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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…

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…

Hello, I am Deputy Daniel L. Glidden of the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department. We are seeking donations in order to assist our K9 Unit when purchasing a new K9 and equipment. With your contributions, you will be helping Andrew County Sheriff’s Department support the K9 program, a phenomenal tool to be utilized. My current partner, K9 Jak, is an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois. The Sheriff’s Department purchased Jak a little over a year ago from a Sheriff’s Department in Utah. Jak is trained to…

On June 29, 2016, at approximately 1624hrs, I spoke with Hanna Singleton w/f, DOB 11/29/1989, at the Brookfield Police Department in reference to child endangerment. Hanna advised me her ex-boyfriend Jeffery L Glasgow Jr b/m, DOB 3/14/1988, had threated to kill her child, Dayten Glasgow, DOB over via text message. Hanna handed me her phone and I reviewed the text messages. The text messages read “Ive got D where u at And if u went and signed any type of papers. Ull never see him again. alive.…

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…

County in Missouri for the prosperous land resources of trees, hunting, rivers and hills; and to establish a community based on strong roots. Part I: Facts of population and the county itself Osage County is in Central Missouri. The county came into existence after having been detached from a part of Gasconade County. In 1855, the bottom part of Osage County was given to form the top half of the new Maries County. The county was created in 1841 and the county seat is in Linn, Missouri. The…

The city of St. Louis has had a number of problems throughout the years; however the issues were balanced with prosperity. Nevertheless, there was a calling to fix the issues the city was dealing with and in 1917 the city of St. Louis called upon Harland Bartholomew to help analyze their problems. While the 1947 city plan was created thirty years after Bartholomew’s original plan, a number of the same ideas were being discussed. The 1917 and 1947 plan has a large number of similarities, and a…