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    Born November 17, 1844,. Robert Troutman was my great, great, great grandfather with a fascinating life story. Near Salem, Missouri Robert Troutman was raised on a farm with parents Daniel and Anna Troutman. He lived their until he was 16 years old until he enlisted in the Union Army in the terrible struggle known as the Civil War. Missouri was a state divided in the slavery issue. The state was populated by Union and confederate supporters. In missouri at this time slavery was a important part of

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    in “Remember the Titans” that most exhibited the carrot/stick motivation technique was the main character, Coach Herman Boone. Coach Boone used this technique early on in the movie when the players were at camp at Gettysburg College. In an effort to force his players to overcome their prejudice towards one another, Boone often offered both a carrot and a stick. As a carrot, Boone offered the team a chance to come together and be a great team. To make history as one of the first and successful racially

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    “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will, and a lack to change”-Vince Lombardi. Central Dewitt’s football program usually has a tradition of great success and excellent morals. Unfortunately, in the 2014 and 2015 football season they have a combined record of 5-13, which does not live up to the standards of the DeWitt community. There are many problems circulating the football program, but most involve the

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    state championship. However, to those who are more observant this movie goes beyond the events that take place on the field to the bigger picture, which is that people from different races are not all that different. With a little help from Coach Boone, Coach Yoast, Gerry Bertier, and Julius Campbell, the team is able to form an unbreakable bond that brings everyone in the community together. As individuals everyone has the opportunity to be courageous

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    and one white. Even though they don’t want to be teamed up together for a season. The movie takes place in 1971 at a high school in Alexandria, Va. The school brings on Coach Boone (Washington) as the new head coach, replacing Coach Yoast (Patton). Yoast is expected to become his assistant. The black residents gather on Boones lawn to cheer

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    T.C. Steele was a famous painter from Owen County his parents were Samuel and Harriet Steele. His father was a saddle maker and his mom stayed at home. He was best known for his landscape paintings. Steele attended a college prep school called the Waveland Collegiate Institute. There he was given a box of paints and began to develop his talent as an artist. At the age of 13, Steele was giving his fellow students lessons in drawing. Later Steele moved to Indianapolis. In 1870, Steele married

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    George Henry Hulett was born in Conneaut in September 4th 1846. Hulett is mostly known for his great achievement in the area of labor saving machinery. His invention named after him, the Hulett ore unloader, is the single most important invention in the ore unloading industry. It increased the efficiency and reduced the amount of labor by drastically reducing the time needed for unloading iron ore at the Great Lakes docks. Hulett was born to Amanda and Erastus Hulett. His father was native to Vermont

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    championship game. When these two first met, Coach Yoast didn’t know that he was going to lose his job to coach Boone. “The school board may have put you on my team, but I did not hire you” this is what coach Yoast first says to Boone. This shows that even though Coach Boone will be working alongside him, Yoast didn’t choose for him to be on his staff, this means that

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    the unity and brotherhood. In 1971, at TC williams High School.The city this takes places in Alexandria Virginia. This is the first high school in the city to integrated both African American and white students together. A black head coach, Herman Boone

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    Originally, Herman Boone, a black head coach, is hired to be an assistant coach at T. C. Williams High School in Virginia. During this time there was a lot of racial tension due to a black teenager being killed by a white store owner. To help bring racial tensions down, the school system decided to hire Herman Boone as the head coach which demoted Bill Yoast, a white man, to assistant coach. Both of the coaches were unhappy with the situation and didn’t think it was fair. Boone decided to accept

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