Lawrence v. Texas

the citizens more satisfied in Texas than in Mexico. The first freedom, civil freedom, allowed the citizens the freedom of speech. When the Texans wrote their Constitution, they modeled it heavily after the U.S Constitution, so they allowed the people civil freedom. Freedom of speech gave the people the ability to express their ideas. Giving the citizens these rights let them feel better that their basic rights were going to be granted. The second thing Texas provided was political…

When I first entered Harding Stadium on November 4, 2011, I could feel the electricity in the air. Friday Night Lights in the state of Ohio, one of the biggest high school football states in the country. Round 1 of the OHSAA Division III playoffs. Two crosstown rivals playing in one of the most anticipated games in recent memory. The 8-2 Indian Creek Redskins, the school I had gone to my entire life, taking on the Steubenville Big Red, the 10-0, #1 ranked team in the state. “Death Valley”…

The Boyter vs Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service court case is also very similar to the Castelano situations. The Boyters traveled to the Dominican Republic in order to obtain their divorce. They stayed at the hotel together before and after the divorce. When they returned remained to lived together and then remarried January 9th, 1976. When filing for their taxes for the year, they both filed as single. Eventually their filings were brought to question and after disputed it was decided…

Spindletop. Oil was found in Texas that day, which caused many big social changes. Social changes like community pride, new job opportunities, affordable universities, and a higher divorce rate. Oil continues to shape our world and our day-to-day lives. Oil has brought many changes to Texas. Oil has had a big effect to community pride. I'm giving this social change 10 minutes. I’m giving it 10 minutes because it changed towns, but isn’t the biggest change. Wink, Texas wasn’t even a town before…

The process of creating a congressional district map in Texas of how the people vote and where the most republicans and democrats are, as they draw the line that creates the separation, they start to see where they most likely will get the votes. A strength of gerrymandering in creating a congressional district map is that they don’t have a limit to where they can put their lines, this is an advantage because they have the freedom to create their map a little bigger when they know that they have…

The Grand Slam of Soil Conservation Just imagine, you’re in a softball game, you have just rounded third base and are trying to beat the ball home. In a desperate effort to score; you slide, and dust flies- making it momentarily impossible to see. Your eyes, nose, and mouth are covered in the freshly raked earth of the ball field. This scenario is something that most of us today can relate to. But in the early 1900s, in several counties across Oklahoma and throughout the Great Plains, many days…

There has been a controversial argument going around about football. The question is, “Would you let your son play football?” My response to this is no because I would like to have my son live a long and healthy life. Football is a full contact sport that increases the risk of someone getting a concussion, inherited violence, and even lead to death. Football pays a good amount of money and has many benefits for those who play, but players face a high consequences. Many of the consequences of…

Body: I. Texas State Fair has 131 years of history. 1. The fair was established on January 30, 1886 by A group of Dallas businessmen named W.H. Gaston, John S. Armstrong and Thomas L. Marsalis. James B. Simpson. 2. The fair has taken place every year since 1886 except World War I and World War II. It starts last Friday of September and lasts for 24 days. 3. About 3 million of people visit the fair per year from different places and many camp in RV park for days to enjoy. II. Foods 1. The…

Football. America’s game. Giants being cheered on by millions of fans every Sunday. However, behind the smoke and flashy showmanship lies a far greater problem. Every player who steps out on the field plays Russian Roulette with his life. Ben McGrath’s “Does Football Have a Future?” delves into the issue of the deterioration of former players, the culture of football, and efforts to reform by using anecdotes from his own life that allow him to connect with the reader, as an emotional appeal, and…

Introduction It is an honor to present the next Governor of Texas, Ms. Jane “Bitzi’ Johnson Miller. Ms. Miller is a loyal Texas conservative that hails from West Texas where she was born and raised on a ranch. She comes from a proud line of Texans who have served their community. Her grandfather was former Texas Governor, Joe “Big Daddy” Johnson from 1954 through 1958. Ms. Miller attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and a…