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    In a topic that is widely discussed on campus and seems like a no brainer to many has had a bunch of people working, wondering, and wishing. From 1897 to 1986 Wichita State University played competitive football at many different levels including the KCAC, CIAC, and our current conference of the Missouri Valley. Boasting a 375-402-47 record and 14 conference titles the Shockers were at best a sub-par team. Over history the Shocker football team endured some tough times and none were more…

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    Canadian Armed Forces

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    Introduction to Where I Work I am currently employed in The Canadian Armed Forces which is the unified armed force of Canada. This unified group consists of air, land and sea forces referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), I am in the Canadian Army. Personnel may belong to either the Regular Force or the Reserve Force, I am a regular forces member, simply meaning I serve full time. Some reserve members may serve full time as well.…

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    Born in Montreal and with French-speaking parents, Omer levesque was inspired to be in the Royal Canadian Air Force ever since he was a little boy. He did not know how to speak English very well so Omer joined the local militia unit and became the lieutenant there. Later joining the RCAF, and on March 31, 1951 he was the very first pilot to shoot down a Korean plane during the Korean war. Omer Levesque and other Canadian forces contribution to the war lead to Canada causing a significant impact.…

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    positive change that the act made to the public was the states were sold land to build public universities where everyone could benefit from. The Morrill act was made to make college for that was based on agriculture, the mechanic arts, and military tactics with not forgetting about literary or scientific studies. The establishment of the land grant allowed states to have 30,000 acres of public land for each member in Congress. The land grant gave the opportunity for colleges so then that made…

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    As seen in the late 1800s, Americans hunted for bison, resulting in the extinction of the species. Likewise, as cities throughout the nation began to grow and overpopulate, pollution was an issue and was harming animal and plant life, along with the land itself. Just as Theodore Roosevelt was entering his first term as president in 1901, questions concerning conservation arose. Going forward, several acts and laws were passed in order to preserve and protect…

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    This idea of being more greedy, as in wanting more land, came originally from a thought that Pahom had when the two women were talking in the beginning of the story of whether or not living in the city gave more benefits than living on the farm and barely having enough. Whether or not this argument was settled, Pahom had an idea in the middle of it, stating, “Our trouble is that we haven’t land enough. If I had plenty of land, I shouldn't fear the Devil himself” (Tolstoy). This quote from…

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    Urban Migration

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    Most existing studies examining the effects of public transportation on urban spatial structure have focused on development patterns, especially changes in land use patterns, land value, and housing values. For example, a considerable body of empirical studies has provided supportive evidence that expansion of transit corridors or construction of the new transit system encourages high density development (8, 9) and…

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    Manning) o DHP confirmed that gaps exist in the DMLSS and DPAS systems. o DHA indicated that there is significant difference in asset amount for GE items (same asset on SMA books) due to purchasing and pricing of the asset. o The definition of pilferable items are component specific; whereas, SMA Navy may deem an item as pilferable and SMA Army may not deem the same item as pilferable. o Equipment in excess of the 250K capitalization threshold is tracked and monitored by each component. o…

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    rubdrospinal tract is part of the lateral pathway and is for voluntary control of larger mucles. The rubrospinal pathway begins in an area of he midbrain called the red nucleus. It travels downward, crossing over and passing the pons and medulla. It then lands on the rubospinal tract of the spinal cord before connecting with the lower motor neuron. Damage to the corticalspinal region would result in paralysis in the opposite or contra lateral side. Additional motor functions are controlled…

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    Sweden Research Paper

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    traditional music. In Sweden traditional wind instruments are prominent. Some notable instruments are the fiddle, accordion, and the Nyckelharpa. The Nyckelharpa is a string instrument, similar to a fiddle but it has keys. One popular children's song is Små Grodorna (translates to the little frogs…

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