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Ever heard of the movie A League of Their Own? I personally have never seen or heard of the movie until I had to watch it for class. The movie A League of Their Own is a film that tells us about the recounted account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The movie talks about how the girls were view as entertainments, then eventually as athletes. The movie also talks about why the AAGPBL is not around anymore. I find it degrading to women that the “girls…

Football has become a way of life for Americans. There is Friday night high school football, Saturday college football, and Sunday NFL. There are teams all over the country that fans devote themselves to one hundred percent, and in the small, deserted town of Odessa, the fans do just that. In H. G. Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights, football has become a necessity in life. The town comes together every Friday night and rallies for their team. Permian football is the town’s heart. Without football,…

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. was the Rio Grande, which was the proper border between them; although Mexico thought that the Nueces River was what divided the border. The war with the United States was not justified…

Many people believe that football is the biggest sport, today. Back then, football was played very differently than it is played today. Rules were different, padding was different, and the number of players on each team were different. Football is one of America’s biggest sports known today. Football was originally founded by Lamar Hunt on August 14, 1959. He was associated with the AFL, American Football League. The AFL had eight original teams, such as the Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills,…

About Allen, Texas The city of Allen offers residents a family-friendly community with exceptional schools, beautiful homes, and a nationally-recognized parks and recreation program.The eclectic city is home to almost 200 restaurants, four premiere shopping destinations, a recently renovated and award-winning golf course, as well as a 7,000-seat entertainment arena. The wonderful community of Allen is continually recognized for the impressive quality of life it is able to offer its residents.…

is an essential part of Texas Government because it is the only branch of government responsible for proposing and passing laws. Although Texas has a very limited government, many view the legislative branch as the least limited in Texas. The Texas state legislature is extremely important because of the way its structure limits it’s power, the ability of legislature to completely determine budget, and also the procedure that a bill must go through to become a law in Texas. All of these factors…

Sleuthing the Alamo draws a rich indictment of knowledge through the great historic battle of the Alamo which took place during 1835-1836. Many great artifacts have been discovered through the years of the Alamo, but one in fact, the De La Pena diary is a historical importance of information of a Mexican soldier discontent with the Leadership of Santa Anna along with brutality killings at the Alamo along with Davy Crockett’s surrender. The Diary of De La Pena has been argued of its originality,…

Why American Football is a Shallow Sport Every team sport has many similarities, such as a point system, some sort of object to catch throw, hit, or kick, and a large array of rules. However, some sports, such as Football in this case, have many qualities that make fans of other sports scratch their heads. It’s not only the sport itself that has problems, but the morals of the people who lead and own the NFL as well. Some thoughts are based on opinion, while others are based on fact.…

Small Town High School Football vs. Division One College Football Lights shining on the local hero’s. Fans cheering at the players though most go unheard. It can all come down to one play, football is a game of inches. It takes 11 men giving every play everything they have, to come out of the game victorious. All around the United States the game of football is loved. Whatever level of football is being played, fans will be cheering and players will be pushing themselves to do whatever it takes…

pile in to Salem Stadium. Salem prides itself on tradition and doing everything in a formal and old-school way which is why I think Salem is the perfect discourse community. Salem embodies everything a discourse community is and should be. For a city of 26,000 it may sound like a lot of people but it completely feels like a small town because everyone knows everybody. If you have ever seen the movie Friday Night Lights, you would know what it’s like to live in a football town where everything…