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music composition, and I have received feedback and performances of some of my pieces. I have also composed twenty pieces of music and heard live performances of four of my pieces as of fall 2017. Three of my works have been performed by Illinois Wesleyan University musicians at annual MHS schoolwide concerts showcasing

She worked hard at the university to receive her education. She would ride her bike a mile and a half twice a day to the Bloomington Country Club to work the lunch and dinner shifts. If she wasn’t working at the country club or studying, she was practicing french horn. She originally planned on playing french horn in a symphony. After graduating in 1969, Rupert began teaching in a one room schoolhouse outside of Champaign, Illinois. “I was told that if any kids were misbehaving

In August of this year, hundreds of thousands of 18-year-old young men and women begin their college careers. These students have nothing but hope and optimism as they start to venture out on their own. As they start to meet new people, experience life on their own, and engage in a rigorous curriculum, many students find themselves looking for a social outlet. NCAA sports, club sports, church group, business club, architecture club, honors society, African American youth group, Hispanic youth group

In this position paper I will explain the trials that Dred Scott had to go through in his life in his attempts for justice to be served. Dred Scott was born in 1799, and was an illiterate slave. His parents were slaves and so he was born the property of the Peter Blow family. In 1804 The United States took possesion of Missouri and after many debates on whether or not it would be a slavery state, a resolution known as the Missouri Compromise came along. This made a balance in the number

-1955) (p. 177) Walter Dill Scott was born near the town of Normal, Illinois, where he lived on a farm until the age of 19 when he entered Illinois State Normal University. His intention was to become a missionary to China but when that plan failed he traveled to Germany to study psychology with Wundt. After receiving his Ph.D., applying psychology to education problems was shown when he joined the faculty of Northwestern University. In 1905 he became a professor, and in 1909 a professor of advertising

racist environment that makes them a hostile space for African American students. During this keynote, Lawrence talks about the white fraternity and sorority system with traditions of racist parties, songs, and assaults on black students and the universities themselves. With a

Ever since I was seven years old playing t-ball I dreamed of playing high school softball. Every year I waited not so patiently for the season to start. My junior year in high school I was the second basemen for my school softball team. That year my team and I were more determined than ever to get our team to the state finals. Before the state tournament we had to win conference, sectionals, and super sectionals. My junior year my team and I had our hearts set on being the first team in Somonauk

Baseball remains today one of America’s most popular sports, and furthermore, baseball is one of America’s most successful forms of entertainment. As a result, Baseball is an economic being of its own. However, the sustainability of any professional sport organization depends directly on its economic capabilities. For example, in Baseball, all revenue is a product of the fans reaction to ticket prices, advertisements, television contracts, etc. During the devastating Great Depression in 1929, the

and his family would live here until he was six years old. Upon, turning six many changes began to take place in Roger’s life. The moving from Iowa to Illinois would prove to be a pivotal change in Roger’s life as his father, who worked in engineering, would be transferred by the company that he was working for. Shortly after arriving in Illinois his family would move to Chicago. It was here during his high school days that he would

Many buildings compose the small town of Catlin, Illinois, but one building has affected more people than any other building in the town: the high school. In this building, teachers prepare students to take on the world. No matter what a student decides to do after graduating, the high school marks the beginning of his or her journey. Catlin’s high school possesses a rich history and it is constantly adding on to its story. Undergoing many reconstructions, Salt Fork High School started as a small