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I'm currently a student at the University of Texas Pan-American. That's near Mexico, way down south in Edinburg, Texas. I have declared my major but I do enjoy writing and hope that this will help to polish and improve my ability to write, in particular about

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Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives College basketball predictions: 2007 March Madness upsets: 10 of 11
The task of picking your bracketbusters, or worrying about not picking them, is what always drives college basketball followers nuts right around tournament time. It was around this time last year when a lot of people were thinking about filling their brackets and overlooking cinderalla stories Wichita State and George Mason.... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA Was Kobe Bryant's rant against low talent surrounding him on his LA Laker's NBA team justified or not?: 11 of 12
You would have to be just a casual sports fan to not side with Kobe on this one. Regardless of whether you like the guy or not, you have to admit he is in the top three, if not the best player in the league. Compared to him, you have to go a long way to find guys of his caliber in the league. The guy goes out there every nigh... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language English as a global language, a good or bad thing?: 23 of 25
Giving the world a single common language to communicate to each other in would not be a positive thing. The reason for this is the process that would have to be undertaken to "achieve" such a goal, if thats how you to choose to see it, would inevitably involve violence.Think about it from a historical point of view. Anytime ... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA Investigating the rivalries among NBA teams: 14 of 15
Rivalries are what make any fun sport a great sport. The NBA, with its seven game series in the playoffs, provides one of the best settings for these kind of rivalries to flourish. This format allows for the possibility of perenially great teams to meet again and again on the stage that brings forth the toughest play from th... More..
Personal Finance > Investing Basics How to teach your children about making investments: 22 of 23
I remember when I was a kid when we got an allowance of $10 every week my parents put us on a budget. A dollar went to our tithe for church. A dollar fifty was ours to spend. Three dollars went to saving towards things we would need for school. Two dollars went to saving for snacks at school. The last two fifty went towards ... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Are teachers giving 100%?: 52 of 54
Are law enforcement officers giving 100%? What about congressmen and congresswomen? It is unfair to scrutinize any profession that is loaded down by poor legislation.The reason behind the general consensus against teachers and their seeming failing efficiency is the No Child Left Behind Act. Yes, it is because of this unreali... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives NBA 2006-07: The Cleveland Cavaliers: 17 of 17
There's one major problem with the Cleveland Cavaliers, one that most anybody who has watched any of their games can admit to. When LeBron James is healthy and in the game, his teammates will, more often than not, defer to him and stand watching him on the offensive end of the court. This season is probably the season where ... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA The NBA all-time All-Star team: 17 of 17
For the sake of allowing people to actually make a decision in such a proposed case as an all-time all-star game, lets just look at the impact individual players had on their team and their time, rather than the times themselves. First and foremost, you need a guy who wins championships. Defense wins championships. That is w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Basketball Reflections on the Chicago Bulls becoming a basketball powerhouse again: 14 of 14
The first thing that you shouldn't do is ever compare this Bulls team or any other to come to the ones that won the six championships under the leadership of Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan. They had arguably the best player of all time, and another, in Pippen, who is in the top 50, if not higher, in league history as well. T... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Why lacrosse should be on television: 5 of 5
Lacrosse brings a multitude of different aspects that fans of other sports can love. The athletes are some of the most fit, running about as much in a game as a soccer team would, so you can't argue, like golf players and NASCAR drivers, that those competing aren't really athletes.There is a considerable amount of contact in ... More..