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importance today and potential for future economic growth, I was shocked by how few Polymer Science programs there are in universities nationally and internationally. My google search for Polymer Science programs lead me straight to the University of Akron. True understanding of polymers relies on their characterization, and so Professor Chrys Wesdemiotis’ research…

a good education and to be able to make my family proud. “What are you going to College for?” “Are you going to College?” Those are probably the most common questions I get now that I am a junior in high school. Having the opportunity to come to Akron U for free and receive college credits is great. It saves my family and I…

It was a good day for a softball game, maybe a little warm but not too windy. We had traveled all the way to Akron to play one of the best teams in the state. Our hopes were not very high as we readied ourselves for the task we were about to perform. The JV game was skipped due to some missing players on our team, so the Akron JV team just scrimmaged each other. This kind of annoyed us because we just wanted to get the Varsity game over with. Eventually they finished up, and the field was…

Ronald F. Levant at the University of Akron and Dr. Ryon McDermott at the University of South Alabama, the study Masculinity, Identity, and Mental Health assess the validity of the Male Role Norms Inventory-Short Form (MRNI-SF), a measure of masculinity, through its relationship to measures of reference group identity and mental health/substance use (The University of Akron, 2015). It is theorized in the Reference Group Identity Theory that men are dependent…

safer because before if unmarried women or women that could not afford to go to the doctor would get pregnant, they would have to get the abortion procedure done which is much more dangerous and could have several side effects. In the case of Akron vs Akron Center, the Supreme Court decided that any abortion done after the first trimester must be done in a hospital with a 24 hour waiting period and parental consent must be given if needed. The waiting period and parental consent made abortions…

The teams were from four states-Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Dayton from Ohio, the Hammond pros and Muncie flyers from Indiana, the Rochester Jeffersons from New York and the name of the Rock Island Independents, Decatur Staleys and Racine Cardinals from Illinois, The name of the league…

many indoor facilities in my area. The only reason I could come up with is that these types of facilities require a large initial investment. The climate in Ohio is not ideal for these facilities, but it is better than most. What I mean by that is Akron, Ohio receives about 155 days of precipitation a…

luxury of hope”(Shusterman chapter 69). At the end of the story, Connor becomes the leader of the unwinds and uses hope to fuel his mission of ending unwinding. The symbol used in the novel is the Akron AWOL. “They’re all saying the Akron AWOL is this big boeuf superhero”(Shusterman chapter 22). The Akron AWOL is the unwind who took on the government and juvey cops all by himself to free the unwinds. He is a legend to the unwinds and he gives them hope. The unwinds can look to him and see in…

AKRON, Ohio—Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is a hidden treasure located in West Akron. It is largest National Historic Landmark, and is the nation’s 6th largest historic home open to the public. It is an accredited museum of the American Alliance of Museums, one of only 26 in Ohio and one of only 802 in all of the United States. The Estate includes five historic buildings and eight historic gardens on 70 acres. Stan Hywet has been named the #1 Historic Home Tour in America by USA Today. Stan…

handling skills and his jumping and shooting talents. He led the Mustangs to the 1970 B League State Championship. Upon graduation, Nate received numerous scholarship offers. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Akron in Ohio, where he was a starting guard for the Akron Zips. Nate…