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    Kiowa ranged north of the Wichita Mountains. The Kiowa and Comanche controlled a vast expanse of territory from the Arkansas River to the Brazos River. The enemies of the Kiowa were usually the enemies of the Comanche. To the east, there was warfare with the Osage and Pawnee.In the…

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    deaths, 47 were due to gunfire (ODMP, 2014). While all death is certain at some point in our life, some of these deaths could have been prevented had the officer or officer’s been trained in tactical medicine. An example would be in July 2008. A Wichita Police officer was out on routine patrol and saw a suspicious male in the area of a town known for a lot of car burglaries. The officer went to check on the male when the male turned with a handgun and fired at the officer. The officer was…

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    On 09/28/2016, I, Dillon Dickerson, badge #155, was working as a Patrol Officer for the Wichita State University Police Department, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. At approximately 1559 hours I was dispatched to the UPD lobby to take a Suspicious Character case. While I was in route dispatch also advised the suspect exposed themselves to the reporting party. I arrived to the station at 1602 hours and made contact with a white female in the lobby. She identified her self as Brianna King…

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    person's opinion because they have not read the book. But others might disagree because they have read the book and they like the book and didn't think that the book has a bad influence on children/society. I dislike the reasons the members of the Wichita Falls Church banned two books named “Heather Has Two Mommies” and “Daddy's Roommate”. Their reasons for banning the books are because “they objected to the book's' descriptions of homosexuality”. Later on the Federal District permanently…

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    In a research article by Tomaskovic-Devey and Warren (2009), the writers attribute the practice of racial profiling to organizational practices and from individual prejudices and racists attitudes held by its practitioners (p. 35). Tomaskovic-Devey and Warren illustrate the organizational scope of racial profiling by examining the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 1984 initiative Operation Pipeline. The initiative trained approximately 25,000 state and local police officers how to identity…

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    “We are farmers! Bum bad um bum bum bum bum!” I went to interview Javier Villegas from Farmers Insurance. Javier Villegas is 36 years old from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. He currently lives in Wichita with his wife and daughter, also another child on the way. Javier graduated from college in Mexico, moved to the United States, and began a new journey in his life. I can say that Javier has done many things to be successful. To be successful in life one must know the importance of motivation,…

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    Barry Sanders was born on July 16, 1968 in Wichita Kansans. His parents’ names are William and Shirley Sanders. When Sanders was a senior at Wichita Northern High School he had his chance to be a Running Back. Later he was recruited by Oklahoma State University. In his first year at Oklahoma State University he rushed for 2,628 yards and 37 touchdowns and won the Heisman Trophy in 1988 at the age of 20 for the O.S.U Cowboys. In 1989 Barry Sanders was drafted 3rd overall in the 1st round by the…

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    so travel could be worth it. I took a chance just like she did and messaged her back. I answered her questions and I asked a few of my own. Surprisingly, she made a mistake and messaged me back! She told me how she moved away from our home town of Wichita, Kansas to go live with her Grandma after her Grand Father passed away, she had joined the Air Force National Guard and was living in Denver, about an hour away from…

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    Wichita Presbyterian Manor excelled what I believe is to be the wonderful nursing home. It offered emotional, physical, and spiritual support. The residents were so comfortable and the staff were so caring towards the residents. They offered many activities…

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    Did you know that the very first church that was built in Ost was used as school building? This happened because they built a new church and they had no other use for this first church. But this is not the only church in America that Did you know that there is a church that expresses its love for football with one of the largest mosaics of Jesus in the world? This mosaic is named Christ in Majesty and it is located in the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. This cathedral began when…

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