Emporia

Hi! I'm Mynnette, but I go by Mynn. It's easier to spell for most people, not to mention pronounce. I was born in Provo, Utah and am the oldest of nine children. My parents were both born and raised in Utah, but we moved when I was around two. Even though I have lived in Kansas for about 20 years, but I feel like I grew up in the Seattle area in a city called Kent. I currently live in Derby with my husband of 11 years and our fur baby, a sweet little rescue girl named Hundie. She is the…

Many history books tell about glorious battles, courageous military leaders, and larger-than-life discoveries; however, they downplay substantial social events that have had immeasurable ramifications on all aspects of America’s history, including the woman suffrage movement. The woman suffrage movement was a women’s rights crusade in the 1800s and early 1900s that gave females the right to vote as well as the right to attend college and to hold a professional job. This is one of the social…

In a world where people are practically inundated with technology beginning at birth, educators must look at how to diversify their practices to meet the needs of 21st century learners. Traditional educational practices are no longer best serving the needs of our students. Reformers have called for alternative systems, such as virtual schooling. Virtual schooling becomes an interesting prospect as it removes the traditional constraints of time and limited resources. Students can take…

There are many tools ED805 discussed that will increase my effectiveness as an educator and instructional leader. It is important for all educators to encounter differing ideas and to dialogue and debate philosophies. We grow when we become uncomfortable and when we are exposed to new ideas. The list below contains my top ten big ideas that will linger long after this course comes to a close. Perhaps others have readily accepted the ideas, but I am eager to transform my practices to address…

A common topic in high schools of late has been the use of drugs and steroid use among athletes. High schools have the ability to test athletes for the safety of the students. Although some parents and students believe that drug testing students in high school causes problems that can be avoided by not testing them. In high school athletics, people have proposed to drug test athletes for the safety of the athletes; however, other people believe that they should not be drug tested because it…

Perry and the pair drove off; while in the car, Dick tells Perry about the lie he told his parents so that he can stay out overnight. It is revealed that Dick’s parents don’t like Perry because Dick befriended him in jail. Dick and Perry arrived in Emporia, Kansas where they purchased necessary items for their plans for the evening while Kenyon Clutter completed his chores for the weekend. Dick and Perry made a stop at a catholic hospital where Perry hoped he could buy some black stockings from…

As I was growing up, just like any other ordinary kid, my family would ask me, “What do you think you want to be when you grow up?” Of course, like any other little girl, I had the ideas of being a princess, a doctor, a veterinarian, even a firefighter at one time, but now that I’m a junior in high school, I realize that I won’t be a kid forever. As adulthood approaches me, I find myself unprepared, but with a plan. My plan is to become a child adolescent psychologist. Someone might ask, what…

In today's dynamic world of crime and delinquency studies provides a variety of careers opportunities. Federal Bureau of Investigation commonly known as the FBI are one of the most valuable basic career opening professions of today. First, what is the FBI and what do they? Federal Bureau of Investigation is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, which serves as the nation's prime source of investigation for the U.S. Department of Justice (“USA history”). The Bureau…

Imagine being harassed, racially profiled and just simply always looked at as a criminal even though you are not; now imagine all of that but at the tender age of eleven. Minorities, especially blacks and latino who are young often get criminalized by police officers and the general public. Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys was written by Victor M.Rios. Mr. Rios was a part of a gang when he was younger, which led him to become a juvenile delinquent, but through all of the…

Doctor Russell Kirk, is a name that I never had heard of much less even understood his significance in American history and politics before I started at Emporia. While identifying as a Conservative for most of my life (Please forgive me, but my parents were “New Deal” Democrats and I was young at the time); I never understood the philosophy or the background of the Conservative movement. More importantly, I never connected faith and personal values into what it meant to be a Conservative. I…