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Born August 5rd 1903, in Cheyenne, Wyoming was Rensis Likert to George and Cornelia Likert. His father was an engineer for Union Pacific Railroads and that is what initially got Likert interested in that line of work. That interest is what leads him to studying civil engineering when he entered the University of Michigan in 1922. It was a few years later when he took a course in Sociology that opened his eyes to what he truly loved to study and that was people, specifically people in the…

Steve Russell Space War By Sanjay Javvadi University of Mary Hardin-Baylor ESOL-13 Dr.Clardy ABSTRACT My research topic is Steve Russell Space War. In the 1950s, researchers would every so often develop a video game as an exhibit, an exploration help, or a preparation exercise, yet these…

October is a long month with no vacation days and many school events. This can be stressful for teachers so they may start a game. The game can consist of something like the Spoon game last year where teachers attacked each other for others spoons. But this proved a bit too stressful for teachers. So this year the game being played by these teachers is a chip game. Who is the Mastermind behind it all? Brian Thomas-Reed, Assistant Principal of Animo Pat Brown Charter High School is the man…

1. List the main character(s). The main character in the Case study I is Catherine Kennedy which is the founder and Executive Director of LEEWAY Inc. (Intermediate Care/skilled nursing facility for people with AIDS/ARC) (Oster310) 2. Give a brief overview? Catherine Kennedy relocated to the Haven with her husband and three children from their native England in 1985. (Oster 310) She became the found the More House Soup Kitchen where meals were prepared for 160-240 meals weekly doing the academic…

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Westminster, Colorado, my parents Craig and Michelle Habben sat in Westminster Lutheran Church. Lyndsay, who was my cousin, was getting confirmed; my parents, along with the rest of my dad’s side of the family, sat and supported her. My mom Michelle had been experiencing some pain and discomfort all day, therefore, she didn’t get any sleep the night before. Once my mom noticed that she was having contractions five minutes apart, she knew for sure she was in…

Say Yes Program” to many local students here at Buffalo. The program gives the opportunity to students to discover the environment of Buffalo State College as part-time job. The Say Yes program commitment to education was originally founded by the Hartford money manager George Weiss in 1987. Mr. Weiss inspiration and courage to build a Say Yes program came to him when he was sitting at a restaurant with twelve old friends students who have graduated from high school. As the Say Yes education…

Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896 Harriet Beecher Stowe is one of the most famous abolitionists of slavery. She is known for her novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin that enraged the southern slave states while inspiring and motivating the non-slave states in the north to abolish slavery. Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned in the south in one year and sold 300,000 copies in the north. Although Harriet Beecher Stowe was a Caucasian woman nevertheless she was one of the most significant influences that…

Years ago a commercial appeared on television portraying an elderly woman lying on the floor screaming for help after she had fallen to the ground sustaining an injury for which she was unable to get up on her own. The image is burned in my memory. Unfortunately, this scene has been a reality for many older adults who have fallen not only at home but while hospitalized. There are many versions of the definition of a fall. The World Health Organization defined a fall as “an event which results in…

about Willie’s past. Willie started his adult life by working towards becoming a successful and respected salesman. He wanted to be known and remembered by everyone he had ever met in his life. He often said things such as “I’m very well liked in Hartford. You know, the trouble is, Linda, people don’t seem to take to me.” As time wore on his dream became the center of his life, which he thought he needed to achieve in order to be happy. He started doing anything and everything he could to get…

He lives in Hartford Connecticut. He is a retired real estate agent. Today, every Wednesday the 82- year old sets up his folding chair, car battery, and clippers. What he is doing is so amazing, he gives haircuts to homeless. The price he charges is just a hug, which…