Texas Rangers

In a hero’s journey Campbell shows women as more of an object or prize to b won. He portrays them as just sexual objects meant to satisfy men and reproduce. In Demian women are shown similarly but not the same. In this story women do not play a role until them in because the story follows a young boy name Emil Sinclair, through his journey in school trying to decide who he is. He is bullied and a new, older kid named Max Demian comes to his rescue and they become close friends. They eventually…

“The Veldt” is a short story by Ray Bradbury written in the 1950’s. The themes found throughout the short story are is applicable to the current world today. “The Veldt” addresses society’s growing need and reliance on technology, and the harm this reliance can have on individuals. Bradbury does this by creating the Hadleys family, and demonstrating their own struggles in their lives, because of the technology they are living with. The story begins with Lydia (the mother) in the nursery,…

Houston was first lieutenant during the war and won the state of Texas in the fight. All three of these men did what they had to do to win over the land in the west. The United States wouldn’t be the way it is today without the men like Jackson, Polk, Houston, and Etc but there were other people that were involved…

a South Texa rancher. Her mother Julia de Zavala, was an irish immigrant who was educated in Galveston,Texas. When Adina was born, her family lived at De Zavala Point on Buffalo Bayou. Then in 1873 they moved near a ranch in San Antonio. Adina is known for saving the Alamo Long Barrack Fortress for future generations.Adina De Zavala encouraged the statewide recognition of Texas and defense of the Alamo. In Adinas early life, She and her sister, Mary, would act out some plays about Texas…

June 2, 1865. This very day marks the end of a long, bloody war, the Civil War. The Civil War had lasted for four years, from 1861 to 1865. Tensions were high and the country was divided over issues revolving around slavery. Four years of America’s history was spent battling this issue and attempting to declare a true winner between the divided nation. The long, gruesome four years that the Union and the Confederates had spent fighting finally came to an end. With a battered nation that suffered…

Sam Houston Sam Houston was a very important man in Texas history and to history itself. He lead Texas in a rebellion against Mexico for freedom and rights.Known as more than a hero the legendary Sam Houston will forever be admired by the Texans. Early Life Sam Houston was born in March 2,1793 in a hilltop in Virginia.He had 5 brothers and 3 sisters ,but had the most potential of them all. His father died when he was 13,so he had to move in with his mother. Later because they had a bad money…

Governor of this great state of Texas, Ms. Jane “Bitzi” Johnson Miller. She is a white conservative with firm roots here in the state of Texas. She was born and raised in west Texas on a ranch. When you think of a true Texan and someone who knows about the Texas pride, you think of Ms. Miller. She comes from a great line of proud Texans like the former Governor Joe “Big Daddy Johnson. As some one who almost single handedly started her company, she knows how to get Texas to emerge as a…

or declined. According to the U.S. Census Bureau as of July 2016, five of the top ten fastest growing counties in America are in Texas and Utah. Real estate is one of the key reasons why people decide to live in an area. Hudspeth County, Texas was the fastest growing county in America from 2015-2016 with a growth rate of 18.34%. Hudspeth County is a rural west Texas county east of El Paso with a population of just under 3,500 people. No homes have…

interesting Indian autobiographies, Life of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk (1834). Early Life Black Hawk (or Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak) was the adopted brother of a chief of the Foxes and was brought up by the Sauk (Sacs)—“Sac” was the original French spelling. The Sauk and Foxes were small tribes which formed an alliance, sometimes including the Potawatomi and Winnebago, to defend themselves against larger neighboring nations. Black Hawk was already a warrior and a leader among his…

Living on the gulf coast in the United states means that one faces the threat of the damaging effects of a massive hurricane. This was no different for the people of Galveston, Texas in the beginning of the 20th century. Galveston is situated in the southeastern part of Texas and sits on what is called a barrier island. Barrier Island formation is strongly influenced by four main factors: a low seabed gradient, shallow water depth, abundant existing sediment supply, and a moderate-to-strong…