Petition On behalf of the students and faculty in the social work program at Pittsburg State University, I appeal to you to develop a shelter for the homeless elderly population. Throughout the nation, there are at least nine seniors waiting for every occupied unit of affordable elderly housing. Although I could not find statistics for the homeless elderly population in Pittsburg, KS, I know anecdotally that there are several elderly living on the streets. In fact, the idea for this petition was
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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
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excerpt taken from the opening paragraphs of In Cold Blood, Truman Capote does just this. Through his use of stylistic elements such as selection of detail, imagery, and figurative language, Capote reveals his own solemn and mysterious view of Holcomb, Kansas, while setting the stage for an imminent change. Beginning in the first line of the passage, Capote selects the most boring details of life in the small town in order to portray its solemnity. He draws attention to the physical isolation of Holcomb
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Based in Wichita, Kansas, the aviation capitol of the United States, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's largest manufacturer of private aircraft. Cessna began its operations building small propeller-driven aircraft for the private pilot market, eventually expanding into the manufacture of corporate jets. The company has since become the leading private jet manufacturer in the industry. * The history of Cessna aviation began in 1911. * Clyde Cessna was a farmer from Kansas he builder his
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bTanea Savage Preliminary Thesis: Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” conveys true crime and the portrayal of the killers. Throughout the novel, Perry and Dick are transformed from heartless, cold-blooded monsters, whose actions seem to be motiveless evil, into the troubled, pitiful, and human individuals they are at the end of the book. The crime itself is reduced to many emotional responses. Preliminary Bibliography Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood: Random House. Alan. U. Schwartz. New York, 1965.
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a sufficient, hard amount of work each day. In ancient Greece, temples were the center of their community. Civilization in Holcomb is orderly and traditional prior to the murders. 2.Capote takes you on a descriptive stroll through Holcomb, Kansas in 1959. Over the course of his description, he includes that agriculture and natural gas are the main sources of incomes in the town. Additionally, the explains their history involving their bank closing in 1933, finally acquired a school, and the
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The book I chose to read and do my book journal on this quarter was In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. I really thought that this book was much longer than it really should have been, although it was still a fairly interesting book. The idea that someone you have never met and never heard about could rob and kill everyone in your house is a rather unnerving notion. In this book there is really only one part that I cannot figure out. Towards the end of the book Al Dewey one of the men responsible
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On Monday, March 20, 2017, I, Officer B. McMillon, #135, of the Mansfield ISD Police Department while assigned to Legacy High School located at 1263 N. Main in Mansfield, Texas 76063. At Approximately 1:00 pm LHS student Kroner, Karlee W/F, d.o.b 01/27/2000 who said that on 02/23/2017 that her vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle in the west student parking lot. Kroner said that on 02/23/2017 at about 3:00 pm she was leaving the school West parking lot when she was struck by another
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On 10/05/17, at approximately 6:36pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian with Franklin County Animal Care and Control (FCACC) was dispatched to 2800 Fareham Ct on a possible nuisance dog, no immediate known threat to safety. I arrived at the location and spoke to victim Wayne Daugherty Sr. Mr. Daugherty stated at approximately 6:00pm he was walking westbound on Chingford Rd when he walked past 5088 Chingford Rd, a medium mix (black/white) dog from that location came from behind and bite him on his right
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An Obsession In Cold Blood: a 343 page book that took over a man’s life for six years. Truman Capote and his lifelong friend, Harper Lee, went to Holcomb, Kansas just six short weeks after the Clutter Family murders. Capote was able to make a tense, atmospheric, and grounded book. Along the way he discovered some unlikely friends, bold personalities, and encountered some questionable actions. Truman Capote was the type of writer who could make a mass murder into a six year project; he used his time
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