Definition Proposal
Term: Parental Figure I am writing for those who are serving as what society designates as parental figures and those who are considering undertaking that role. They need to understand what this term...
View ArticleImagine a Place …
Song: Welcome to Mystery Artist: Plain White T’s This song does not reference to a specific place, but rather chooses to create one in the minds of those listening to the lyrics. This is because the...
View ArticleSHOUT Community
Community: SHOUT People: The people who belong to this community are the youth who are active members of the youth group and also the adult leaders who help to run the program. The parents are also...
View ArticleIs This What Happens?
Story: A dinner with the other half of my family promptly made me realize the effect a place can have on people. Throughout the course of the dinner I began to pick up on how backwards the town was in...
View ArticleThe Archives …
My initial impressions about working in the archives are curiosity and apprehension. I feel that it will be really cool since I haven’t done anything like it before and it will be cool to see what...
View ArticleAdventure Recreation Warehouse
One place I’ve been that has limited access is the warehouse for Adventure Rec. This is where they keep all their supplies for their trips. They have loads of outdoor equipment like camping gear,...
View ArticleWhat’s This About an Arboretum?
For my topic, I am researching and writing about the Arboretum. Dictionary.com says that an arboretum is ”a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.” This is...
View ArticleWe Are!!! But are you really . . . ?
These two counter-arguments have obviously been prompted by the recent Penn State scandal. It seems that the main motivation is the horror at how such a scandal was possible and then the fact that it...
View ArticleArboretum Interview
Kate Reeder, the event and marketing coordinator of the arboretum at Penn State, has shed light upon many things in regards to the arboretum. She has shed light upon the fact that the university has...
View ArticleFinal Reflections . . .
Now that the archival research is over, I can say that it was a good experience to have. It introduced us to other resources at our disposal and also showed us another type of research to conduct for...
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