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the act of the scientific method. It is evident, scientific discovery is valid on the origin of Earth and human inhabitants. As a legal precedent, the case illustrates that personal preferences cannot be utilized to discriminate a citizen’s belief system. Public education includes a variety of demographics, and the constitutional rights protect citizens’ freedom of…

One clear example is how both CNN and Fox News represented the story of the University of Missouri Campus protest as racism still present today. On Tuesday morning November 10, 2015, CNN covered the story of the University of Missouri Campus protest for twenty minutes on the black students who reportedly experienced racism on Missouri campus. CNN conveyed “African- American students at Missouri have long complained and experienced racism by school leaders on the devastatingly white…

In 1963, the year The Fire Next Time was published, The Birmingham Campaign took place. Originally called Project C, activists within the city joined together to launch "a massive direct action campaign to attack the city’s segregation system by putting pressure on Birmingham’s merchants during the Easter season, the second biggest shopping season of the year." (http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/) The campaign used peaceful protest measures such as lunch counter sit-ins along with a boycott…

Slavery and Westward Expansion had a very volatile relationship in the Antebellum era America and would contribute to the American Civil War. Westward expansion and the Missouri Compromise of 1820 would be a way to preserve unity within the Union, but over the next 30 years, ties between the Northern and Southern states would be strained as more territory is gained and the question regarding slavery’s place within these new lands. Through an analysis of book and article sources, one gains the…

Joseph Licklider Joseph Licklider had a very full life he was very happy and also very energetic; He was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri. Lick got married on January 20, 1945 to a beautiful woman named Alberta Louise. They also had a lot of family for instance Tracy Robnett Licklider of Cambridge and Linda Licklider Smith of Arlington; his grandchildren, Allison R. Smith and Zachary Licklider; his daughter-in-law, Janani Licklider, and his son-in-law, Dr. Lorne A. Smith. But he sadly died…

University of Central Missouri seems to be addressing EPCA through multiple policies that act as a guidelines towards how student email is subject to being intercepted and read by the university. First, as per the university's email regulation guidelines defines what is considered to be an appropriate use. Under this guideline the university outlines that emails are to be used in an appropriate manner, and if an inappropriate conduct is found the use of the email may be taken away. It further…

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) of 1986 was created during the Reagan Administration as the first significant federal legislation designed to combat the growing threat against computer based crimes. In the 1980 's, Congress would only have the vaguest of notions how computer technology would evolve as a medium for communications and social-networking. Lawmakers, at the time, recognized the federal interest of the U.S. government was to protect computers under control of a federal…

Pet friendly campuses are not completely nonexistent. There are a few colleges that have adopted the pet friendly program and have great success. Stephens College in Columbia Missouri has a designated dorm that allows students to bring cats and dogs, with the exception of aggressive dog breeds. They also have an animal fostering program which allows students to take part in the local community through volunteering. Many organizations here at Stevens Point are involved with the humane society…

Agricultural Impact in Missouri “Agriculture is the largest single industry in Missouri. About 35 million acres or 80 percent of Missouri’s land area is employed in farming. . . There are 266,000 persons employed as operators or farm workers on Missouri’s 165,000 farms” (Missouri Department of Agriculture, n.d.). Agriculture not only significantly helps Missouri as a state, but also helps the people living there as well. Providing jobs is an important advantage to living in a farming state.…

When I enrolled at Northwest Missouri State University, I did so with the intention of becoming a marine biologist. I had a strong passion for the ocean and coral reefs, which I wanted to apply towards my future career. During the summer after my freshman year, I began a research project with Dr. Jay McGhee to determine if marine biology was right for me. After completing the research at the end of my sophomore year, I decided that I wanted to pursue a different degree. Despite this decision,…