of date, the governors office of Texas appears to be weak when…

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain - Literature Assessment Instructions: In response to your reading of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, respond to FOUR of the following questions here. 1.) What is the "ancient glory" of the town? What are some of the many ways Twain elaborates on this glory? The ancient glory of Hadleyburg is plainly the pure honesty of the people, and the town’s inability to become corrupted or plotted against itself. This glory is described as ancient…

Was the United States Justified in Going to War With Mexico? Mexicans and Americans are closer to war than ever before. When Texas gained its independence in 1836 there was a dispute in the borders. American troops were north of the Rio Grande when fired upon by a bigger force of Mexican troops. This event started the Mexican War. So should have the US have been able to go to war with Mexico. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexicans are treating Texans…

Bear Flag Revolt What was the Bear Flag Revolt? The Bear Flag Revolt was from June to July 1846. It was a rebellion consisting of a small group of American settlers against the Mexican Government. The settlers wanted California to be it’s own state, but the Mexican government didn't want them be free. What lead up to the bear flag revolt? The American settlers had slowly worked their way into the California area. The political situation had been rough before but now it was even worse. The…