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    of Fame‚ Grammy Hall of Fame‚ and the Baseball Hall of Fame‚ just to name a few. However‚ could you imagine a Hall of Fame being planted right in Waynesville Missouri? Many cannot imagine this type of event of happening‚ but in fact‚ the Greek God and Goddess Hall of Fame is coming right to this central Missouri town of Waynesville Missouri! Fellow committee‚ judges‚ and community members‚ as many have known‚ the Waynesville area is launching a Greek God Hall of Fame. With over dozens of gods

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    original owner‚ Mr. Peter Blow‚ lived in the state of Missouri before the Army ordered Dr. Emerson to serve at bases in Illinois and the Wisconsin territory. Dr. Emerson took Dred Scott along with him to the various bases which were located in a state and a territory that were free in that they did not allow slavery. Dred Scott lived in these “free” areas for some twelve years before the Army ordered Dr. Emerson to return to their home in Missouri. Upon Emerson’s death‚ Scott and his family were hired

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    sentence. The prisoners selected by prison officials for parole were required to report monthly to citizen volunteers known as Guardians (History of Parole‚ n.d.). I recently had the privilege of interviewing Parole Officer Kristina Vessar from the Missouri Department of Corrections District 5 in a past class about the pros‚ cons‚ ins and outs of the parole system. According to her (personal interview‚ February 18‚ 2011) the parole system is used as “a dangling carrot” for incarcerated offenders. If

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    ​The conflicts between liberty and equality in America have ranged between minor disagreements to full-out war. The most obvious contingent in the struggle between liberty and equality is slavery‚ but there was also friction in the women’s suffrage movement and various other attempts to provide equal rights under the law. ​While slavery in the United States always had its opponents‚ it wasn’t until 1787 that these detractors started to cause real obstacles for slave owners. During the Philadelphia

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    Energy Conservation

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    and droughts in Missouri. This has also increased the number of days of extreme hot and cold temperatures Missouri Energy Issues‚ (n.d.). The impact of the use of coal‚ fossil fuels‚ and natural gases on humans and animals can and will hurt their lives. Pollution is sent in the air and this could cause breathing

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    purchased Dred Scott‚ a slave‚ and moved him to a base in the Wisconsin Territory. Slavery was banned in this territory in accordance to the Missouri Compromise. The next four years of his life were spent hiring himself out for work during the long stretches while Emerson was away. In

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    photography. There will be some challenges concerning how to get a job in this career such as budget. However‚ I am still very interested in this career. Photographers are people who are trained to take professional photos. According to the overview in Missouri Connections‚ “ Photographers produce images that paint a picture‚ tell a story‚ or record an

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    Dred Scott Case

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    him then now person owned Dred Scott. If no person owned Dred Scott the by definition Scott should have been declared a free man‚ The following year the Missouri Supreme Court stepped in to this situation. They decided it should be retried. The St Louis Circuit Court ruled that Scott and his family were free. After having freedom the Missouri Supreme Court reversed the decision of the previous court. Scot had too now take this to federal court to continue to fight for freedom which had been given

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    Slavery played a significant role in the 19th century which also contributed to the development of America. The vast majority of slavery occurred in the southern states‚ since the Missouri compromise prohibited slaves in new northern states. The south flourished economically through slave’s labor on the wide-ranging plantations. The social side of slavery in the South gave plantation owners a poor reputation. Politically‚ the south broke from the union to protect their slaves. The average southerners

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    Kansas Nebraska Act Dbq

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    years before the Civil War broke out in America. Many people think that the Kansas-Nebraska Act was one stepping stone that led to the war. The Kansas-Nebraska Act directly opposed the Missouri Compromise(“Kansas-Nebraska Act”). The Missouri Compromise created a balance between the North and the South. The Missouri Compromise stated

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