Texas hold 'em

Instead, I try to direct my focus on doing my best in the classes I am currently taking. After all, the butterfly effect takes a hold of everything; something as small and simple as turning this assignment in on time, can and will eventually affect the outcome of my career. The present is the heart of my success, but I never lose sight of my goals. This is why mindfulness holds such enormous weight in my life; it’s all about the present. The research I’ll do for my group project will further…

Caregivers are spooked away from their ill-given duties, due to others’ sharp opinions. Fathers and mothers have ran off, and abandoned their children do to factors picked from guilt. In perspective, should adults be expected to hold the ship down and never make a series of parenting mistakes. Parents are entitled to their opinions as are children, who should be making this connection with their parents. If they cannot ba(???)re it, take action, don’t turn towards criticizing someone's…

Growing up most kids participate in basketball, football, and baseball. But growing up with a father who was a wrestler, I chose to wrestle. My dad got me started in wrestling when I was about three years old; I instantly loved it. I fell in love with the sport and by the time I was in high school, wrestling was about the only sport I participated in. My freshman and sophomore years were a bit rough, as I wasn’t big enough to field the lightest weight class. By the time I was a junior I was big…

“Go ahead and summon your sword.” He said. Nodding my head, I hold out my hand. Remembering what Gladiolus told me yesterday, I focused on my weapon. Seeing a bright light starting to form in front of me, I focused hard on my sword. When my sword appeared I took a hold of it. “After a while it’ll get easier for you to summon your sword.” “When you first tried to summon your sword yesterday, it was hard because you…

I disagree with Bruce Springsteen when he says, “Remember, nobody wins unless everybody wins.” That’s a very liberal way of thinking. I can think of many sports, mainly wrestling where that’s not true. Along with many real world experiences and health issues that have proven this statement false. Mr. Springsteen is miss-lead in his quote about winning. Wrestling does not owe anyone anything. Let’s go back to state wrestling. My very first match, only a minute in, I get taken down, land on my…

Who Are These Guys? Have you ever wondered about the relationship between two very diverse cultures that both wanted to claim the same land? By reading documents and taking detailed notes in class, I finally understood how culturally different the Native Americans were compared to the Anglo-Europeans. It was said that The Anglo-Europeans stumbled upon the Americas and discovered people that had already occupied the land. These people that the Europeans saw were called the Native Americans. At…

themselves from Mexico. Manifest Destany contributed to the annexation and now Texas was part of the U.S. The U.S was getting what getting what it wanted (expansion of the western frontier), while Mexico struggles to control its own land. The U.S now shared a Texan border with Mexico. Tensions between two newly powerful nations roused. The indication of the boundary of Texas was what later became problematic. Mexico defined that Texas included only the eastern part and was bounded by the Nueces…

The growing pains in Texas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to expansion and modernization affect everyone. The rapid changes in Texas created chaos and prosperity for the people on the land. The swift changes caused people to face economic, social, political, and demographic issues differently and some faced with more difficult issues than others were. The demographics of the state experience great change because many were created in the cities. The people had to move in…

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth was one of the most impactful moments in American history. Booth was the last person people would have suspected because he was a famous, handsome, and well-loved actor. However, on April 15, 1865, America was forever changed. Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction and peace following the Civil War were destroyed, leaving the racist and oppressive President Andrew Johnson to take over. Booth’s actions had cultural, historical,…

Molly Ivins’s essay, “Is Texas America?” states various points in her essay about Texas politics, demographics, geography, and education. The “Is Texas America?” essay is according to the author’s perspective about Texas. There are various statements within Ivins’s essay that are supporting and contradictory to the modern-day Texas. The reason there is a difference in the number of supporting and contradicting statements about Texas within Ivins’s essay is because Texas is changing over time…