The Last Knight The Story of Don Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara Uribe (1774-1841), a Texas Hero (By Jose Antonio Lopez) Once there was a magical land called Tejas. Here is where our Spanish-Mexican ancestors settled to raise families, build their homes, and ranching communities. They were a rare breed of men and women; a hearty stock, strong of both mind and body. They tamed what historian Jerry Thompson calls the Wild and Vivid Land of South Texas. In so doing, they invented the ranching and cowboy phenomena. However, all was not well. Spain ruled Tejas with oppressive and unjust laws. In response for direction to rid America of European colonial rule, several great American-born leaders answered the call to duty during those turbulent times of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Among these were George Washington, Simon Bolivar, and Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara Uribe. While most people may have heard of the first two, few are familiar with Don Bernardo. The Last Knight is the story of this great Texas hero. To begin with, Don Bernardos life has the drama, action, and intrigue of a Hollywood movie, but it is a true story. He was born in Revilla (now Guerrero), on the southern bank of the Rio Grande back when the Rio was just another South Texas river. (The shape of Texas was very different than it is today.) As a young man, Don Bernardo decided to get involved in bringing social change in his community and throughout Texas and Mexico. It was in this restless period of early Texas history that Don Bernardo volunteered to help Father Miguel Hidalgo in his struggle to gain Mexicos independence from Spain. That is why September 16th is today celebrated in Texas. Don Bernardo was appointed a Lt Colonel in the Republican Army. After a trip to the U.S. to seek help and volunteers, he began his revolution in Nacogdoches. That the struggle began here in the Louisiana border was very significant in a historical sense. Nacogdoches and Los Adaes represented the eastern boundary of New Spain. As a matter of fact, Los Adaes is the first capital of Texas. On April 17, 1813, he wrote Texas first Declaration of Independence and its first constitution. He won a series of battles. He became the first President-Protector (governor) of the Independent State of Texas. However, his hope of victory over the Spanish forces vanished quickly, when he was relieved of command and forced to move to Natchitoches, Louisiana in exile. When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Don Bernardo was asked to return to his homeland. He did so in 1824. Upon arriving, he became the governor of the new state of Tamaulipas. He also was appointed to several military posts, including Commandant General of Tamaulipas and Commandant General of the Eastern Interior States (Texas, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo Leon.) He died in 1841 after an illustrious career as a rancher, military leader, Indian fighter, gifted communicator, skilled diplomat, governor of two states (Texas and Tamaulipas), and commandant general of four states. He was a man who possessed rare leadership qualities. We owe our gratitude to this great hero who shared in the first vision of a free and independent Texas.
Both classical and contemporary social theorists have created a range of frameworks to formulate and develop concepts of social structure. Focusing on the work of the key theorists, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons and Louis Althusser, Society and its Metaphors maps the linguistic basis of different theories of social structure.
When I was up there in heaven, my life took an unplanned detour, and I ended up in paradise at the beginnings of my young-adult life! I never thought that would happen to me, but it did. Through a dynamic and spiritual logistical plan, God can take your mind or being to another place, a paradise outside your body. So what can I say? Up There in Heaven features the practical wisdom and understanding of God from the pages of scripture that you take with you--from the beginning to the end--which have made an impact on Jose's life forever. This inspiring story will encourage you to get rid of fear and your doubts and overcome anything and take on obstacles thrown at you in life.
Literature Review from the year 2022 in the subject Sociology - Politics, Majorities, Minorities, grade: 10, Auckland University of Technology, language: English, abstract: This review analyses the theoretical concept of quality of life in light of the existing literature on this topic. It describes quality of life as seen from Latin American migrants' perceptions and the factors impacting the quality of life for migrant and refugees not only in New Zealand but worldwide as well. Finally, this review explores the complexity of migrant and refugee status from the political, cultural, social and economic perspectives associated with their quality of life. Extensive research on the settlement and experiences of refugees and immigrants has been conducted in New Zealand and globally. Nevertheless, there is a significant gap in the research related to Latin American migrants and refugees in New Zealand and their perception of quality of life. Although, some postgraduate studies have been conducted, those studies are based on the stories and experiences of Latin American immigrants and refugees as two different groups. For example, the first research with Latin Americans in New Zealand was conducted in 1996 by Barnard (1996), on "Chilean refugee women's experiences in reconstructing their lives around a future in New Zealand". The most recent study on Latin American people in New Zealand was conducted in 2019 by Nodesco (2019), about exploring the motivations of Argentinean women to embark on a self-initiated expatriation to New Zealand.
In the world of brass instrument players, many manias and diseases develop, such as Bell's palsy, oromandibular dystonia, bruxism, Satchmo syndrome and stage anxiety. Wind players are the most commonly affected and represent 70% of the patients in the profession. A 2009 study of 450 musicians from Argentina, resulted in that 53% had ever suffered injuries to muscles, tendons and joints, 22% were due to trauma and a 17%, due to dystonia. Dystonia is a less frequent syndrome, but it also affects musicians, generating problems in the central nervous system, with involuntary movements triggered by a certain repetitive act. Oromandibular dystonia is a focal dystonia characterized by involuntary spasms of the the chewing, facial and lingual muscles. Different forms of oromandibular dystonia are distinguished: opening, with lateral deviation and closing depending on the affected musculature. Oromandibular closing dystonia is caused by Dystonic spasms of the temporal muscles and masseters Mainly in this group suffer problems in the muscles of the lips. Satchmo Syndrome which is a muscle tear due to the effort of said muscle to make the instrument sound. Oromandibular dystonia disorders of the temporomandibular joint, the symptoms of which increase especially during practice.Playing wind instruments damages the blood vessels of the brain. Like athletes, they require regular and regular warm-up and especially in beginners.The coordination of the muscles of the face, lips and tongue helps breathing! Knowing the correct way to warm up prevents medical consequences, such as tears, and significantly improves the execution!. All this heating is coordinated with the facial muscles, air, lungs and the diaphragm, which is one of the strongest muscles in the human body. The diaphragm, which is located below the lungs, is the main muscle of respiration. It is a long dome-shaped muscle that contracts rhythmically and continuously and, most of the time, involuntarily. On inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and flattens and the chest cavity widens. This contraction creates a vacuum that sucks air into the lungs. On exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and returns to its dome shape and air is expelled from the lungs.Some emotions such as sadness, fear, anxiety or stress can influence diaphragmatic activity or its proper functioning In turn, these emotions can lead to alterations in the perception of pain. The activity of the diaphragm is also essential in maintaining posture and changes in body position, due both to its location and its insertion areas in the center of the body, as well as its isolated contractions; which have been shown to produce postural alterations depending on the position in which we find ourselves At the level of the circulatory system, the diaphragm facilitates venous and lymphatic return; This is because their movements can produce changes in body pressure. This function will be important for the absorption of substances from the peritoneal cavity, as well as for a good circulation of blood in the liver and abdomen. The pressures on the abdominal viscera produced by the movement of the diaphragm favor peristaltic movements and functioning. digestive. In turn, the gastroesophageal function it presents is also relevant, since the crural part of the diaphragm prevents gastroesophageal reflux and intervenes in other important processes. It is important to have total control of the diaphragm to play any wind instrument. Jose Pardal
The story of the prophet Balaam in the Book of Numbers is one of the most fascinating that I have ever read. I was captivated by the tale's humor, and also by the prophet being given the privilege to speak with God in his dreams. I liked it so much that I wanted to illustrate it so that readers of the Bible could become better acquainted with the extraordinary story that is part of Israel's journey to the Promised Land. The Balaam incident demonstrates that when an individual willfully disobeys God's commandments, which are daily guides to living, it can cause suffering and death. I have fictionalized portions of the Balaam story to demonstrate that it was possible for Balaam and Moses to have encountered each other; however, the Torah, the Hebrew scriptures, does not indicate that they ever did. Recommended for ages 10 - 100.
Nights of Wailing, Days of Pain Life in 1920s South Texas Jose Antonio Lopez Summary Life in 1920s South Texas was mercilessly miserable for U.S. citizens of Spanish Mexican (Tejano) ancestry. The courageous descendants of Native Americans and the first Europeans to set foot in Texas had been reduced by this time to the status of foreigners in their own homeland. It had been over eighty years since the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, but the suffering of the native inhabitants continued unrestrained into the twentieth century. In short, Tejanos looked like the enemy, spoke Spanish like the enemy, worshipped as Catholics like the enemy, and thus were treated like the enemy. Akin to a never-ending nightmarish inferno stoked by constant Battle of the Alamo reminders, the damage to the tormented Tejano psyche persists to this day. Nights of Wailing, Days of Pain involves the day-to-day life of a Tejano family, whose members are living in two parallel worlds. One is the world of their Spanish Mexican ancestors, inventors of the ranch and cowboy phenomena, and the other is the world of Anglo Saxon Texas that treats them as strangers in the only homeland they have ever known. The first world is a sanctuary providing comfort, but it is slowly disappearing. The second world is fraught with overwhelming anxiety and continues unabated to the present time. The book typifies the saga of countless Tejano families struggling to make a living in the harsh brush country of South Texas while at the same time fighting off those who wanted their land at all costs. The story begins with a scene worthy of a Russian czar. A ranch foreman, bloodied by a brutal beating, hangs feet first from the arm of a large oak tree. Although not charged with any crime, he had been left there by the Texas Rangers. It was a most undignified sight! How could this be? After all, this was the 1920s. Wasn't the United States of America the land of the free, where a person was innocent until proven guilty? Wasn't South Texas part of the United States of America? Had not the country recently fought a world war, the Great War to guarantee freedom for others in Europe? What about basic freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution for citizens in this country, regardless of their race, creed, or color? The man hanging from the tree was a U.S. citizen. So how could this be happening? Why was he being treated in such a cruel manner? The first chapters introduce the several main characters of the storyline. Chapa, the Rancho La Paz foreman, is a strong and capable young man who valiantly absorbs the rangers' brutal punishment without betraying his boss. The beautiful Dona Carmelita "Meli" is the ranch owner's wife. She is the social conscience of the community. Don Roberto Gutierrez, her husband, is the former county sheriff who traces his lineage to the first Spanish Mexican Texas settlers. He is suddenly accused of smuggling contraband horses and mules from Mexico. Justa is the ranch matron. She is a wise curandera (folk healer) whose counsel is sought by all. Sabi is Justa's daughter and helps her mother with her duties at La Paz. Both of them are part of Don Roberto's extended family. Epifania "Epi" Martinez is a Gutierrez relative who works at the courthouse. Amble Macray is a rich Anglo-Saxon cattleman from Fort Worth. He grew up with the Gutierrez family. He and his family are very supportive of Tejano culture and respectful of the Spanish Mexican roots of Texas. Amble has two brothers. One of them (Deck) is now the sheriff. Deck reluctantly participates in Don Roberto's persecution and prosecution. They have one sister, Libby. They also have a half-sibling, Raymundo, a U.S. marshal. Scott Johnson is Don Roberto's defense attorney. Scott is an idealistic young lawyer who is defending his first case. George R. Reed is a former county judge who controls most significant activities in the community. As the area political boss, he wants Rancho La
Document from the year 2022 in the subject Sociology - Social System and Social Structure, grade: 8.5, UNITEC New Zealand (Massey University), language: English, abstract: This book presents a recompilation of nine essays written by the author, on the subject of international development, and international communication. Thus, the topics covered here are; 1) The goal of achieving equality and justice through implementing Sustainable Development Goals. 2) Description of the application of the theory of “imagined communities” to the Colombian Diasporas in Ecuador and the United States of America. 3) How to achieve successful projects? 4) Why there are extreme poverty and hunger in Venezuela? 5) Problems that create Intercultural communication issues. 6) Description of the current situation of Colombians refugees in the world. 7) Also, there is an essay describing the issues faced by refugees globally and the solution to the refugee crisis. 8) This essay responds to the question: Are the discourses of development mechanisms of power and control? And essay nine talks about the effect of the neo-structuralism and retro-liberalism paradigms on the success of the sustainable development goals by 2030.
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