...PSC 201A Dr. Schulte Response Paper 3 In the New York Times article, “What’s the Matter With Kansas’ Schools?” by David Sciarra and Wade Henderson published on January 7, Kansas is facing a rigorous challenge on inadequate and unfair school funding for public education. Governor Sam Brownback who is a Republican and the Kansas legislature, which is led by Republicans, have made an excess amount of harsh budget cuts in addition to the cuts that they made several years ago. Parents filed a lawsuit to protest these funding cuts. The Kansas Supreme Court will have to decide whether the state will continue cutting funds or restore them. “The Judges called the school funding cut destructive of our children’s future” (Sciarra and Henderson, 2014). Federal education policies have ignored the issue of poverty for years. There are a number of research studies that have been found that the majority of students in public schools come from low-income families. Referring to the current school system, I think these large cuts in school funding would not only affect the children’s future, but also help to impoverish society in the long run. Poverty is a substantial factor when it comes to education problems in the United States. According to the Washington Post (2013), low-income students made up at least half the public school population in 17 states, including some wealthy states such as California in 2011, which was a marked increase from 2000 (Strauss, 2013). Furthermore, social science...
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...Communities Creating OPPORTUNITY NOW Agenda—October 18th, 2011, 6:30pm to 8:15pm Yellow highlight=needs revision or update Magenta highlight=program team help cue the audience to participate through applause, sign waving, cheers, standing Red means this is a pin question—commitment question we are asking to those present in the audience or our elected officials or civic leaders. Green highlight means we will reinforce this point with a power point slide or graph. 6:00 pm God's Power Band will provide transition music. They will also perform one solo song midway during the program. 6:10 pm Come Together Choirs Start: 1. Congregation/Choir name: Our Lady of Peace Catholic Song selection: "Con Fe" (5min) Number of people in choir: 12-15 2. Congregation/Choir name: St. Peter CME - Song selection: "Let the Glory of the Lord Rise Among Us" (5min) Number of people in choir: 12-15 3. Congregation/Choir name: Ander's Choir Song selection: "STILL NEED SONG TITLE"? (5min) Number of people in choir: 6 6:30pm Logistics & Recognition of I AM exhibit: (Co-Chairs) * REV. JOHNSON: Welcome, as you are finding your seats, please make sure you have signed in, have an Opportunity Now sticker! Restrooms can be found in the main lobby to the right. Make sure to turn your cell phones off. Translation headsets are available. * ORLANDO GALLARD0: Tenemos equipos de traduccion en la mesa de registracion...
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...KANSAS CITY ZEPHYRS BASEBALL CLUB This case has three fundamental issues 1. Roster depreciation; 2. Player compensation; 3. Transfer pricing of related party operations (stadium costs); 1. Roster Depreciation (I side with the Owners) The owners recognize depreciation as of a value placed on the player roster at the time the baseball club was purchased. They do this for two reasons. 1. It lowers the value of the team and second for tax purposes. This is very legal and is normally used unless the company wants to show a higher profit. However, the team’s roster is usually its biggest assets and the only reason the owners are doing this is to show lower profits and pay less taxes 2. Player Compensation (I side with the Owners) Players compensation is a significant part of the teams expenses. The team uses accrual accounting which recognizes revenues to expenses at the time in which the transaction occurs rather than when payment is made. Although players’ compensations are not paid immediately in cash it is very likely the team will pay them. If the team does what the players suggest and deffers compensation expenses it would not show accurate expenses and therefore over value itself. 3. Transferg pricing of related party operations: (I side with the players) This is a common accounting practice. Our company actually does this with payroll. We have a staffing agency that operates our nursing homes. We charge for LPN and RN double what we pay them. This way...
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...Kansas is a state that is shaped like a rectangle and is full of plains, grasses, flowers and people who sing the cheerful state song. The story of how Kansas became a free state is very interesting. Home on the Range is the state song and the state bird is the western meadowlark. The big hairy buffalo is the state animal and the state insect is the small stinging honey bee. Also interesting is the worlds biggest recorded pallasite was found in Kansas. Kansas was named after the Native American word Kanza, meaning “people of the south wind.” The people of Kansas were considering whether or not Kansas should become a slave state. There was such a balance of opinion that it took four attempts at writing a constitution by congress. The battle raged on often needing the help of federal troops. In 1850 the people of Kansas approved a constitution prohibiting slavery. The senate’s refusal to admit Kansas as a state, the issue exploded into a national political problem. In order to be admitted there had to be a big shift in power in the senate and the presidency. It wasn’t until January 29, 1861 that the constitution making Kansas the 34th state reached President James Buchanan’s desk and was signed. This January we will celebrate the 150th birthday of Kansas. Home on the range, the state song of Kansas, was originally a poem called My Western Home by Dr. Brewster M. Higley near 1872. The music was written by a friend of Higleys named Daniel E. Kelly. It was officially...
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...also when you know that part of your tax money is going towards the building of a new ballpark in your area. Within ten minutes of my house in Kansas City, Kansas we have had two stadiums built within the last 12 years, Sporting KC Park (MLS) and Community America Ballpark (minor league baseball). Sporting KC park was built using STAR bonds (only available in Kansas and Nevada) and according to the Kansas Department of Commerce, sales tax revenue (STAR) bonds provide Kansas municipalities the opportunity to issue bonds to finance the development of major commercial, entertainment and tourism areas, and use the sales tax revenue generated by the development to pay off the bonds (Rishe, 2015). Sporting KC had a season ticket base of just under 14,000 for a facility that seats approximately 18,500. That’s roughly 75% of capacity, which is pretty damn good for Major League Soccer. Sporting KC drew an average of 105% of their capacity in 2012 for a 9% increase over their inaugural year at Sporting KC Park (Rishe, 2015). Community America Ballpark was built with the use of private funds. In 2013 the Unified Government of Wyandotte County purchased the Stadium from Ehlert Development. In doing so they will also use STAR bonds for an $8 million renovation (Babbitt, 2015). More than 265,000 fans attended games at the park in 2013, and the Kansas City T-Bones are said to generate over $5.5 million a year to economically benefit Wyandotte County. More than $650,000 has also been given by...
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...Population The government’s latest population check for Oregon, CA was about 3.5 million people. Oregon is a diverse state. It has 86.6% Caucasian, 3.0% Asian, 1.6 % African-American, and 8.0% Hispanic-American. Cities The capital of Oregon is Salem. Portland is the largest city in Oregon. Then Eugene is the second largest city in Oregon. Then Gresham is the third largest city Oregon. Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Facts Oregon state animal is the beaver. The reason why it’s the beaver is because of it’s population. Oregon State Bird is the Western Meadowlark. The Western Meadowlark is mostly yellow. Oregon State Flower is the Oregon Grape. The Oregon Grape is yellow and is related to the barberry. Motto & Nickname Oregon’s motto is “She flies with her own wings”. This motto became the state motto in 1987 replacing “The Union”. Oregon’s state nickname is “The Beaver State” because Oregon has a lot of Beavers. People also call it The Beaver State because people go to Oregon for beaver fur. Temperature & Products Oregon’s temperature in the Winter is about 39.4 degrees. Oregon's temperature in the Summer is about 81.6 degrees. Oregon is famous for it’s Hazelnut products. People in Oregon use Hazelnuts in many snacks. The Governor Oregon’s Governor is John Albert Kitzhaber. John Kitzhaber was born on March 5th, 1947 in Colfax, Washington. John is a medical educator and Oregon’s...
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...English I Introduction In the ninth edition of the St. Martin’s Guide to Writing, in chapter I, Margaret Mead quoted as saying, “Learning to write well takes time and much effort, but it can be done.” I believe I could connect to this quote the best because no matter what you do in life, you have either been taught to do it or learned how to do it on your own. It will take time and much effort to get better but at the end of the day hard work pays off, and you know that it can be done. My name is chris johnson I have served five years in the Army, at Fort Riley, Kansas. This will be my first class attending Barton. I am from Warner Robins, Georgia and will be relocating to Houston, Texas for school at the end of this year. One major thing I love to do is play basketball. I am the oldest of 3 brothers and two sisters. The one thing I like about writing is being able to express myself in my own words. One weakness as a writer for me has to be being able to put all of my ideas and thoughts together the way I want it to be, also using correct terms in my papers. A strength in my writing I would say is being able to develop a good flow of interest within any topic given to me. I hope to improve more as a writer and also retain everything I’ve learned during this...
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...But the Fauna in South Central in Texas are different then the Flora in Texas. The reason for that is there are so many distinct species in South and Central Texas, including birds, reptiles but my favorite are Armadillos. And roadrunners because that's what Texas is known for these animals everywhere in Texas. If you don’t know the difference of a Fauna and Flora is the definition of a Flora is rocks and flowers or just anything green about. Now Fauna here inside San Antonio Texas caverns is animals, fish, Mammals and reptiles even little snails and ants even butterflies. The Fauna inside the cavern is known for the world’s Largest “bat flight.” There are millions of bats living in the Natural Bridge Caverns in San Antonio, Texas. But, sadly...
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...The Guilt of a Man: Reason of Insanity or Plain Criminal? Truman Capote’s 1965 historical nonfiction, In Cold Blood, perfectly illustrates the lives of two men who committed an unforgiving crime. Set in Holcomb, Kansas, the mid-twentieth century, Capote spends a part of his life analyzing the depths and strategies behind these men’s true nature of their lives in exchange for his determined ambition to find out whether the men were wrongfully dealt with or rightfully executed. In order for Capote to expose the truth behind the men’s actions, he must go and find out the background of their lives’, and whether they were competent when committing this crime, more specifically one man. The wrongdoings of men, Perry Edward Smith and Richard (Dick)...
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... XFinity’s, “Emily’s Oz” is a commercial created to inspire the minds of those with visual disabilities and help their dreams become reality using a seven- year- old, blind girl, Emily as a character herself. It uses a mix of emotion and craft to bring imagination to life when she is asked to describe in her mind’s eye, what she envisions when watching a 1900’s American classic, The Wizard of Oz. XFinity then created a short film based on her analysis of the movie to promote Comcast’s first “Talking Guide” for those who are visually impaired. It is a successful advertisement that uses logos, ethos and pathos to create a positive appeal to millions just like Emily. She begins by saying what she thinks about such as shape, color and sounds when watching the movie. Then takes it into her brain and says, “What would it look like to me?”. While watching the movie, she then starts to describe her very own tin man with a song from the movie playing in the background. “He has big toes the size of a house.” He is very different from the original tinman only because this is from her imagination. Some might say her imagination is wild comparing her characters to the actual characters in the movie. Then she explains ,vividly, her own lion is small with webbed duck feet, and is very scared of everything. Her scarecrow has “wooden teeth with long fingernails and tubes on his clothes.” Then Dorothy, the main character, is Emily herself. The commercial is set in a double observation by using...
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...BASKETBALL 3RD GRADE BOYS - DIVISION 1 A1 A2 A3 A4 Independence Patriots JC Ballers Celtics Springfield S.T.A.R.S. 2 GROUP A - Jake Clemons - Melvin Myers - Chris Andrasko - Brent Looney GROUP B - John Brooks - Moran / Lewis - Casey Walsh GROUP C - Julian Winfield - Kevin Conkright - Harold Berndt COURT SRC 4 SRC 5 SRC 6 SRC 5 SRC 6 SRC 4 SRC 5 SRC 4 SRC 5 SRC 6 SRC 4 SRC 4 SRC 5 SRC 6 SRC 6 H A1 A3 B1 B3 C1 A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 A1 A2 B2 B1 C2 V A2 A4 B2 C2 C2 A3 A4 B3 C2 C3 A4 A3 B3 C1 C3 Independence Jefferson City O' Fallon Springfield B1 Kansas City Keys B2 Rim Rockers B3 Jr. Hawks C1 STL Warriors C2 Blue Devils C3 Columbia Heat DATE Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 Sat. July 30 TIME 9:10am 9:10am 9:10am 10:20am 10:20am 12:40pm 12:40pm 1:50pm 1:50pm 1:50pm 4:10pm 5:20pm 5:20pm 5:20pm 6:30pm - Kansas City - Centralia - St. Louis - Saint Louis - Ellington - Columbia SCORES FINALS All teams will advance to a single-elimination bracket. Sun. 8:00am SRC 6 Sun. 10:20am SRC 6 Sun. 1:50pm SRC 5 Sun. 11:30am SRC 4 Sun. 4:10pm SRC 6 Sun. 11:30am SRC 5 Sun. 1:50pm SRC 6 Sun. 11:30am SRC 6 Sun. 9:10am SRC 6...
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...include discussions of child labor in the time period covered, and also discussions of the role played by economics in post-war racial issues (Jim Crow), the radicalization of various populations oppressed by the new economic climate, and the calls for reform. Aspect (B) will cover the financial panics of the Gilded Age, and how they caused such things as the Populist and Free Silver movements. And Aspect (C) will look at the politics…[continue] Sample of sources used: Hofstadter, Richard. The American Political Tradition. New York: Vintage, 1989. Print. Oshinsky, David. Worse Than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice. New York: Free Press, 1997. Print. White, William Allan. “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” Emporia Gazette, 15 August 1896. Web. Accessed 2 February 2014 at:...
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...The year is 1856, the state of Kansas has become a powder keg just waiting for a spark to explode. Popular sovereignty has spread to the state, allowing the citizens of Kansas to decide for themselves if they wish to have slavery. As a result of this, many extremists from both sides of the argument against and for slavery move out to Kansas and begin new lives there to gain citizenship there so that they will have a vote in the matter of slavery in the state. This new influx of citizens in the state, especially with their differentiating strong opinions of slavery, leads to quite a bit of intensity between the two groups. Conflicts began to emerge between the two groups and said conflicts kept getting more and more physical. Eventually, a sheriff-led...
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...same with American Dream, if you do not take precautions, take care of themselves and make right choices it will always seem out of reach. Distinguished by Capote, Perry is hurt by his past and lives a partially normal life, only half of his left leg works. “The dream of drifting downward through strange waters, of plunging toward a green sea-dusk, sliding past the scaly, savage-eyed protectors of a ship’s hulk that loomed ahead, a Spanish galleon – a drowned cargo of diamonds and pearls, heaping caskets of gold” (pdf, 38). Perry’s aspiration of being a treasure hunter never seemed to be possible because of the environment in which he grew and the lack of support he got from his family as well as his peers. Perry being situated in Holcomb, Kansas only...
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...Dash Cogburn was an outlaw and gunman. He was the leader of a band of out of work cowboys who were down on their luck. They took up with Dash for a means to gain some fast spending money, liquor and good times. After a few robberies, and some cattle rustling that went very well, the bunch of down and out cowhands stayed with him and had no trouble taking his orders. Dash had a rude personality and was rugged and unkempt in his appearance. He did some time in Yuma prison, and by the way his life was now going, it wouldn't be long before he would make a visit back to Yuma prison permanently. J. W. Powell was a good looking, clean shaven, young cowboy who stayed on with the bunch because he did not have to work so hard for the easy money...
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