Stephen Dobyns (1941) Kansas THE BOY HITCHHIKING on the back-country Kansas road was nineteen years old. He had been dropped there by a farmer in a Model T Ford who had turned off to the north. Then he waited for three hours. It was July and there were no clouds. The wheat fields were flat and went straight to the horizon. The boy had two plums and he ate them. A blue Plymouth coupe went by with a man and a woman. They were laughing. The woman had blonde hair and it was all loose and blew
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Refer to the Kansas City Zephyrs reading from earlier in the week. For each of the 5 areas in dispute‚ answer the following: Who is right? Why? Submit your answers in your own Word document by the end of Week 1. Bill Ahem was asked to be an arbitrator in a major dispute regarding profitability between the Owner-Player Committee (OPC‚ the representatives of the owners of the 26 major League baseball teams in collective bargaining negotiations) and the Professional Baseball Players Association
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Bleeding Kansas also took part in causing the Civil War. Bleeding Kansas was a war between the anti-slavery and pro-slavery activists. It took place between 1855 to 1861 (Ponce). Missouri was a slave state and Kansas had not yet decided to be pro-slavery or anti-slavery‚ and because the two sections did not agree with each other‚ that caused a war. “Yet the violence that broke out in the 1850s was an unintended consequence of the territory’s organization” (Ponce). President Franklin Pierce signed
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in this world full of restlessness. Not now‚ and certainly not back in 19th century America. Bleeding Kansas (also known as Bloody Kansas) was a brutal time after Kansas was created when pro and anti slavery forces couldn’t agree on the topic of slavery in America. From 1855 to 1859‚ the period before the Civil War was one of viciousness and barbarity. Before getting into the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Missouri Compromise‚ which was previously established in 1820‚ must be introduced. It made it so
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Death Penalty Nebraska has been on the fence for quite a while when it comes to the death penalty. Now the time has come for the state to decide if the death penalty should be reintroduced as the maximum punishment. I say yes it should. Nebraska is questioning the death penalty because it is believed to be a cruel and unusual punishment‚ but let me ask you this. Do you think that the criminals that receive the death penalty cared about the form of cruel and unusual punishment that they put their
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cornfields and wheat farms” and “ Who’d want to live down there in the middle of nowhere?” There are many reasons why people would want to live in the middle of the United States where Nebraska is located. Arts and Culture‚ Recreation‚ and Agriculture are some of the many reasons why Nebraskans love to live in Nebraska. Nebraska has many opportunities for Arts and Culture. The Pinnacle Bank Arena offers family friendly shows‚ concerts‚ and sporting events. The events attract many people to the downtown
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The Nebraska Landscape Humankind’s relationship to its environment is one of the strongest bonds people can make. In Willa Cather’s My Ántonia‚ this relationship is shown through many of the characters want to return to their hometown of Black Hawk‚ Nebraska. What they find they miss is a lost setting‚ a vanished world of people‚ places‚ and natural surroundings. They all develop a strong attachment to the Nebraska landscape‚ which never seems to leave them. Part of the reason for this connection
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Kansa Indian The name "Kaw" or "Kansa" means‚ "People of the South Wind‚" (unknown‚ kaw nation‚ n.d.) and the state of Kansas takes its name from this famous tribe. The Kansa people were closely related to the Omaha‚ Osage‚ Quapah and Ponca tribes. Clothing The men of (unknown‚ kansa people‚ n.d.)The tribe wore a variety of clothes including a red or blue breechcloth with a belt‚ and deerskin leggings‚ and sometimes a blanket robe over the upper part of the body‚ often trimmed with fur. Buffalo
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Communities Creating OPPORTUNITY NOW Agenda—October 18th‚ 2011‚ 6:30pm to 8:15pm Yellow highlight=needs revision or update Magenta highlight=program team help cue the audience to participate through applause‚ sign waving‚ cheers‚ standing Red means this is a pin question—commitment question we are asking to those present in the audience or our elected officials or civic leaders. Green highlight means we will reinforce this point with a power point slide or graph. 6:00 pm God’s Power Band
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“Kansas” and the Guilt of Non-Interference “Kansas”‚ written by the twentieth century writer Stephen Dobyns‚ is the story of a man looking back on his life and questioning the choices surrounding one of the most pivotal moments within it. The symbolism of “Kansas” serves as both an anchor for the story’s real elements and characters as well a guide‚ aiding the reader through the various messages and undertones. “Kansas” story depicts classic symbols to give messages to the reader regarding themes
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