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groundbreaking medical scientist, and exceptional professor, who not only changed the field of perinatology, but paved a path for women physicians and anesthesiology to become equal in the medical world. Virginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909 in Westfield, New Jersey. She describes her family as a fast paced family that “never sat down”. Her mother was Helen May Apgar, and her father was Charles E. Apgar. Her father’s profession was an insurance executive, but dreamed of being an amateur…

Kids are encouraged from the time they are in elementary school to go to the University of their dreams regardless of the cost and to major in the STEM field. I quickly bought into the Westfield bubble mentality, and began looking at universities all over the country. I considered attending college in the state of Texas, but I thought I would not enjoy living down south. Right around April, I decided to enroll at Purdue as a biochemistry…

‘Share a Coke’ by Coco Cola inspires and propels me towards a master in marketing. The world we live in today revolves around the digital space, transforming the way we connect with one another. Coca Cola, the world’s largest beverage company, decided to leverage this insight and craft a compelling campaign to connect with this new audience. The business challenge for Coca Cola in Australia was the introduction of new products, brand extensions and a smudging of traditional category…

about the personal experiences between teachers and students since the day they started attending their classes in their early childhood education stage. In the words of Bob Burdick in the article, College Looks to Virtual Future, written by Amy Westfield, “There is a real social need that is filled by students getting together with their professors on campus” (179). Burdick clearly tells the readers that there will be students who will need a face to face interaction with fellow students or…

made several other films, including Spin the Bottle, Deadly Persuasion, and Slim Hopes” (jeankilbourne.com). “She is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a doctorate in education from Boston University, as well as an honorary doctorate from Westfield State College, for her "research”…

If you ask me, my achievements are very small academically. They were easy to achieve, and never truly meant much. I have always gotten in or above high eighties in all classes, except English where I always seemed to fall short. As far as core classes go math was always the easiest to earn high marks in as my brain is very logical and mathematical. Sciences came next for mostly the same reasons, however I was much more interested in sciences growing up, so science classes were more fun. After…

Fieldwork Topic # 1: The Knock-Knock Joke Who: Naim Johnson, who’s 18 years old, and goes to Indiana University, was the lucky interviewee. He is a bio major and is trying to work his way to med school. He loves to watch and play soccer, especially with his roommate Gus, who is also interviewed. What: The Knock-Knock joke Naim’s joke was “Knock Knock… Whos there? Cows go… Cows go who? No stupid, cows go moo. Knock Knock jokes are like an old American pastime. All ages can join in on the…

“They throw the ball I hit it. They hit the ball I catch it.” By Willie Mays.I won’t tell you every crook and cranny of Willie’s life story but I am going to tell you some things that I’ve found are the most interesting about him and his career, for example his parents and his mentors and achievements.You may or may not know who he person is but let me tell you he is a role model for many to-be baseball players and in fact he has even been in the Hall of Fame. He has accomplished many things in…

Police chases occur every day all around the world. Whether the reason for the chase is because of a big offense like murder, or a small offense like speeding. Yet, is it worth putting someone else's life in danger for such a small offense? Chasing someone may not be worth the trouble and the possible aftermath if they haven’t committed a serious crime, but violent and serious offenders may go back out into the public and hurt or kill someone if proper action is not taken place. Over the years…

cocaine in her system, but when investigators searched her room there was no sign of cocaine. Some people are saying that the person who supplied was the one to remove it from her room. Whitney was buried next to her father at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield New Jersey. Her funeral was four hours long but was filled with lots of friends, family, other superstars and lots of…