Odessa, Texas

H.G. Bissinger tells the story of the obsessive town of Odessa, Texas in his book, Friday Night Lights. This town has a toxic obsession with high school football and wastes away life until Friday nights. The expectations held for the athletes of Odessa are suicidal and the preparation for life outside of high school is almost non existent. The town of Mount Vernon, Iowa also lives for Friday nights, however they have a healthy balance between these exciting events and ordinary life. Mount Vernon

The geography of Texas is hugely varied, from beaches to mountains. You can break Texas down into four main regions, divided by rivers, escarpments and other natural features. Texas has all the locations you might need: forests, cliffs, mountainous desert that could pass for Mars, NASA's Johnson Space Center and even a coastline. The Lone Star state is often divided into four regions: the Gulf Coastal Plains, the Interior Lowlands, also called the North Central Plains, the Great Plains and the Basin

the great state of Texas, Jane “Bitzi” Johnson Miller. Bitzi is a proud native Texan born in Odessa, Texas and is the granddaughter of former Governor of Texas Joe “Big Daddy” Johnson. She grew up on her family 's cattle ranch near Pecos, Texas. There she learned the value of a hard days work, that family comes first, a man is only as good as his word, and a firm handshake still goes a long way. After graduating from Pecos High School as Valedictorian Bitzi attended Texas Tech University were

In Texas there are many places to go and explore whether you live in the state or are just visiting. Many may want to go to the capital of Texas which is located in Austin and Austin is also the 4th largest city in Texas. The capital has a population topping 800,000 people. Just making it through half a year in 1845 on the day of December 29th Texas became just the 28th to become part of the United States. While Texas is the 28th state it is one of the largest states and offers many things about

Recession: Texas Growth After Economic Adversity During the great recession in 2007, many Texas citizens believed their dreams were shattered. Even though the great recession had tainted Texas citizen’s lives forever. Still, the Texas economy has grown and is expanding. Texas has remained a top state for employment that is growing, population has increased, and has been ranked number two for the percentage of change in personal income growth by state. First, due to increased employment Texas has one

Introduction In 1836 Texans listed the failure of the Mexican government to provide education as one of their grievances in the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico (Texas Education Agency). Since the founding of Texas, education has been an extremely important part of the state government. According to Texas Politics Today, Article 7, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution states that a “general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the

Friday Night Lights is what makes the state of Texas function. Texas with out football is like a baby without nourishment, lifeless and suffering. In the state of Texas, high school football falls second to none. The high school stadiums are bigger than college football venues. Friday Night Lights, the movie, is based in Odessa, Texas. Where as, the tv series is set in Dillion, Texas a made-up city. Two different cities, one same goal. Injuries, coaches and the quarterbacks are always important to

Texas is a unique place with a colorful history of legendary cowboys and tall tales. The state stretches over the middle section of the southern United States. Texas has experienced shifts in governmental control within the United States. French, Spanish, Mexican, and Confederacy, and all having once been in charge, not to mention the time Texas spent as an independent republic. Texas has had many battles and wars within its borders, resulting in seven different constitutions within a span

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For millions of immigrants, America has been seen as the land of opportunity where anyone could become anything he or she wanted to be. A family that believes strongly in the American dream can be found in Amy Tan’s short story, “Two Kinds.” The story centers around the daughter of a Chinese immigrant who desperately wants her daughter to become successful. In the story, the author shows the difficult lives immigrants face when moving to a new culture. In this short story, the theme shows the protagonist’s