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    “Bleeding Kansas” was a term used by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune to describe the violence between pro and antislavery forces in the Kansas territory during the mid and late 1850s. The blame of who is responsible for this violence is placed on both sides yet it seems that the South should take more responsibility for the violence there. First off‚ the south starts the violence with no incitement from the North at the Raid on Lawrence. Then there was the Sumner-Brooks issue after Sumner

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    Life in Kansas. Well‚ it’s life‚ but in Kansas. If I ever talk to someone from another state or anywhere else they always say something about it being flat‚ even though I never thought it was flat because there are the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas that are not flat at all. Also‚ if I ever travel outside of Kansas and somebody knows I am from Kansas they will say “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” as some kind of joke‚ it’s a given. The Flint Hills are absolutely stunning and it is my favorite

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    Gale Sayers: Kansas Comet

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    Gale Sayers was born May 40‚ 1943 in Wichita‚ Kansas. He played for the Chicago Bears for several seasons. Previous to his football career‚ Mr. Sayers participated in football and track at Omaha Central High School. Then‚ he moved on to University of Kansas football. Moreover‚ Gale Sayers was the “Kansas Comet.” “Kansas Comet” set many records and accomplished many goals. In a legendary game between the Bears and 49ers‚ he tied with a National Football League (NFL) record by gathering six touchdowns

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    greatest Canadian invertors to date. He was the inventor of the game basketball which is now today known as one of the major sports around the world. James is known widely around the Kansas and Springfield area where he spent his early days inventing the game. He later became the athletic director at the University of Kansas. Naismith being the lone inventor of basketball and having benn inducted into his own hall of fame definatly proves his is a famous canadian. 14 awards for acting Michael J. Fox

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    July 17‚ 1981‚ in Kansas City‚ Missouri‚ the Hyatt Regency Hotel held a tea-dance party in their atrium lobby. As the many party-goers stood and danced on the suspended walkways‚ the connections supporting the ceiling rods that held up the second-floor and fourth-floor walkways across the atrium failed. The fourth-floor walkway collapsed onto the second-floor walkway‚ while the offset third-floor walkway remained intact. Both walkways collapsed onto the crowded first-floor atrium. During the time

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    Blueville Nursery

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    as well. HISTORY Blueville Nursery was started in 1933 by Marlin and Gladys Scott on Blueline Road in Manhattan Kansas. The couple owned and operated it until 1962 at which time they sold the company to Darrell and Dorothy Westervelt. In 1969‚ Darrell and Dorothy moved the company to its present location which is at the corner of Anderson Avenue and Scenic drive in Manhattan‚ Kansas. In 1963 this location was started as Blueville’s growing fields and they opened a small garden store in 1970 which

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    Slavery and Civil War

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    who never heard of slavery wanted to free slaves. This need of slaves caused the beginning of the Civil War. Many acts and comprises as Kansas Nebraska Act‚ Bleeding Kansas‚ Compromise of 1850 and the new Fugitive Slave Law. These acts prove that slavery was the cause of the civil war. The Kansas Nebraska Act was a act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska‚ opening new lands for settlement‚ and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing settlers in those

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    Soccer Career Essay

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    Soccer Coaching Career Soccer is the most watched game on the planet and is played in every country in the world; therefore‚ why would anyone not want to be a part of what many would argue is the best sport on Earth. Pursuing a career as a soccer coach is a lifelong dream of many. What is a carrier you may ask? A career is an occupation or profession‚ especially one requiring special training‚ followed as one’s lifework Career‚ Online Dictionary). Choosing the career path as a soccer coach is a

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    Kansas City Zephyrs Case

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    Kansas City Zephyrs Case This case is a good example of the “earnings game”. A dispute arose between the baseball team owners and the players association on the true profitability of the baseball business. The case describes 3 main areas for which the accounting is being disputed: * Roster depreciation * Player compensation * Current Roster Salary - Deferred Compensation * Amortization of Signing Bonuses * Non-Roster Guaranteed Roster Expense * Transfer pricing of related party operations

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    of 1852. 2. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed voters to allow or prohibit slavery. 3. Pro-slavery and antislavery groups clashed violently in what became known as “Bleeding Kansas.” Key Terms and People Franklin Pierce Democratic candidate who won the presidential election of 1852 Stephen Douglas representative who introduced what would become the Kansas- Nebraska Act Kansas-Nebraska Act the law that divided the rest of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories—Kansas and Nebraska Pottawatomie

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