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his biggest flaw as a president was his emotional attachment to the south. His cabinet was chosen “largely on the basis of compatibility with his own views and outlook (Smith 22)”. James Buchanan was pro-slavery and he showed that when he backed Kansas as being as slave…

Compromise is crucial to the stability of a Union, especially one as new as the states were in the 1800s. Without compromise there is no unity throughout the states which causes complete chaos, which we knew even back then. Despite of how crucial it was for the leaders in the North and South to find compromise were unable to find that vital common ground that they could use to come up with a neutral decision about aspects in and out of the government. The conflict was made up of the pro-slavery…

conflict over slavery was the leading issue of the 1850 from the controversy over the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Nullification Crisis, and John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry. Consequently, the Civil War was inevitable since “the result of extremism and failures of leadership on both sides of the conflicts.” The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for them whether or not to allow slavery within…

Compromise of 1850 This Compromise was based off of Clay’s eight resolutions to settle controversy of slavery on January 29, 1850. President Taylor’s efforts to bring CA and NM to the union as free states angered many because southerners, slaveholders, fought in the Mexican War and they believed that their desires should hold more weight over this matter. Without seeing much progress, the South threatened to leave the Union and the session between the nation greatened. People looked upon Clay…

Written by: Douglas Chu, Andrew Smilinich, Brian Esposito Assignment Date: August 25, 2015 Due Date: September 1, 2015 Introduction: The Hyatt Regency disaster took place in Kansas City, Missouri on July 17, 1981. This tragedy occurred during a large gathering of people for the annual tea dance (Engineering Ethics:The Kansas city Hyatt Regency Walkways Collapse). According to the filed report the “atrium area was estimated at 1500 to 2000” people at the time of the collapse (Marshall,V). At…

Texas had recently earned its freedom from Mexico and the Southerners wanted it. After being argued about in the election of 1844, James K. Polk pushed and pushed to get Texas until it was finally added to America. In 1845 Texas was officially added to the United States as a slave state. After the addition of Texas, many Southerners also wanted to gain the other land in the south, such as California and New Mexico. The attempt to get this land, eventually started a war with Mexico. The Americans…

On a local level, there are some efforts to save the bees and bring awareness to the harmful pesticides that are used, and most people in Kansas are doing what they can to try and save the bees, because no matter how small their contribution is every bit helps. Near campus, there is a store called The Bee Store that exclusively sells fresh, natural bee products. The honey it sells comes from the Douglas County hives, and also sells items that can help potential bee keepers start their own…

love. A mental health counselor to assist soldiers, family members, and civilians. As a retired twenty-two-year veteran, working with soldiers have always been my first love. However, by obtaining a degree in pursuit of license in the state of Kansas would allow me to continue to use my personal background as a veteran to assist others in the capacity of a professional Mental Health Counselor (MHC). Pursuing the MHCP online, allows me to attend school, work at my current job, and take care…

Thesis: Although many believe the American Civil War morality slavery directly triggered slavery, the outbreak was truly stemmed from economic differences between the North and South coupled with a weak central government. In 1787, the Constitutional Convention passed the ineffective Three-Fifths Compromise exasperated the existing tensions between the agrarian South and industrial North. Tensions first erupted when the South demanded that slaves to be counted as a full person. The South’s…

Kansas State University is a gorgeous campus that is always up kept and pleasing to the eye. However, almost twice a week my fellow K-state students and I come in to very close range of a large gas lawnmower. During what I like to consider “rush hours” of students between the hours of 8am-5pm it is not uncommon to see the mowers out on the quad or another section of the campus. Personally, I suffer from severe seasonal allergies brought on by things such as pollen and grass. Weekly on my way to…