Rio Grande

Inequality is a concept that has been around for centuries and it applies to many areas of human life such as education, income, and in some cases certain rights. Today many people are concerned about this concept of inequality and how it relates to people economically. There have been countless numbers of initiatives to close the gap between the different socio-economic classes. Having a more progressive tax system and raising minimum wage are the two most common tools that the public look…

recently utilized as I begin this process and collect information on this particularly salient topic. Gomez, M. M. (2015). Intersections at the border: immigration enforcement, reproductive oppression, and the policing of Latina bodies in the Rio Grande Valley. Columbia Journal Of Gender And Law, (1), 84. The author of this article is Madeline Gomez, who at the time of publishing this piece was a Federal Policy Fellow at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. She had received…

touches sadness of illness and loss of life. The book starts off when he is a young man and decides to move away from San Geronimo, Chihuahua in the 1880s. He wanted to start his own life without his family’s name. Eventually he crossed over the Rio Grande and settled at Burro Mesa and began ranching. Villalba then married Maria and built his herd of cattle and angora goats. He also discovered cinnabar, opened a store at Cero…

for migrants who are going through the desert to cross the border, “Following last year’s expansion of Border Patrol searches along the US-Mexico border, there has been an increase in the number of immigrants drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande.” This shows the willingness Pancho had to get to his dad, which also symbolizes the desire of migrants wanting a better life and giving anything to get it. Tonatiuh is able to generate imaginative engagement with his illustrations and the…

because they were, “threatened by the usurpation of Texas” (Document 1). All of Mexico was led to believe that Texas was stolen from them. In a political cartoon from 1846 America was portrayed Uncle Sam and he was kicking a Mexican across the Rio Grande, and it is apparent that America was meant to appear much larger than Mexico implying that they were no match for America (Document 14). This political cartoon was created to send the message that America would continue to expand their power…

United States Needs Tougher Immigration Laws exert Shawn Moran explains that “They know the border is a dangerous place. They know that they are opening themselves up to predation form smugglers in addition to the physical hazards of crossing the Rio Grande River, the Arizona desert, or even the Montana wilderness.” (Lane, 2015) It is also stated that “As long as there is an incentive to cross, people will continue to do so.” (Golash-Boza, 2007) These are some of the things that we neglect to…

exciting and fun ride and not scary at all. Then we tried the Anchors Away. It is a curved pirate ship swinging seventy degrees back and forth. It was frightening at first, but enjoyable too. To end the fun day with the family, we tried the Rio Grande Rapids. We had to get in line to experience the fascinating river rafting ride. The waiting line was very long; two floors worth of a line! Still, the ride was worth the wait. The ride is not really scary, but the twisting water ride and…

The Stanford Experiment was conducted on August 16 of 1971 through August 20 of 1971. The experiment was led by psychologist Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University. The experiment was then funded due to a grant from the United States Office of Naval Research; which was of interest for the United States Navy conductors and members, as well as the United States Marine Corps. The military funded the experiment to help determine the cause of conflict occurring between military guards and prisoners.…

The issue of slavery can be traced back to 1787 when the constitution was written. Delegates from the north opposed the idea of slavery being counted as votes in the Senate, while delegates from the south approved of it. The slavery issue was never vanished into thin air since it returned into the Unites States after the slave trade was legalized in 1808. A elevating question arose which was, what should the new territories that would admission to the United States be? slave or free state. This…

After the treaty was signed, both Mexico and Texas could not agree on a border for the new nation. Texas recognized the Rio Grande as the border, while Mexico believed it to be the Nueces River. Since both countries could not decide on where the border would be, this caused a spike in fear that Mexico would try to get its land back. Texas, although losing a lot of soldiers…