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On Saturday January 28th, 2017 I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with a close family friend of mine. Edward, or Ed as we call him is 76 years old and was born in Concord New Hampshire. Since then he has moved to Bradford New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife, Lorraine. I selected to meet and talk with Ed because I knew he would have a great deal of stories, information, and personal experiences with the types of media that were widely used when he was just a kid. Ed was open…

Alex Rodriguez, a former New York Yankees baseball player made almost $22 million a season as of 2004. The amount of money professional athletes make is insane! They are not financially responsible enough to make this much money, and other careers deserve more money. To start off, other professions deserve more money. One reason why other professions deserve more money is because Peyton Manning made more money in one season than an average worker makes in their lifetime. Also, athletes make…

One major survey administration method is phone surveys. The phone survey method is one where the researcher calls individuals who comprise his or her sample and then has them answer the survey questions over the phone (Chamberlain, 2016). This has historically been a popular administration method, as it has several advantages, i.e., it is quick, cheap, and effective (Chamberlain, 2016). That being said, there are several disadvantages as well. For example, individuals have become less…

News Headlines on My Birthday I was born on June 8, 1995, in Charleston, South Carolina. If I could go back in time to that day and pick up a newspaper, I would learn about what was happening in the world on the day I was born. The Science section of The New York Times on June 7, 1995 featured a story about Astronaut Dr. Norman E. Thagard breaking the United States space endurance record. Astronaut Thagard broke the record by staying on Mir, Russia’s space station, for 84 days. Russia’s space…

“The "best interest" clause developed in Major League Baseball (MLB) in response to the Chicago Black Sox scandal during the 1919 World Series, where gamblers bribed players to throw the coveted baseball championship (Kim & Parlow, pg.575).” Due to the actions of players in MLB, the organization was forced to include a clause that prohibited players…

how he got his nickname “Babe Ruth” because he was Jack Dunn’s new babe because he was now his guardian. Babe Ruth was a left handed pitcher and helped the Red Sox tremendously. Over the next 5 years Babe Ruth lead the Boston Red Sox to 3 Championships. Babe Ruth also pitched a still-record 13 scoreless inning in one game. The Boston Red Sox owner needed money so he decided to sell Babe Ruth to pay bills and debts. The New York Yankees took him in December 1919 for the total of $100,000.…

Yankees vs Royals Game Last summer I went to a Yankees vs Royals baseball game at kauffman stadium. Half of my family and I are huge Yankees fans, but the other have of them are Royals fans. So we all decided to pack up and head to the big game. Half of us had our Yankees hats, shirts, and jerseys on. The other half with their Royals clothes on. Throughout the years there's been many arguments on which team is better, when we got into the cars and started heading to the game the bets began to…

The Boston Red Sox is the team that everyone loves to hate, unless you live in Boston, of course. Don’t take it personally, Boston- your team is just too darn good! Despite any personal predilections about these MLB tyrants, er, champions, we are here to present all of the surprising fan facts that you will definitely want to know! Number Eight: The Unlucky Red Seat In the Boston Red Sox’s iconic home field, Fenway Park, a single, red seat sits among the others in Section 42 of the bleachers.…

FRANCONA: The Boston Red Sox Years Terry Francona, who managed the Cleveland Indians to within one game of winning the 2016 World Series, left his mark on Major League Baseball when he led the Boston Red Sox to the championship in 2004, in his first season as manager. The Red Sox broke an 86-year drought and the curse of Babe Ruth, with an improbable comeback in the American League Championship Series. The team rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the best-of-seven series with their hated rival, the…

league teams. April 15, 1997: The magnificent night at New York's Shea Stadium when Jackie Robinson's No. 42 was retired throughout Major League Baseball in an unprecedented tribute under the direction of Commissioner Bud Selig. 2004 The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series in 84 years over the St. Louis…