Southwestern United States

(Heloderma suspectum), is a lizard native to North America. At a length up to 2 feet and 5 pounds heavy, it is also the largest native lizard discovered in the United States. Gila monster gets its name from Arizona’s Gila River basin, where it was first discovered. They can be found mainly in deserts located in southwestern United States, and northwest Mexico. They are found in areas of gravelly and sandy soil, mostly under rocks or in burrows. They spend 90-95% of their life hidden, only…

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 did not lessen the tensions caused by…

possible by the rapid building of railways after the Civil War had ended” (par 5). In other words, he these railways not been founded it would have had a detrimental effect on the development and industrialization of the United States throughout history. Who knows where the United States would be today had the founders and the original railroads given up at the first sign of…

In the United States, Hispanic has turned into a catch-all term for individuals from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Contrasts among Hispanics, in any case, stay remarkable to dissimilar gatherings whose provincial histories and sociopolitical and financial relations to the United States fluctuate generally. A few gatherings have truly grasped the Spanish legacy of their personalities, while others, particularly those from less advantaged foundations, attempt to separation…

of Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona is located in the southwestern United States. As we know from history it “became a part of the U.S. as the 48th state to be admitted into the Union on February 14, 1912” (Almanac, 2015). The state, itself historically was known for “copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate which served an important role in the economy, with many jobs in agriculture, ranching, and mining” (Almanac, 2015). Probing to the center of the state is Phoenix, currently rated as the fifth…

of 27 states, including France, Britain, Italy, Japan and United States. During this time Woodrow Wilson was the President of the United States. During his first term he was able to keep American troops out of the war. Tension grew between the United States and Germany, after several U.S. ships were damaged or sunk by German mines. In 1915, Germany declared unrestricted warfare on all ships, no matter if they are neutral or not. Germany attacked many ship that had unarmed…

Euro-American and Chicano societies that are still affected by it many decades later. The Mexican-American war began in 1948 after the United States claimed that American blood had been shed on American land. But many politicians continued to question why American military was pushing deeper into Mexico if the goal had been to only defend the border. In Acuna’s text, he states that “the poorly equipped…

given to Bobby Flay in 1993. Bolo Bar and Restaurant was opened in New York that same year marking Flay’s second successful restaurant. After a couple of thriving restaurants opened, Bobby Flay began to open many more restaurants across the United States. Those include: His second Mesa Grill in Caesar’s Palace, the Bistro Bar Americain, Bobby Flay Steak in Atlantic City, Mesa Grill Bahamas, and another Bar Americain in Mohegan Sun Casino. Flay also launched a series of Bobby’s Burger Palace…

Service 60 million people enter the United States each year on flights, either commercial or private. Another 6 million enter the States via sea. Along with these people comes 9 million containers and an outstanding 400 million tons of cargo. 157,000 smaller vessels enter the United States bringing additional cargo. Within all the people and cargo, large quantities of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, MDMA, methamphetamines and amphetamines are smuggled into the United States of America. (U.S.…

The leading events that occurred in 1846 were continuous held controversy with the United States and Mexico. Going to war differentiated between the people, but in the end a great deal of people paid the price for going to war; Mexico was described as a prize to the United States. There were significant events that led up to the rivalry between the U.S. and Mexico. There was the annexation of Texas that started the controversy with Mexico’s government. The river that divided Texas and the U.S.…