Mary Louise Cecilia Guinan was born in Waco, Texas, on January 12, 1884 to a Catholic family. Her parents were Michael and Bessie Guinan, two recent Irish immigrants. While living on a ranch in Waco, her parents were traditionalists and kept a tight rein on her and her siblings. She had a parochial education. Her parents, wanting their daughter Mary to have a musical career, had her sing in the church choir. Mary, however, wanted to be a performer, leading her try out rodeo. Surprising to most, she actually could rope and ride. While doing rodeo, she toured under the name of "Texas." She also met John Moynahan and married him. .
Marriage wasn't her thing, however. After divorce she left home to head for New York to better pursue her performing career. By 1906, though she had become a Broadway singer, she had already married and divorced twice. A few years later, she was scouted by an agent, amazed at her ability to "handle a hoss and lariat," and persuaded to move to the West Coast to appear in silent movies. There she starred in her first movie The Wildcat (1917). She instantly became America's first movie cowgirl, and became known as "Queen of the West." She recorded over 200 "two reelers" and a few full length feature films. Some other films during the twenties include Stampede (1921), I am the Woman (1921), and The White Squaw (1920). During World War I, Texas entertained troops in France. In 1921, Texas Guinan Productions was formed; however, by 1922 she became tired of Hollywood. Wanting to be heard, she left for New York to try out the Broadway again. .
While in New York, originally intending for a Broadway show, she discovered the night clubs and instantly fell in love with them. It was here that a young sometimes entrepreneur, sometimes gambler, and sometimes racketeer named Larry Fay took notice of her and her wisecracks and lung power. He soon had her working at the El Fay Club as a partner.
Critical Response Paper Searching for Sucker Baltimore Sun The article I read is from a local newspaper The Baltimore Sun. It is titled Searching for Suckers and was found in the editorial section on the internet. ... The intensely warn the internet users to be wary of all unknown emails and to not "be a sucker". ...
Being a Texan can bring to mind many different things, from something as little as using a specific word to generalize a group of people; to something as big as saying every single Texan is an oil burning Hill-Billy. I want to focus more on the positive aspect of Texas, such as being able to choose everything and anything that goes into the governing body of Texas. ... At least that is what the creators of the Texas constitution thought. ... According to Saul Elbein "If Texas [minorities] participated in politics at the same rates" that the Anglo-Americans do, Texas would already be ...
Being a Texan can bring to mind many different things, from something as little as using a specific word to generalize a group of people; to something as big as saying every single Texan is an oil burning Hill-Billy. I want to focus more on the positive aspect of Texas, such as being able to choose everything and anything that goes into the governing body of Texas. ... At least that is what the creators of the Texas constitution thought. ... According to Saul Elbein "If Texas [minorities] participated in politics at the same rates" that the Anglo-Americans do, Texas would already be ...
The Texas Rangers have played an effective, valiant, and honorable role throughout the early years of Texas. ... Austin, known as the "father of Texas", made a contract to bring three hundred families to the Spanish province, which now is Texas. ... Several men of this body took several Texas Rangers under them and assigned them to different areas of Texas. ... Texas Rangers presently known as "State Police" at the time fell into disrepute among the war-weary citizens of Texas. ... There are special requirements to become a Texas Ranger. ...
Texas, like all other states in the United States, faces many problems as time goes by. ... One of the biggest problems Texas faces, and will continue to face is education. ... In all of the 50 states, Texas ranks last in the percentage of kids who graduate high school. ... In 2012, the new STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) testing system replaced the old TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) testing system and this has created even more problems for the students and school districts in Texas. ... Texas teachers earn below $7,000 to $8,000 below the national av...
Brantley Foster, a retired Texas Ranger. ... Since then the Texas Rangers have been an interest of mine. ... Today the "Texas Rangers"are an investigative division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. ... He died during a shoot out with four Texas Rangers at Round Rock, Texas, after being betrayed by one of his own gang members. ... The streets of Texas are safer because of this elite group of men. ...
The Texas Constitution is a long and complex document and is actually the sixth constitution of the state of Texas. ... These principles are reflected in the Texas Constitution as well. ... One contemporary constitutional reform group in Texas is Texans for Public Justice, or TPJ. Texans for Public Justice is a reform group that organized in 1997 to take on political corruption in Texas (tpj.org). ... Texans for Public Justice is just one of the many constitutional reform groups in Texas. ...
I started to think about the greatest challenge I ever faced in my life, the summer my family moved back to Austin Texas after living in Istanbul, Turkey for four years. I remember sitting in my bedroom that day trying to figure out if I would ever be able to adjust to the Texan culture after living in a Muslim country. ... We were welcomed back to Texas where "the bigger the better" is most commonly believed. ... As I walked through the ack yard I figured that on the same size lot we have here in Texas I had once shared with 40 other Turkish families in a 14 story apartment skyscraper in I...
While the Cherokees were establishing themselves and their families in East Texas, the government of Texas was being changed from Spain to Mexico. ... By 1830 the Cherokee population of Texas was approaching 400. ... This treaty was not endorsed by the Texan government. Sam Huston who remained president of Texas, as a republic, worked in order to keep the peace in between the Cherokee and the Texas government. ... Unfortunately, the State of Texas later answered that they were not liable for the actions that were taken by the Republic of Texas. ...
