Round Rock, Texas

West Virginia is a place that I will always feel deeply and personally connected. I was born and raised there as a child. West Virginia’s environment always made you feel like you were, “Almost in Heaven”. Fall was always my favorite time of the year in West Virginia. It would be that time of year that we started wearing our sweaters during the cooler weather. Fall foliage would begin, turning the trees vibrant colors of red, yellow and orange. Neighbors would get together to start…

Putting a helmet on kids before letting them smash into each other does not make football safer. Recently, people are realizing the risks of letting their children play football. Initially, people didn’t know the lasting impact football can have on players’ health. With new technology, studies have shown that playing football can lead to lasting problems. Parents should not let their children play football because the risks outweigh the benefits. Lately, people are seeing the effects football…

An Evaluation of Three Web Sites • Portal to Texas History The Portal to Texas History (http://texashistory.unt.edu/) provides visitors access to a wealth of information about Texas history, in a variety of different formats. Users can search for books, newspapers, photos and maps through a search box at the top of its main page. They may also choose to search “everything”. An “everything” searches for the term “Alamo” displays results including historic photos of the Alamo, recent pictures of…

Ever speculate curiously why the Texas economy keeps flourishing while the rest of the Nation is still clawing its way out of downturn? Ever speculate curiously why a place that is known for oil wildcatters and cattle rustlers in the nation’s wind-vitality leader and has thumped Silicon Valley off its cutting edge platform? Ever ask why Californians and also New Yorkers are moving to Texas by the thousand and carrying their investments with them? For writer-businessman Sam and Andrew Wyly, the…

Tangerine is Tangerine is a book about Paul Fisher who moves from Houston, Texas to Lake Windsor Downs in Tangerine, Florida. Paul makes many new friends and makes the soccer team. Paul is partially blind and doesn’t remember what happened to his eyes. Paul’s parents mostly pay attention to their all star hero kicker son, Erik, who in reality is Paul’s fearful nightmare. Throughout the book, Paul gets many flashbacks that help him remember what happened to his eyes, and learns a dark secret…

early 1930s were similarly ready to liberate themselves by parting with Mexico. Texas’ declaration of independence was justified by the tyranny and lack of representation in their government due to the physical and cultural distance between them and Mexico. Originally, Mexico had recognized that the nearly 2,000 miles between Texas and it would create some issues in governing, and therefore promised the people of Texas their own government. However,…

Football. It is the most popular sport in America. The sport that basically owns a day of the week Each year, America makes millions off of televised football events, merchandise, stadium rentals, and so many more things. It would be absolutely unthinkable to ban such a powerful and important sport that has such an impact on us and the community, and it should stay that way. Football is most certainly not the sport to be banned. The main reason people want to ban football is because of the risk…

Conclusion Essay Football is a huge part of my life as I started to play this game at the young age of five. Throughout the years of playing and countless hours of “up downs” and what seemed like running forever, I acquired a lot more than just bruises and broken bones. I learned skills that I can carry with me for life. Football is a classic american sport that is possibly the most violent of all sports and while 47% of all concussions occur in highschool, it is still one of the most widely…

Football is, in my opinion, a beautiful game. I absolutely love the game on every level. Football has impacted my life in an extremely positive way. I’ve learned so many valuable lessons in my life through the game of football. Michael Oher’s life is portrayed in the movie the Blind Side. My life and Michael Oher’s life are very different, but the impact of the game on our lives may very well be similar. Going from being a struggling homeless kid to a division one athlete is quite the…

How do you feel about deportation? Well me and a few of my friends did some research on this immigration issue and found out a lot of interesting things. To do this we asked ourselves a lot of questions. What is deportation, can you be deported even though you're married, and why are immigrants deported? We answered ALL of our questions by researching articles about immigrants. In the first place, what is deportation. According to Google, deportation is referred to as "removal" in legal terms.…