...stage gimmicks, props, and special accoutrements necessary for a live performance, however there are some who still hold to the old staples, of just the instruments, the stage, every day clothes, and a smile; of those performers, even fewer are referred to on a first name basis that is recognized cross genre, and one of those musicians is George. George Strait has been a part of the country music scene since he released his first single in 1981, and his first debut at the rodeo occurred in 1983 when he filled in last minute for Eddie Rabbit; since that date, he has performed at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ever since. On March 3, 2002 George “closed the Show with the last Rodeo concert in Reliant Astrodome, with a record attendance of 68,266 in the Astrodome, a record that will never be broken” (Georgestrait.com, 2013). It was just George, the Ace in the Hole Band, the instruments, cowboy boots, cowboy hats, wrangler jeans, and smiles. Midway through the performance, former President George Bush interrupted the performance to provide George with an award from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the concert paused briefly as he reminisced about the first time that he set foot on Houston’s rodeo stage. The concert started with an instrumental version of “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” Including the instrumental, sixteen songs were played. They were, in order: “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” “Write This Down,” “I Can Still Make Cheyenne,” “Heartland,” “Love Without...
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...History of Professional Baseball in Texas Baseball is an immensely popular American game, played between two teams of nine players each. The basic implements used in the game are a leather-covered ball, wooden bats for hitting the ball, and gloves for catching it. It is played at its highest level in the United States and two Canadian cities, where 26 teams make up the American and National Leagues (each with two divisions, East and West). Combined, these leagues are called major-league (professional) baseball. Most players who reach the major leagues have worked their way up through Little League, scholastic, college, and minor-league ball. In the early 1800s Americans began playing baseball on informal teams, using local rules. By the 1860s, the sport, unrivaled in popularity, was being described as America's “national pastime”. Alexander Joy Cartwright of New York invented the modern baseball field in 1845. Alexander Cartwright and the members of his New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club devised the first rules and regulations for the modern game of baseball. Baseball was based on the English game of rounders. Rounders becomes popular in the United States in the early 19th century, where the game was called "townball", "base", or "baseball". Cartwright formalized the modern rules of baseball. The first recorded baseball game in 1846 when Alexander Cartwright's Knickerbockers lost to the New York Baseball Club. [1] The popularity of baseball grew in Texas as Civil War...
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...Title : Bridging Authour : Max Apple 1. Summarize : I (the writer) is Jessica’s father. Jessica and her father like baseball. The writer is an Girl Scout assisstant leader and he wanted his daughter went to Girl Scout in school, but she didn’t want it. Her mother passed away several years ago, then Jessica was taken care by Sharon, her therapist. Both of the characters had their different thinking which made them unbridgeable. When the writer went to the girl scout meeting, Jessica watched baseball matchand stay at home. Even, she was able to analyze the match although she was 9 years old as an older baseball fan. Jessica just wanted her father stayed with her and accompanied her everywhere and watching baseball matches together. But, the writer wanted Jessica to went to Girl Scout. But, in the end of the story, the writer went to first field trip to scout without Jessica, but he kept missing Jessica. When he went home, Jessica hugged and cried againts his shoulder. Then she asked her father to take her to pro basketball games and the writer promised to take her but then to leave her because he was learning to be a leader. 2. Plot : Parts Quotations Exposition • I (the writer) is a Girl Scout assisstant leader. He is Jessica’s father. Both of them are baseball fans. • Father wanted his daughter, Jessica went to Girl Scout school, but she didn’t want it. She wanted her father to accompany her everywhere, but her father was busy because of his Girl Scout activities. ...
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...Evacuations and Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . On September 1, 2005, with only twelve hours’ notice, various colleagues established a medical facility—the Katrina Clinic—at the Astrodome/Reliant Center Complex in Houston. By the time the resource facility closed about two weeks later, the Katrina Clinic medical staff had seen over 11,000 of the estimated 27,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees who sought shelter in the Complex. Herein, we designate the scope of this medical response, citing our major challenges, triumphs, and recommendations for conducting similar efforts in the future. The majority of patients who required more critical care, including hospital admission, were referred for further evaluation to publicly funded hospitals within the Harris County Hospital District, specifically, Ben Taub General Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital several times a day to reassess operations and accommodate the fluid situation. As we seek lessons from the evacuation of Hurricane Katrina, it is imperative that communications and disaster plans account for the specific obstacles run into by urban, minority communities. There work provides an opportunity to listen to the voices of the evacuees themselves. These voices lead us to believe that removing the obstacles of shelter and transportation will be insufficient to ensure safety in future disasters. Policies must additionally address the important influence of extended families and social networks through better community-based...
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...Gulf Coast. The playground where she once spent afternoons is closed. Her block is full of stormwrecked homes, many abandoned. A pile of charred debris sits in front of what used to be Chakia’s house. The home was looted and burned after her family evacuated in a rescue boat. “I cried when I saw my house,” she says, remembering the first time she returned home after the storm. “[Looters] took everything, even my jar of pennies.” Chakia and her cousin Mikia Kirton, 8, have lived in Houston since the storm forced their families to move. The girls dreaded returning to school this fall. They say other kids sometimes make fun of them. “They say, ‘You used to have a home, now you live in the Astrodome,’” says Mikia. After Hurricane Katrina, thousands of evacuees had to take shelter at the Houston Astrodome. After spending time in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, Toye Domino is happy to be starting fifth grade in New Orleans. “We had to travel halfway around the country to get back here,” says Toye, 10. “I want to stay here because it’s my hometown.” For kids in New Orleans, the start of school is a welcome sign of normalcy. One year ago, their lives were forever altered by Hurricane Katrina. More than 1,300 people died because of the Aug. 29, 2005, storm. About 770,000 people were displaced and evacuees scattered across the country. “New Orleans has changed a lot,” says Myeisha McDaniels, 13, whose family has moved back to the city. “Almost everyone I knew is gone.” This fall, about 56 of...
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...Selena’s fans practically worshipped her and the band. Most performances where she sang were played to a sold out crowd. During one of the concerts, the stage almost collapsed because the fans put too much pressure on it. Because of her Mexican-American race, Selena was questioned and unaccepted at first. She started singing with the band at her father’s resturaunt named Papa Goyo’s. They wanted to perform at that resturaunt, but because they were Mexican-American they weren’t allowed nor welcomed. Because of her incredible voice, the people who questioned her began to realize how talented she was. She started performing in Mexico where she became extremely popular. Then, she worked her way up to performing in big audiences such as the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Selena also performed in San Antonio, Texas while being watched by executives from her Latin label. Selena won the Grammy award for “Best Mexican/American Album” in 1994. In 1998, she won the Grammy award for “Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.” Also in 1994, Selana opened a boutique named Selena Etc. that sold Selena merchandise like perfume, make-up, and hair products. Because she was popular, she profited of her merhcandise. Selena put Yolanda Saldivar in charge of the money made from the store. This choice eventually led to theft and Selena’s murder. Yolanda was also Mexican-American just like Selena. Saldivar never really specified why she took Selena’s life, but speculation points to envy, jealously, and greed...
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...lost a very controversial decision to Muhammad Ali the previous year. Foreman fought cautiously early on, allowing Young to settle into the fight. Young constantly complained about Foreman pushing him, for which Foreman eventually had a point deducted by the referee, although Young was never warned for his persistent holding. Foreman badly hurt Young in round 7 but was unable to land a finishing blow. Foreman tired during the second half of the fight and suffered a knockdown in round 12 en route to losing a decision.Foreman was gracious and philosophical in his loss to Briggs, but announced his "final" retirement shortly afterwards. However, he did plan a return bout against Larry Holmes in 1999, scheduled to take place at the Houston Astrodome on pay per view. The fight was to be billed as "The Birthday Bash" due to both fighters' upcoming birthdays. Foreman was set to make $10 million and Holmes was to make $4 million, but negotiations fell through and the fight was cancelled. With a continuing affinity for the sport, Foreman became a respected boxing analyst for HBO. Although he retired twice, he was still very good through his upbringing, and someday, i will become a boxer and be as good as him. And that is my essay. ...
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...The generation of millennials today has a tough time adapting to given situations when put into uncomfortable position. This is shown in the commercial when everyone freaks out due to the chips being outside of the astrodome. They successfully simulated the event of how we have it so great, but if one thing goes wrong everyone breaks down and has no clue what to do with themselves. The reason behind the commercial was to show people that there are a lot more things that can be done with avocados other than guacamole. Then they proceeded to add a man asking about the lack of wifi at the end of the commercial, which leads to everyone freaking out a second time for a completely different reason. This commercial could be viewed in several different ways, but it was a funny way to make fun of the millennial...
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...Does Steroids Provide An Unfair Advantage In Baseball or Does It Even The Playing Field? Baseball has been an American pastime for centuries and will be for centuries to come. Adults have been taking their children to baseball games since the Major Leagues first came about in the late 1800s. From the Philadelphia Phillies' great Astrodome to their current Citizens Bank Park or the Atlanta Braves' Fulton County Stadium to their more modern Turner Field baseball has been loved in America. Although the game is as old as it is, baseball has not changed even though the players continue to get better and better. Many fans first take is the use of steroids in baseball. But did steroids really help Barry Bonds become home run king? Because Hank Aaron had the record generations before and he reportedly never injected steroids. Every year it seems like a new player gets brought into the league that is going to be faster, stronger, and an overall better player; except the ones that have the records broken that is. Although steroids are supposed to make athletes bigger, faster, and stronger,; are steroids really making athlete's statistics better or simply bridging the gap between decent athletes and great ones? There are many aspects in hitting a baseball that coaches teach athletes at a young age. Seeing the ball well, swinging with your hips and not just your arms, being disciplined and not swinging at a ball out of the strike zone, these are all examples of what it takes to be a good...
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...Texas A&M Corpus Christi Composition II English 1302-W01 Rhetorical Analysis of, “A Whisper of Aids” “A Whisper of Aids”, is a speech given by Mary Fisher. Mary Fisher is a republican white female, daughter of a multi-millionaire and mother of two sons. She was once employed at the Whitehouse for President Gerald R. Ford. She held a prominent position as the first female “advance man”. The defined position is “A man who travels ahead to arrange the details of scheduling, publicity, security, and other matters connected with a trip or public appearance, especially one to be made by a politician or dignitary”. Mary Fisher gave her “A Whisper of Aids “speech on August 19, 1992 at the Republican National Convention at the Astrodome in Houston, TX. That day she did not stand in front of her audience to speak for the Republican Party or for any advance man duties. She stood there that day as an HIV positive victim. An Aids victim that did not fit the profile of the stereotype. Behind the podium she voiced awareness through compassion. She wanted to erase stereo type and raise concern. She clearly states the reason for her rhetoric in her plea,” Set aside prejudice and politics to make room for compassion and sound policy.” Mary Fisher in her speech persuasively and successfully used appeals to achieve interest and concern to the rise of the Aids epidemic. Mary Fisher and her personal testimony of an HIV victim offered purpose and authority to speak of the subject...
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...consequently impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. “Never in my life have I met people who have such divine compassion,” one family member said (The American Red Cross, 2017). The Red Cross was able to successfully provide access to temporary housing, even if it was in shelters or transportation to other areas of the state and or nation, it was imperative to them to keep families together as much as possible. “People lost families, homes, and livelihoods as the storm killed more than 1,800 people and displaced over 400,000 New Orleans residents” (MarEx, 2015). The displaced individuals were also afforded the comfort of the red cross and its resources. “The Red Cross set up its largest shelter ever at the Houston Astrodome, which housed more than 17,500 people” (MarEx, 2015). AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE KATRINA EMERGENCY 6 Using all available external links, especially, in crisis situations is vital to ensuring assistance to those in distress. This, however, was not always the case during this catastrophe, links between the federal, state and local governments, in addition to local resources and volunteers, were not maximized nor were they effectively utilized. The blame can be placed on communication, or lack thereof, political lollygagging or just plain misunderstandings due to the lack of communication. There were though many successful links such as the Hurricane Recovery...
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...Millions mourned her death and with this attention she became even more famous. Dreaming of You, the album released after her death in 1995 contained five songs sung in English. It also contained a number of traditional Tejano songs. The album was a huge hit and sold more than a million copies. It was the wide success that Selena had always hoped for. The album also introduced Tejano music to millions of new fans. At the Houston Astrodome, a place she often performed, she was honored with a memorial concert. A movie was made about her life, starring Jennifer Lopez , a year later. Her life, legacy, and accomplishments will continue to live on through her fans and family. Selena Quintanilla- Perez will me missed. At the height of her career as a crossover artist, Selena was taken away from millions of people who adored...
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...known as the Colt .45s. However the process in creating this team took nearly a decade before they were able to throw out their first pitch as a MLB franchise. MLB refused consideration on multiple occasions to expand the National League from eight to ten teams until other potential owners would form a new baseball league called the Continental League to compete against the National League. Starting baseball operations in 1962, the Colt .45s changed their name in 1965 to the Houston Astros when Judge Roy Hofheinz became sole owner of the team. Houston was renamed the Astros to honor the city’s location as the nation’s space station. Since the Astros were created they have played in three stadiums; Colt Stadium from 1962 to 1964, the Astrodome from 1965 to 1999 and in their current home Minute Maid Park from 2000 to present time. Houston has only made it to the World Series once back in 2005 by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, but lost to the Chicago White Sox in four games. The Astros have had some success in the late 90’s but still have not won a World Series. The team was sold in 2011 to Jim Crane for $610 million dollars. Originally the price tag for the franchise and 45% of the team’s new regional contract was $680 million but the team was discounted because in 2013 the team will be moving from the National League to the American League. Even though the team was purchased at $610 million the team was valued at only $474 million. This recent purchase has said to be...
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...Republic of the Philippines PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY Urdaneta Campus Urdaneta City, Pangasinan On the Job Training NARRATIVE REPORT Submitted to: Engr. Kenneth Oliver S. Lopez OJT Coordinator Submitted by: Johara C. Bayabao Student Trainee May 2013 Introduction On-the-Job-Training or OJT is job training that occurs in the work place. It is part of a college curriculum that aims to train and orient students about the work and their future career. It is very important not only to teach students their chosen career but to show students the reality about working. Students should not take OJT for granted because if you will get a high evaluation grade, your employer might hire you when you graduate. Your background OJT is very important when applying for a job. Oftentimes, employers will ask you the relevance of your training to your course and to the position you are applying for. It will be your training ground. If you still have no idea on what is meant to be a worker, OJT will give a hint of career realities. Your OJT superior might as well recommend your skills to other companies whom he knows. It will give you a sense of confidence that you can use when applying for a job after graduation and also help you to make career choices. Students should realize the importance of OJT on their future career. Having a good performance during OJT is very important especially now that there's a tight competition towards job seekers and the high qualification...
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...Over seven years ago, one of the deadliest hurricanes struck the United States on the early morning of August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina was an extraordinary powerful hurricane that took the lives of several people, and it is considered the third deadliest hurricane to ever strike the country on top of being the costliest. Devastation spread throughout the central Gulf Coast as people from the affected areas evacuated their cities in hopes that they would have a home and a place to work when they returned. Katrina made landfall at three different locations, but its impact was seen all throughout the world as people came together to restore the destruction created by the storm. For the past 30 years, inland flooding has been the primary cause of hurricane-related fatalities with fatalities due to strong winds not far behind. Most hurricanes can produce a rainfall of least 6-12 inches, or 15-30 centimeters. Inland residents have to be cautious of slow-moving storms (NG). From its center, Katrina spread over 100 miles, or 160 kilometers, and is the largest hurricane of its strength to have ever struck the United States. It is recorded as the third strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States and named sixth as the strongest hurricane ever recorded. Out of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Katrina was the 11th named storm as well as the 5th hurricane and second Category 5 hurricane (DISCOVERY). The Saffir-Simpson scale measures hurricane intensity by placing them...
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