Essays Tagged: "state of texas"

Texas Education-Budget Theory.

In the state of Texas there is a rising problem of poverty. This problem is not one of just Texas, but of t ... as is one of the largest causes of the poverty problem. We also have to consider that way which our state has grown. The African Americans in our state are most likely are descendents of slaves. The A ... t should be something that all schools offer, but I doubt that would ever happen. I can see how the state has put together ideas to keep kid in school. So there really shouldn't be any excuse. In a so ...

(6 pages) 67 1 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

This is an essay about the tragedies of space travel.

, space shuttle Columbia broke apart roughly 40 miles above the earth's surface in the sky over the state of Texas. On this return flight to earth, seven astronauts died aboard the shuttle, six of whi ...

(4 pages) 90 1 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Space

Lawsuits against medical malpractices.

hese suits is sometimes argued by the physicians that malpractice suits should have reforms. In the state of Texas, there are no caps on the amount of money rewarded to a victim of a negligent doctor. ... s many patients suffered from injuries than received compensation for.As a rule of practice in most states and court rooms, medical malpractice lawsuits require an expert testimony. In order to file a ...

(4 pages) 144 0 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Is Roe Viable?

e website http://www.tourolaw.edu/patch/Roe/ , the opinion of the court issued by Justice Blackmun, stated in the suit brought forth against the state of Texas in Roe v Wade, there were alleged infrac ... hts, there were also arguably violations against some of the others as well. For the reasons I will state below, I do consider Roe to be viable.With respect to her 1st amendment rights, there was noth ...

(3 pages) 61 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Capital Punishment and Juveniles- revised

is one of the four countries since 2000 to execute adolescents. In the past five years, the United States has executed 13 juvenile offenders, three in the year 2002 alone. Eight of these executions t ... ed 13 juvenile offenders, three in the year 2002 alone. Eight of these executions took place in the state of Texas. The rest of the world combined carried out five such executions. Scott Hain was exec ...

(5 pages) 142 2 4.1 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The economy, people and land of Nigeria

of Guinea, and to the west by Benin. Nigeria is not only large in size--it is larger than the U.S. state of Texas--it is also Africa's most populous country. However, Nigeria's most diverse feature i ... ous agricultural plans. In the late 1990s the government shifted its policy toward privatizing many state-run enterprises--especially in communication, power, and transportation--in order to enhance t ...

(4 pages) 106 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Say No To Annexation

personal time to actively join in the fight against the legality of forced annexation in the great state of Texas? For the most part, simply because "it just ain't right". As a citizen of this great ... and in some cases, can strain already over extended emergency services.Contrary to popular thought, state law does not require cities to provide such basic services as trash pick up, water or sewer. S ...

(3 pages) 29 0 2.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Bush Vs. Kerry write an informative using one of these modes: comparison/contrast, descriptive, cause/effect, definition, I chose to write this essay in the mode of comparison/contrast.

dates who are similar and different in many ways.George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office January 20, 2001, after a campaign in which he outlined sweeping pr ... vernment to help Americans in need. President Bush served for six years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas. President Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and he grew up i ...

(4 pages) 44 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

International Business

MEXICOINTRODUCTIONMexico is located south of the United States and north of Guatemala. Mexico makes up the entire southern border of the United States where ... lf of Mexico, while the west coast borders the Pacific Ocean. Mexico is three times the size of the state of Texas. "According to the official 2000 census, Mexico's population is 97.4 million"( www.hl ... .hlbi.com). Moreover, Mexico is a nation very distinct from its largest trading partner, the United States of America. For instance, Mexico is still, in many respects, underdeveloped. And it has exper ...

(37 pages) 866 1 2.8 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Kenya: Climate Report

Kenya Kenya covers an area of approximately 224,960 square miles, slightly smaller than the state of Texas, and is situated in East Africa between 5° N and 5° S. It has a very diverse ... oepfer (Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme) is probably correct when he stated, "This latest assessment makes bleak reading for many people across the developing world and ...

(6 pages) 25 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

Death Penalty.

"Bruce Edwin Callins will be executed [tomorrow] by the state of Texas. Intravenous tubes attached to his arms will carry the instrument of death, a toxic f ... "an eye for an eye", the death penalty to still exist. It's disturbing."Does it make sense for the state to hire murderers to kill defenseless victims on death row, in order to prove that hiring murd ... nd advantageous than being strapped to Ye' Ol' Zapper."In its review of death penalty expenses, the State of Kansas concluded that capital cases are 70% more expensive than comparable non-death penalt ...

(6 pages) 29 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Why I left Africa for the US.

e size of Nigeria is as big as four times the size of the united kingdom, or bigger than the entire state of Texas, and has a population of about 120 million people. The environment of Nigeria differs ... ice, honesty, integrity, freedom, and, an incorruptible society, therefore they leave to the united states that practice democracy and has a government that is for the people and by the people.Educati ...

(3 pages) 46 0 4.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The Two Sides of Abortion

f the most important cases that involve abortion is Roe vs. Wade. This case took place in 1973. The state of Texas had outlawed abortions. The Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional. On Janua ...

(3 pages) 81 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

School Prayer

r rituals, such as teacher-led prayer. The Supreme Court showed this recently in a case against the state of Texas, which claimed student-led prayer is private speech; the Supreme Court ruled that it ... ve, and unconstitutional.The root of the school prayer conflict is the First Amendment, in which it states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free ...

(6 pages) 55 0 5.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Texas Rangers

During the late 1800's and through today there have been a group of enforcers and protectors in the state of Texas. These protectors have been known as the "Rangers". The rangers were made up of schoo ... peoples help.Rangers came up with a new pistol that could shoot 5 bullets instead of one. This devastated the commanche force. After this Texas became the 28th state of the USA.This angered Mexicans ...

(2 pages) 1533 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Phase One

lready know that the most common death penalty now is the lethal injection. To my knowledge now the state of Texas is the only state that has the electric chair. This issue of the death penalty matter ...

(2 pages) 946 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Parole

Statistices Conclusion Whether or not you know it parole affects every single person in the United States. Parole as defines in Websters is the release of a prisoner on condition of good behavior, In ... sters is the release of a prisoner on condition of good behavior, In the state of Texas as in other states, it seems to be harder and harder to stay within this definition. It could be that people are ...

(3 pages) 29 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Organizing Function of Management

ctices. Hamilton Valley Corporation owns and manages one hundred and sixty complexes throughout the state of Texas. Their complex's range from thirty five units to seventy units per complex. Hamilton ...

(4 pages) 191 0 4.3 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Sam Houston

s. Since Sam had strong Indian ties he was able to help stop the Indians from rebelling against the states and thus saved many peoples lives. This also helped him to become better known which helped b ... important politician; he helped fight many battles including the Alamo. Sam Houston helped save the state of Texas and was its first governor. As a token of gratitude a city stands in his name, Housto ...

(1 pages) 1244 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Abortion : Silent Victims

k place-legalizing abortion. Since then over fifty million children have been aborted in the United States alone. You could argue that the baby is not really even human yet while inside its mother, ev ... ars just to adopt a child. Did you know that the entire earth's population could live in the state of Texas alone? So there goes the question of population control. There is so much land and re ...

(2 pages) 1587 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues