Waco, Texas

Traffic in downtown Austin, Texas is becoming a sever issue and is continuing to become slower and more congested every day. Austin ranks 4th on a list of U.S. cities with the least efficient roadways, and with its remarkable growth rate, the issue can only get worse. After reading numerous articles based on opinions and statements from local city planners and engineers, the best way to see an improvement in the traffic issue is to increase the amount of public transportation in the Austin area

Nuremberg War Trials.” The reason McVeigh bombed the building was because he recognized that there was an ATF office inside of the building and that would be his initial target. McVeigh was unaware that there was a daycare program inside the building. The Waco Siege was the attack of the Branch Davidians compound that belonged to the religious group the “Branch Davidians” who followed David

On the night of May 23rd, 2015, a 15-year-old boy walked home from a party. He was so intoxicated, that he didn’t know where he was going. The boy wandered onto Outer Ring Road and he fell into a pothole. The pothole was so deep, that the 15-year-old ended up in China. On May 28th, the boy returned home. During his few days in China, the 15-year-old boy learned to speak Google Translated Chinese. “我討厭這些坑洼” he said. Translation: I hate these potholes. On June 23rd, 2015, another man fell down a pothole

Quinn Massey Ms. Davis College Prep English 10 April 2017 The One Behind The Trigger In the modern world, Terrorism seems like a daily occurrence. A bomb here and a shooting there is taken in stride, now. No more than a week and life is back to normal. There is no rallying cry. While most threats come from the outside, as is a hot topic recently, we also recognize that many attacks come from within our borders. However, there was a time when it was inconceivable that one of our own could think of

The Government's Response to the Oklahoma City Bombing The Oklahoma City Bombing affected many Americans, including the President of the United States. From the start the White House immediately dispatched the FBI. The initial reaction was to close the airports, but that would infringe on civil liberties. Government intervention with this tragedy would help many victims' family members cope with the loss of their loved ones. Presidential response as well

On April 12, 1987, Michael Morton sat down to write a letter. 
“Your Honor,” he began, “I’m sure you remember me. I was convicted of murder, in your court, in February of this year.” He wrote each word carefully, sitting cross-legged on the top bunk in his cell at the Wynne prison unit, in Huntsville. “I have been told that you are to decide if I am ever to see my son, Eric, again. I haven’t seen him since the morning that I was convicted. I miss him terribly and I know that he has been asking about

The period between 1995 and 2005 is very memorable in America’s history. There are several incidences and occurrences that unfolded which helped in shaping and framing the current United States of America. The bombing of Oklahoma City is a major epic event that still lingers in the minds of most Americans. However, there is much to contemplate and deduce based on the incidence of 19th April 1995. The music industry also experienced drastic changes between this time frame and analyzing these changes

illegal sawed-off shotguns by the FBI. When the FBI’s came, there was a standoff which killed Weaver, his wife, and his son. This made McVeigh's and the others mad. Their anger against the government quickly escalated when the government handled the Waco siege--a group of Branch Davidian members “were suspected of weapons violations and a search and arrest warrant was obtained by the U.S. federal agency Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).” (serendipity.com) This later failed and the ATF

the evil of mankind is The Oklahoma City Bombing. This bombing was a tragedy that happened on April 19,1995. The bombing was caused by Timothy McVeigh. Mr. McVeigh had a bone to pick with the government. He did not like how the government handled The Waco Siege or

A Close Tragedy Let’s begin with a typical flashback story. It was a bright and sunny Wednesday morning. As she was saying goodbye to her father, Angela felt as though something was a little eerie. She heard a thunderous noise that was quite common back in the Oklahoma fields, but this time it rattled the entire house and that was rather unusual. Asking her father with great concern, she knew something dreadful had happened. “He told me it was something in the field behind his house, but it shook