Mexican War of Independence

The Mexican War and its aftermath of America gaining land began to show the different the Americans views on slavery. Americans could not decide whether slavery should move westward as the country expanded or if it should stay in the states it was currently in. There were many attempts to compromise and keep the peace, however, this ended up driving a wedge further into the difference between the free states views and the slave states views. Overall, the Mexican War and its aftermath led to…

The Mexican-American war was the first time for the United States to successfully obtain the neighboring territory by launching the war. The result of the war was that Mexico lost more than half of the land and plenty of natural resources. It seriously influenced the normal development of the Mexican economy, and it also caused the political reform in Mexico. It promoted the formation and development of the great economic power of the United States, and intensified the industrial capitalist…

The damage of legalizing marijuana will outweigh the benefits of its use. In this day and age, we as humans suffer already from the vices and sin that is pushed upon us. Recently, many states have begun the process of legalizing (thus making extremely accessible) yet another vice that many struggle with, marijuana. At this point there are currently 23 states with marijuana legal in some form and even for states where it is legal for recreational use. This country was founded on Christian values…

Have you ever heard or seen those scary border stories? Do you ever watch documentaries or television shows, even the news on the border safety? Over 32% of all inmates in state prisons in the U.S. were under the influence of drugs or caught with possession of drugs. Drug enforcement agencies or DEAs makes over 30,000 arrests each year due to illegal narcotics. Nearly 48,000 people have been killed over the past 5 years in Mexico due to suspected drug-related violence. Also, remember the guilty…

People, Help the People In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling wrote "We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving" (378). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes life as "the experience of being alive". As human beings we tend to put a value on people 's lives, something that 's priceless. We consider the rich to be worth more than the poor in most societies when money doesn 't add to the value of your being. We have so many people who want…

against products, production processes, and services that are hazardous to health or life." [CI] Forty-four years, eight months, and 26 days later, Mexico 's Drug War bypassed our right as consumers to be secure in our surroundings, services, and products and made the whole country uncertain of the events to come. Since 2006, the Mexican Drug Cartels ' (Los Zetas ') attacks have become Organized Crime. No one is Mexico is safe, and now neither is anyone in America. These organizations, both big…

(Daved Luhnow, 2006) reported that he U.S president Richard Nixon confirmed ‘war on drugs’ on Mexican drug cartels however, ‘the supply and use of drugs has not changed in any fundamental way’. A Mexican official spent years combating drug trafficking he stated that ‘This war is not winnable’ (The Wall Street Journal, 26th December 2009). Various economic factors contribute towards the continuing existence of the MCs. Drug trafficking is a global illicit trades that includes, agriculture,…

dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers); the act of corrupting someone or something; something that has been changed from its original form. All three of these definitions describe the Mexican government 's involvement with the tragic killing of forty-three Ayotzinapa college students. In 2015,…

Laura Sell DCUSH- period 1 27 November 2017 Storm over Texas Book Review Storm over Texas: The Annexation controversy and the road to Civil War by Joel H. Silbey is a comprehensive read about the journey of Texas becoming a part of the United States. The author, Joel H. Silbey, discusses the challenges and wars the people of Texas faced and how they eventually concurred them and gained independent from Mexico and then the journey of annexation into the United States. Through the book, Storm…

According to a study done by the United Nations, Latin America is considered the most violent region in the world. It accounts for every 1 in 3 deaths worldwide. As a whole, Latin America's homicide rate is 23 deaths for every 100,000 people, nearly double the rate in Africa, which is sometimes mistakenly believed to be the most violent continent. Most of the time the crime, violence, and murder take place in Northern South America and Central America. I have a friend who emigrated here from El…