what motivates me?

a "spine" is something that motivates a someone. some examples of spine in writing are to help others, or to find beauty. for a character to be properly developed his/her motivation must mostly remain consistent. i find that my spine is to try to make a difference in the world. even small actions can have a major effect.

three things i learned

three things i learned during the Houston history presentation:

integration went smoothly in some parts Houston - when schools were forced to desegregate in the south most places started rioting, but in Houston the media agreed to not make a big deal of it and not talk about it for a few weeks. in most places schools started accepting students of all races and there were few protest.

a lot of neighborhoods in Houston were started by streetcar routes- a lot of streetcars in Houston went from populated areas to underdeveloped areas. the easy transportation into the city allowed people to spread out. one example of a "streetcar suburb" is the heights.

houston shipped 3 million bales of cotton a year around 1830 - after Galveston was distorted by a storm for the 100th time, business men moved all there shipping over to Houston because it was safer.