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    The work of Temple Grandin Mary Temple Grandin, also known as Temple Grandin was born August 29th, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts. When she was younger she was different from the other children and they made that known. They called her a number of name but some are: "Retard" and "Tape recorder". Temple was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, where she had a lack of speech and sensitivity to touch. She has made a change not only for the cattle and pigs but for the slaughterhouses

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    Emma Herkelman Mr. Bergmann Senior English 28 August 2015 Penn State Women’s Volleyball Six out of the last eight College Volleyball Championships have been won by Penn State volleyball. In those years they have lost a total of twenty-two games. In 2013-2014 there were just five losses (D1 Women’s Volleyball). Not only are they reigning champions, but they are a historically consistent team. Having Micha Hancock, an ESPY nominee for the Best Female Collegiate Athlete two years running, as their setter

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    Gaol Learning Experience

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    My three and a half months of working at the Huron County and Huron Historic Gaol have flown by. Time has gone far too quickly and I cannot believe that my time here has come to a close. I am so grateful for the opportunity I was given to work at the museum and gaol this summer. It has been a learning experience that I will never forget. I began working at the museum and gaol in May. The first month centred on familiarizing myself with the two buildings and gaining and understanding as to how they

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    It has been five years since the unfolding of Penn State University’s scandal as well as the conviction involving Jerry Sandusky, the ex-assistant football coach. “Sandusky, 73, is pursuing an appeal under the state's Post Conviction Relief Act as he serves a 30- to 60-year prison sentence” (Scolforo, 2017). Apparently Sandusky has filed an appeal to the courts and his appeal lawyers are stating that he did not get fair representation he need during his trial in 2012. “They argue that prosecutors

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    Stand for State covers a wide range of topics that are extremely important to Penn State and our communities. It covers areas from domestic violence to risky drinking and drug use. For my posters, I tried to really aim towards the college students by trying to find subjects that could be close to home to some people, but because they really aren’t emphasized enough, I chose my topics to help raise awareness for lesser known topics. Specifically, my topics were promoting equality (mainly aiming

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    airspace. I do not have a lot of experience behind investigating why schools teach more airplanes over helicopters. I have however asked certain Professors at Kent State University as to why. One Professor who will be known as Professor X because I do not believe in saying who the person is without their written consent. I learned that Kent State does not believe that enough students will take the programs if they are offered. That the cost to maintain the helicopters would be to

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    rushing in and yelling at us to hustle out. When we accumulated out in the hallway I felt a tug on my pant leg and looked down and saw my step-brother and asked him what he wanted. When I woke up today I never thought I would be going to The Ohio State University Medical Center to see my dad. I hollered upstairs where my grandma was and said, “Hurry up please I want to get to school.” After five more minutes of anxiously awaiting, my grandma came down the stairs at the speed that seemed slower than a

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    There are several differences between Oklahoma and Hawaii that would be the easy to explain without getting into politics. The cost of living is comparable in both states but for different reasons like cost of food or insurance. The cultures are completely different but still somewhat the same. The drive to travel is even different. In Hawaii people seem obligated to travel. However, in Oklahoma people seem to be very content not to travel. In Hawaii the minimum wage is $9.25 per hour, but the

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    Jerry Sandusky Case Study

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    with gifts, attention and special trips to Penn State esteemed football facility. On those trips, numerous times concluded with inappropriate molestation and even penetration. Protected by the fame and success of Penn State’s football team Sandusky’s crime were thrown under the rug for decades. Numerous officials discrediting victims and witnesses and the school handing out settlements like candy to keep it out of the media. Just in 2013 Penn State paid 26 Sandusky victims a $60 million settlement

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    On January 7, 2018, actress and entrepreneur, Oprah Winfrey, gave a powerful acceptance speech as the recipient of the Golden Globes’ annual Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement. Oprah’s speech brought many men and women that were in the audience to their feet. Oprah begins by talking about when she was a little girl watching Sidney Poitier getting celebrated. She nexts talks becoming the first black woman to win the award. She finally says the two words that impacted on the audience

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