...started to take interest in California, Texas, and New Mexico. They liked territorial growth and thought these provinces would bring many useful resources. Expansionists believed in Manifest Destiny which was the belief that that God wanted the U.S. to own all of North America. Many expansionists used the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail to travel west. The Oregon Trail started in Missouri and ended in Oregon and many people used this trail in hope of a better life. The Santa Fe Trail was a famous trail in New Mexico that was used for business and trade. Other traders traveled up the Missouri River into the Rocky Mountains in search of beaver skin. In this search of the Rockies,...
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...Spain and Texas Today in my summary of Texas: A Compact History I will be talking about the relationship that Spain had with America and Texas. Spain emerged from the Middle Ages and became the first great European nation. I personally think that it’s crazy for something to climb the ranks like that. When Spain supported Christopher Columbus’ voyage, they had the luck of finding where American Indian cultures extracted precious metals like gold and silver. Because of this find, Spain became the wealthiest European nation for a while. Spanish leaders began to search the New World for additional wealth. I liked reading about the relationships between the nations and how America came to be. I think it is interesting to know that modern America...
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...The November 22, 1963, Assassination of John F. Kennedy; Dallas, Texas; was certainly a day that everyone would remember. The 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, with only three years to live is reciting the presidential oath of office. An examination of primary and secondary sources will reveal the historical significance of this event. John F. Kennedy “World War II hero, Pulitzer prize – winning historian, U.S. congressmen and senator, 35th president of the United States” (O’Reilly, XIV). John F. Kennedy’s wife Jacqueline “Jackie” Bouvier Kennedy, also the first lady of the U.S.A. John Kennedy Jr. the son of John F. Kennedy and Jackie B. Kennedy, and Carolina Kennedy the daughter (O’Reilly, XIV). John F. Kennedy feared...
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...Mexican-American War Just or Unjust The territory that started a war. “Two times over the next nine years, Texas applied to the United States Congress for annexation.” Was the United States justified by going to war? Where the Mexican-American War could be viewed as just by some, and unjust by others, the war was ultimately just. The U.S. was just, in going to war with Mexico, because Texas wanted to be in the United States territory and their leader did not care. “The treaty signed between Texas and the United States” (Document C). Which means Texas wanted to be part of the U.S. Also, Manifest Destiny “Polk was a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny. He believed it was God’s plan, that America extent its territory all the way to the pacific...
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...REDUCING TURNOVER IN PRODUCTION AT TOYOTA SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Prepared for: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) Prepared by: N. Robertson, Assembly Group Leader TMMTX October 5, 2014 [pic] Modified CommunityLink, Business & Industry Image REDUCING TURNOVER IN PRODUCTION 10/01/2014 Brad Nye, General Manager of Production Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas 1 Lone Star Pass San Antonio, TX 78245 Brad, I am writing to express my concern over the high turnover rate we are experiencing in production, specifically in assembly. With nine years in the company, five years as a group leader, I have seen many good team members choose to leave Toyota and find employment elsewhere. I am confident that I have a solution that will help reduce the amount of voluntary terminations by our full time Toyota employees and our Aerotek variable workforce. My proposal, which I have enclosed for your review, contains research, factual data, statistics, and educated opinions on how to resolve the crisis we face on the floor. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you to discuss these proposed improvements. N. Robertson Assembly Group Leader, Frame 2/Final 1 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas 1 Lone Star Pass San Antonio, TX 78245 My safety commitment is to always follow up on team member HYP concerns within 24 hours. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS……………………………………………………………4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.....................
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...Media in America Marco B. Avecilla COMM/215 August 13, 2012 Ruth Palumbo Media in America Mass shooting in Movie Theater causes mass chaos for a nation (DenverChannel News Team, 2012), and the media should quit over publicizing news. As an America, good and evil does exist. The bad always out shine the good in the Media and news. The Mass shooting in the Aurora, Colorado movie theater (DenverChannel News Team, 2012) has not only shown the evil that exists in the world but also the negative and not so good Media coverage that also exists in the world. The Mass shooting is a close runner-up to evil acts. Media coverage is out of control. On the other hand, it can be manipulative and exhausting to replay coverage of a certain horrifying event, when in fact, in just another state where barely any news coverage over deaths in a car crash that killed the same number of people. I believe as I write this paper I am almost ashamed and horrified as the person who murdered so many and claim the glorification in some way that perhaps the murderer were seeking. Is our country focusing on certain situations as massacres to somehow put out fear in our country for may be mind control or government moves beyond our understanding? I am not sure exactly what is going on, but the one thing I do know is that America's media coverage on many aspects of life is disheartening and depressing. Thus, almost always too focused on the negative when we can try to find more positive to give Americans...
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...born in 1879 in Weston,Texas ( see map). In 1915 Steve Butcher left Weston, Texas in order to find more job opportunities near his wife’s hometown of Tishomingo, Oklahoma (see map). In the early 1900s in Oklahoma, there was a booming population of African-Americans. There were many agricultural jobs and many jobs for laborers. There were a lot of lands that were owned by second generation settlers and those lands were fertile until the droughts of the 1930s. Steve Butcher was able to stay in Tishomingo, Oklahoma for the remainder of his lifetime and raise his children. Henry Etta Snowden(1951) My mother Henry Etta Snowden was born in Tishomingo, Oklahoma(see map) in 1951....
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...Manifest Destiny was the acquisition of new territory, and the Americans wanted territories which were relatively uninhabited by people they considered inferior. As Americans wandered in search of land towards the west, the reality that the majority of those lands had occupants living in them got overlooked. President Polk shared and guided the dream of manifest destiny, and offered to purchase some territory of Mexico. His aim was to convince Mexicans to get into a negotiation and surrender a portion of their land to America .However, the refusal of the offer by the Mexican government and the unbending of the Polk to populate the area resulted in tension in the two nations. President Polk told the congress that blood had been shed, and he provoked war with Mexicans. With the end of the Mexican War, the United States absorbed one third of that nation’s total area. Even though American’s gained a considerable amount of land, it created great political sectionalism in America. The Mexican American War was for the most part determined by Manifest Destiny that imparted nation building through territorial expansion, promoted the idea of American racial superiority and ultimately supported slavery's growth (Chavez 3). The westward movement of Americans in reply to manifest destiny is one of the reasons that started the war. John L.O’Sullivan coined the phrase “Manifest destiny” and fully articulated as a...
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...Being born and raised in Texas, my favorite stereotype would have to be that everyone is thought to be a classic cowboy. The belief sounds childish but hopeful in the world's imagination that we are a playful character. As I have grown older, I have become more aware of a lot of hate in the world for simple things and being called cowboys is the least offensive. I do agree that a cowboy is a perfect symbol to represent the pride and strength of the people living in the state. Though I deny the allegations and do not own any horses, I would be lying if I said I have not ridden one multiple times or seen them often on the sides of the road. Another big stereotype in this generation is a classic southern Texan, which I personally resonate with...
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...the United States of America, death penalty has been used as far back as the eighteenth century B.C. This was under the rule of King Hammaurabi of Babylon ruled, who codified the death penalty for twenty-five different types of crimes. Within the US, there are 32 states who employ death penalty, and only 18 who don’t. Death penalty has been an ordinary way to deal with extreme criminals in order to end their crimes, for a longer time. Capital punishment has for long been a component of the government. In American history, there have been numerous methods of capital punishment. Everything from electrocution, hanging, firing squad to beheading, and even gas chambers. Capital punishment has always been a brutal and unnatural thing. Luckily, lethal injection is what most states use today. They have done since post-Gregg (Gregg v. Georgia), but electrocution, gas chambers and hanging are still practiced as well. One large motive for supporting capital punishment is economy. It is much cheaper to have someone executed than having him or her imprisoned. This is, though, extraordinarily inhuman. What about the family and friends of the executed? This is where the ethical aspect begins to play a role. The government needs to think about whether this should be accepted as being ethically correct. Because of the ethical aspects, capital punishment is one of the few massively discussed subjects in American politics. In the southern states, especially in Texas, death penalty has been...
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...Hispanic people have always had it rough while in Texas because they have to work hard and for a low price, but sometimes we see one fight their way through the cracks of society and succeed. Some Hispanics have to work long and hard because they do not have the same opportunities as many other Americans. A lot of American people like to take advantage of the Hispanic community by paying them at a low wage. Hispanics have to work harder than the American people, but they still find themselves not being as successful at them. Ted Cruz has fought these wrong doings all his life, and he has shown many people that no matter what race someone is they can be successful (Ted Cruz). Ted Cruz has impacted Texas by talking about Christianity, by his votes on bills, and he acts as a symbol for the Texas Hispanic community. Ted Cruz is the son of Rafael Cruz, an Revolutionary Fighter, and Eleanor Cruz, the first person in her family to go to college(Ted Cruz). Ted Cruz’s father joined a revolution when he was a teenager in Cuba against the dictator Batista. While fighting against the dictator Rafael was...
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...On August 1, 2001, Senators Dick Durbin and Orrin Hatch initially presented a parliamentary proposition in the U.S. Congress. The DREAM Act (abbreviation for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) permits unverified migrant scholars to recompense in-state instruction percentages if they graduated from a secondary school or obtained a GED in Texas. Moreover, these students are obliged to have resided in Texas for a minimum of three years and put one’s signature on an affirmation sustaining that they are requesting licit nationality. Furthermore, proponents of this bill contend that this piece of legislation would not craft an exoneration agenda; rather it would foster an array of societal and fiscal doles, whereas detractors argue...
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...America was founded and built by the hands of immigrants from across the globe. Irish, German, British, Jewish, Catholic, Russian, Polish, Swedish- the list goes on. But where did we draw the line? At what point were immigrants considered “illegal” and obligated to obtain citizenship? Why is immigration at its highest? Most immigrants are in desperate search of the “American Dream” and the freedoms that our country offers. But the toll it is taking on the American people and our pockets is terrifying. To find the balance of helping all who seek citizenship and establishing a stable financial boundary is impossible. Americans are becoming weary of the decrease in jobs and even housing. In 1790, Congress used the power to establish a uniform...
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...to make Texas the 28th State. Mexico thought that we had the boundaries wrong and that part of Texas still belong to Mexico. The United States thought the line was the Rio Grand River, but Mexico thought it was another river far inside of the Texas border. The United States President James K. Polk wanted to meet with Mexico and settle the argument about where the Texas line was and talk about buying more land from Mexico. Mexico refused to meet. Mexico had a new president Santa Anna who did not want to talk. What Happened Next… When Mexico refused to meet with the United States President Palk order our military to the border. On April 25, 1846 the Mexican Calvary crossed the Rio Grande river into Texas and began fighting with our military and that was the beginning of the Mexican American war. That event was very important in history because it would determine how much land Mexico would eventually have to give up. (Reference -Social Studies for Kids, website cited below) 1. Mexico gave up over 500,000 square miles of territory to the United States http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/mexicancessiondef.htm How did the War End… The United States won the war by driving the Mexican army out of California, New Mexico and other parts of the country all the way back to Mexico City. General Zachary Taylor took on the Mexican army with just 6000 men against 20,000 Mexican troops. The United States and Mexico then signed a treaty where Mexico agreed...
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...Charley and their road trip across America in a camper named Rocinate. The camper is named after Don Quixote’s horse. Don Quixote was the explorer that John Steinbeck was trying to be. He was searching for the answer to the question “What are Americans like today?” 10,000 mile trip from Long Island New York to Maine to Seattle to New Orleans and back to New York. First stop is in an orchard above his son’s boarding school. Second stop is a farm in New Hampshire. He talks to the farmer about the Russians. Third stop is a motel near Bangor Maine. But he hates the hotel room and stays in his camper. Fourth stop is the lobster fishing port of Stonington. Sleeps at the beautiful home of Eleanor Brace. Stops in Rocinate and throws a party for Canadians who cross the border to help the farmers. Attends church at a white wooden John Knox church in Vermont and then heads west. Heads to Chicago and his wife Elaine meets him there. On his way he camps at a small lake near the Indiana-Michigan borders. Once he meets Elaine they go to Adlai Stevenson’s home and stay there. Leaves Elaine and heads with Charley towards Seattle. Stop near Fargo at a truck stop for the night after driving 400 miles. Camps along the way in Maple River and the Badlands of North Dakota. Heads to Yellowstone National Park where Charley goes crazy every time he sees a grizzly bear. Makes it to Seattle and his wife joins him again. Heads to Monterey County where he grew up. Meets with an old friend...
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