Nebraska

services to Nebraskans. The mission of the Nebraska DHHS is "helping people live better lives," with the motivation to find ways to effectively provide these services and make a difference in the lives of so many people. This project was implemented to address one of the reasons for health inequities in Nebraska—communication and lack of access to health care among residents with limited English proficiency — and will target minority populations in 15 Nebraska counties. • Goal 1: Increase…

human society and its legal system for centuries, regarded as a necessary deterrent to heinous crimes and a way to rid the community from dangerous criminals. Although the death penalty intertwines with our country's history in many states including Nebraska the death penalty has been revoked, though in the upcoming ballot the choice to reinstate the death penalty can be made, though the question is should it really be? I think not, as it costs a lot, is thought to be immoral, and sometimes the…

Some year later the family moved to Nebraska and live in a ranch, soon she was bored about this and moved to the town for then moving again to Lincoln for her studies. This part of her life is a resemblance to the short story she wrote because meanly of she living in Nebraska and moving to the town because of the dullness of the plains as shown in the short story but in the other way around that Georgiana was in the city and went to her husband farm in Nebraska and lost all her interest in all…

Before the 1970s, Nebraska had a fault based divorce system, which was the status quo of all states during the 1960s in the United States. The established fault based divorce law caused the legal court to be required to find fault in one party. However, the grounds to find fault in one party that could be legally considered for one to obtain a divorce were narrow. The grounds that could be possibly be used were desertion, cruelty, adultery, non-support, or ‘other’. Although, the grounds of…

Willa Cather moved to Nebraska in 1883, when she was only 9 years old. A year and a half later she moved to the small prairie city of Red Cloud. While there she had an attic room that she loved to read in. At sixteen she went to college. After attending the University of Nebraska she moved to Pittsburg. She became a big woman in American journalism, but quit when she started writing her American masterpieces. She wrote three masterpieces in five years, one being My Antonia. She was received the…

Stephen Douglas proposed a law called “Popular Sovereignty”, this law lets people from territories like Kansas and Nebraska vote whether or whether not slavery was allowed in the territories. (Mr. Adreon’s Notes) This act reversed the Compromise of 1820. The Compromise of 1820 said no slavery was allowed North of latitude 36°30. Before popular sovereignty, Kansas and Nebraska had to be a free territory therefore, getting more votes for the North in the senate. This infuriated the South.…

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the most crucial events leading up to the Civil War. In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act created territories for both Kansas and Nebraska. This gave a chance for people to move slavery to the Midwest. Also, it allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska the choice whether they wanted to be a free state, or a slave state. The only problem with this was that there was…

Under the Missouri Compromise, Nebraska must enter the United States as a free state. Southern states blocked Nebraska from gaining statehood. Senator Stephen Douglas wanted Nebraska to become a state, so he proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which overturned the Missouri Compromise. Kansas, which was above 36°30' north latitude, would be allowed to decide whether or not to allow slavery by popular sovereignty. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the 36°30' north latitude as the deciding…

sure that there is no harm placed to society, and so the process of dealing with the dead must not cause any harm to anyone. Every state has regulations over organ donation and the disposal of remains, but a lot of it stays consistent federally. Nebraska laws specify how to sign up for the donation registry, the process in which organs are donated, and conditions for donating organs. Along with organ donation laws, there are regulations for the way remains can be disposed. Whether someone is…

slave state, and Maine a free state. Not long after came The Compromise of 1850 which consisted of five major bills passed by the united states congress. Last but certainly not least, was The Kansas/Nebraska Act of 1854. Which was basically the creation of the states we now know as Kansas and Nebraska. The statement “ All men are created equal”, in…