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    Here at Springfield College where I attend as a female student, I have realized that there is severe overtreatment, as well as under treatment, but sometimes even equal treatment of males compared to females in the classroom/labs, dorms, gym, cafeteria, extracurricular activities, and any other places where institution sponsored events occur. There happens to be a greater amount of cases where males are treated superior to women, rather than the other way around or equal- in my opinion. Granted, everyone’s opinions will be different and their perspectives on each situation may change, but by living here for a semester I’ve got a good grasp of what I believe is going on. At Springfield College in Cheney dining hall, men are treated superior…

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    around this divide is help encourage and establish leadership skills in youth that can play that role for them instead of needing interns. While benefitting from college interns, Arise could target areas of need that could be filled in by the resources college students in the area have available, including teaching and presenting skills one has to use in college can use to expand learning and teaching opportunities to community members. The goal would be to provide a service that others in the…

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    Drunken Hun Biography

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    Born on March 2 1904 in Springfield Ma Theodor was the second of two children to Theordor Geisel and –Henierra Seuss. His parents families both owned were shops, his mother came from a well-known German bakery family, making pies in town. His father came from a German family known for making the Kalmboch & Geisel Brewery, which was one of the largest beer companies in the New England area. Growing up in Forrest Park neighborhood, Theodor rarely needed for much, as he would often play with is…

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    the cutting of school it will be explained. Illinois planned to cut the small school in Illinois that don’t alreasdy get enough funding as is. The best and obvious solution would be to take from the bigger school who get plenty of funding and just divide it up between schools. They could even go as far as combining counties to have one big school to help save money. But I don’t understand where it seems smart to cut educate when we could cut funding to prisons. I say that because most people…

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    Museum Observation Report

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    As research on his life in Springfield continues to intersect with ongoing work in the community I’m compelled to figure out how to link into the preexisting infrastructure in Springfield. Conversations regarding revitalize Springfield downtown even if it means putting a brand that included the city of Seussville. Contemplating Seuss as a major attraction, drawing people to Springfield drawing in new sources of revue, would be a major benefit to the city and attract perspective business…

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    Basketball History

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    Professional basketball initially started in 1891 Dr. James Naismith in a baby boondocks Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was 30 years old YMCA training academy advancing up with a action to be central during winter , and 14 canicule to do so. He went through adaptation of soccer, lacrosses ,and football ,and they all failed. Late night of the endure day of the 2weeks he was giving he came up with 13 rules for basketball. He able abounding things still use today ,including traveling ,…

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    Basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith. Dr. Naismith was born in Canada. He was 31 years old and a graduate student from Presbyterian College in Montreal, Canada, when he decided that he wanted to follow his passion of athletics. He moved to Springfield, Massachusetts to study physical education and work as a physical education instructor at Springfield College. The college was also known as the School of Christian Workers, at that time. (Where 1) In his second year of college,…

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    A lot of African Americans could not play basketball because the Americans would not let them do a lot of stuff so the African Americans tried a lot to do the stuff they wanted. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. The game was first played with peach baskets and a soccer ball and was invented to provide indoor exercise for football players. In 1892 Students and Workers at the School Christian Workers play the…

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    William Cronon’s Changes in the Land – Indians, Colonists and the Ecology of New England, depicts the changes that occurred in New England after the arrival of the Europeans. It not only provides a detailed account of the changes that took place from a historical point of view, but also from an ecological pint of view – meaning it not only paints a picture of how the European settlers changed the lives of New England’s Indian inhabitants, but it also clearly shows how the arrival of the…

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    Played all over the world from the most isolated places to each country in the world. Basketball is for many their passion, their hobby, their jobs and even their world. Basketball has been around for many years. Dr. Naismith, a Physical education instructor, was the inventor of basketball. In 1891, he nailed peach baskets 10 feet up and used a team of nine players and only 13 rules. Surprisingly he used a soccer, my favorite sport, to invent basketball. The story is he was asked to invent an…

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