Essays Tagged: "Wisconsin"

Entertainment in Milwaukee and its Effect on Urban Areas

for its greatfestivals and its variety of entertainment spectacles.Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin. Itspopulation is 628,088 and has a population density of 6,543persons per square mile. In ... an food: bratwurst, sauerkraut, and lots ofbeer. German Fest is one of the most popular festivals inWisconsin, and its entertainment is unparalleled. Peoplefrom all over Wisconsin and the United State ...

(4 pages) 84 0 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The case of Mitchell v. Wisconsin

On June 11, 1993, the United State Supreme Court upheld Wisconsin'spenalty enhancement law, which imposes harsher sentences on criminalswho "intentionally s ... r days. Mitchell was convicted of aggravated battery,which carries a two year maximum sentence. The Wisconsin jury,however, found that because Mitchell selected his victim based onrace, the penalty en ... ty enhancementlaw.The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling was faulty, and defied a number ofprecedents. The Wisconsin law is unconstitutional, and is essentiallyunenforceable. This paper primarily focuses on ...

(12 pages) 253 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Huntington's Disease with works cited

f History of Huntington's Disease. HOPES. 28 Feb 2004.*Facts About Huntington's Disease. June 2003. Wisconsin Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America. 28 Feb. 2004.*Huntington's Disease ...

(3 pages) 44 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Halfway There

the automatic doors whooshed open, nearly sweeping us away in a blast of icy air. It was January in Wisconsin, which means one thing: cold. The kind of cold that hurt the skin, just breathing made peo ...

(3 pages) 19 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Fists of Rage

Fists of RageTwo months ago on a Friday my friends and I decided to go camping in Wisconsin for the weekend. This trip meant so much to me for the summer was coming to an end and my ...

(5 pages) 22 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

This is a discription how moving can be hard for a family, but in turn, can become the correct decision.

we are accustomed to. This is our first week living in our new house on Crystal Lake in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.The house inhabits along side a 17-acre lake and a large grassy plain on Crystal Lake in O ... he house inhabits along side a 17-acre lake and a large grassy plain on Crystal Lake in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. In Wauwatosa, we fall asleep to sirens and traffic noises, but zero nature resonance like ...

(6 pages) 35 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Harry Houdini

ich had three brothers, William, Nathan, and Theodore. However, when the family moved to Appletown, Wisconsin, U.S.A., they later had two more sons, Leopold and Gladys in 1878. In 1883 "Ehrich, Prince ... wo more sons, Leopold and Gladys in 1878. In 1883 "Ehrich, Prince of Air" performed in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, backyard. Unfortunately, Ehrich, at the age of 12, ran away to Texas looking for a job. I ...

(2 pages) 30 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

The Death Penalty

t people look down at us for.The death penalty is used in every state throughout the U.S. except in Wisconsin. However the death penalty is only used today in mostly extreme circumstances. Some of the ...

(2 pages) 44 1 3.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867 in Richard Center, Wisconsin, and died on April 9, 1959 in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 91. He was the sun of Willia ... ance. His early life was nomadic, He lived in Rhode Island, Iowa, and Massachusetts, in addition to Wisconsin. His familly finally settled in Madison, Wisconsin in 1878 where he lived until' he was 20 ... er again. To help support his familly, Wright worked for Allan Conover, a Dean of the University of Wisconsin's Dept. Of Engineering. He also spent two semesters studying civil engineering at U.W. And ...

(4 pages) 8 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Crandon Mine: Good Or Bad

In the 1970's, a company called Exxon, found 55 million tons of ore near Crandon, Wisconsin. There are some valuable pieces and some common. They want to get the ore out by mining. T ... uld buy them for less money if more are produced. Also many more people in the Northeastern part of Wisconsin could have a job in or for the mine. The company would have to pay taxes which would pay f ...

(1 pages) 1211 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Frank Lloyd Wright

us "Prairie Houses".Another early major influence was Wright's witnessing the collapse of the Wisconsin Capitol Building which killed all 40 workers inside. He was only 13 years old at this time ... rtant issue in his work. In fact, he started out by studying civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin. But like his restless father, he became easily bored and soon quit to head to Chicago to ...

(5 pages) 11 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Blastomycosis

y not be accessible. The article this paper focuses on came from a small rural community in Central Wisconsin.BlastomycosisBlastomycosis, a potentially dangerous disease also known as Gilchrist's dise ... mycosis, a potentially dangerous disease also known as Gilchrist's disease, is relatively rare, but Wisconsin has a higher incidence than the rest of the country (Rare infection worth watching for, 20 ...

(5 pages) 46 0 4.2 Jan/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Curriculum Articulation

IntroductionThe technical college system in Wisconsin has been in operation since 1907, making Wisconsin the first state to support vocational a ... m, which serves approximately 460,000 students each year. The colleges offer more than 300 degrees (Wisconsin Technical College System, 2006). The Wisconsin Technical College System is part of the Uni ... echnical College System, 2006). The Wisconsin Technical College System is part of the University of Wisconsin System, which provides oversight for this system as well as the University of Wisconsin Co ...

(5 pages) 40 0 5.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

CRANBERRIES

cres of support land. Northland operates 20 growing properties in the central and northern parts of Wisconsin and 4 in Massachusetts.Northland was established as a public company in 1987, when five co ... going at 17 ½ a share up a ¼ from the day before.Cranberries are a native species to Wisconsin. Commercial farming of cranberries began near the town of Berlin in 1860 and were grown in ...

(2 pages) 16 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Honesty Is The Best Policy

Cornell, they were declined from those schools and ended up attending schools such as Michigan, and Wisconsin.The third key point of his presentation was honestly in relationships. He said how he coul ...

(3 pages) 67 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Changing Moments

took place just this past summer. It was when I came to realization about how lucky i am to live in Wisconsin.I experienced this with my mother, sammy Follis, and her mom. It was when sammy and I went ... arolina. on the way down the trip was long and all i could think about was yes, i am finally out of Wisconsin! As we were traveling through Illinois, it was much like Wisconsin, but very long. Our fir ...

(1 pages) 1084 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Hero's Journey

igent, and articulate man looking for peace and quiet. Until, a murderer terrorizes French Landing, Wisconsin. The chief of police needs Jack?s help. This is the beginning to Jack?s journey with the F ... is the beginning to Jack?s journey with the Fisherman.Two children have disappeared from the little Wisconsin town and Jack has not gotten fully involved in the case. He helps were he can but he does ...

(11 pages) 11 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Finding Information?

(1 pages) 886 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Children's Depression Inventory Article Analysis

American Public SchoolsThe second article concerning the use of CDI concerns American children in a Wisconsin public school. Depression Screening Works, but Most Schools Aren't Interested, by Family P ... monstrating the effectiveness of CDI tests, 21 random middle schools and high schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were evaluated at random. The assessment was conducted with the assistance of two differen ...

(8 pages) 62 0 5.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors