Essays Tagged: "Missouri"

Chemist

y into the chemistry field you need to know someonealready in that occupation. For the most part in Missouri, employment is increasing.Nevertheless, if you are not restricted to finding a job in Misso ...

(2 pages) 61 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

y from Jackson's Island. They traveldown the river during the night, watching the steamboats on the Missouri shore and hide and restduring the day , to avoid to be seen by anyone. On the fifth night t ...

(4 pages) 42 0 3.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Celia: A Slave" by Melton A. McLaurin.

it what he/she pleased. To put Celia to death, as they did, reinforced the institution of slavery. Missouri's stance on slavery was therefore clearly defined.

(3 pages) 224 1 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

A Biography of Robert Ford, the man who killed the legendary outlaw Jesse James. Includes a bibliography with 2 sources.

the opportunity to collect the $5,000 reward that had been offered by Governor Thomas Crittenden of Missouri for the capture of Jesse James. Robert proceeded to shoot Jesse in the back while still in ... ed instantly. He was buried in Creed and then later moved to a new burial site in his home state of Missouri."Owlhoots of the Old West." Feb 09, 2003Odie B. Faulk, "James, Jesse," World Book Online Am ...

(2 pages) 64 2 3.1 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Charecter Journal for Huck Finn

aracter and narrator of the story. He is a 14-year-old boy who lives in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. During the different parts of the story, he appears differently. While living with Widow D ...

(1 pages) 15 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

A Changing View of Slavery

aves of the seventeenth-century that those of the nineteenth-century could have only dreamed of. In Missouri, during the 1800's, the chance of escaping one's enslaved life were slim to none. People ha ... uiting and sending settlers to Kansas with the purpose of with the purpose of abolishing slavery in Missouri." (McLaurin, 71)." ...'Negro' and so described during the proceedings seems to have played ...

(5 pages) 179 3 4.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Case Briefing - In reappeal of Intercard

ts:Intercard is a corporation with its headquarters, offices, and manufacturing facility located in Missouri. Kinko's Copies is Intercard's largest customer and uses Intercard's card reading system ex ... en Kinko's and Intercard was negotiated by company officials in Ventura, California, and St. Louis, Missouri. Intercard has never registered with the Kansas Secretary of State as a foreign corporation ...

(2 pages) 36 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Castlewood State Park

O in the early 1900's. Between 1915 and 1940 thousands of visitors traveled to Castlewood Park. The Missouri Pacific Railroad provided the main source of transportation to the park. After World War 2 ... 1,779 acres that is incorporated with the Meramec River.During the 1930's people came from all over Missouri for the weekend to get away. Usually, there where more than 10,000 people to visit the park ...

(1 pages) 19 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Causes of the Civil War (8 pages double spaced, includes 10 sources)

wanted to protect their states' rights. The first evidence of the North's actions came in 1819 when Missouri asked to be admitted to the Union as a slave state. "After months of discussion Congress pa ... asked to be admitted to the Union as a slave state. "After months of discussion Congress passed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, legislative measures that regulated the extension of slavery in the Uni ...

(11 pages) 211 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The Biography of George Washington Carver: A Hero to all African-Americans.

George Washington Carver1861-1943Birth: 1861 in Missouri, United StatesDeath: January 5, 1943Occupation: Agricultural Chemist, Botanist, EducatorBIO ...

(8 pages) 47 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Attempts to End Slavery.

actually had the opposite effect--the south now needed slavery more than ever. In addition, before Missouri joined the union, many northerners opposed the idea of Missouri becoming a state because it ... cause it would allow the expansion of slavery and also give them an advantage in the senate. In the Missouri Compromise of 1820, Henry Clay proposed to let Missouri enter the union as a slave state, a ...

(3 pages) 49 0 3.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Assessment of the 1860 US Presidential Election results

s scattered he fared badly in the electoral college (he only secured the electoral college votes of Missouri and 3 of New Jersey's 7). Total of just 12.Breckinridge843,000 popular vote.Breckinridge ca ...

(1 pages) 14 0 2.3 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Abstract Of Mark Twain

n writer, a compelling literary personality, great humorist, and effective satirist. He was born in Missouri in 1835, and brought up in the town of Hannibal. His father died when he was 11 years old. ...

(1 pages) 1608 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Civil War

rotecting their stat rights. The first evidence of the North's actions surfaced in 1819 when Missouri asked to be admitted to the Union as a slave state. After months of discussion Congress pas ... o any limit on the extension of slavery, but at that point in time they settled for this agreement. Missouri and Maine were to enter statehood simultaneously to preserve sectional equality in the Sena ...

(9 pages) 36 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in

In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnan ... ial acted as the publisher of the newspaper.In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnan ... ial acted as the publisher of the newspaper.In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnan ...

(1 pages) 1296 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in

In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnan ... ial acted as the publisher of the newspaper.In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnan ... ial acted as the publisher of the newspaper.In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnan ...

(1 pages) 1255 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Bleeding Kansas

In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted a compromise on the extension of slavery. It repealed the Missouri Compromise and reopened the issue of extending slavery north of lat. 36°30, allowing se ... ny was organized in Massachusetts with antislavery immigration to Kansas as its goal. Proslavers in Missouri and throughout the south became concerned that an antislavery group was being formed and th ...

(3 pages) 24 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Causes of the Civil War

Civil War revolved around matters that involved territorial subjects and slavery acts. In 1820, the Missouri Compromise was worked out and gained congressional approval. Missouri was to be admitted as ... se also prohibited slavery in other American territories west of the Mississippi river and North of Missouri's southern boundary. Shortly after this, Stephen A. Douglas introduced a bill called the Ka ...

(3 pages) 21 0 0.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Banner Implementation for a University. Analysis and Design

Part 1 - BackgroundMissouri State University is the second largest university in Missouri. The university was founded i ... l School. Since then it has changed its name over 4 times. In 2005 it made its final name change to Missouri State University. The main campus is in Springfield, MO with other smaller campuses located ... in West Plains and Mt. Grove, MO. They also have programs abroad with other Universities in China. Missouri State University has over 20,000 students, 700 full time instructional faculty members, 1,3 ...

(20 pages) 72 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Child Abuse Defines, Describes and Explains Child Abuse.

should report it. Sitting back and pretending nothing happened is neglect in itself.In the state of Missouri, if you're not a mandated reporter, you can place an anonymous tip on child abuse by callin ... l House.Services, M. D. (2009, May 5). Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline. Retrieved May 5, 2009, from Missouri Department of Social Services: http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/can.htmUniversity, W. 3. (2009, May ...

(3 pages) 32 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse