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    comparing forms and figures, that the finest specimens of beauty and symmetry are to be found amongst those whose veins are filled with mixed blood" - Edward Strutt Abdy, Slavery Abolitionist, Missouri, 1835 One year after this visiting Englishman penned these lines on passing the burgeoning farmland of Missouri such a mixed blood child was born. The birth occurred on an unknown farm to an unknown family. What is certain is that the baby was a slave boy, illegal, and an embarrassment to the owner. This

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    St. Louis Art Museum

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    St. Louis Art Museum As Edgar Degas once said, “ Art is not what you see, but what others make you see”. The St. Louis Art Museum is a place for artist to display their art and give spectators the option to see art from a new perspective. This was the case for me. As we walked up to the beautifully structured building that stood so tall and wide, my expectations were extremely high. At first glance I notice the bronze statue of King Louis IX of France riding high on his horse. From this statue alone

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    Kansas City, Missouri is located at the intersection of the Kansas and Missouri rivers. It is the biggest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area; the most crowded city in Missouri, the seventh biggest city in the Midwest, and the 39th most crowded city in America. Additionally, the location of the city makes it an ideal transportation hub and the most geo-focal market in the country, since three interstate highways serve it. Kansas City has a diverse economy including health care, telecommunications

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    The Executive Director reports to the City Hall and provides a detail financial analysis of the KCCC year to date report. Once the council hears financial report, the Council votes on approval of a new budget for the fiscal year. Again, the technology currently being used within the city and KCCC is currently outdated and could use an enhancement such as utilizing the Google Fiber service and Cisco’s wireless network being installed in the KCPL entertainment district. Also, there are additional

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    The company I chose for this assignment is the Missouri Department of Conservation. It is a Missouri state agency whose mission is to protect and conserve Missouri’s natural resources. Backgrounding the problem: The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has been around for over 75 years. Throughout its rich history, MDC has faced many hardships including deforestation and the almost extirpation of several native animal species, including deer. The agency worked hard at reviving its devastated

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    Week 2 CaseStudyEx Essay

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    2: Case Study Exercise Read Rush Johnson Farms Inc. v. Missouri Farms Association, 555 S.W.2d 61 and post a draft case study to the discussion board. Identify the Facts, Issue, Holding, Reasoning and Disposition. Case study #1 will be due week 3. This exercise will help you work through the reading a case prior to receiving a grade. Use the LEXIS NEXIS database through the Webster library to access the case. Rush Johnson Farms Inc. v. Missouri Farms Association, 555 S.W.2d 61 Procedural history Rush

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    Griffey Halle Bus 210 Dr. Carl Wysocki Book Summary June 11, 2017 The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy This was a very good and intriguing book to read throughout the past couple weeks. I thought that Darren Hardy made handling money and life very simple and easy unlike other books. I Thought for my summary of the book that I would share some of his great ideas he presented in the book with his wisdom. Success and failure are the results of the choices that we make everyday. Part of the compound

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    The Food Basket Brigade

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    we are." The purpose of the kitchen is to reach hungry people in the community. They can be any kind of hungry, including spiritually, physically and emotionally. Arvest of Joplin Missouri has started a “1 Million Meals” campaign to help the local area meet the rising demand of hunger. Arvest Bank in Southwest Missouri has partnered with Ozarks Food Harvest, Monett Community Kitchen, Newton County Food Basket Brigade Inc., Carthage Bright Futures and Lockwood Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry for

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    combat the most likely dangers they are likely to face based off of their Threats, Hazards Identification Risk Assessment (THIRA). Kansas City is a major metropolitan city that straddles the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. The city is situated along the Missouri River and boasts a population of 475,378 as of 2015 according to

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    Reflection Paper

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    years ago,’ I thought. I figured that with all of the advanced technology and social media outlets available to people, that we all must have a pretty good understanding of one another and the lifestyles that others live. It was not until I attended Missouri Girl’s State the summer before my junior year in high school that I found out that I was very, very wrong. I come from a very rural community. I spent my entire childhood in a town of 4,000 people. It’s the kind of place where everybody knows everybody

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