Governor Sam Brownback and the Election of 2010 The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Mark Parkinson, a former Republican who switched to the Democratic Party, had assumed office when the previous Governor Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Barack Obama. Governor Parkinson declined to seek election, even though he had labored to get a stimulus package from the federal government for Kansas. United States Senator Sam Brownback, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, emerged as the Republican nominee, facing off against Democratic State Senator Tom Holland, who was unopposed for his party's nomination.
George Walnut was born March, 13, 1762 in doodletown New York. His parents names were Agatha and Pavel both were immigrants from Holland. He grew up on a farm in New York not far from New Hampshire. After his childhood George walnut joined the New Hampshire militia and fought during the revolutionary war. He fought at multiple occasions.
February 15th, 1803 John Augustus Sutter was born in Kandern, Baden. A few miles from the Switzerland border where he will spend his childhood. Since he was born in Germany, John was given the title of German-born Swiss pioneer. Sutter worked as an apprentice to a good handful of book writers and newspaper printers, until he figured that he had no passion for writing nor printing. Working a clerk position at a draper 's store, Sutter caught a glance of Annette D’beld.
General John J. Pershing was a United States Army General who served his country in numerous conflicts such as the Indian Wars, The Spanish-American Wars, the Philippine Insurrection, and the Great War. He was reported by many to be a natural born leader and due to this he rose through the ranks as an officer and with a minor amount of political assistance, and sheer effectiveness and experience as a commander, he became the General of the Armies after his successful leadership of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during the Great War.(1) John Joseph Pershing was born on September 13, 1860 in Laclede, Missouri.(4) His molding to become a leader started early in life during the economic depression of 1873, when his family lost most
Steven Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, New Jersey on March 18,1837. Grover Cleveland’s family consisted of his 5 sisters and 3 brothers. He stopped using his first name because he thought Grover sounded more important than Steven. Grover’s father was a minister and taught him religious studies. While information on his mom was not listed.
For my self-trip I went to the Abraham Clark historical house. The Clark house is located in Roselle, NJ on 9th Avenue. Who is Abraham Clark? Well I didn’t know the answer to this question until today. Abraham Clark is New Jersey’s delegate for the Continental Congress.
William Johnson is a United States Senator of Connecticut. Johnson is also a politician and a clergyman. Johnson is a major benefactor for the Constitution Convention. Johnson helps influences the decision of the debate at the Constitution Convention. William Johnson is born on October 7, 1727, at Stratford, Connecticut.
In 2004, Doug Levitt started a journey that would change his life forever. He traveled on Greyhound buses and met people who were struggling to get by. He was inspired by the people he met and decided to write songs and stories about them. Doug traveled via Greyhound buses for eight years. He also took thousands of pictures.
Program 5 describes the impact Cooper, Ridge, and Whitman made on America through their writing. Cooper, Ridge, and Whitman are well known for their portrayal of the developing America and what became known as the “western hero”. Cooper was the first to create the character of the western hero. His hero was characterized as a strong man who, unintentionally, led the expansion west through his desire to separate himself from the civilized world. Along the way, this man became best friends with a Native American because he could recognize the same manliness in this man as he saw in himself.
When Patrick and Mary Cushing had their baby boy Richard on the 24th day of August in 1895, the Irish Immigrants probably didn’t expect him to become a difference maker in the Roman Catholic Church. They especially didn’t expect their baby boy to officiate the marriage of the future president of the United States. The Cushing family who once lived in Ireland soon moved their lives and lived in the South Side of Boston. In their family of seven, it was found common to attend grammar school as well as high school. However, the only family member to drop out of high school was Richard.
Mike Keats was a really nice, brave and intelligent person. Although Mike Keats was a great man and a great hockey player he reacted so much on his temper, so he always used to go to the penalty box as a punishment while playing hockey. Mike was traded so many times to different teams and got drafted on their teams but Mike had a Native American teammate, which than became his friend Dakota. Dakota had a good talent at that time to help Mike when he needed it. Unfortunately there was once something really mysterious that Mike wouldn’t tell anyone.
There are many last names in the world. In fact, there are over 150,000 of them! Stephens just happened to be mine. My surname originated in England in the 10th century; then quickly spread to Siberia, Poland, and to ten popes. Stephens is from the greek name Stephanos, meaning “crown”.
Robert A. Taft, a Republican Conservative from Ohio and a United States Senator from 1939 until his death in 1953. Taft spoke out against a verdict he believed to be an act of vengeance that compromised the American and European Justice Systems. After the president’s death, Robert led the Conservative Coalition’s efforts to curb the power of labor unions. He was named “Mr. Republican,” despite being known for breaking party lines on issues such as education, housing, health, and other welfare measures. Now onto more about Robert Taft.
Lydia Maria Child was a prolific author, anti-slavery leader, and a massachusetts abolitionist. In the 12th document “Letter to John Greenleaf Whittier, January 21, 1862” from the book and “John Brown’s Invasion: Colonel J. Lucius Davis Lydia Maria Child’s Reply to Gov. Wise, November 19, 1859” from the New York Tribune, Child emphasizes that slavery has infected the foundation of the nation’s life. Although both documents have the comparison of discussing slavery, the letter and newspaper have contrasts in the terms of who is pro-slavery and anti-slavery. The “Letter to John Greenleaf Whittier” is a letter written by Lydia Maria Child to John Greenleaf Whittier, a poet and a massachusetts abolitionist who urged the Lincoln administration for a more conclusive action against slavery. At this time, Child had called for universal emancipation and black enlistment in the military from the beginning of
As Supreme Allied Commander, Eisenhower was a successful strategic leader because he was able to identify and manage his external environment while implementing his vision. Using the concepts by Bullis and Gerras, will illustrate how Eisenhower identified and managed his external environment. Eisenhower also demonstrated two of Kotter’s change model stages by creating the guiding coalition and empowering broad-based action while implementing his vision. Eisenhower’s relentless opposition from Prime Minister Churchill and his team over the Transportation Plan demonstrated his ability to identify and manage the external environment. It also demonstrated his ability to implement a vision using Kotter’s stages in the change model.
