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Are we going to live in the desert? Will we have to ride horses to get everywhere? Those were the questions that came out of my mouth at the age of nine when I heard, at the time, the worst news I could hear. It was a typical summer evening in Springfield, Missouri, with my parents and two siblings, Anthony and Ashley. We were sitting in our backyard around the fire pit listening to the trees whisper as they blew in the wind and watching the fireflies zoom around the night sky. My mom let out a big sigh and looked at my dad; he then looked at us with an expression I could not read. I could tell he was having a hard time figuring out how to break the news to us; then, without any warning or explanation, he ecstatically blurted out, "Kids, We are moving to Texas!" At the time, I was unaware that moving to Texas was about to be the best thing ever to happen to me. Starting new chapters in your life by moving can often bring a whole new experience with many life lessons and great opportunities. …show more content…
As a nine-year-old little girl, anyone could probably guess my reaction.
Yes, I threw a big tantrum like a baby, screaming, and crying. What made me look even worse was that my brother and sister were excited to move. I distinctly remember thinking I was losing everything; I was too young to realize the positive sides to moving. I can still recall the details of my “going away party” my friends had thrown for me. I was wearing my favorite hot pink swimsuit with blue polka dots; it was my favorite type of party, of course, a pool party. As I was walking up the hot pavement, I had no idea I was about to be at my party. I immediately was startled by a cluster of screaming from forty other girls and boys coming from behind the red bricked pool house. After all the cookie cake, soda pop, and presents, I was finally able to cope with moving. Perhaps moving to Texas would not be so awful after all, except for all the annoying country
accents. In the meantime, we were traveling from Missouri all the way to Texas several times a week to find a new home. To be honest, it was quite an exciting adventure for us three children. House-hunting is fun as a child, because we were able to fight playfully like cats and dogs over who gets what room. The first time we drove the twelve hour car ride to Texas, I was expecting to see Dolly Parton and the Dixie Chicks riding around on horses in the desert. When we first arrived in Dallas, I honestly thought we were in New York City with all the tall glass buildings and busy back to back traffic. That shows how little I traveled. Immediately after we arrived, finding a new house was our mission. Luckily, the first house our realtor showed us was the one. The house was a castle in my eyes; I had never lived in a three story home. The bright green grass around the house was as soft as a blanket, and the tree in the backyard was perfect for a tree house. Every five minutes, I could hear airplanes pass by as if they were going right above my head. It was our family's dream home. At that instant, I was more ready to move to Texas than I ever would be. After moving everything from Missouri to Texas, we finally were able to stay in our new home. It was midsummer, and Texas was experiencing hotter temperatures than it had in years. My family was not used to the fact that it was possible to cook an egg on the concrete pavement from the high heat. Coincidentally, our air conditioning and electricity went out the first night of living here. Our new home was a sauna. It was miserable; I can still remember the saltiness of the sweat dripping off my face into my mouth. When night came around, we were all rolling around our beds, like pigs in the mud, trying to sleep. Soon enough, after we all had realized it was impossible to get any rest, we decided to jump in the pool to cool off. The refreshing feeling of the crisp cold water as it touched my skin was exactly what I needed. Though not to worry, the next day we were able to get the air conditioning and electricity up and running again. Living in a sauna was not the lifestyle for the Knuf family. Fast forward a bit— after moving into our house and settling in, it was the night before my first day of school. As shy as I was, this was not an easy task. Little did I know, I was going to meet my lifelong best friend. Walking into school is a particular memory stored in my brain; I can still remember the way the halls smelled of fresh paint, notebook paper, and cafeteria food. As I showed up to class, I was a little late; I felt I looked like a clown. As I peered into the class of a variety of boys and girls, I saw one spot open next to a girl with a big grin on her face. She had brown hair like mine, glasses, and a cute pencil bag (those were important). As soon as I sat down, she exclaimed, "Hi! My name is Jenna!" before I even took a breath. Though if she had not been so straightforward to begin with, we probably would not be where we are today. Fast forward a little bit more— today not only am I am lucky enough to be able to call her my best friend, but my sister. We have been friends for seven years and counting, and even my parents consider her a part of the family. In addition, I have also been opened up to many different opportunities I would not have experienced in Missouri. I became extremely academically involved because of the great teachers I had and the school district I was fortunate to be in as a student. The high school I went to, Flower Mound High School, is one of the top schools in the state. Also, because of the great academic surroundings, I was given incredible college opportunities that gave me the chance to attend the college I dreamed of going to, The University of Oklahoma. After living in Texas this past nine years of my life, I have realized how grateful I am to have been able to move here. The transition of moving from Missouri to Texas is something that is ingrained in my memories forever. Even though the beginning was rough, it taught me life is full of new experiences and lessons. Think about it, how boring would life be if nothing ever changed? Although I will probably move several more times in my life, this experience will always be a part of my step stones in my journey. I now hope to be exposed to many more door opening experiences in my life.
The Texas Constitution is a document that describes the structure and purpose of the government in Texas. It took effect in February 15, 1876 and is amongst the longest state constitutions in the United States. It is the sixth constitution since claiming their independence from Mexico in 1836. Texas joined the United States under the Constitution of 1845 with provisions. Those provisions included allowing Texas to enter the union and begin the first U.S. statehood constitution. In 1861 Texas amended to transfer their statehood to the Confederacy. After the Confederacy was defeated Texas was required to adopt a constitution if they wanted to rejoin the union. The 1866 Constitution Convention emerged with a document but it did not last very long.
The idea of Texas secession is not a new one. The decision in the 1869 Supreme Court Case Texas v. White set a precedent that states could not secede from the union (Rothman), but recent events show that not everyone in Texas believes this to be the case. There was a petition to the White House for the secession of Texas in 2012 (Diaz) but, more recently, support has been growing in the Republican Party. This spring the Republican platform committee voted to put the topic of secession up for discussion during the Texas State Republican Convention in early May (Baddour). While the idea still has only a small amount of support, none of that support comes from the party’s leaders (Associated Press). It’s clear from comments made in the articles that no one thought the vote would pass. Many people are surprised the movement has as much support as it does. Yet according to the article from The Washington Post, the discussion at the GOP convention was, “two votes shy of going to a floor
Reasons For the Annexation of Texas The Annexation of Texas was one of the most debatable events in American history. The question at hand will deeply impact the United States for generations to come. There was on one side a long list of reasons for why not to allow annexation, but there was the same kind of list on the other side for reasons to push forward for annexation. Some of these reasons of both sides were slaves, war, manifest destiny, politics, and constitutional rights.
Texas is included in the United States right now; however, it was once a part of Mexico. In 1821, Mexico was granted independence from Spain. Then Mexico was founded on a federal system of government, which also means some states were given lots of autonomy to control themselves; and Texas was once one of them. In order to improve Texas’ local development and population, Mexico’s government started a settlement program to encourage more and more people to come to Texas. One of the reasons why people liked to move to Texas was because the settlement program allowed foreigners to purchase their own land for a small price only if they have been living in Texas for at least ten years. Also, they had to regard Catholicism as their only religious
The Texas Legislature is far too archaic to provide consistent leadership for a state government; Congress has become too enmeshed with the executive branch and leaves blurry lines drawn in its separation of powers. The ideal legislature would be a modernized version of what the Texas Constitution created.
The state of Texas was the 28th state added to the United States of America on December 29, 1845 . At the time, it was the largest state in the US and would remain that until the inclusion of Alaska into the US in January 3, 1959. Texas became a state because of the diverse political strife, military success, and because of nationalism , over the course of 80 years. It starts as just a province of Spanish Mexico empire, and would eventually become the Lone Star State.
Thesis: The nine years of Texas’s independence were long and seemed to be dragged out. Were those nine years unnecessary and could it have been done in a shorter period of time?
The Annexation of Texas was one of the most debatable events in the history of the United States. This paper argues the different opinions about doing the annexation of Texas or not. In this case Henry Clay and John L. O’Sullivan had completely opposite opinions about this issue. The reasons of why not do it was because of the desire to prevent war, for division over slavery, and for constitutional rights. On the other hand, John L. O’ Sullivan wanted to do this because of his idea of Manifest Destiny. By 1845, the annexation of Texas went into effect.
The Cherokee figured that they had two choices, they could try and fight the heavily armed whites or just listen to the whites and go. In 1835 a couple self-appointed Cherokee representatives came up with the Treaty of New Echota. This new treaty stated that the Cherokee would trade all of their land east of the Mississippi river for 5 million dollars, help with moving to the west, and compensation for all of the land that they lost. The government liked this deal and signed off on it however many of the Indians were not happy and didn’t like the idea of moving out west, but it was a done
It is important for the children of Texas to know about the Texas revolution and their fight for independence. If it weren’t for the brave men that fought for our states independence, Texas probably wouldn’t be in the United States.
Texas in the great depression was a time of sadness and decline in the economy and in the state itself. Texas was damaged not only culturally, but also literally, meaning that the grounds were destroyed, the nature in texas was pretty much dead at the time. Texas was also very important during the great depression era, they supplied livestock and oil. The Great depression era was important due to the dust bowl and wars, it was notable for Admiral Chester Nimitz, Dwight D Eisenhower, and Oveta Culp Hobby, it was also notable for a change in the government, technology, and religion.
It was a beautiful, sunny day in South Florida. I was six years old, playing by the pool with my new puppy. I loved swimming in the pool almost every day after school. I also enjoyed going out on our boat after school or crossing the street and going to the beach. My father came home one evening with some interesting news. Now, I do not remember exactly how I felt about the news at that time, but it seemed like I did not mind that much. He had announced that we were going to move back to my birth country, Belgium. I had been living in Florida for five years and it was basically all I had known so I did not know what to expect. I had to live with my mom at first, and then my sister would join us after she graduated high school and my father finished settling things. I remember most of my earlier childhood by watching some old videos of me playing by the pool and dancing in the living room. It seemed like life could not get any better. However, I was excited and impatient to experience a new lifestyle. I realized that I could start a whole new life, make new friends and learn a new language. Belgium was not as sunny as South Florida but it has much better food and family oriented activities. Geographic mobility can have many positive effects on younger children, such as learning new languages, being more outgoing, and more family oriented; therefore, parents should not be afraid to move around and experience new cultures.
In my life there has been many actions I had to take in order to be where I am at now. I had to go through thick and thin and jump every obstacle put in my way. However, there was a specific action I did that changed my life forever. Around the age of 14 I decided to take a big leap and move from my hometown in Mexico to Austin, Texas. Coming to Texas from Mexico was a drastic change for me from the language to the culture. I had to leave my life and family behind and start from zero again. This transition was very hard for me, doubt roamed my mind. I began to fear the unknown. Had I made the right decision in coming in search of a better life? I asked myself this question every day until I realized that I had. I knew I did not move to Texas
The day I moved away, a lot of things were going through my young mind. As I took my last look at my home, I remembered all the fun times I had with my family and friends through out my life. Now I was moving 800 miles away from all of that with no insight on what lied ahead for me. As my family and I drove away from our Michigan home, I looked out the window wondering what Virginia would be, and what my friends were doing. A lot of things were going through my mind at the time. At the time my main worry was if I would make any friends, and how I would adjust to everything. During the whole drive down, my mother would often let me know that everything would be all right and I would like it. Trying to be strong and hold back my tears, I just shook my head no, wondering why we had to move so far away. Life would be different for me and I knew it would.
The first time my mother told me that we were going to move to Florida was when I was in the 3rd grade in 2005. I asked her “Why are we moving?” She responded “Because I want to start over with you and your little brother.” I asked “Why Florida?” She replied “We have family over there and they can show us around.” My mother let me go to my 3rd grade class for one last time. I was pleased and excited to move to a new place where I can meet new friends and have a good time with my family. But inside I was feeling somewhat sad because I was going to miss all my friends from elementary and not remember some of their names.