Texas Annexation

The Dust Bowl was a drought that strickened the Southern PLains region of the united states.They suffered from severe dust storms that had severe high winds. The choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska. Many people were killed from this tragic disaster. The Dust Bowl also killed the livestock and it had also failed crops across the entire region. This disaster drove many families on a desperate migration for search of work and better living conditions. Roughly 7,000 people died due…

Texas, along with many states, has been experiencing a high level of changes in recent years, and with that, we have experienced both successes and failures. Nonetheless, Texas is experiencing many challenges that are affecting the citizens of the state. With a rising generation, Texas residents have noted that we are experiencing problems, ranging from water plans all the way to immigration. Not only that, but it has become evident that many residents have opposing views on the issues we are…

Texas has high property taxes because taxpayers don’t pay a personal income tax. Taxes reinforce inequality, as the state end up taxing the poor far more heavily than other classes. The idea that the absence of an income tax makes Texas better able to attract business, create jobs and keep young workers from moving to other states might be true but this system is creating a tax burden on poor and middle-income Texans. The Lone Star State depends on a state sales tax, and local jurisdictions…

Football is a sport that represents America. Every year, men and women, boys and girls altogether watch the National Football League either authentically at stadium or live on televisions. According to Scholastic Scope, the NFL rakes in more than 9 billion dollars a year (Shots, 10). However, it seems that America’s most famous sport is in a huge crisis. According to ESPN, the enrollment for Pop Warner, the largest youth football league, has decreased 9.5 percent from 2010 to 2012 (Shots, 11).…

Aerie is a well known lingerie for women by American Eagle. Aerie first started in the year of 2006. This initiated a line of undergarments for women between the ages of 15-25. In early spring 2014, Aerie launched their newest campaign of the time, “Aerie Real”. The purpose behind this campaign was to discontinue using supermodels and digitally retouching its models to start encouraging self-body positivity. And through this abrupt change, “the company has shocked the fashion industry through…

skin and process animals. The HB 1935 law came into effect, because of events that occurred 150 years ago, after the civil war; distinct groups paralleled to the Ku Klux Klan terrorized communities with long blades. In 1871, a bill was passed by the Texas Legislature not allowing people to carry knives over 5 ½, swords, brass knuckles and sling shots. Since Bowie knives are over 5 ½ inches it was included in this category. The HB1935 law passed because knife owners could purchase blades that…

professional bull riding, monster truck and motocross, and so much more! Before the AT&T Stadium was around, the Cowboys played in the 77 million dollar stadium which was called Texas Stadium. Though today the Cowboys play in a much more immense facility.The person who owns the AT&T stadium is Jerry Jones; when the Texas Stadium was the Cowboys home Jones didn’t think it was the best place for the Cowboys and thought he could make something much more extraordinary.So he decided to start…

I come from ignorance. Loathe as I am to admit it, this is the undeniable truth. My family, from either a lack of education or inadequate exposure to diversity, largely uphold the stereotypes regarding East Texans. I, being considerably different from them ideologically, can admit that conservatism has merit, but my family frequently crosses the line from a little old fashioned to blatantly bigoted; I’ve heard an aunt complain about the “niggers” moving into her neighborhood and my cousin, at…

of life to Texas, the United States, and the world. Among new technology and industry, oil brought social change. Social change comes in both good and bad. Most of the social changes that come from oil were good. Some of the if not the most impactful social changes to Texas occurred because of money, and there are three main changes I’d like to discuss. Oil was the main contributor to advancing education in Texas. In 1858, Texas universities got a 2,000,000 acre land grant from Texas…

California is the third largest state in the United States and has several different climate areas. But, a large portion of the state (70%) is classified as California Floristic Province. This climate is a Mediterranean-type climate, characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. (International, 2016). Here are two important, or vulnerable species in the area. The first is the Dipodomys nitratoides or more commonly known as the Fresno Kangaroo Rat, San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat,…