Wichita, Kansas

lived there until it was time for me to go to preschool. Then we moved to Gardner, KS. My mom was born in Wichita, KS and grew up in Kansas, mostly in Olathe, Kansas. My dad was born in Des Moines, Iowa and moved around a lot in his childhood due to his father’s job as an oil driller. My grandpa on my mom’s side was born in Alma, Kansas. My grandma on my mom’s side was born in Parsons, Kansas. My grandpa on my dad’s side was born in Flat Rock, Alabama. My grandma on my dad’s side was born in…

Past & Future American students of the Vietnam war era did not have it easy at all there was a lot of unfortunate events like being drafted when you probably didn 't want to be, but no one had a choice and there were the lost lives of our soldiers back then. As I and other people get older, we start to think more about everything around us like economy, immigration and the most popular in this generation disinformation from the social media and many other issues. Outcomes will be different…

Cedreana Hoover The African Community as a whole has been fighting for freedom and equality for generations. From the 17th and 18th century when African-Americans weren't even treated like humans and instead aminals, they were constantly running away in hopes for freedom, in the 1800’s when slavery was finally abolished they had nowhere to go nor were they wanted, during the civil rights movement African Americans died for justice and equality and now today African Americans may be equal in…

The second piece of art that I choose, was when I first walked in to the museum and enter the main gallery / central gallery on the first floor of the Trickster Art Gallery it was display like painting. But, when in fact it was not a panting, but a Buffalo hide stretched out on a wooden frame, as it was traditionally for the hide to be stretched out, and hung on a wooden frame to be displayed in the tribe of the plain Indians. Also, as the buffalo was very important to plain Indians and was key…

an average childhood until he began high school. Eric did not fit in and was bullied constantly. On September 11, 1981 Dylan Klebold was born into a middle class family and also played little league throughout his childhood. Dylan was born in Wichita, Kansas and then moved to Littleton, Colorado. He was a decent soccer player and everything was good, but he couldn't find his place in Littleton. This event will forever change history through gun control and schools that are more secure. In the…

Also 1/7 of cowboys were black and another 1/7 was Hispanic and the rest were white, and normally most cowboys are white. Another reason why racially the old west could’ve been violent was in 1870 was more than half foreign born. Also people all spoke different languages and they were not very friendly with each other. Even in the Military history there was an all-black group called the Buffalo soldiers. Also in the Battle of Beecher’s Island, the U.S. Military and the Indians of the plains…

“If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost”- Barack Obama. Interprets At Issue: Government Programs, from the SIRS data base, government programs have raised taxes and placed more of the economic burden on the states causing an increase in dependency amongst Americans. Recognizing the offense taken and desire for welfare reform, I do my best to empathize. Nonetheless, the amount of people…

included the lettuce and tomato hydroponic stand, one question plagued many of the team members ' minds. What is hydroponics? It is the technique of growing vegetation without soil. This process is rich in history and science, and is important to the Kansas farming industry. Though the word hydroponics is fairly new, different cultures have been growing plants without soil since ancient times. Dating back to the Aztecs, people were growing plants on a river. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon,…

"model minorities" and all the challenges and misinterpretations that were discussed made sense to me. It perfectly tied up with my experiences in the classroom. After working in education for 10 years in places like metropolitan area Wichita, KS and urban area like Kansas City; these alternative identities speak to me directly. I have heard voices who have cried for care and nurturing throughout my career – African Americans, Hispanics, Caucasians, Asians, underprivileged, homosexual, and…

It was one of the most rainy days of the summer of 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and I had one of the biggest soccer tournaments in my life. My team was invited to this tournament called The Friendship Cup. This tournament was a six team tournament and your team has to be one of the top teams in your state to be invited. My team is called Blitz United and at this time we were top three in the state of Oklahoma. It was an honor for my team to be in this tournament but no one actually believed that we…