Northwest Missouri State University

her great contributions, works and her experience from the work to this computer world. Introduction [1] Jean Bartik, Born on 1924 in Missouri and named as Betty Jean Jennings. As all her family members were professionally teachers she is good at education and she opted for mathematics as a major from Northwest Missouri State Teachers college. At that time she was only the student who selected mathematics as a major with different courses like calculus and Astronomy. She is accompanied

the United States Air Force, to expressing her homosexuality in a hateful world, she has inspired me. My understanding of Emmy’s drive to succeed has expanded my views of every person. Throughout my childhood, it appeared to me as though every other week was a celebration of Emmy’s achievements whether it be music or math. Consequently, a notion sprouted in my mind that she was the brightest person I would ever know. The final two years of her high school career were spent at the Missouri Academy of

pilot in the United States Air Force and to express her homosexuality in a hateful world has inspired me. My understanding of her changed my mindset of how I view challenges in my life. Throughout my childhood, it appeared to me as though every other week was a celebration of Emmy’s achievements whether it be music or math. A notion sprouted in my mind that she was the brightest person I would ever know. Her impressive academic ability is what led to her enrollment in the Missouri Academy of Science

and have served as an intermediary between me and other offices on campus when I have needed help with a topic that TRiO wasn’t equipped for. By utilizing these tools, I have become a well-rounded student and enhanced my experience at Northwest Missouri State University. Knowing I had this support behind me gave me the confidence I needed to join multiple organizations on campus such as Student Senate and the Residential Hall Association; even fulfilling leadership positions in these groups. I did this

After I graduate high school I would like to go to college to study Radiologic Science. It would be ideal for me to stay in Missouri to do that so my “dream college” that I would like to attend the most would be Mizzou. Mizzou is known for its School of Medicine and has a very good ranking against other schools. There are a lot of different classes to choose from so a student could choose to get a broader understanding of the field or focus on a certain part of it. There program also teaches the

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 In November of 1818, Missouri petitioned Congress for statehood and ignited a controversy over slavery and a balance of power in the Senate that would span two sessions of Congress and threaten the dissolution of the Union and a civil war. Prior to the Missouri question, the Union had eleven Free states and eleven slave states, each with two Senators. The Missouri Territory, carved out of land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, covered an expanse of land

there’s science, Native Americans, and most of all, adventure (Nebraska Studies). This expedition has changed The United States of America forever, but many people do not know why. The Lewis and Clark Expedition changed America for many different reasons. The Louisiana Purchase in April 1803 made the expedition more likely to happen, when the French sold the United States of America all of the Louisiana Purchase for about 15 million dollars at the time. Though “Thomas Jefferson's curiosity about

The TransContinental Railroad “If any act symbolized the taming of the Northwest frontier, it was the driving of the final spike to complete the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.”1 The first railroad west of the Mississippi River was opened on December 23, 1852. Five miles long, the track ran from St. Louis to Cheltanham, Missouri. Twenty-five years prior, there were no railroads in the United States; twenty-five years later, railroads joined the east and west coasts from New York

Trailblazer Collegiate Academy Scholarship Essay There are many reasons as to why the Trailblazer Collegiate Academy Scholarship is necessary for my education. Simply put, my mom’s income isn’t enough to support us financially and pay for my tuition. I have a part time job to cover some of my expenses like my dual-credit but I don’t make enough to pay my school bills and save for my future. With this scholarship, I will be able to put back funds for when I graduate high school, get my bachelor’s

15. Western Governors University Western Governors University has 53 online degree programs to choose from, for an annual tuition of less than $15,000 each. This school offers one of the most affordable online accounting degrees. The annual tuition for the accounting program is $5,780. The Business degree program, also offered at the same price, is one of the most affordable. This public, non-profit school is fully accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council Accrediting Commission