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A book review of Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter with Kansas" that focuses on the author's main argument that Kansas has been voting against its economic best interests and explores the reasons underpinning this.

From the Paper
"In the book "What's the Matter With Kansas", Thomas Frank sets out to answer a paradox; why the poorest county in America which is located in the Great Plains, a region of struggling ranchers and dying farm towns, gave an overwhelming ... percent of their votes for Republican candidate George W. Bush in the election. How can economically depressed towns and counties vote for the Republican Party, which has a long and storied tradition of favoring the rich over the poor with their policies, rather than the..."

Tags:Kansas, republican, democrat, liberal, conservative, economics, issues

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This paper is a review of Thomas Frank's work "What's the Matter with Kansas?" The author considers that Midwestern politics have shifted dramatically in the 20th century to now. Kansas is the example used, as it went from being one of the most liberal states in the country to the poster state for social conservatives such as Senator Sam Brownback. The paper also examines the fact that Midwesterners are voting against their economic status by consistently choosing conservatives who favor higher taxes for low-income citizens.

From the Paper
"Thomas Frank's "What's The Matter With Kansas?" is an exceptionally written history and analysis of mid-western politics during the 20th Century. In discussing this, he uses his home state of Kansas as the primary example. He analyzes the dramatic shift of Kansas' politics from being one of the most historically liberal states in the country, to being the conservative juggernaut that it is now. Frank illustrates his arguments with accurate historical accounts, personal experiences, and an extensive knowledge of American politics that make it easy for the reader to grasp. This review will analyze the specifics of the aforementioned arguments, and also point out the flaws and successes of his accounts. Frank is the founding editor of The Baffler, a leftist magazine that analyzes and critiques American culture and has been around since 1988. Frank has also written two other books, One Market Under God and The Conquest of Cool. He also writes frequently for magazines Harper's, The Nation, and Le Monde Diplomatique. Frank's reasons for writing this book are a general discontent for the way mid-western civilians have voted in the past decade and the shift in mid-western ideology from very liberal to ultra-conservative."

Tags:frank, kansas, midwestern, politics, thomas

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Review of Thomas Frank's 2004 book, "What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Hearts of America". It shows how Frank's basic argument is that Kansas is an exemplar of voting patterns in the United States.

From the Paper
"In his text titled What's the Matter with Kansas How Conservatives Won the Hearts of America Thomas Frank argues that if one takes Kansas as an exemplar of voting patterns in the United States it is becoming.."

Tags:political science, book review, Kansas, voting

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This paper examines a current change proposal which provides the University of Kansas Parking Commission with a summary of relevant facts, feasible changes, reasons for the changes, and discussion of benefits regarding the proposed changes with the parking lots and transit system at the university. This proposal is presented for the commission's consideration as well as subsequent forwarding to the campus Provost.

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"The current change proposal provides the University of Kansas Parking Commission with a summary of relevant facts, feasible changes, reasons for the changes, and discussion of benefits regarding the proposed changes with the parking lots and transit system at the university. This proposal is presented for the commission's consideration as well as subsequent forwarding to the campus Provost. Problem Identification..."

Tags:kansas university, proposal, parking lots

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In this article, the writer presents reviews of five concerts that took place in Kansas City in recent months.

From the Paper
"Mena the guest conductor was clearly instrumental in selecting the program which opened with the Arriega Overture to Los Esclavos. In the first half of the program South African pianist Anton Nel played the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Number in a style that was cool but not excessively romantic Nel provided a brief encore with the Scribin Etude for the Left Hand ..."

Tags:Kansas City, concert reviews

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This paper examines the smoking ban in Kansas by using the five crucial steps of the decision making process. First, the paper defines a smoking ban, pointing out its benefits to individuals and society. Then, the paper describes how the smoking ban in Kansas can be analyzed through decision making. The five steps of this process are described one by one and are then applied to the case in Kansas. The paper contends that the decision making model is is crucial for the successful outcome of any endeavor in all fields, but even more so within the business community, which impacts the lives of millions.

Outline:
Introduction
Problem Identification
Context for Success
Framing of the Problem
Alternative Solutions
Evaluation of Alternatives
The Best Alternative
Conclusions

From the Paper
"The basic idea relative to setting a context for success is that of ensuring that the right people participate to the decision making process; they must be well informed and unbiased. In this order of ideas, the authorities in Kansas have to meet face to face and discuss the implications of each potential course of action. Foremost, they must meet with representatives of the other parties involved. The context for making an informed decision has to present the issue from numerous standpoints and this is why the federal authorities must meet with more parties. The deciding forces could meet with representatives of the health sector, presenting an objective evaluation of the negative effects of second-hand smoking."

Tags:smoking restrictions, workplace, public areas, decision theory

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This paper focuses on the Kansas City Preventative Patrol Study and the statistical validity of the findings. The experiment was conducted in 1972 by the Kansas City Police to test the effects of police patrol on the incidence of crime. The study lasted over a year and was evaluated by the Police Foundation, which also provided funding and technical assistance for the study. The purpose of the study was to test the assumption that police patrolling the streets in marked cars can prevent individuals from committing crimes. This paper discusses why the results of the Kansas City Preventative Patrol Study are not statistically valid. The paper is divided into three sections: a brief introduction of the study, the results, and why these results lack statistical value.

From the Paper
"Conducting the study in Kansas City does not provide an adequate testing ground. In other cities where there is high crime, high unemployment and a substantial homeless population, patrolling would prove beyond a doubt to be effective. Because the study was so limited in scope, it cannot be considered statistically valid that a high visible police presence has no impact on crime in select circumstances. Had the study been conducted across the country in rural and major metropolitan areas in different regions and then compared, there might have been sufficient data to validate the results."

Tags:surveillance, community, service

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This paper discusses how Kansas City, Missouri was at the center of the rise of jazz culture in the 1930s. It discusses the fact that this was the only place in the United States not affected by prohibition due to the control of the city by the mob-tied Democratic head Tom Pendergast. The paper looks at the type of jazz born in Kansas City and its influence.

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"The city was full of brothels, gambling dens and bars. The city had quite a reputation and attracted not only musicians but traveling salesmen and big spenders looking to gamble. The prohibition laws that had been in place were never recognized in Kansas City. "In fact, not a single felony conviction for violating the Volstead Act, the law prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, sale, and possession of alcohol, was ever imposed on any of its citizens" (Schirmer 175). The political power that Pendergast had attained protected the city from conforming to the laws of the rest of the United States. His power was not to be questioned; any honest voters were intimidated and kept away from voting for his rivals. This kept Pendergast in control for most of the 1920s and 1930s."

Tags:Pendergast, society, prohibition

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This paper examines the ideas of popular sovereignty, the Lecompton Constitution, and the New England Immigrant Aid Society, with respect to the 1854-1861 struggle in Kansas between those opposed to slavery, those in favor of slavery, and those in favor of leaving the issue up to the states to decide. In addition, the paper examines the Pottawatomie Massacre and Quantrill's Raid.

From the Paper
"Popular sovereignty, otherwise known as squatter sovereignty, began in 1850. This political doctrine promoted controversy by stating that people n federal territories should have free will when it came to whether or not their territories would enter the Union as a slave state or a free state. First applied to Utah and New Mexico territories, the doctrine was used in the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska act in 1854. This act repealed the previously applied prohibition of slavery north of the 36 30 latitude line. Thus, the Kansas territory was given the right to choose for themselves how their territory would enter the Union (NPS, "Overview")."

Tags:squatter, union, state, self-determinism, eli, thayer, northern, abolitionist, free-soil

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This paper examines the results of the Kansas City Gun Experiment, and its effects on the state of policing in that city. First, the paper gives a general description of the initiative. Then, it discusses the reasons behind this program. The paper concludes by addressing the lessons of this experiment which can be

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"This paper shall examine the results of the Kansas City Gun Experiment, and the relevant effects on the current state of policing. The six month federal funded experiment in reducing gun violence through the seizure of illegal guns resulted in a short term reduction in crime. The racially motivated urban riots of the 1960's were a dramatic presentation of a society gone astray. The lessons of this experiment can be integrated with the evolution of policing philosophies since those of the aggressive instigating tactics of the 1960's to produce an effective means in reducing gun violence in urban areas..."

Tags:gun, crime, police