b sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfAmelia Mary Earhart was born July 24‚ 1897. She was born in Atchison Kansas. Her parents were Amy and Edwin Earhart. She moved around many times. She grew up to love planes and fighting. She did many things that were a first for women. Amelia was like her mother who was the first woman to climb Pikes Peak. Amelia was one of the few female pilots of her time. As a female pilot‚ Amelia Earhart made flights that broke many records. Amelia
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John Brown How one views John Brown’s place in American history depends widely on where one is located geographically. If one is in the middle of the United States in a state like Kansas then one might have the view that John Brown’s efforts to keep slavery from spreading westward are heroic. If one is in the Southern region of the country you might have the viewpoint that Brown was nothing more than a terrorist that acted unjustifiably with his actions at Harpers Ferry. Brown himself obviously felt
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public considering that gay marriage is now legal in some states and also that soldiers are out fighting for us‚ however members of the Westboro Baptist church feel differently. Westboro Baptist church was established in 1955. Located in Topeka‚ Kansas‚ Their goal is to “preach the Word of God to this crooked and perverse generation”. They take on such goals by publically protesting these horrendous phrases on street corners‚ gay festivals‚ and more shockingly the funerals of dead soldiers. Sounds
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on May 9th in 1800. He was raised in Ohio‚ around the firmest people with one goal in mind. To stop slavery once and for all. When he grew up he raised his sons to fight with him. When he was fifty-five years old‚ Brown and five sons moved to Kansas and killed five men who believed in slavery. He escaped
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Teamwork and its Importance to your Success Jodie Scott Good Afternoon‚ to the graduating class of Augusta Independent‚ class of 2015!! How proud we all are of you for achieving this success‚ and for the future success we know you are capable of accomplishing!! What I am here to touch on with you today is the importance of teamwork. In today’s society‚ teamwork certainly will be presented to you in some fashion‚ whether on a day to day basis or as needed at your work‚ or even in your next phase
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United States arsenal at Harper’s Ferry. John began a huge massacre along the Pottawatomie Creek along the Kansas territory. It all began on the month October and the year of 1859. Brown had a psychotic way of thinking and doing things. John’s great plan was to arm slaves for a future rebellion. He was an anti-slavery man and tried to do everything in his power to keep slavery from happening in Kansas‚ but he was also a murderer. I believe that he told people he was anti-slavery‚ which he was‚ but had
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by soldiers. Bystanders watch as a twenty one gun salute is given to a veteran’s family who gave his life for our country. The family weeps over their lost loved one. This sacred moment in time is one that no one should interrupt. A group out of Kansas known as Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) travels around the country protesting at soldiers’ funerals that the death is God’s punishment to the U.S. for tolerating homosexuality in the country. This so called “church” is able to hold protests due to
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should be free or slave states. The main belief was that slavery must expand or perish to keep the country completely united. The Missouri Compromise first said that slave states must stay underneath the Missouri Southern borderline. Later‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act designed by Stephen Douglas completely overturned the Missouri Compromise and said a Slave or Free State is determined by popular sovereignty of the state. Courts would later go on to find this unconstitutional and disallow it. Northerners
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grandparents from Kansas come out to Illinois. They pick up my sister and I‚ and also my 4 other cousins. (the younger half of the cousins) We always leave the parents at home‚ and that is not all! On the way to Kansas‚ we usually stop at an Amish store and buy 1-2 bushels of fresh Georgia peaches!! Georgia peaches are delicate‚ delicious‚ and delightful. Soon‚ we are on our way again. Before we know it‚ it is time to eat our supper. This year‚ we stopped at Freddy’s in Kansas City. All of us cousins
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Earhart was a revolutionist‚ daring to go where women were usually shamed from going. It was‚ and still partially is‚ a man’s world‚ but Amelia didn’t let that stop her from chasing her dreams. Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24‚ 1897 in Atchison‚ Kansas. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother didn’t want her around that‚ so most of her childhood was spent moving place to place‚ not growing very attached to anyone. Her father’s inability to be the provider for the family led Amelia to become independent
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