Rio Grande

Personal Statement What aspirations, experiences, or relationships have motivated you to pursue the study of medicine and the Joint Admission Medical Program? Please explain why or how. * (5000 characters) My interest in medicine sparked when I was an adolescent being cared for by my pediatrician, Dr. Gonzalez. As a kid, I consistently had shortness of breath and wheezing during sports competitions. As a result, Dr. Gonzalez diagnosed me with asthma and prescribed an inhaler and nebulizer to…

The Jacksonians 1.Explain the scheme that unfolded in the “corrupt bargain.” -The Election of the 1824 was very controversial. There were four Democratic Republican candidates running for the Presidency. Andrew Jackson had the most votes, but did not have the majority. Due to this the House had to decided the winner of the election. The election was influence by manipulation. John Q. Adams became President and Clay was the Secretary of State. Jackson was very outraged and called the…

Justified or Not Justified: The Mexican War “The most dramatic event in the history of relations between Mexico and the United States took place a century and a half ago” (Velasco-Marquez, 327) The Mexican War took place in 1856, not too long after the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. In 1844, Texas was annexed into the United States just as President Polk was coming into office. This eventually lead to the Mexican War, a war that happened because the U.S. and Mexico couldn’t agree on the…

provide a credible, rational, and emotional appeal. This along with the tropes and schemes, anaphora, polysyndeton, metaphor, simile, allegory, allusion, and erotema develop a powerful message. As the events described in the passage center in the Rio Grande Valley, the origin of this dialect, Anzaldúa frequently code switches between English and Spanish to emphasize certain points of the excerpt. Under the oppression of the…

necessary in order to create positive change, but it is also necessary to gain an educational experience both in and out of the classroom. UTSA has given me more than I could have ever anticipated. Coming from a small close-minded town in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, it was this university that opened the world around me exposing layers I didn’t even know existed. It gave me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to listen. My purpose in seeking a higher education degree is so that I can have a…

My initial exposure to dentistry came at an early age. My aunt is a dentist in Mexico and my grandfather was the technician in charge of her in-house dental laboratory. While growing up my summers were spent at my aunt’s dental practice, and while I waited for my mother to get out of work I observed, interacted with patients, and assisted both my aunt and grandfather. As I grew so did my curiosity for dentistry; however, it was not until I had a dental emergency that I considered dentistry as a…

How Manifest Destiny Change the Americas In the nineteenth century, the average American believed in the popular slogan Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that God had predestined the people of America to expand across the continent of North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. In the eighteenth century, the belief in Manifest Destiny no only made a way for physical expansion but also political, social, and economic aspects of the early United States as well. The…

Achieve College What is it that makes one succeed in school? We see some of our peers make it and others give up, but the positive mentality one has in order to finish school is phenomenal. During my first year of college, I developed traits that helped me succeed academically. Motivation has a huge impact on me for college. It helps in the development of a purpose and mends goals into reality. Without the drive to gain the most out of college courses or do the best on assignments…

My family and I moved to Weslaco, Texas when I was three. Weslaco is where I grew up and a place I call home. Even though Weslaco is a small city/town in the Rio Grande Valley, it’s what I’ve known my entire life. I live in a small house in a quiet neighborhood with my family. I am the oldest out of four and have always been the one to be the example to my siblings. I was raised by two loving parents who have taught me to always appreciate the little things and moments because things could have…

The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the short-lived Mexican-American War and awarded the United States more than half of Mexico’s territory. As the border moved south to the Rio Grande, between 75,000 and 100,000 Mexican citizens suddenly found themselves living in American territory. They were unfamiliar with their new country’s laws, language, and customs, and although the Treaty had awarded these new Mexican-Americans the full protections and rights of United States citizenship, it…