Davey Oetting 12/1/06 History of St. Louis St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States under President Thomas Jefferson in 1803‚ as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established a fur-trading post and Pierre Laclède Liguest‚ a New Orleans merchant‚ founded a town at the present site. They named it after King Louis XV of France and his patron saint‚ Louis IX. From 1770 to 1803‚ St. Louis was a Spanish possession‚ but it was ceded
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“St. Louis Blues” from 1922 was composed by William Christopher “W. C.” Handy. It is a blues jazz song. Handy was known as “The Father of the Blues”. The blues is a musical genre whose origin is from the African-American communities. The blues songs were jazz songs‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll. “St. Louis Blues” remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians’ repertoire. Handy wrote this song mainly inspired by some memories of his life. He remembered hearing a woman walking down the street
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Leased Lines Below what speed are there different leased line standards in different parts of the world? In the text “Business data networks and telecommunications” the author points out that leased lines vary worldwide from 56 kbps to several gigabits per second‚ depending on the technology used. The lowest speeds of these leased lines are 56 or 64 kbps in the United States‚ and 64 kbps in Europe. These speeds are comparable to modem speeds and are rarely installed. The typical wiring for these
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Introduction In the fall of 2014‚ Ferguson Missouri‚ a suburb 10 miles north of downtown St. Louis‚ became the sight of a full-blown riot‚ after the police killing of Michael Brown. Once the global media caught wind of the killing‚ the news spread like wildfire throughout America‚ as well as foreign nations. The purpose of this paper is to show how decades of corrupt politics‚ segregation‚ and deceptive real estate practices helped fuel the tension and fire of‚ not only Ferguson residents‚ but
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Evaluation of Sources The St. Louis was a German transatlantic liner. On May 13‚ 1939 the St. Louis and it’s captain‚ Gustav Schröder‚ departed Hamburg‚ Germany with 937 passengers that were all searching for a better life in North America. After being turned away by the government of Cuba the refugees hoped to be accepted by the United States‚ however‚ president Franklin D. Roosevelt also turned them away. So now the question is‚ was FDR responsible for the fate of the St. Louis‚ and how did his reaction
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Saint Louis Union Station The Saint Louis Union Station (Figure 1)‚ located on Market Street between the 18th Street and the 20th Street in downtown Saint Louis‚ was built in 1894 to be used as a train shed and transportation for travelers. This enabled the travelers to get around whether it is around St. Louis‚ around the United States‚ and even into Canada. The architect of the St. Louis Union Station is a German-American man named Theodore C. Link after he had won the design competition for
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Gooden‚ cgooden@post-dispatch.com St. Louis Christmas Tree Lots: Oligopoly and Game Theory Since Christmas is drawing near‚ the annual Christmas tree lots are beginning to open. This brings memories of my father cursing in the car every Sunday before mass because half the church lot is taken up by trees. For a few weeks Ted Drew becomes the king of Christmas not the king of custard in St. Louis. Pretend the image I selected is not taken from the St. Louis Post Dispatch but is in fact my family
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St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and St. Louis Blues are two legends in the blues world‚ separately as well as together. When placed together one could not find a better example of classical blues from the 1920’s. St. Louis Blues is one of the most popular blues songs ever written. William Christopher Hardy wrote this song over 80 years ago. While on a trip to St. Louis‚ Hardy met a tormented black woman. She spoke to him in her deep southern broken English about the loss of her husband to another
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saintly actions when monarchy is mentioned. After all‚ most of the famous kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due
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St. Louis City Museum I know it’s impossible to turn back time‚ but don’t you wish that you could relive your childhood? Last week‚ during my visit to the St. Louis City Museum‚ I got a chance to do just that. Today‚ in this speech‚ I’ll take you on a short tour of the City Museum. As I walk you through this tour of the museum‚ I’ll focus on three things: the building style‚ the different attractions‚ and my overall experience at the City Museum. Let’s start with the building style‚ or architecture
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