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    This school back in the day was quite expensive costing $200 annually for room, board, and tuition. This meant that only the wealthiest of families could afford to send their daughters. (Woody, T. (1929). A History of Women’s Education in the United States) The school attracted the daughters of affluent families from all over the nation. In 1837 Mary Lyon opened Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in Massachusetts. This school was more for middle-class girls that couldn’t afford the Troy female Seminary.

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    favourable living condition. They will help you look for a home close to local stores, commercial developments, and working areas. If you enjoy shopping, you should know that it will only take you 5 minutes to get to Brisbane’s best shopping centre, Westfield Chermside. Carseldine is also environmentally active. Eden Gardens is composed of hardworking people who are seriously committed to environmental projects and social policies. It’s a great place for you to join if you are concerned in conserving

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    Adams, the second First Lady of the United States. According to the quote, Abigail Smith believed that education must be searched for and obtained with enthusiasm, passion, and great effort. She upheld the very concept regarding education that Emma Willard, a women’s rights activist, used to approach learning. Emma Willard dramatically reshaped the education system for women by raising women’s roles in education and by establishing high school and colleges. The education system drastically changed

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    I am a student in Westfield State university and in the future, I want to be an accountant. In other words a guard of the system. There is a system that is in control by the elite. They have the power and we get rewarded small amounts for survival and end up doing what we are told. It’s a cycle that so far no one has broken, pauses were made and the elite did not like it. It's hard to go on knowing that you will be a guard or maybe is one already. Maybe if I have not learned any of this and never

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    work where I would prove suspected embezzlement within a client’s company (S. Westfield, personal interview, August 1, 2008). Some of the most prevalent disadvantages to an occupation in this field are the hours necessary. As a CPA with a large accounting firm I would expect a typical work week of 40 to 50 hours. But, during the tax season, January through April, it could be as many as 70 hours per week (S. Westfield, personal interview, August 1, 2008). Since I have already been employed within

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    1. What have you learned about the act of reading and interpreting a text/story/ How have you grown as a reader and critical thinker? Provide examples from both the text and the class. In previous literature courses at Westfield State University, I never fully engaged with a text before. We would be assigned a reading and would briefly discuss it in class. That text would later be seen on a midterm or final. This class has challenged me to grow as a reader and a critical thinker. By coming into

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    and use it to make your writing or ideas stronger because you have a stronger support.” Writing emerges from writing “ -Sommers(pg.420). It adds a stronger substance into your ideas. As an academic writer in either middle school, high school or college, academic writing will make your paper stronger. You can use other people writing to make readers understand your topic better. You can compare other views or compare other people’s thought to explore other perspectives with the reader. Also, when

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    Daniel Tatum is the former president of the Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Tatum received her B.A. in psychology at Wesleyan University, and her M.A. in religious studies at Hartford Seminary. She also received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Tatum began her career serving as an Associate Professor and Assistant Professor at Westfield State College and a Lecturer of Black Studies at the University

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    Sports Stadiums can be found in many cities across the United States. These Stadiums can cost millions of dollars to build but have the potential to bring in much more. While there are many benefits to building and operating a sports stadium, there are more downsides economically. New Stadiums can bring many jobs and more income to a city in the beginning however as time goes on, those jobs prove to be unreliable and taxpayers are left paying for a stadium they may never step foot in. With this,

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    casual apparel mainly focusing on hi-tech sportswear for professional athletes. The products of Under Armour Performance Apparel have become the top choice of athletes around the world to wear under their uniforms or during workouts. It all began with college football player Kevin Plank, who designed a T-shirt to draw sweat away from the body and into a lightweight microfiber fabric. Though moisture-wicking fabric was not a new concept, Plank's lingerie-feeling garments became a sensation when they kept

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