Standing at the Crossroads The year 2003, can't believe I'm a senior in high school! I am now at the crossroads in my life where every decision is crucial. Going to college, planning for my future and my career are constant thoughts that go through my mind. I know that I have been guided...

Texas has been settled since 10,000 B.C., but it wasn't until 1519 that Europeans discovered this area. Spain was the first government that ruled over this land. Since the Spanish explorer made a map of the Texas coast in 1519 the state has had eight changes of government. "Texas is the ...

From the research detected in the articles and in the book, both the U.S. and Mexico are at fault for the start of the Mexican War. In 1820, some Americans led by Stephen Austin went to Texas to settle. The Mexican government said they could settle there as long as they obeyed two laws, one was to p...

The Writer Within When did I first discover the writer within? Over the course of time, what has happened to that writer? Where is that writer now? It was 1972 at Ed White Elementary school in, Houston, Texas where my histories as a writer surely begin. During my attendance of second grade, my...

Youth vs. Old Age A Clean, Well-lighted Place is another one of Ernest Hemingway's dense vignettes, filled with nuance but spare in style. The anecdote revolves around the difference between a clean, bright café and a dark, not-so-clean, bar as a place for lonely men to spend the...

The Essential Elements in Selecting a College Upon graduating high school, students face many difficult decisions. One of the most important decisions that will affect you throughout your life will be deciding whether or not to continue your education by obtaining a college degree. If you do d...

The Mexican War---Was It in the National Interest? Most Americans were advocates of expanding the Union to make a larger stronger country, but some also saw the Mexican War as a barefaced plot to expand slavery; however, the Mexican War was seen as something that was necessary to settle disputes ...