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Improving High School Graduation Rates for Texas Minorities in the Presence of Exit-Level Testing

U.S. District Court Judge Edward C. Prado observed: "The receipt of an education that does...

Business Plan for a Day Care Centre

second largest population, there are also large levels of poverty with a high proportion of immigrants. The need for day care is r...

Katrina Refugees and Rising Crime in Houston

more than 100,000 of New Orleanss displaced residents flocked into town in late August and early September" (Gelinas, 2006). The m...

PhD Admission Essay

rate throughout the country and have been active in Texas for some time ($130 Million Committed, 2003). Texas is one state that f...

'Arbitrary' Capital Punishment?

in todays society, the very foundation upon which it was originally created - to dissuade deviant social behavior - has continued ...

Overview of Texas State Politics

era, 2006). Texas finally became a state in 1845, and then seceded only 16 years later, in 1861 (Unionism, 2001). The Civil War ...

Texas and Wisconsin Judicial and Constitutional Structures

states and joining the Union. One of the features of the United States government is that individuals can disagree yet stil...

EDS Acquisition Target MphasiS BFL

Companies Measure Rank among Indian Companies Operating Profit 159 Net Profit 96 Assets 207 Net Worth 106 Market Capitalization 1...

An Analysis of the American Medical Association

Chicago, with offices also in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey (American Medical Association, 2005). The AMA is sustained b...

New Home Health Service Planning

age of 65, representing 21.1 percent of the households in the area (DP-1, n.d.). The number of San Antonio residents over the age...

Comparisons of Culture

before the existence of popular culture (Dictionary.LaborTalk.com, 2005). Experts point out, however, that folk culture does still...

Texas State Legislature and Meetings Full Time Rather Than Biannually

But should being on the Texas legislature be a full-time job? Is it fair that these folks are being paid for their efforts, only t...

Issues and Compromises During the American Civil War

of slave states and free states. A compromise was worked out regarding the admission of Missouri to the Union. The Missouri comp...

Human Rights and Investigation of Differences II

lower crime rates, that reductions in crime must originate within individuals. Adding greater numbers of police all too often is ...

Disaster Preparedness for Travis County Texas

in General Its a given that disasters are unpredictable; if we could predict them accurately they would be far less damaging, be...

Dallas, TX and Obesity Prevention

Dutch, Swedish, Native American and Russian ("Dallas, Texas," 2005). What does this mean? It seems that the largest demographic is...

Causes and Effects of the Mexican-American War

north (Lee, 2008). Many Americans agreed and moved to what was then the "Mexican province of Texas" (Lee, 2008). Furthermore, they...

CINDY SHEEHAN, GEORGE BUSH AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

President Bush opted to simply avoid it, hoping the whole thing would go away (Independent, 2005). In a sense, the Bush administra...

Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the African-American Population of Houston, Texas

state declined by 20% (HHS System Strategic Plan for FY 2005-2009). This encouraging news did not extend to the black community, h...

Conducting Drug-Use Research/Texas Prisoners

first institution listed in regards to male offenders, which is the James V. Allred prison unit, located just outside of Wichita F...

AMERICO PAREDES: A SECRET RACISM

the end, most likely killed by her stepfather, a Hispanic, through sheer ignorance and neglect. The fact that no one seems to no C...

Texas Jury System

which they swear or affirm to tell the truth when answering questions about their qualifications as jurors" (Juror Selection). Th...

Positive and Negative Aspects of E.J. Davis' stint as Governor of Texas

a state senator who happened to be the friend of Sam Houston ("Edmund Jackson Davis," 2007). Davis would remain a member of the Wh...

The Vietnamese in Houston

and Fort Worth has a population of 16,000 less than Houston. Slide 3 The Vietnamese population is important to the area and i...

Power Plants in Texas

alternative new technology plants cost 20% more to build that these models. With any form of energy production there are differi...

Ethical Decision Making

Compliance, 2007). Employees can take any number of actions without retribution if they suspect a violation, such as raising ones ...

Texas and California on Gun Control

an even harder time controlling the situation. Clearly, the government cannot control the influx of guns in general, but it can co...

Texas Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

and the American Nurses Association found somewhat "paternalistic and demeaning" as the guide determined that "the physician is re...

Students with Disabilities and Full Inclusion in Texas Schools

entries. RESULTS OF FINDINGS The testing gains for each of the 111 schools that were studied and are practicing full inclusion o...

Texas' 11 Ecological Regions

marshes. 5. Coastal Sand Plains - This is a most unique region in that it is adjacent to the Laguna Madre: "the only coastal, h...