Springfield, Massachusetts

Dr. Seuss’s life started out like many others of his time. He was born Theodor “Ted” Seuss Geisel on May 2, 1904 in the city of Springfield Massachusetts, which is where he would grow up. His father, Theodor Robert Geisel, was the son of a German immigrant and owned a brewery before prohibition. After losing his job at the brewery, Theodor Robert took a job as commissioner of parks in Springfield. Seuss’s mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, was also the child of a German immigrant, but she worked as a home designer. Theodor had an older sister named Marnie, and a younger sister that died of pneumonia not long after her birth. While growing up in Springfield, Ted most enjoyed going to the zoo. These trips, as well as the general sights and sounds of Springfield, would later serve as inspiration for his writings. Seuss stayed in Springfield until he graduated from Springfield Central High School and left for college in 1921.…

On March 2, 1904 a man named Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was born (Pascal). Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts (Pascal). Dr. Seuss grew up in Massachusetts and Germany. Dr. Seuss’ parents names were Henrietta and Theodor Geisel (Koehler). Dr. Seuss’ have two sister Margaretha and Henrietta Geisel, but sadly Henrietta died before birth (Pascal). In 1927 Dr. Seuss got married to a woman named Helen Palmer then in 1967 Helen Palmer died of depression (Pascal). After that Dr.…

Oh, The Places He Went Theodor Geisel wrote 44 different books in his lifetime. Although, you won’t see his name on any of them. Rather, you’ll see his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Many people know who Dr. Seuss is but not Theodor Geisel. They don’t know what Theodor Geisel was like as a person or what made him one of the most interesting writers in American history. Geisel’s biographical information and life experiences alone, give a taste of how interesting he was. Biographical information and life…

History section of the WNBA website, the concept of women’s basketball was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on April 24th of 1996; this was the established of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The WNBA begin play in June of 1997. Shortly after the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a women’s basketball league Val Ackermann was named the first president of the WNBA on August 7th, 1996. Before women’s basketball was officially established in 1996 and the…

You Should Like the Kansas Jayhawks for Basketball Lawrence, Kansas. “Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU.” This is the chant that the Jayhawk faithful chants at every home game. Teddy Roosevelt pronounced it the greatest college chant he’s ever heard. It is deafening. One reason you should like the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team is because Dr. James Naismith was the inventor of basketball. He joined the Kansas staff in 1898 and was the first coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. The basketball Hall of Fame is…

NBA: the National Basketball Association. Lots of people heard of the NBA or heard of someone in the NBA like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, or Stephen Curry. NBA players are paid sportsmen. The NBA is an American association /sport that entertain people through the game of basketball. So let’s talk basketball. The NBA is a professional league, played by men in North America all over the country. The ever basketball game we know was on Jan 20th, 1892 in Massachusetts. The NBA was founded…

Introduction Dean Oliver’s book Basketball on Paper (2004) analyzes the skills and tactics that go into winning a basketball game. Oliver mentions four different stats that he believes are the driving factor to win a basketball game. In his book, Oliver gave each of those stats a weight, the weight was how important he thought that particular statistic was. Therefore, using this information to follow his footsteps with our own tweak on it, instead of using advanced stats we are using stats…

Basketball is arguably the greatest sport to ever exist. Basketball is literally for everything: fun; reliving stress, anger, depression; and especially for a living. Hence the sport being made into a moy making organization, but only for the NBA lower leagues except for the college level. To play the sport of basketball takes many things, and many people have what it takes. Even if it’s only playing in college, a minor league, or the NBA. The Great Plains played a huge role in the inventory of…

The game of basketball, starting with James Naismith, has become an immense part of American culture throughout the years. Many people throughout America enjoy the squeaks of basketball shoes cutting on the court, the sight of a newly waxed floor so shiny that one can see their reflection off of it, and the feel of the leathery bumps of the basketball beneath their fingers. This love of the game has caused much growth of basketball in the past years. There are many different levels of Basketball…

Michael Jordan said, “You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” Michael Jordan is one of the best basketball players of all time. Now imagine the world without basketball. Basketball started as just a fun sport that was very simple and wasn’t a huge deal and turned into a multi-billion dollar sport. James Naismith is the one who brought this amazing sport to life. James Naismith is the man who invented basketball. He was born in a city near Ontario Canada on November 6th, 1861. He passed away…