Wichita, Kansas

Magdalena Abakanowicz. Their artwork just stood out the most among their colleagues to me. In this essay, I shall speak about their backgrounds and some of their artworks that they have produced throughout the years. Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952. He moved to New York City in 1970 to study at the Arts Students League. He is an artist whose work I found very eye catching. Now his world renowned for his unique sculptures being very oval in shape and funny looking. He makes the…

The beginning of fast food in the United States was in New York City a automat was opened by Joseph Horn and James Hardart in 1902. The first hamburger chain in the States was White Castle opened by Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson in 1916, in Wichita Kansas. On the other hand Healthy foods have been around since who knows when, good health has always been connected to what foods you eat. Until recently healthy foods have been very important too people. Taking care of…

America people in the year of 2008 made a historic decision in their great land; they placed their faith on a black President. Voting for Barack Obama was an indication of a transformed American people; it was a positive sign that indicated the end of segregation, slavery, etc. in the United States. The Obama’s victory was celebrated around the world, American people reputation painted a positive picture; the land was admired by leaders around the world over the great decision they made. The…

In 2009, Dr. George Tiller, one of only a few doctors in the United States to perform abortions into the third trimester of pregnancy, was killed inside Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas where he was a member. Tiller had been shot before, in 1993, and his abortion clinic had been bombed in 1986. Another physician, Barnett Slepian, was killed in Buffalo in 1998, preceded by two other doctors in northern Florida and abortion clinic…

Is the New Jersey requirement for local municipalities to create a User-Friendly Budget really going to increase citizen engagement in local government? Are more citizens going to be interested in local government or politics due to this new requirement by the division of local government services? The answer to this may not yet been known in the State of New Jersey, however, this literature review is going to review several different criteria’s that might answer these questions. First off, this…

Barack Hussein Obama – America’s Most Disrespected President Barack Obama came onto the political stage in 2004 when he gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. Before this momentous occasion very few people had heard of the Junior Senator from Illinois – he had only been in the Senate for eight months. He titled the speech “The Audacity of Hope” to highlight the strength and resilience of the country and to encourage people struggling to rise out of poverty and…

seek revenge. This is a scary thought and not in the least far fetched. Anyone in the criminal justice system has the potential to be a target. This in itself is a benefit to community correction officers carrying a weapon. According to the state of Kansas correction system (2014), all parole officers view carrying a weapon to be beneficial for them. Most parole officers who have been killed while on duty were making routine visits to homes to check on parolees, Thornton said. And when asked to…

In the United States the system of government is unique from the rest of the world. For the last one and a half centuries since the death of the Whig party and the rise of the Republican Party has caused the country to be dominated by the two party system making a legitimate third parties all but eliminated from the political process. The limitation of third parties has created the climate for interest groups to thrive. One of the most famous interest group is the Cato Institute. Throughout this…

“Hello, may I take your order?”, spoke the lady through the drive through speaker. “Yes, I would like a small Cheeseburger please.” “Would you like a side of cholesterol and a large cup of a sugar induced coma to go with that?” Essentially when ordering food from a branch of the fast food industry, this is what we are ordering.“The rise in the fast food industry has been linked to rising cases of obesity. The CDC estimates that 248,000 Americans die prematurely due to obesity and considers…

It is 3:30 in Wichita Kansas. My last class just ended and I am currently changing to go to cheerleading practice. I attend Heights High School which is not a school that is familiar with mediocracy. Almost every sports team including basketball (men’s and women’s), football, wrestling, and even bowling at Heights High School had been winning state championships so of course our cheerleaders could not be any different. Heights high school cheerleader had been known around the city for being…