Newton County, Missouri

Allowing Renegade (Gardens) Saint Louis is home to “about 10,000 parcels of vacant land that have come to public ownership involuntarily through tax foreclosure”(Land). A majority of these vacant properties are in low-income neighborhoods, the residents of which, live at least a half mile (often more) away from a grocery store with fresh produce. Saint Louis as a result, is barren, as outlined by the graph provided by the USDA Economic Research Service (pictured right). This type of barrenness…

For my site visit, I visited the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. It is located at 12 Millstone Campus Drive in St. Louis, Missouri. I am extremely happy that I was able to do this visit here. I have always been very interested in the Holocaust and am always open to learning more about it. By doing the site visit here I was able to better understand the background information and what all goes into preparing a museum for visitors to come visit. I learned a lot and while I was there, the…

defense to change the jury 's decision. The judge wanted to have a quick and a silent case as much as possible due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Luckily, there was still some hope for Celia, as she was entitled to Sec. 29 of the second article of the Missouri statutes stating that, "to take any women unlawfully against her will and by force, menace or duress, compel her to be defiled" (McLaurin, 107). The law describes itself as it was unethical during the 1800 's and even today in the 21st…

During the first 45 years of Major League Baseball, any person who desired to know the events of a game had to be present at the ballpark or at the location at which the game was being played. Fortunately, for the game of baseball and for the American people, in 1921, radio stations began broadcasting baseball games to the American people who could not be at the ballpark, whether it was a financial matter, if the venue was sold out, or if the people were simply unable to make it in time to see…

There are many things that set me apart from those around me. I am more privileged than I am stigmatized, I am a white, middle class, straight, obviously, I’m female, and I am able bodied. These are just the obvious things that makes up what has affected me and the people around me. I have influenced those that are within range of impact, the things that are positive and negative about me I have in common with many others. Let’s begin with the fact that I am Caucasian. This simple fact, that I…

Missouri’s Geology Missouri is home to a wide variety of geological history as well as treasure which can be found throughout the state. From its wonderful variety of caves to the rock columns in the state parks of the south as well as the mines. The soil is as rich in diversity as the plant and animal life, from the north to the south as well as the east to the west. It can be dated back as far as before there was life on this planet and at one time even had an ocean over it. It is truly…

Nearly all my life I have lived in Saint Charles, Illinois. To most people, the name Saint Charles is just a random city in a large world with no personal value, but for me, it is far more than just that. On the scale of the Earth, this 15 square miles town seems infinitesimally small, but this small piece of land holds nearly all of my most beloved memories, my dearest friends, and my loving family. My achievements through school, music, and sports all took place in this wonderful town that I'm…

has been changing lives since 1996. Information about The Joshua Center was obtained from the organization’s website, news sources, and a phone interview with the founder Becky Ottinger. The Whole Person is located at 3710 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111. Information about The Whole Person was…

as how will it affect me? What is the difference between this option and that option? I had to look at each decision from a different perspective when making one of the most important decisions I’ve ever had to make. The decision I made to come to Missouri Western has given me the ability to not only further my education, but also to begin the path of following my dream. When I was trying to choose what college I was going to attend that August after I graduated high school I had to think about…

Broken Heartland’s thesis is not limited to the existence of rural poverty and its causes, but the politics of hate and ethnic scapegoating. Davidson’s chapter on “The Growth of Hate Groups” begins with a depiction of the meeting of the Iowa Society for Educated Citizens, a far-right anti-Semitic hate group at Colony Village Restaurant off I-80. Davidson describes the German prayer above the doorway to the meeting room, the prayer’s message of acceptance is juxtaposed with the group’s hate. The…