Six flags over Texas

what happened. It is 7:30 in the morning and time for the Texas Marathon. I tie my purple laces and jog through the forest until I find my two friends, Maddie and Mackenzie. “Ready for the race,” I call out. “Of course we’re ready,” Mackenzie calls out. We ran following the dirt path with arrows leading up to the start line. Our shoes rustle through the colorful leaves as our brown hair sway in the breeze. In the distance I see two big flags and the start line. Once we got there, we nervously stretch

I remember a day when I was walking in the Six Flags theme park in Texas with my best friend. The smell of popcorn and candy and the feeling of excitement from the little kids coming for the first time with the grandparents just enjoying the family experience. We were walking down the winding stone pathways, waiting for our next adventure at every turn. Trying not to leave our parents behind, we ran ahead enough to be in eyesight, but we were going at our own pace. He and I stood amazed at the sight

INTRODUCTION War 1846 - 48 between Mexico and the United States was a military conflict related with the annexation of Texas to the United States territory. Mexico saw the conflict with Texas as an "expansionist sentiment" of the United States. The Mexican government did not stop to consider the region as part of its territory, so that the annexation of Texas was regarded as an affront to the interests and national dignity. Mexico, since its independence in 1821 until the proclamation of the Constitution

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facilities to enjoy their time together. We want to help restore the broken bond between families caused by many outside forces, the busyness of life, and common distractions that drive them apart. We plan to make fun cool again. Starting out in Beaumont, Texas we have the advantage of entering into a place where strong family values are important. As a child growing up in this city I remember there were many places to go to have fun. Places like Putt-Putt Golf, a skating rink that was off Highway 105 where

On the day of April 12, 1861, the civil war began. It was a war between the north, or the Union, and the south, or the Confederacy over slavery. The Union had an army of nearly two million soldiers, while the south had approximately half because of their population differences. About 620,000 total soldiers died from combat, starvation, disease, or even accident. The civil war was the bloodiest battle in the history of our country and resulted in the greatest number of casualties compared to any

The year is 2050 and introspection has taken over the world. Mind control devices are causing human beings to fight among each other. Technology has been our downfall. My name is Ronald Heller and I am one of the few human beings that have not been subject to introspection. The reason is that ninety two percent of the world has become evil. I am one of the last of the true believers. People known as true believers are immune to introspection. The fate of mankind depends on us the true

Colombia is located in the northern region of South America, between Venezuela and Panama. It is almost twice the size of Texas and consists of "flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, and eastern lowland plains" (CIA). Half of the land is forested and a third is used for agriculture; this country has plenty of natural resources and exports the most coal in South America. Climate is cooler in the uplands yet tropical eastern (CIA). Galeras, one of the country’s active volcanoes

Corporation was an energy company running out of Texas that was started when two companies, Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, merged together in 1985. By 1992, Enron became the largest seller of natural gas in North America and began to offer other services like wholesaler trading and risk management. The company’s popularity and profitability continued to increase throughout the 90s and in 2000 was named number 7 on the fortune 500 list bringing in over 100 billion dollars of revenue. Enron shares

Ku Klux Klan, often referred to as the KKK, was born in the small town of Pulaski, Tennessee (cite). The group’s name is derived from the Greek word kuklos, which means “group or band” (cite). The Klan was founded in December of 1865, by a group of six college men that were also former Confederate soldiers. Initially, the group was started as a fraternity or social club, but it rapidly progressed into a vigilante group whose goal was to intimidate Southern blacks and anyone that was accused of assisting