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Over 600,000 men died in the bloodiest war in United States history, the Civil War. Leading up to the Civil War, tensions were high between the North and South. Overall, the Civil War was caused by a combination of issues, such as the difference of the industrialized economy in the North, the agricultural economy of the South, and the morality of slavery, that divided the country during the mid 1800s. Furthermore, economics brought tensions to be higher than they were before. Due to a…

Institutional control refers to the efforts schools go through in order to adequately comply with the NCAA’s rules to detect and properly investigate violations that do occur at their institution. NCAA requires their member institutions to maintain a certain level of institutional control, and a “lack of institutional control” is considered a fairly significant violation, and often comes with serious consequences (“Enforcement Process”). Furthermore, if an employee or student-athlete knows that…

America in the mid-19th century was a powder keg waiting to explode. The division of culture between the North and South was at an all-time high and in the early 1840’s the population of the United States was drastically changing. Settlers were rushing westward to form new territories while Immigrants from Europe were leaving their countries to settle in the United States. This movement of people into and around the United States led to the furthering of disunion and political developments,…

starting to revolt which was causing more tension and causing the people of the nation to fear what was going to happen and how they were going to hold together their nation. There was also the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which caused more harm than good. We are able to figure this out when we read, “The Kansas-Nebraska Act opened all new territories to slavery by asserting the rule of popular sovereignty over congressional edict, leading pro- and anti-slavery forces to battle it out (with much…

Tabitha Health Care delivers the first and most complete elder care continuum in the state of Nebraska. Tabitha’s vision statement: “Tabitha’s love embraces a society where everyone is valued and empowered to live life to the fullest” and mission statement: “Motivated by Christian compassion, Tabitha delivers a continuum of exceptional and innovative Elder care services that promote the dignity, independence and well-being of older adults” (Tabitha Employee Orientation Manual, 2017, p. 1), is…

The 1800’s were plagued with conflict regarding the issue of slavery. The two different opinions of the North and South in regards to slavery, states’ rights, and expansion caused the regional Civil War within the United States (1861-65). Threatened by the presidential election of anti-slavery Abraham Lincoln in 1860, deep southern states seceded from the United States to form the Confederacy. Four years of war between the states devastated the North, South and led to further conflict regarding…

By reading through all documents related about the civil war in United States, it seems that all of them were focus slavery issues in America. Evesnts like the debate over the slavery in 1860, the bloody confrontation in Kansas in 1854 to 1861, and presidential elections where Abraham Lincoln was participating in 1860, were some events that increase the conflict between the two parties. First, one of the most important event about the beginning of the slavery’s issues was the debate over…

Willa Cather was a famous female writer in the early 1900’s. In 1913 she wrote O Pioneers! It was the first book of her Great Plains trilogy. O Pioneers! Tells the story of the Swedish Bergson family that lives in Hanover, Nebraska. Alexandra Bergson, the main character, inherits the family farmland when her father John Bergson passes away. Alexandra Bergson devotes her life to two things, making a good farmland and the success of Emil Bergson, her youngest brother. In this story Willa Cather…

The United States Civil War was one of the greatest wars in the history of America. It lasted four long years and would forever change the nation. Following it, states that had previously seceded rejoined the Union, and they were required to abolish slavery as a result of Andrew Jackson’s new plan of Reconstruction for the country. What led to this immense change though? More specifically, what were the major causes of the United States Civil War? The two most important causes of the United…

Motives Towards The Civil War The Civil War was a defining event in American History. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s there was major turmoil across the western territories due to expansion of slavery. The South’s view of slavery saw it as an essential to their nation. Since, America could not have made any growth without the help of slaves. On the other hand, the North’s view on slavery saw it as an inhumane way of life. So, this created some hefty tension between the North and the South. The…