Mexican-American War The Mexican-American War was fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848, and it was marked the first American military battle to be fought on foreign soil. The Mexican American War was mainly driven by the idea of “Manifest Destiny”; the belief that the Americans had a God-given right, based on racial superiority, to spread across the Pacific Ocean (Chavez 2). The motives that were really behind Manifest Destiny was the acquisition of new
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Football has been there my whole life it is my way of getting out of the real world, and being a different person on the field. For as long as I can remember I have played football. The love and passion I have for the game is stronger than anything I can think of. People might just see the game as a bunch of knuckleheads running around hitting each other, but I see much more. My love for football began when I could hardly throw the football. I would go out in my front yard and have my brother play
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Throughout the years, Hispanic-Americans have helped shape Florida into the state we know today. Maurice Ferre is one Hispanic-American that is truly remarkable. He was born on June 23, 1935, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He later moved to Florida and made an impact. From being the first Hispanic-American to be Mayor of Miami, to being a state representative in the Florida House of Representatives; Maurice Ferre has been an integral part in carving Florida. Maurice Ferre molded Florida in a sizable way
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Two of the most populated states are Florida and California, but which state is better? Florida and California have many similarities, but people don’t know the huge differences between the two. These states may appear to be similar at first, but they differ in their economy, weather, and lifestyle. Florida is referred as “the sunshine state”, because of its warm sunny weather all year round. In Florida, the high, temperatures in the summer can get up to the high 80s, but because of the humidity
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Mexican American War began in April of 1846, the cause being disputed territory. Mexico claimed the Nueces River as its northeastern border, while the United States claimed the Rio Grande River. The disputed territory, which is now Texas, was originally a part of Mexico, but Texas was annexed into the United States in 1845. Mexico deemed this annexation as illegal and ignored it, causing the territory dispute to begin. This caused a lot of trouble with the two countries, including many battles and the start
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education in Texas. Poverty and economic status are strongly related with the level of education individuals have, and the Texas government should focus on advancing its education programs in order to benefit the African and Hispanic communities that are struggling. With Texas’ low rankings for being the 44th in high school graduation rate and 47th in average SAT scores compared to the rest of the nation, this is a clear indication that Texas needs to improve its school systems (Brown). Texas should look
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Have you ever had a dream of going to the biggest state in America? I know I did and I was like 11. Texas is an amazing place to go to and I am going to tell about when my family and I went to Texas for a vacation. We decided to go to Texas to go to Sea World and to go to the AT&T Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play; except I didn’t know about the AT&T Stadium part. We knew the trip was going to be long but we were ready. It kinda took a while, like about two to three hours, to get to Kansas but
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Landowners in Texas and other U.S. states have started painting the fences surrounding their properties purple. However, it's not a fashion trend; it's a warning. The purpose of purple fences is to tell trespassers to stay off someone's land. In 1997, Texas lawmakers passed a bill recognizing the practice, but it has only become a widespread practice in recent years. Before the law, landowners were required to post signs warning people to stay off their land. In fact, during the first year of
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small regional interest groups, Texas is no different. There is an innumerable amount of interest groups operating in the state of Texas. The main goal of an interest group is to get a piece of legislature passed that aligns with their goals or vision. Some of the more influential interest groups in Texas are Texas NAACP and the Texas State Rifle Association. A couple of interest groups that have been underrepresented in Texas are the NARAL Pro-Choice Texas and the Texas Equity PAC. The National Association
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On April 25, 1846 the Americans declared war after provoking Mexico to harm their soldiers. They have no shame in taking what is the Mexicans, especially by war. Mexico has not caused any harm as much as they have, they were provoked and tricked. They have no mercy and will not stop this war so Mexico has no choice but to fight and protect their land. This is all unfair and cruel to Mexico because they did nothing wrong, the Americans did this and the Mexicans had no choice but to defend and honor
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