Waco

Jorge Briseño Ms. Carrillo English 11 June 2, 2016 L.T My name is LaDainian Tomlinson I was born on June 23,1979 in Rosebud,Texas near the towns of Waco and college station. My parents are Loreane and Oliver Tomlinson, my dad is 15 years older than my mom. My dad had 5 other children. One of my brothers lost his life in a street fight when I was 6. It was really hard for my dad so what I would do is I would wake him up every Sunday in the fall…

The summer between my sophomore year and junior year was a life changing period. For one, my mother and I moved to Waco, Texas, an 8-hour drive from my home of Weslaco. Along with this new address, I also had a new school. Naturally, I went to the school nearest my home, Connally High School. I didn’t know it on my first day of school, but Connally High School would become my 2nd out of 3 high schools I would attend. Connally High School was a whole different world from my previous high school…

“For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.” (Ecclesiastes 7:12) Through the centuries money grew to become an ideal importance. Money’s importance has blinded some people from their morals or reality. As evidence, the term affluenza describes the form of living a life with an abundance of money. Material possessions become a source of “happiness,” but will this ever satisfy them? It is important to…

The class discussion that impacted my understanding of the reading the most was when we reviewed “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” from Canterbury Tales. After reading the tale, I settled on the idea that the knight had learned his lesson and deserved his happy ending with the beautiful young woman, despite his earlier transgressions. Once the class started debating whether or not the knight had learned his lesson or simply just told the old hag what she wanted to hear, I realized the knight not only…

Pepper because with twenty three different flavors you never get the tired of the same flavor because it normally has a different taste in different containers. When you drink it it fills you with joy. Now on to the past and present of Dr. Pepper. In Waco, Texas in 1885 a name less soft drink that would soon be Dr. Pepper was sold for the first time. With that Dr. Pepper is the oldest soft drink in America. Charles Alderton was the pharmacist who created the drink. This was the birth of the…

Branch Davidians found inspiration through similar teachings in their respective parent churches yet found additional inspiration in the Book of Revelation. The Davidians believe in a David " reincarnated " known took up arms to defend themselves in Waco Texas. He had a sad ending , and the revivals are bare. However, these religious group is considerate as a dangerous one and a majority of americans do not share their same ideology. Impressively, there is still people that believe that Koresh…

The Gang Life Most gangs in the society are violent, some more than others. Gangs do not tend to be very appealing to others in the world that is today. Gangs have been an issue in the world from then and even now, it has become more dangerous in the streets and society throughout the world. Gangs do not obey the law or authorities; they simply do what they please. Gangs are a major issue in the way people live their lives. A large majority of the inmates at Pelican Bay belong to one of these…

I want to attend Baylor University because it has the main eight aspects I consider most important to me when contemplating whether or not I am interested in a school. The reasons why I wish to attend Baylor University is that it is one of the top schools in the region for education, it possesses a friendly, Christian atmosphere, and is home to the 2015 National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling team. The university also has a great location, friendly community, relatively small class sizes,…

Christmas break came right before my eyes. I was excited for it because I was going to my mom’s house for Christmas. I can’t even remember the last time I stayed there for Christmas. I couldn’t wait to go, the day was going by so slow. I needed to figure out what would pass my time. I tried playing on my phone, I went outside, and I even tried watching TV. Nothing was working. After a long day it was finally time to go. When I showed up there and it was a madhouse. My siblings were jumping off…

they are superior to the African Americans, but that the African American men are more intelligent than the white men give them credit for. The intelligence of one of the African American men is shown when Bart, the sheriff plays chess with Jim (The Waco Kid) and wins; chess is perceived as a prestigious game that only the most intelligent of people know how to play so for an African American to not only know how to play but to be decent enough to beat a white man, disproves the stereotype that…