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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without water. I guess you can say that water is pretty important. In Flint Michigan‚ they can’t even drink their water without a serious risk to your health. About two years ago‚ the state decided to save money by switching Flint’s water supply from Lake Huron‚ to the Flint River. This plan backfired. Many problems have began to occur as a result‚ so if we don’t fix this water one major problem soon‚ this issue will only got worse. Flint is most definitely not a small city. That means that there are many
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The Kansas-Nebraska act was a proposal by Sen. Stephen A. Douglas which said that Kansas and Nebraska territory could be allowed to govern for itself whether or not to be a slave state or a free state. By a vote of its residents the territories would become a slave or a free state.This caused many fights between Northerners and Southerners. As a result many people were killed. This act was fair because it gave the majority of the population the choice. This would be better because if the government
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Unit 2 Dcush test review Study online at quizlet.com/_4x96e 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. "Bleeding" Kansas A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South‚ making civil war imminent. 10% Plan This was Lincoln ’s reconstruction plan for after the Civil War. Written in 1863‚ it proclaimed that a state could be reintegrated
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Bleeding Kansas is also described as a period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act reversed the Missouri Compromise’s use of latitude as the line between slave and free territory and instead‚ using the principle of popular sovereignty‚ announced that the residents would determine whether the area became a free state or slave state. Proslavery and free-state settlers flowed into Kansas to try to pressure the opinion. Violence soon appeared as both
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Orleans‚ Chicago‚ New York‚ and Kansas City. Each "hot spot" has its own history containing significant events and people that helped shape the musical style of that culture center. Kansas City is no exception. There are innumerable persons that helped make Kansas City jazz what it has become. Jazz emerged in a time that one might think that something new‚ such as the jazz movement‚ would not succeed. Jazz began to gain notoriety in the midst of The Great Depression. Kansas City ’s ability to sustain
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is the Flint‚ Michigan water crisis. My present assumption about the Flint‚ Michigan water crisis comes from what I see in the media and what I was taught in school. This assumptions is that water in Flint‚ Michigan contains a high percentage of lead concentration. I am not actually sure of the percentage but I know that no amount of the lead should in water. Lead should not be present in water because lead can hurt the human body. I remember learning about a set of twins living in Flint‚ Michigan
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The Flint water crisis has caused many different health effects. These health effects have been caused by the abnormal levels of lead that seeped into Flint’s water system through the pipes. Pretty much everyone who was around the water in Flint has been affected. Although everyone is affected by this‚ the people who are affected the most often are children‚ because they are still developing. These effects can especially affect a child’s education. It can‚ as the long term effects include lowered
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Crime in Kansas City Murders‚ rapes‚ robberies‚ assaults‚ burglaries‚ and theft are all put into the same category‚ crime. Any of these crimes can relate to deaths. Which is something no one wants. Kansas City’s violent crime and murder rates are among the nations highest‚ and has been for many years. its embarrassing that Kansas City is lumped together with other cities that are notorious for their high crime rates‚ such as Detroit‚ St.Louis‚ Oakland‚ Memphis‚ Atlanta‚ and Cleveland. Kansas City’s
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The Kansas and Nebraska Act was introduced in 1854 by Senator Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas was a Democrat well liked in the South. He didn’t really care too much about slavery because he was looking toward the development of the new Western country between the Missouri River and California. Specifically‚ he wanted a transcontinental railroad that went through Chicago‚ which was his home town. Building this road would involve grants of public land. The south‚ on the other hand‚ wanted it to go to the
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