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began interviewing former slaves living in Indiana. These interviews attempt to “preserve the personal experience stories of formal slaves” and convey them to the general public (Baker, 4). Adhering to an issued set of suggestions and inquisitions, the interviews share stylistic and written features, yet many stories still portray various insights to what life had in store for an enslaved individual. The Chairperson and Professor of English at Indiana State University, Robert L. Baker acted…

Team 3494 The Quadrangles, located in Bloomington, Indiana, may think they’re a bunch of squares; however, they don’t think you have to be a square to be a Quadrangle. People, as well as ideas, can come in all shapes and sizes, but all can take the form of a Quadrangle. The team’s mission statement since their rookie season eight years ago includes inspiring “high school students to develop a strong foundation of applicable skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering, mathematics,…

Harold C. Urey was an American Physicist. In 1893 on April 29th Urey was born in Walkerton, Indiana. He was a one of three children. His father Samuel Clayton Urey died when Harold was six. After that his mother remarried and had two more daughters. After high school Urey went and taught at a school in Indiana. Shortly after teaching in Indiana Urey then taught in Montana. During his time in Montana, Urey decided to attend the University of Montana. Urey graduated from the University of…

distributes 3 million pounds of food yearly to more than 90 soup kitchens, food pantries, senior centers, youth centers, and other charitable organizations. The Foodbank aids those in Clay, Greene, Knox, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana through a network of emergency food supply associate agencies and involves the state in the fight to end hunger. Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank offers enough food for the equivalent of 2.5 million meals each year to more than…

lives in all fifty states, but home started in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. The tribe was forced out of their homes during the Indian Removals (History). According to the Kansas Historical Society, “At the time of the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson believed that American Indians could be moved from the East to lands in the new territory” (Indian Removal Act). Nowadays, there are two main Miami groups. There is one group in Indiana that has about two thousand five hundred…

their populations have stabilized and are now protected under the federal Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Act. Mammals such as the Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis), and Northern Long Eared Bats (Myotis septentrionalis) are endangered and threatened and the Meramec River watershed is designated as critical habitat for the Indiana Bat. Plants such as the Decurrent False Aster (Boltonia decurrens), Mead’s Milkweed (Asclepias meadii), and Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium…

Arriving in 2016 would make little or no difference to the Civil Rights advancements since the 50’s, 60’s. Where the common sights “Colored” or “Whites Only” prevailed as normal. Jim Crow Laws full in effect. No regard for the First Amendment (Amendment 1) to the United States Constitution, Civil Liberties, or Civil Rights. The passage of HB2 (House Bill 2) by Governor Pat McCrory, of North Carolina and Mississippi’s Governor Phil Bryant’s passage of HB 1523. Although these bills may seem…

the Bloomington Hospital Foundation, which is an organization that creates events and fundraisers in order to support the IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Their mission is “ to support the mission of Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital to be one of the best hospitals in the state of Indiana” (bloomingtonhospitalfoundation.org).…

sports geographer and his research from 1974 in his book A Geography of American Sport from Cabin Creek to Anaheim is the foundation of sport geography research. In 1974, when Rooney did his research, he determined “The region encompassing Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and spilling over into several adjacent states is truly phenomenal as a player source region” (Rooney, 1974 p. 156). Rooney defined a player being from a certain state based on the high school attended. He collected data from major…

Damian Farson Mrs.Siler English 112 April 29th 2015 Religion, You are Not Welcome Here In 1787 our founding fathers, convened a set of documents intended to protect the rights and liberties of American citizens, as well as delegate how America and its government should be operated. These documents are known as the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, which serve as basic guidelines for America and its democracy. Unfortunately, these rights and liberties are being withheld from some people who…