Rockford

was knitted by a machine invented by a Swedish immigrant. The inventor’s name is John Nelson. With his innovation, he opened a factory to produce mittens and he eventually decided to make socks with his machine. The factory he founded is located in Rockford, Illinois. His sock factory, with automatic knitting machines, eventually led to the creation of the distinguished red heeled sock monkey. Sock Monkeys can be found in numerous households and became a popular craft in the 20th century. It is…

was knitted by a machine invented by a Swedish immigrant. The inventor’s name is John Nelson. With his innovation, he opened a factory to produce mittens and he eventually decided to make socks with his machine. The factory he founded is located in Rockford, Illinois. His sock factory with automatic knitting machines, eventually led to the creation of the distinguished red heeled sock monkey. Sock Monkeys can be found in numerous households and became a popular craft in the 20th century. It is…

first doubleheader of the season is against Rockford. The coach is starting me at left field and it is my first game ever starting in high school game. I’m a Sophomore at Atwood High School; my family and I moved here during my Freshmen year of high school, so I’m fairly new here. Mom greeted me downstair, “ good morning sweetie, are you ready for the game tonight?” “ I don’t know mom, I guess I’m kinda nervous” I said. “Why is That” she asked.…

The Resident Office Program (ROPE) was started in 1991 with only three officers participation in it and grew by 6 more officers by 1997 (Dempsey & Forst, 2016). These officers participating in the program would like in donated or subsidized housing in areas of town that were in need of more policing. These officers would be on call at all times for any surrounding residents that needed help and would liaison with government resources (Dempsey & Forst, 2016). The purpose of ROPE was for everyone…

On Wednesday, September 13, 2017, a young male from the small town of Rockford, Washington opened fire at the local high school. Parents were sent into a turmoil after hearing that there was shooting at the school, frantically trying to contact their children. Michael Harper, a sophomore at the high school, told the Associated Press that his classmate was obsessed with past school shootings. At the beginning of the school year, the young male brought notes and drawings to the school. This…

when she was two years old, so she did not have much contact with her. Jane Addams, known most importantly for her work as a social reformer, pacifist and feminist, graduated from the Rockford Female Seminary in Illinois in 1881 and was granted a degree the following year when the school became accredited as Rockford College for Women. At 27-years-old, her…

Ann would not let my mother live with her. Yet,this was my mother's house! I spoke to my mother and she told me she could not live with Mary Ann because she was afraid of her. Mary Ann's verbal abuse had gotten worse. If my mother had to stay in Rockford it was Mary Ann's choice to keep her in a nursing home. Mary Ann was not aware that a nursing home takes the patient's house once the money runs out. Mary Ann would not have had the house on Braewild if I hadn't taken my mother to live with…

in the Civil War as an officer. Mr. Addams had raised all nine children by himself when his wife died after Jane was three. As a young girl, Jane attended Rockford Female Seminary, graduating as the valedictorian of her class. A year after she graduated, Addams was granted the bachelor’s degree after the school was accredited that year as Rockford College for Women. In the course of six years after graduating, Jane began the study of medicine but left sooner than planned because of poor health.…

from reading Dickens. Her father encouraged her to pursue higher education. Jane wanted to attend a new college for women which was the Smith College in Massachusetts but her father made her attend a school nearby which was Rockford Female Seminary. Jane graduated from Rockford in 1881 earning a college certificate. She had planned to attend Smith to earn a Bachelor’s degree but her father died unexpectedly that summer from a case of appendicitis. Jane and her siblings inherited about $50,000…

interview this week for my professional development interview was with my host teacher for this quarter. Mrs. Barb Diaz is currently a kindergarten teacher at Barber Language Academy in Rockford. She has taught for almost 30 years in the Rockford School District, Head Start, Spectrum, and as an adjunct teacher with Rockford University. While also being my aunt, she has been my mentor these many years and has displayed a passion for teaching children that I have found unmatched. Her classroom…