El Paso, Texas Essays

  • The Saga of the Tigua Indians

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    / 1992-1993 FILM 22,186 REEL 1 Center for American History FILM 22,186 REEL 2 Center for American History FILM 22,186 REEL 3 Center for American History 2. Exiled : the Tigua Indians of Ysleta del Sur. Randy Lee Eickhoff. Plano, Texas, Republic of Texas Press, 1996.

  • My Trip To El Paso, Texas

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    happens to everyone’s, everyday life. Mine started when I went to a summer camp in El paso, Texas. The camp is on a military base named Fort Bliss. I went to this camp two times, both were equally as fun and life changing. On base they had a wide variety of leadership reaction courses waiting for us. The first day I was late and almost missed the bus, but luckily I packed a week ahead of time. The ride to El paso, Texas was about six to eight hours long and very exhausting. When we arrived at Fort Bliss

  • From Rags To Riches

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    border of the United States and Mexico. It was a 16-hour ride for him since the roads over there are very curvy because of the mountains. Also the roads aren't of high quality. When he arrived there he took a taxi across the border into El Paso, Texas. El Paso is where he took a plane to O'Hare Airport in Chicago. My grandpa picked him up. He quickly noticed America was full of work. He noticed how advanced the United States was and the quality of the streets, buildings, and cars. It was

  • The Pros And Cons Of Wage Immigrants

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    little money or construction jobs. According to the Observer “wage theft is prevalent in construction, custodial work and other low-paying industries and the victims tend to be undocumented people, women and people of color. Some cities — Houston and El Paso among them — have responded recently by disqualifying companies with a history of wage theft violations from getting city contracts”. Illegal immigrants who come to the U.S. thinking that they will have a better future than at their place where they

  • Essay On El Segundo

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    History of El Segundo, California There is a quaint little town sitting at the edge of what is known to most as the South Bay called, El Segundo. Even while being surrounded by LAX airport, the Hyperion Water Treatment Plant, and the Chevron Refinery, this town manages to carry its history and culture all through out its community. We will further discuss A brief history on how this city got its start, what kind of environment does El Segundo offer for families and business large or small and finally

  • History Of El Paso, Texas And Ciudad Juarez Flooding

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    El Paso has seen its fair share of heat, drought, storms and floods. The complication the binational region has to concentrate on will be management after flash flooding. In order to accomplish an earlier warning time frame the meteorologist need to get ahead of the “Climate Whiplash”. Geologist have already figured out why the ground cannot naturally absorb the stormwater leaving it to the city to find a way to divert or control the runoff. There are many ways to have the water led away from the

  • Don Haskins and The Texas Western Basketball Team

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    coach Don Haskins of Texas Western College, played in the March, 1966 NCAA championship and won. I believe that Don Haskins created significant change for African Americans and college basketball. Although Don Haskins brought about change for college basketball, it was not without the historical help of Texas Western College. Texas Western was the first college to integrate its undergraduate classes in 1955. Later, Texas Western became the first University in the state of Texas to have the first

  • Persuasive Essay On Mental Health

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    too. People tend to underestimate how important health is and that includes mental, physical and spiritual well being. El Paso County is located in the south eastern part of Colorado and is about 61 miles away from Denver the capital of Colorado. El Paso County sits at 6,035 feet which sits over one mile above sea level, though some areas of the city are significantly higher. El Paso is also near one of the famous fourteeners of America, Pikes Peak. (Source: http://www.medicinenet.com) Mental health

  • Imposing Affirmative Action in El Paso

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    Imposing Affirmative Action in El Paso Have you ever applied for a job knowing that you are more than qualified for the position? But somehow you remain overlooked by someone who is bilingual, and perhaps less qualified. Well I have, predominantly here in El Paso. El Paso, a city constantly growing with more: schools, hospitals, and jobs; Where many have flourished in these endeavors. However people who are not bilingual seems to be excluded in these opportunities. But instead of remaining unemployed;

  • Descriptive Essay: Exploring El Paso

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    El Paso is 256.3 square miles, so in my eyes it’s pretty big. From the alluring sight of the sunset that the west side of El Paso provides, to the desert view the far east side shows for miles on end there are just so many beautiful places to go. Yet of all the places to go there’s one that I always enjoy visiting, and that’s downtown. I love walking around downtown and exploring each of its stores, casting an eye over its beautiful buildings, and contemplating the atmosphere that is downtown.

  • Don Haskins

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    greatness. Glory Road follows the 1966 Texas Western Basketball team. This team showed the world in 1966 that basketball talent is not based on race. The feat that they achieved forever changed the game of basketball and the sports world. The movie, Glory Road, made in 2006, depicts the concepts of emotional abuse, curfew, and stereotype. The 1960’s were a time of change that slowed the harsh abuse of racism against African-Americans. The basketball season that Texas Western won the national championship

  • Glory Road Sociology

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    journey as the underdogs having to overcome multiple obstacles in a dream of being on top (Crosson, Pg. 71). In more detail to the movie it is based on a true story of the 1966 Texas Western College Basketball team coached by Don Haskins. The film portrays a story that in Don Haskins first year coaching the Miners of Texas

  • Don Haskings: A Basketball Coach with a Vision

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    Don Haskins was the head basketball coach at Texas Western College from 1961 to 1999. Growing up in the 1940s, he had a love for basketball but he lacked raw talent. His friend, Herman Carr, who was black, was a better player and they had played many games together during the course of their primary school years. Haskins was always bothered by the fact that Herman had to drink out of the coloured fountain, and use different restrooms. He did not understand why he was being treated as inferior despite

  • Burial Case Study

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    will be held this week for Noelle Moore, who died on April 23, 2099, of natural causes in her home in El Paso, Texas. Noelle’s last words were “That was one h*ll of a ride.” Services will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church in El Paso. There will be a visitation on April 26 from 2-8 p.m. The funeral will then be held on April 27, 2099 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso. Noelle was born on April 19, 2000, to Robbie Josoff and Melissa Josoff in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended

  • Rosa Guerrero Essay Papers

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    Born in El Paso, Texas, on November 14, 1834, Rosa Guerrero is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. As a child, she was punished for speaking Spanish in class, but now an Elementary School in El Paso bears her name. Rosa Guerrero has created harmony in our community by using folklorico to help others understand diversity, culture, and dance. Facing a rough childhood, being the youngest of six siblings, and experiencing the hardships of poverty, Guerrero still remembers

  • The Illiterate State Of Texas

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    information provided by different sources, the state of Texas shows that it is top most illiterate state of the United States. According to an article published by Dr. John W. Miller a researcher who works for the “Time” magazine, conducted a study based on reading culture. This study showed the unsatisfactory number of people with a lack of ability to read and understand basic texts; such as newspapers. Also, according to Miller (2014) “Among El Paso adult population, less than one quarter had at least

  • Ecgc Stakeholders In Health Care

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    include The Office of the Attorney General and The Statewide Trauma Informed Care Collaborative. Locally, the center collaborates with Paso del Norte Health Foundation and The Office of Senator Rodriguez.

  • "Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso 1880-1920" by Mario García

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    Mexicans of El Paso 1880-1920 analyzes and discusses the Mexican immigrants to El Paso, Texas. The most western city of the vast state of Texas, a city in the edge of the Chihuahuan desert; a place too far away from many regions of the United States, but as Mario García explains a very important city during the development of the western United States. He begins explaining how El Paso’s proximity to different railroads coming from México and the United States converged there, which allowed El Paso to become

  • Body Cameras

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    The article by Elida S. Perez discusses the Police Union’s push back on body cameras in El Paso, Texas. Perez states the denial of El Paso Police Department to equip body cameras because they believe other funding priorities and privacy concerns must be addressed. Some of the top funding priorities that Perez states are “hiring more police officers, buying new police cars, and updating radios”(par. 5). In addition, the police union is also concerned over unfair disciplinary actions against the police

  • Dr. Catalina Esperanza Garcia

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    Dallas Texas. It was not easy for her to earn her degree and establish her reputation as a doctor. She worked hard and accomplished everything she had imagined. She grew up in a poor neighborhood in El Paso. It was hard for her to earn her doctorate degree. She studied hard in school. Despite all of the challenges. Catalina has become a successful doctor. She has been working for more than twenty five years. Dr. Garcia has helped many people and won several awards.(Our Donors University Of Texas at El