Wisconsin Essays

Wisconsin is know for its cheese. But a man named Robert La Follette, who was from Wisconsin, was one of the most influential people of the progressive era. From being a lawyer in his state, to fighting political bosses at the national level, Mr. La Follette did many different things, but he is most well known for pioneering the progressive movement from the 1890s to the 1920s in the United States of America. He was born on June 14, 1855, in Primrose, Wisconsin. His full name was Robert Marion La

investment, but little returns, causing several banks to fail, among the factors leading to the national crisis. However, how did the railroads affect the state of Wisconsin during the crisis? This is the question at the heart of my research project and it seems that the railroads were a highly contested issue at the time, even being called the Wisconsin Railroad wars. The first few sources that I have found seem to answer confirm this. During the Crisis, the railroads in

image of twentieth century architecture. His works have paved the way to the designs and structures of the civil engineers and architects that we have today in the twenty-first century. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in June 8, 1869 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He was the eldest of the three children

“Fighting Bob La Follette” was born on June 14, 1855 in Dane County, Wisconsin. He spent his childhood as a farm laborer before going to college at the University of Wisconsin. He graduated after 4 years and found his first job as the Dane County district attorney. After this, he became a congressman representing Wisconsin which gave him a start to his great political career at the state level for his zealous oratory. Many political bosses despised him for his progressive beliefs and how he wasn’t

History of Waterways Wisconsin is home to many large bodies of water. It borders two great lakes: Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. The western border is made up of both the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River. The treasured Wisconsin River runs through the state, and according to Sweeny-Justice (n.d.) the land has 15,074 lakes (only 40% are large enough to name). The upper Wisconsin River was dammed around 20,000 years ago when the western part of the Green Bay Lobe advanced into the Baraboo

Ed Gein grew up on a farm in Plainfield,Wisconsin. He lived a life of horror that people are still discussing today. Gein killed two people in his life. Gein is still a well known serial killer even thirty-three years later. Gein was very obsessed with women. Gein grew up with an alcoholic father. Augusta, Geins mother was a very religious woman. As Gein grew up his Father, George would be very brutal towards him, his brother, and his mother. The children and mom knew when George would come home

said no. Some said you need to be a certain age to go out without a parent in a big group or in public. Some said it doesn't matter the age as long as you're responsible. The Chestolowski family went to the Packer game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay Wisconsin on November 15 of 2015. The Chestolowski family consists of mom, dad, Ally, and Maddy. They wanted to see the Packers play against the lions. The game had a horrible referee that it left the crowd in awe and mad. The family knew

Often times when presented with raw facts it can be difficult for an audience to obtain information. In order to make information stick when writing it is important to make a strong connection with your audience. In the excerpt Martha Stewart and The Cannibal Polar Bears in Jon Mooallem’ new book Wild Ones the author makes a strong connection with the audience by seamlessly drawing you in by presenting closeness and familiarity. He simply puts himself to the position to where the reader must look

It is October 31, 2005. This is the day Teresa Halbach went missing. The disappearance of Teresa Halbach marked the beginning of a long and controversial conviction of both Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. Although the guilt or innocence of the two is still a hot topic, one must understand the criminal investigation that occurred. Knowing what steps investigators took and how they conducted each method is important to understand because this is what lead investigators to Steven Avery and Brendan

Do you like vermin lingering around the streets? I suspect you don’t. Do you have any idea how many foxes are around lately? The fox population is increasing day by day and it is a nuisance to farmers and eventually to the metropolitans living in the urban areas as well. Fox hunting is a traditional sport which is enjoyed by the masses of British people. It is also a great way to control the unsolicited fox population. Some of your animal ardent friends may claim this act is just immoral. I agree;

Summary: The Zodiac takes place in the late 1960s and 1970s, where the citizens of San Francisco are in mass hysteria as a result of a serial killer that dubbed himself the Zodiac. The Zodiac hunts the citizens of San Francisco and taunts investigators with cryptic messages, cryptograms, and threatening phone calls. The film first introduces the Zodiac Killer on July 4, 1969 as he ruthlessly shoots Darlene Ferrin and Mike Mageau in Vallejo, California. A month later, the Zodiac delivers a handwritten

Alec Michaud Mr. Bergmann Sophomore Honors English II P6 10 October 2016 Lambeau Field, a Mark on History The ground below is rattling to the thunderous beat of rambunctious spectators with the anticipation of the battle that is set to be fought on this very field! The senseless chaos ceases as a loud roar erupts from the stands as the Green Bay Packers emerge from the tunnel. “With 13 super bowl rings and 53 postseason appearances it’s easy to say that Green Bay is one of the most dominant teams

Born on the 7th of May, 1833 Edmund Wright was delivered to James and Martha Wright in a populated area of Vancouver. Both his parents were rich painters, therefore his childhood was suffused with luxury. Despite being intellectually superior, and having a promising career as a painter, he was enlisted in the army at age 18 by Sergeant Charles Northcott. Following his recruitment, he was directed to 13th Light Dragoons in Balaclava. It was there he was wounded in the right thigh by a fragment

home in Milwaukee. Language and cultural barriers are two main causes of misunderstandings and strife between newly arrived refugee immigrants with their neighbors. From 2002 – 2016, 4,249 refugees made Wisconsin their new home (Gordon, 2017). A vast majority, 8,774 or 65% of the resettled Wisconsin refugees have settled in Milwaukee County . Refugees arrive suffering from acute post-traumatic anxiety from camps where basic amenities and civility were rare. Their new home is culturally unfamiliar

Social work is often divided into three broad practice categories: micro, mezzo and macro. Micro social work deals directly at an individual level, mezzo social work involves smaller groups or institutions, whereas, macro social work involves large scale intervention at a community level. In this paper, focus shall be laid on social work practice at the macro level and therefore the emphasis would be given to communities. However, the paper shall restrict itself to only one community and would try

Elder Shawn William Wright was born on August 6, 1982 and is a native of Charlottesville, VA. He is the son of Pastor James W. Wright, Sr. and First Lady Carolyn Napier Wright. In the year 2000, Eld. Wright graduated with honors from Charlottesville High School. He continued his education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. While attending JMU, Eld. Wright was a Resident Advisor for Garber Hall, where he led a Men's Bible Study for the student residents. Furthermore at JMU, Eld. Wright

across and country and tour University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a child, I had always been told stories about my Grandpa’s time studying at Wisconsin nearly 50 years ago. When I arrived on campus, I quickly discovered why my family had praised it so highly. Wisconsin has an involved student body and world-renowned professors, but also happens to have a beautiful campus and be located in Madison, an ideal college town. One thing that has attracted me to Wisconsin is the variety of history classes available

people want to spend their vacation at natural relaxing places. Wisconsin Dells may be known as "The Waterpark Capital Of the World!", but world famous indoor watermarks aren't only reason to visit there are scenic tours and thrilling attractions also. How to get there Fly Fly to Milwaukee or Madison and rent a car to drive Dells. Train Train service by Amtrak drops you off downtown. Wisconsin Dells station code WDL. In the Wisconsin Dells area are lots of natural places within and just outside

Randall Stadium where thousands of Badgers cheer on the football team to its hundreds of clubs and majors show that the opportunities and ways to achieve success are countless, though the “Wisconsin Idea”, here at UW—Madison. I always felt compelled to adventure because of my curiosity and at University of Wisconsin—Madison, I am able to explore and satisfy my desire to scour the campus for new adventures through the countless of opportunities that this school has to offer. One of the most compelling

The University of Wisconsin Whitewater (UWW) is a university located in south eastern part of Wisconsin. It is known for their business and education programs, but offers a wide variety of degrees in both undergrad and graduate. It is some of the smaller UW schools, but still has an undergrad class coming in around 11,000. This paper will discuss how keywords are used to help this university be easily found when search and what makes them useful key words. This will focus on five major keywords that