persons” (“The Definition of Utilitarianism”). However, how are all members within the Kansas City metropolitan area supposed to benefit from utilitarianism when minorities do not make-up a majority of the population? A modern day example of local utilitarianism is the shopping strip that is currently being built in Liberty, MO. Contractors are building unnecessary clothing and pet stores, despite there being similar businesses within the general vicinity. These types of buildings are commonly not built in Kansas City very often because contractors…
The Kansas City Chiefs have put themselves on the proverbial ropes the first 4 weeks of the 2015 NFL season, losing 3 out of those first 4 contests, two in heartbreaking fashion. It seemed a welcome reprieve would be the dysfunctional franchise from the Windy City, otherwise known as the “Monsters of the Midway”. The 2015 version of the Chicago Bears resembled nothing even close to your grandpa’s Midway Monsters. The Bears were weak at the wide receiver position, and quarterback Jay Cutler had…
In the center of one of the greatest cities in the world. Kansas City, stands a luminous, illustrious and diverse segment of the enormous city. The “Power & Light District”, known for its captivating restaurants, expansive shopping services and boisterous nightlife. Events held in this area are of the most prominent and important additions to the illustrious city. It has become a world-class attraction in its own respect and is looked upon by natives of the city as one of the most significant…
DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY APARTMENTS-THE BEST History of the Downtown: your future to be site In 1930, search began on what would be the tallest building in Missouri for 50 years. The 36 story skyscraper was inaugurated in 1931, as the headquarters of the Kansas City Power & Light Company. It is recognized as one of the finest structures of art, décor and architecture in the United States and is a monument to the innovation of its time. Upon completion, it was the tallest building in west of the…
Well you go out of town, and you want to see something special. What if one can’t find anything special. Well I know if you go to Kansas City we have fountains. We have over two hundred fountains around Kansas City. One might think that Kansas City is very large but once you get to know the city it is very small. Whenever I go to visit these fountains they bring me joy,and happiness. The first fountain made in Kansas City was on 15th and The Paseo, but was later destroyed. Although later that…
Kansas City Missouri does need to have a better highway/road system.The roads are not good at all thats why its always rush hour and traffic be getting stopped up. This is not something that just started, because according to Eric Arneasn back then like in the 1900’s “most roads that existed were unpaved. Also author Eric Arneasn said “there was a point that needed to be made “There was a desperate need for better , safer , and faster highways in america”. I feel there is a solution to this. …
The Philadelphia Foot patrol and the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment are both ways that police handle a situation. Each as their own effective way of operating and when used right and can be affective. Patrols are a key way that police can effectively handle crime in a specific area. The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment has three basic patrol techniques in 15 police beats, no Preventive patrol which is reactive. In this technique the routine patrol was eliminated in five…
At the conclusion of the Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment of 1974, little worth was placed on the proficiency of defensive routine patrols to discourage crime. Researchers and criminologists exposed inadequacies in methodology, specifically a bias in the statistics towards a worthless hypothesis and a problem with measurement in the determination of amount of patrolling for specific areas. The Minneapolis Hot Spot Experiment came about to either validate the findings of the Kansas…
People in Kansas City may think there are millions of solutions to solve problems in such a segregated world. Many people put out many ideas from racism more community involvement fairs and church etc. They might sound like great ideas but in reality it’s most likely that they might not work. These ideas might only work for that one day and will never make a big difference. Racism is a big problem and the way to fix this problem or at least try to fix it would be by harsh penalties this is…
Kansas City is the home of many people, but how can it remain a home when a lot of loved ones are being killed or taken away from us into the system. Crime rates in Kansas City have risen, so between two solutions the broken window theory is better at stopping crime than mentoring because it lowers crime rates and improves the community. Nowadays it’s almost normal to hear of another death, or someone else being incarcerated. Those who commit crimes whether it be homicide, robberies, or…