essay: My name is Taylor Lyytikainen and I am determined to go to college and graduate with a degree that fits my interest and skill level with the support of the Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship. I am currently a senior at Omaha North High School in Omaha‚ NE‚ and as a first-generation student I want to be the first in my family to take that extra step toward a higher education. My parents have always encouraged me to further my education so that I won’t have to live a pay check to pay
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state baseball tournament and ALL my family was there. 3 days after his baseball tournament my family was supposed to go to Omaha for a family vacation‚ instead‚ we took a trip down to Iowa City to the children’s hospital. In July after Kalebś baseball game‚ I was on my way down to Centerville with my aunt and uncle. I wanted to spend time with my cousins and I could just go to Omaha with them. The day after I got to Centerville‚ my mom called my uncle and said that Kaleb was unresponsive and was in cardiac
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10/13/2013 Domestic Violence Professor Bradley Toxic Love Toxic Love by Tomas Guilin tells the story of Steven Roy Harper and the Murder by Cancer case that shook Omaha‚ Nebraska in 1978. Duane Johnson awoke one September Sunday morning with intentions of painting his family’s newly purchased 768 square feet home. He always dreamed of owning a big house of his own one day to share with his family. Since Duane grown up in a broken home where his parents fought almost every day he always wanted
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Malcolm x Malcolm X was Born May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ a time when black men and women were supposed to smilingly and quietly accept their role as second-class citizens. I was a time when black people‚ who were politely called Negroes in those days‚ were expected to sit at the back of the bus. They were not allowed to use “whites-only” drinking fountains‚ restaurants‚ or rest rooms in South. Worst of all‚ black people in America
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Airlines. • Select one small company and provide a brief description The company I am choosing is O’Brien’s Lounge‚ formally Jameson’s Lounge‚ the bar I used to own for 2 years. It is a local Irish bar located off 74th n Pacific in Omaha. • Develop a SWOT analysis (four each) Strengths- • Location- located by major intersection‚ close to UNO campus‚ and has many surrounding business. • Longevity- the actual bar‚ even though it has gone through a couple
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learn that a fourth son is still unaccounted for‚ they decide to send a unit to find him and bring him back. The movie follows these 8 men and their struggle to accomplish their mission. The movie shows one of the most authentic depictions of WWII Omaha beach scene compared to other motion pictures. The movie Saving Private Ryan by Steven Spielberg‚ is an excellent
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The late 19th Century was a revolutionizing period in American History evident by the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. However‚ it was the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which profoundly changed the United States. The discovery of gold‚ the acquisition of Mexican territories and the continued settlement of the West increased the need for a primary railway system connecting the East and the West Coasts. The Transcontinental Continental Railroad aided the settling of the west
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Running head: UNION PACIFIC Abstract North America has one of the largest transportation systems in the world. Union Pacific Railroad is the largest railroad in the North America currently covering over 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States with over 36‚000 miles of track. The Union Pacific Railroad maintains coordinated schedules with other rail carriers for the handling of freight to and from the Atlantic Coast‚ the Pacific Coast‚ the Southeast‚ the Southwest‚ Canada
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Graham Mattison U.S. Military History Term Paper 5/12/08 The Allied Sweep and the Defeat of Germany: The Failure of German Defense‚ The Triumph of Allied Strategy The intent of this paper will be to provide a purposeful explanation of the events leading up to the Allied invasion of “Fortress Europe.” It will also provide an analysis of Allied‚ as well as Axis strategy throughout the Allied invasion and sweep across northwest Europe that resulted in the eventual defeat of the Third Reich
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Diary of Lyllian Swain: A Journey Westward. Entry 1 May 17th 1873 As I sit here writing my first entry‚ I am sitting at the bustling station in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ excited about my new adventure ahead of me. My name is Lyllian Swain‚ I am a schoolteacher originally from Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. For quite some time‚ my life inside the classroom has been predictable‚ and I have longed for something more. When I started hearing about the opportunities in the West‚ I decided it was time for me to pursue
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