...and prevalence of slavery. There were extremely rich, each with enslaved people. The difference was escalating between both regions, and people belonging to those regions they identified themselves as different people. The difference led to the Civil war in the end. Kansan is 1850’s The state of Kansas possesses a central place in civil war history, as well as, the pre civil war era. Before the beginning of civil war, Kansas was undergoing fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups. The tension was centered to address the notion, whether Kansas would be regarded as slave or a Free State territory or a slave state territory Negros (Kleppnerr, p. 300-316). The issue was to maintain peace between Abolitionists and slave holders. The slavery and its opposing groups initiated war on Kansas border in 1850, which is known as ‘the border war’. Since, the government decided to shift a huge number of Native Americans to Kansas, the decision was made due to Kansas geographic location to Indian Territory. The people of Kansas were condemning it, and see slavery as a justified conduct on Part of democratic United States. They were stringent towards the slavery, as they believed Kansas was being made of to the Negros...
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...The primary source that I’m using is a letter that was sent to John Brown, an abolitionist that was prominent during the whole “Bleeding Kansas” event. This letter was written by Mahala Doyle, the wife and mother of some of Brown’s victims on the Pottawatomie massacre. The message was dated the 20th of November 1859 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and was sent to John Brown, prior to his execution in Charleston at Harper’s Ferry. The Pottawatomie massacre was a significant event in American history because it was not only a reaction to the Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas but it gave some insight onto why it can be argued that “Bleeding Kansas” wasn’t just suffering in a manner of physical trauma, with all the killing and maiming but also emotional, there was much uncertainty when it came to ethics that dealt with the slavery abolitionist movement. After the Pottawatomie massacre, the man who was mainly responsible for such a brutal event received a letter from Mahala Doyle....
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...John Brown’s attempt to scare the Proslavery side out of Kansas only angered them, and inflamed the border war between the free-soilers and proslavery forces. Even though Brown had a good reason to be angry, he had no right to murder settlers that had nothing to do with the sack of Lawrence. According to Tony Horwitz, Brown was motivated to attack the proslavery settlers because of the sack of Lawrence, which was perpetrated by Missourian border ruffians, not the settlers he attacked and because not even one abolitionist fought back against the looters; after the pillaging, in the free-soiler camp, according to Horwitz; As the free-state men made camp and deliberated over what to do, Jason Brown overheard his father talking to two men about their proslavery neighbors back at Dutch henry’s crossing, on Pottawatomie creek. “Now something must be done’, Brown said. ‘Something is going to be done now.’ (Horwitz, 2011, p. 48-49) This was a premeditated act, something given thought to, not an unplanned outburst of rage. Andrew...
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...Pottawatomie with “In order to be good, you may have to engage in evil.” Feeling as if he was a complete failure and that of someone who has nothing left to lose, John Brown is willing to do whatever it is for the purpose of his cause. I can understand why he thought that killing these people is justified since at the time, all that things that support his cause seems to be falling like when the free-state men of Lawrence fell to the hundreds of armed border ruffians. Another is when the abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner was almost beaten to death with a cane while working at the senate floor. John Brown felt as if it was an attack by the South to further hinder his cause to free the slaves. The Pottawatomie Massacre ignited an all-out war in Kansas where one of his sons got killed in Osawatomie trying to defend the town from 250 border ruffians. It is sad that the action he felt was just led to death. The northerners hailed him as a hero for defending Osawatomie and even celebrated him in Broadway at a theater in New York. By that time, he was able to gather supporters for his cause to finally drive slavery away and to the heart of the...
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...Bleeding Kansas Kansas is a great state in so many ways, so why would it have such a harsh name like Bleeding Kansas? Kansas is home to so many great things like The Legends and Crown Center. While Kansas is home to so many great things, it's also home to some not so great things. Kansas has gotten its name due to the slave state argument, John Brown, and all the violence that had taken place in that time. In the slave state argument there was two sides, the bushwackers and free staters. The bushwackers were the pro slavery people. The bushwackers believed they had the right to own people, and got their name because of how they would go around whacking bushes looking for slaves. The free staters on the over hand, got their name because they believed that people should not have the right to own other people. When it was time to vote to see whether Kansas was going to be a free state or a slave state, bushwhackers and free...
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...have no one clear definite answer. After reading some of the information about John Brown I believe him to be a combination of terrorist, martyr, and prophet. Not only does he fulfill the definitions of each label, but there are many examples to support them as well. John Brown was a man who willingly met death and sacrificed himself for his belief in ending slavery. He was also a man not afraid or easily cowed by the use of violence to bring about political change. A terrorist is a person who uses violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims(“terrorist” def. 1) John Brown uses violence multiple times in his pursuit to end slavery. Not only did he use it at Harper’s Ferry, but also at Pottawatomie. In his campaign to keep Kansas an anti- slave state “[Brown] leading four of his sons and three others to a proslavery settlement at nearby Pottawatomie creek, Brown’s men dragged five settlers from their cabins and split open their heads with broadswords,” brutally killings these men as a blatant act of violence(Boyer 121). This was the first act of...
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...in the 19th century. The Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas Nebraska Act are just some of the events that contributed to this. The reason that this tension grew was because during these events, the North and South had different views on the events. Sometimes the South would agree but the North would disagree and that caused problems. The Missouri Compromise was the starting point for this rapid growth. It took place in 1820 and permitted Maine to be admitted into the union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. When this happened, it maintained the balance of the Senate. Now, southern slave owners have a clear right to pursue escaped fugitives that went...
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...Bleeding Kansas was a period on Kansas history that was important to the elimination of slavery. When kanas was made a state, it was made in the side of the united states that supported slavery. The actual state on the other hand did not support slavery. Being in this type of area drew people from other states to go to Kansas and vote to make it a slave state. Kansas was still voted a free state and other states didn’t like that. It did make a difference because already people were mad about this. There was also a slave state next to it called Missouri. This state supported slavery and owned slaves. Because Kansas was a free state slaves escaped and went to Kansas. States around Kansas were not happy about this. They hired bounty hunters to...
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...Particularly, the Compromise of 1850 opened a gap in the slave system regarding popular sovereignty. Shown in a map are effects of the Compromise of 1850 where the Utah and New Mexico territories were placed under the principle of popular sovereignty (Document A). This is a significant factor from a social standpoint because popular sovereignty created the belief that Americans had a voice in the government. Negatively, however, popular sovereignty led to clashes between the pro-slavery and antislavery groups, such as in “Bleeding Kansas.” Moreover, the Constitution is left for interpretation, and from a Southern standpoint, is taken advantage of by the North. When the South assisted in the acquisition of a new territory, the North instantly fought the ability of Southern men to bring slavery into the land. This prevents all new states from entering the Union as a slave state (Document B). The purpose of this is to consider that the Constitution could be destroyed without equilibrium of slave and free states, much like the Missouri Compromise’s purpose. Also, the Fugitive Slave Clause written in the Constitution was manipulated with mischievous intentions. On a poster from Boston in regards to the dangers of slave catchers, it is shown that police officers will not assist...
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...Compromise was unconstitutional, and represented an overreach by Congress. Essentially here, the Supreme Court was arguing about whether or not it had jurisdiction to hear the case in the first place, or if Dred Scott had no standing to come before federal court to file his lawsuit (Levinson, 2007). The Court found that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, invalidated an act of Congress for the first time since Marbury vs. Madison, thus punching a major hole in Dred Scott’s attempts to win his freedom. The second issue before the Court was whether or not an African American could ever have standing to sue before the federal court system. This is the most important and most controversial aspect of the Dred Scott decision. After a close analysis, the Supreme Court found that Dred Scott, as an African American, did not have any standing to sue before the federal government (Levinson, 2007). They further went on to explain that no person that was a slave or born of slaves could ever sue in federal court due to the fact that the Constitution held that slaves could not be citizens. In order to support this decision, the Justices invoked the 5th Amendment, which held that people cannot be deprived of property without due process (Whittington, 2001). Since Missouri held that slaves were private property, the federal government had no right to take away Dred Scott from John Sanford. In summary, the Supreme Court held that Dred Scott was not a person, merely property, and property cannot...
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...Service Company Analysis - Time Warner Cable Table of Contents Background Page 3 Nature of Services Provided Page 4 Service Culture Page 4 Competition and Strategy Pages 4 and 5 Service Blueprint Pages 5 and 6 Social Media Page 7 Level Capacity Pages 7 and 8 Sustainability Strategy Page 8 SWOT Pages 9 and 10 Recommendations Pages 10 and 11 Bibliography Page 12 Background The beginning of Time Warner Cable (TWC) can be traced back to 1968 when American Television and Communications (ATC) was founded. Later, between 1973 and 1978, Time Inc. acquired 100% of ATC and Warner Communications formed Warner Cable. In 1989, the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Cable was announced, later becoming what we know today as Time Warner Cable. As noted on the company’s website 1, Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. They currently operate in 29 states and have over 51,000 employees. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and...
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...Stephanie R. Selmani David Star-Glass BMGT 110 29 Apr 07 Images of a Corporation The Coca-Cola Company Due to an amended lawsuit filed by the United States District Court for the District of Kansas for high levels of benzene, a carcinogenic which is mostly used plastics. Eating or drinking food containing high levels of benzene can cause vomiting, irritation of the stomach, dizziness, sleepiness, convulsions, rapid heart rate and death. (Benzene: Wikipedia) The Coca-Cola Company has reformulated a few of their products. Vault Zero and Fanta Pineapple have been reformulated and have been approved by the company with a best-buy date of January 2008. Nevertheless, the net operating revenues for 2006 finalized at a grand total of Twenty-four Billion dollars which contributes to the reason Coca-Cola is the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverages and syrups in the world. The Coca-Cola Company today reported full year earnings per share of $2.16, which included a net charge of $0.21 per share. (The latest from the Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company) History. In 1886, John Pemberton concocted a caramel-colored mixture then transported to Jacob’s Pharmacy where it was put on sell for five cents a glass. Pemberton’s book keeper Frank Robinson named the mixture Coca-Cola, and wrote it out in a distinct script. (Heritage Timeline: The Coca-Cola Company)Due to Pemberton’s lack of business skills the company total of sells was about nine glasses...
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...Executive Summary Nokia’s reign as the world’s biggest seller of mobile telephones is under serious threat from its competitors such Apple and the introduction of new Android based mobile phones. The company fell short in the smartphone era and its position as the number-one phone seller in the global market is under threat. The case study provides a brief analysis of what transpired at Nokia and how the strategy implemented by the management team from the period of the 1990s up to the 2010 led to the company losing its market shares at both ends of the mobile phone industry. During the period of 1991 and 1992 the company lost FM482million ($120 million) on its major business activities. In 1992 a new group chief executive, Jorma Ollila was appointed. Jorma Ollila’s mission was to formulate a strategy that was going to rescue the company from its losses, into a profitable organisation. The report focus on Nokia’s reason to select one area of development out of four, the significance of the introduction of new Android software for Nokia’s chosen strategy and the importance of management teams to strategic choice. In dealing with the first section on the study case , the author analysed the three elements of the strategy context used by the management team and then discussed strategic risks associated with focusing on the single development area out of four. Lynch (2012:421) defines strategy context as being concerned with the circumstances surrounding and influencing the...
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...U.S. History and Constitution HIS120 Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) At the end of the course, students will be able to: SLO1. Describe the cultural, geographic and climatic influences on Native American societies. SLO2. Compare and contrast religious, social and cultural differences among the major European settlers. SLO3. Describe the events that helped create American nationalism and lead to the American Revolution. SLO4. Explain the Constitutional Convention, the Articles of Confederation, and the emergence of a democratic nation. SLO5. Explain the U.S. Constitution as it related to the separation of powers, checks and balances, the Bill of Rights, and the major principles of democracy. SLO6. Evaluate the Jeffersonian dream of expansion and its effect on Native Americans SLO7. Describe Jacksonian democracy and the creation of a two party system SLO8. Explain slavery and associated issues that led to the Civil War and its aftermath. Module Titles Module 1—Early American exploration and colonization (SLO1) Module 2—British colonies (SLO2) Module 3—Road to the Revolution and the American Revolution (SLO3) Module 4—Early Republic (SLO4 and SLO5) Module 5—Jacksonian America (SLO 6 and SLO7) Module 6—Road to the Civil War (SLO8) Module 7—Civil War (SLO8) Module 8—Shaping American history: Signature Assignment (all SLOs) Module 1 Early Exploration and Contact with Native Americans Welcome to HIS 120: U.S....
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...In Cold Blood Truman Capote I. The Last to See Them Alive The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call "out there." Some seventy miles east of the Colorado border, the countryside, with its hard blue skies and desert-clear air, has an atmosphere that is rather more Far West than Middle West. The local accent is barbed with a prairie twang, a ranch-hand nasalness, and the men, many of them, wear narrow frontier trousers, Stetsons, and high-heeled boots with pointed toes. The land is flat, and the views are awesomely extensive; horses, herds of cattle, a white cluster of grain elevators rising as gracefully as Greek temples are visible long before a traveler reaches them. Holcomb, too, can be seen from great distances. Not that there's much to see simply an aimless congregation of buildings divided in the center by the main-line tracks of the Santa Fe Rail-road, a haphazard hamlet bounded on the south by a brown stretch of the Arkansas (pronounced "Ar-kan-sas") River, on the north by a highway, Route 50, and on the east and west by prairie lands and wheat fields. After rain, or when snowfalls thaw, the streets, unnamed, unshaded, unpaved, turn from the thickest dust into the direst mud. At one end of the town stands a stark old stucco structure, the roof of which supports an electric sign - dance - but the dancing has ceased and the advertisement has been dark for several years. Nearby is another building...
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