Riverside County

The community of Leawood, Kansas is located in the northeast region of Johnson County. Leawood, being the established and sophisticated community it is today was first owned by a retired police officer, Oscar G. Lee. In 1922, Lee purchased land that started the foundation of Leawood consisting of the streets of 79th, 103rd, Stateline and Blinder Road. Then in 1948, with the help of the Kroh brothers establishing the housing development, Leawood became an incorporated city. Today, Leawood is a…

We are provided many resources and how we use these resources depends on us. We look how people build million dollar companies because they understand the economy enough to supply needs of consumers. One of our resources we do have and most important for survival is food. We have access to land that allows us to grow vegetables, fruits and create farms so we can supply to consumers taste. Considering that we also are able to develop different types of food or cuisines for the taste buds of the…

The process of heat-treating Knife River Flint requires a lot of time, preparation, and materials. The Knife River Flint that was used in this experiment came from Mercer County, North Dakota, which there are five different Knife River Flint Quarries in Mercer County. The three closest quarries to where the Knife River Flint in this experiment was collected are the Crowley Quarries, Medicine Butte, and Dodge Quarry. With the help of Russell Redhorn, a Native American monitor I was working…

teacher one of my favorite teachers I have had in my years of education, but she is also an amazing mother. Michelle Osborne is a 6th grade teacher at Florence Middle School (FMS). She was awarded Teacher of the Year over all of the schools in Rankin County, in late November of last year. She was also Teacher of the Month multiply times at FMS. However, the most inspirational thing Michelle has done as a teacher is to connect with many of her troubled students on a personal level. The one…

seemed to plague the society of the growing country. Numerous areas of Florida including Escambia County began enacting certain laws and city codes which restricted the movement of African Americans as well as limited their societal freedoms. The impact leveled by the implementation of these restrictions against free blacks and mulattos was very widely publicized and criticize throughout Escambia county. The Florida Historic Quarterly discussed the direct affects of the legal…

Imagine a seven-by-seven-mile metropolis, surrounded by several neighborhoods filled with homes with unique design in Presidio Heights or Nob Hill, tall office buildings in the Financial District, and amazing views of San Francisco and the Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge or Twin Peaks. As many people view San Francisco as one of the most expensive and difficult cities to live in, I like to think of it as my home away from home. It is a city of seekers and adventurers. I am a city girl and I love…

I grew up in a small town called Haron, the population was about 1,500. It was a small town, nothing bad ever happened. Everyone was so friendly and kind to each other. There was only one high school so all my friends were practically living on the same block as me. Most of our hangout spots were at the café or the bowling alley, there wasn’t that much to do in Haron. I lived on a small farm just near widow creek. In my town, Widow Creek was forbidden by Mayor Judson, I’ve always wanted to know…

William Faulkner stands out as one of the remarkable authors in the contemporary society with a focus on short stories as well as novels. Some of his pieces that almost every English student likes is “A Rose of Emily” as well as the “Barn Burning.” The thematic aspect of these articles being the social life depicted by the southern people. Also, there is the struggle they undergo at different instances. The use of a dramatic context in the stories is vital in fostering empathy. The ability to…

Social and Environmental Profile Cultural, Social and Economic Impact Vulnerable Populations Southern Florida has a large migrant farm worker population that could be negatively impacted by food shortages and thus labor shortages across the state and county. These individuals rely on the income made through harvesting in order to provide for their families and are often the most marginalized in society. Low income residents will also be impacted if aerial spraying continues in the region. Food…

Fannie Lou Hamer was born Fannie Lou Townsend in Montgomery County, Mississippi on October 6, 1917. She was born into poverty and grew up in a tar-paper shack with a roof patched up with tin, sleeping on a cotton sack stuffed with dry grass. She was the youngest child of twenty, which included fourteen boys and six girls. Her parents, Lou Ella and Jim Townsend, were sharecroppers. Her family moved to Sunflower County, Mississippi in 1919 from the east of the Mississippi Delta to work on the E. W…