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After Finishing Sleuthing the Alamo Davy Crockets last stand and other mysteries of the Texas revolution one has to applaud James E. Crisp and his dedication of unlocking the past where Crisp investigates the fallacies and myths by exploring and decrypting and putting the puzzle together by researching and reviewing the work of Historians and the memoirs of history like Bill Groneman defense of a legend, the de la Pena’s memoir, General Urrea’s own diary published in 1838 the master thesis of Edward William Bartholomae. James E Crisp search for truths regarding the Texas revolution regarding Sam Houston’s speech at Refugio was Houston a racist was the Texas Revolution a race war, the mystery of Davy Crockett surrounding the death of a legend
History is not static. It ebbs and flows like Earth’s great lakes, rivers, and oceans. Rather than being directly changed by the sun and the moon like the tide, history is influenced by new found evidence, reinterpretations of past events, and many other factors both seen and unseen. These “ebbs and flows” in historically understanding of the Alamo have and continue to shape culture within Texas, the United States, and Mexico due to the countless narratives, myths, and legends birthed from the Alamo battle in 1836. For some, the history of the Alamo has inspired patriotism, courage, and nationalism.
In summary, on 09/21/15 at 0418 hours I was patrolling the area of 1600 S. Laramie Ave., at which time I observed a male subject with a youthful appearance walking northbound 16th Street. I made contact with the subject, at which time he identified himself as (Rosas, Alexis DOB 04/21/97). While speaking with Rosas, I detected a strong odor of fresh cannabis emanating from his person. Rosas related he had some cannabis in his sweater pocket. I recovered a silver box containing a green leafy substance from Rosas ' right sweater pocket.
The Hero’s Journey of Texas History: Revolution and Republic In Texas History, there is nothing more well known than the Alamo and the Texas revolution. Almost everyone has heard the stories of Davy Crockett and his coonskin cap, or Jim Bowie and his famous Bowie knife. The Texas revolution was full of so many Texas legends and larger than life characters, so it only makes sense that the Hero’s Journey, a literary trope all about heroes overcoming obstacles, would apply to the riveting events of the Texas revolution. The start of the long journey that is the Texas revolution starts in the ordinary world, the first stage in the Hero’s Journey.
Revolution in Texas Over the past two weeks I have read the book, Revolution in Texas: How A Forgotten Rebellion and Its Bloody Suppression Turned Mexicans Into Americans; by Benjamin Heber Johnson. In Johnson's introduction he discusses raids throughout the book. In early 1915 a draft that occurred in south Texas with the slogan “liberating army of all races“ the groups of people aimed for this army were Mexican, blacks, and Indians. The purpose of this army was to overthrow United States rule in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, California, and Arizona; in the process it would kill all white males over the age of sixteen.
After watching the movie “A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story”, I realized that I didn’t know much about how Mexico lost part of their land to the United States and about how hard life used to be for Mexican Americans compared to now. I learned about how Mexican Americans were treated in the United States. The movie was mainly about how Mexican Americans were discriminated and they were treated as inferior people. They were not seen as actual “Americans”, but as a second class, calling them names like “shiftless, lazy, dumb, etc.” Another important thing I learned is who was Gus García and what he did for Mexican Americans.
I am the soldier Jacob Raymond, who fought in the French and Indian War along with the American Revolution. Life in the colonies after the French and Indian War was wonderful until Britain passed the Proclamation of 1776. Parliament passed this law in order to stop us from moving west towards Quebec. This made it more difficult to farm and was starting to upset many of the colonists including myself. Next, the Sugar Act was passed in 1764.
Day 2 Immigrant. That word gives me a label here. I am crossing the border to the U.S because my parents think it will give us a new beginning and a better life. I think they’re wrong. Our life in El Salvador was fine: We had a nice house and we were healthy.
I address this to the people of the newly founded Republic of Texas, The battle for our Texas independence has been an extensive, grueling, back-breaking struggle. We have had our fair share of victories and our fair shares of loses too. We have been through many trials and tribulations. Our men have fought in countless battles. Such as The Battle of the Alamo, and most recently The Battle of San Jacinto.
El Paso and Ciudad Juarez lie side by side, but are separated by the Rio Grande. The border’s way of life relies on the dividing line. As a resident of Ciudad Juarez, I experience a blend of cultures on an everyday basis. However, in 2010 the unique culture of the city was darkened by the shedding violence in Ciudad Juarez. Ciudad Juarez came to be known as the deadliest city in the world.
It was a crisp October morning when I found out the Neo-Nazi protest. For a ten years old I had no idea what a protest really meant or what Neo-Nazis were. In my head, I thought that this was some type of hippie thing I seen on television at the time. Boy was I wrong. Towards the afternoon my cousins
The event that I have chosen is the Freedom Rides, which started May 4, 1961 and ended December 10, 1961. The Freedom Rides were inspired by the Greensboro Sit-ins, and started with 13 African American and Caucasian protestors riding buses into the segregated south to challenge the lack of enforcement to the Supreme Court ruling that segregated buses were unconstitutional. While the activists were peaceful the local law enforcement and people against their message were not. The activists were beaten at several stops along their journey from Anniston to Birmingham with chains, bricks, and bats by Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members in Alabama, and activists that were injured would be refused hospital treatment. Bull Connor, Commissioner of Public Safety
There was an incident in Pensacola Downtown that I was working on a school project for my Photo I class. I have taken a picture of a man who was wearing a zombie costume. When I developed the picture the next day at school, the man came out as a ghost. The picture showed that you can see things through the man. The most important thing about the picture that the people in the front line was visible and the people in the back vanished.
In the heart of San Francisco, clusters of students rushed to class with books in hand and fellow friends nearby. At the entrance of the class stood the motionless Vice Principal with her radiating superior aura. She stood serious as she counted all but four. In the back exterior of the spacious building, Lola was kneeled in her knee-scraped, whimpering glory, upon the three, which she feared the most. Lola’s biggest fear was for Miranda, Valerie and Stephanie to remember her 18th birthday, and they did.
Location: I decided to start my observation on a bench inside Rittenhouse Square Park. There’s a lot of people inside the park participating in many activities. I’m sitting on a bench near the fountain and people watching. Some people are sun bathing in the grass with their shoes off, while others are sitting on a blanket with their friends, significant others, or pet.
