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    out on a ranch around here in Texas. I was born in Texas‚ and I have always loved this state. The reason I would want to live in Texas would be because it’s close to my family‚ the ranching lifestyle is family oriented‚ and Texas has a strong historical background. I find as I get older I seem to value things more like money‚ clothing‚ transportation‚ but what I value the most is family. My family is fairly unified; my mother’s side of the family lives here in Texas‚ and my dad’s side lives in Mississippi

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    Describe the history of Texas as a one-party state. Texas: For over a 100 years Texas was a one-party state of Democrats (Munisteri). Republicans did not have a chance until Abraham Lincoln who was against slavery and defended the Union during the Civil War. During this time before Republicans took over Texas was free-willed and won majority of seats in the race and had all seats in Legislature. One of the best ways to describe this era was best stated by Author Steven‚ “developed a free spirit

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    The role of the LVN in Texas consists of providing focused safe care along with compassion to assigned patients who have predictable health care needs. They must be under the appropriate supervision and must comply with the scope of practice of an LVN. An RN in Texas accepts the responsibility of working within the scope of practice of an RN and is capable of working in any health care setting. They are also not only in charge if providing comprehensive nursing care to patients but their families

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    By the time I entered high school‚ we had collectively visited 25 states‚ the farthest being a 28-hour road trip to Texas. Spending a good deal of time in a car during my childhood‚ I grew up staring out the window of our minivan‚ naming every car that we passed. By the time I was 12‚ I knew every car that I saw on the road‚ and when I turned 16‚ I knew the year‚ model

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    The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade‚ 1910-1920. By Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler (Albuquerque: Univ. of New Mexico‚ 2007. Print.) This is the most comprehensive collection of The Texas Rangers during the Mexican revolution that has been published. Charles Harris III and Louis Sadler share the details behind this unstable period by uncovering the views and actions of the Rangers during the highest point of border violence up until that time. The Rangers

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    However‚ I have found that people forget our past and how far we have come. Throughout the ages America has enhanced technology and warped society in a greater way. The America I believe in is an America of change. Let’s start back in the the 20th century. In the early 1900s America was at a time of rapid transformation. People were thinking “what can we change” and “how can we create a bigger and better America?” Even though they didn’t have iPhones or the internet they were creating new technology.

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    gain more knowledge about cultures. Although I have not had the financial means to gain any international cultural experiences first hand‚ I have continuously consumed knowledge about new places through documentaries‚ research‚ and my education at Texas A&M. Studying human geography has been so rewarding in that it is my job‚ as a student‚ to learn as much as I can about different cultures around the world. I was not lucky enough to be a part of a freshman immersion program my first year of college

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    University of Texas. She was denied entrance because she did not qualify for Texas’ Top 10 Percent Plan. This plan guarantees entrance to the top ten percent of every graduating high school class in Texas. Miss Fisher sued the University of Texas because she claimed that the use of race in admissions to the college violated the Equal Protection Clause from the 14th Amendment. The case made it all the way up to the Supreme Court which came to a final verdict. The University of Texas could use race

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    HEALTH PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASE FOR PLANO‚ TEXAS Health Prevention of Heart Disease for Plano‚ Texas EunicEnuka‚ Beth Hogan‚ Doris Udeson‚ Donna Vasichko Grand Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health Systems NRs-427V Leslie Greenberg September 19‚ 2012 Health Prevention of Heart Disease for Plano‚ Texas Due to the increase risk for Heart disease in Plano‚ the population is Risk for developing Hypertension which in turn could result in

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    America‚ the United States‚ the freedom land‚ the American dream‚ or was it just a place to live‚ separation of class and money‚ and still people living in poverty. Two poems‚ ‘’I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes determine whether America was a dream for everyone or not. If the front people try to force this country to be or the truth about how people live determine if it’s a dream or not.

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