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		<title>Is There a Connection Between Sociology and Social Work?</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/20/is-there-a-connection-between-sociology-and-social-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caitlin Glenn
At colleges and universities which do not offer a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work many undergraduate students choose a degree in Sociology in hopes that it will prepare them for a future in their desired field, but will they really be prepared for the actual problems that Social Workers meet on a daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education: Private School versus Public School</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/19/education-private-school-versus-public-school/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/19/education-private-school-versus-public-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Manocchi
Today we have the option to choose if we want a public or private school.  In first deciding a school you need to know the differences in these types of schools.  Private schools require those entering to pay tuition every year ranging up to $28,000, while public schools are funded by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Politics of Gender and the Business of Politics</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/18/the-politics-of-gender-and-the-business-of-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/18/the-politics-of-gender-and-the-business-of-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwalsh</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Schaefer
There is an interesting topic regarding gender and politics known as the “gender gap.”  The gender gap refers to the difference in political party preferences of men and women.  This difference, which began to be seen in the early 1990s, shows that women are about five to ten percent more likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who really suffers in a divorced family?</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/who-really-suffers-in-a-divorced-family/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/who-really-suffers-in-a-divorced-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Steph Duplisea
When we look at the causes and effects of divorce on families, I have noticed the &#8220;cause&#8221; often deals with the couple and the members of the family.  However, children are most affected. We live in a society that has become so fast paced that when couples divorce they might not realize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media, Diversity &#38; Our Society</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/media-diversity-our-society/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/media-diversity-our-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/?p=104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Katie Weiss
Realizing our own opinion can be difficult at times.  Influences from friends, family, and particularly media can create confusion about what to believe.  With media pouring information into our daily lives shouting out advertisements and opinions, how can we decide what is valid or not, biased or well rounded, censored or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The American Dream</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/the-american-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/the-american-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jamie McDermott
I recently completed a research project on the topic of Inequality and iexplored if the American Dream is still attainable. The “American Dream” to most U.S. citizens means that through hard work, courage and determination one could achieve prosperity. That you’ll have wages that will support your family, affordable health care, opportunites for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Parents Teach to Hate?</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/do-parents-teach-to-hate/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/17/do-parents-teach-to-hate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Katie Hauser
Take a minute to think about how your family influences the decisions you make on a daily basis. For the most part they influence you in a positive way; with regards to your interests, values, and goals. Do not forget however, they can also be responsible for the hate you feel, but more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gender and Sexuality: Homosexuality Portrayal in the Media</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/12/gender-and-sexuality-homosexuality-portrayal-in-the-media/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/12/gender-and-sexuality-homosexuality-portrayal-in-the-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lauren Rosenzweig
Over the last forty years, the Sex Revolution evolved rapidly and left a small space for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community to rise up and begin a separate revolution. As the sex era redefined the boundaries for fluent use of sexual references within the media, homosexuality gradually gained more attention. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex and Gender: How does the media shape our views of men and women?</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/12/sex-and-gender-how-does-the-media-shape-our-views-of-men-and-women/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/12/sex-and-gender-how-does-the-media-shape-our-views-of-men-and-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/?p=100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Katie StCyr and Lauren Lanciani
Not so long ago, sex was not a topic that was openly discussed. Today, sex comes up in everyday conversations, on just about every channel on TV, in most songs, and in the majority of popular magazines. But do our views of sex and the male and female gender come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Green Movement</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/10/the-green-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/10/the-green-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwalsh</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/?p=99</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Karen Webster
Global climate change has become part of our everyday vocabulary and in turn we see a widespread movement to living “green.” However living “green,” to me isn’t about buying organic products, a hybrid vehicle or cutting down on your water and carbon footprints. It is about the small things; donating clothing, buying second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Neighbors, Two Worlds</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/two-neighbors-two-worlds/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/two-neighbors-two-worlds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwalsh</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/?p=98</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Tim Brothwell
Inequality is a growing concern in the modern world as we see a continued move towards a globalized economy and globalized culture. Inequality is present in every community, state, country, and nation across the world. People who live within miles, even blocks of each other often live completely different lives, simply because some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dreamless America</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/a-dreamless-america/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/a-dreamless-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hannah Bayer
As the economic crisis keeps growing, do people actually see the “American Dream” as accomplishable? People live from day to day instead of trying to achieve something they know they cannot.   It is hard for people to put dinner on the table with only one job; they do not need the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$$$How Americans Become Rich$$$</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/how-americans-are-becoming-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/how-americans-are-becoming-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/?p=96</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christina Lombardo
There are a variety of ways to become rich in the United States. Some people who are born into unfortunate situations have exceptional motivation and can get ahead in life. Some Americans become wealthy by inventing something hugely popular. For example, Bill Gates invented Microsoft and is the head of the software company. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Relations:  Every Country Counts</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/international-relations-every-country-counts/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/international-relations-every-country-counts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brianna Sartori
So many people question why our country bothers to help the less fortunate areas of the world. Too many people have the mentality of &#8216;every man for himself&#8217; and have forgotten that we are all affected by each other&#8217;s actions. While the economic problems of countries such as Togo and Tanzania may not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Dream or American Nightmare?</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/american-dream-or-american-nightmare/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/american-dream-or-american-nightmare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Elizabeth Marchi
How does one define the American Dream? It certainly depends on one’s definition of the dream, and there are many to choose from. Traditionally, Americans have believed that achieving the dream of fame, success and wealth was done by frugality and hard work. However, due to industrialization and the development of modern America, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reality: Homelessness</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/reality-homelessness/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/11/05/reality-homelessness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caila Gannett
How often do people walk past a homeless person on the street as if they are invisible? As if they do not coexist in the world you live in?  What people don’t think of is the fact that homelessness can happen to anyone and it’s an important issue to be addressed.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RACISM:  Teachers Can Make a Difference</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/10/26/racism-teachers-can-make-a-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/10/26/racism-teachers-can-make-a-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mwalsh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Danielle Lawrence
What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘inequality’?  Many words, phrases, and examples may pop into your head when you hear this powerful word.  When I think of inequality, I immediately think of racism.  Do you know that there are people who do not consider racism a problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How We View Ourselves</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/28/be-true-to-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/28/be-true-to-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Liz Panneton
Today we are bombarded by media on a constant basis, whether we know it or not. Cell phones, blackberries, television, radio, billboards, magazines you name it.  It’s there, and along with all of these images, are ideas of the ideal, what we are supposed to gravitate toward in order to feel acceptance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family changes</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/15/family-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/15/family-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family Changes
By Kathleen Barnard
Families have changed since the generation of the nuclear family.  The idea of the traditional four and a half member family, which included a father, mother, son, daughter, and dog is slowly dwindling away.  Some reasons for the huge change are new stages of life and responses to medicine, technology, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Main Street</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/15/main-street/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/15/main-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Main Street
By Kristen Duquette
These pictures represent some of the different eating establishments in Keene. Just on Main Street alone there are at least five &#8220;ethnic&#8221; restaurants. The variety and exposure to different cultures helps our Keene community become more diverse in not only what we do but what we eat. Choices in restaurants allow people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From New England to Old England</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/15/traveling-studying-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/15/traveling-studying-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Morales
Sociology gives people the opportunity to view the world from many different perspectives. It decreases any ethnocentric views one may have and expands cultural and intellectual horizons. I believe that there is no better way to experience sociological study than to actually go out in the world and experience first hand encounters so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans, Democrats and voting: learning the ways of politics</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/14/republicans-democrats-and-voting-learning-the-ways-of-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/14/republicans-democrats-and-voting-learning-the-ways-of-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Natale DiBitetto
You’re at home flipping through channels as a political map comes on the screen. It’s just a matter of time before the Presidential election is over. You hear the newscaster talking about each candidate’s future plans. You look at the bottom of the screen as the number of electoral votes each politician is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind the art</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/14/behind-the-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephanie Denefrio
I have seen people discuss the symbolic meaning of the tattoos, brands, piercing, and scarifications they have chosen. I also have heard of a tattoo artist discussing the difference between casual and &#8220;collector&#8221; customers, and know of the artist&#8217;s description of the kinds of tattoos he or she regards as unethical. Many people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit to Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/14/study-trip-in-vietnam/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/14/study-trip-in-vietnam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vietnam
By Jillian Egan
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		<title>Stages of life</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/14/stages-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/14/stages-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Heather McDougall
As early as infancy gender specific items are established and are distinctly different from one another. Gender specific items differ in color and purpose. Submissive stuffed animals such as bunnies or teddy bears would be given to girls and masculine animals such as lions would be given to boys. If attending a baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A welcome to you</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/welcome/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/welcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site was created to share ideas sparked in a Keene State College course.  Our goal is to express what students are interested in right now and what we are learning in the sociology proseminar.  While reading and discussing Contexts, a publication from the American Sociologicial Association, we were invited to produce and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Film review</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/film-review-2/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/film-review-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juno
By Maria Corey
The movie Juno was released in the winter of 2007 and was immediately a blockbuster hit. It was nominated for three academy awards and won best screenplay. There are other movies that involve pregnancy but nothing like this movie. Juno demonstrates the ups and downs of being a teenager and being pregnant by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Different Now</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/whats-different-now/</link>
		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/whats-different-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Race to the Top
By Amanda Abramson
The question of why one attends college today is complex, and not easily answered.  There are many reasons why so many people choose to gain a higher education.  In 2004 alone 84% of people ages 25 or older completed at least high school and over a quarter of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viewpoints</title>
		<link>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/viewpoints/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Middlesex University
By Michael Morales
Sociology gives people the opportunity to view the world from many different perspectives. It decreases any ethnocentric views one may have and expands cultural and intellectual horizons. I believe that there is no better way to experience sociological study than to actually go out in the world and experience first hand encounters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Features</title>
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		<comments>http://keeneweb.org/socproseminar/2008/04/10/features/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rwanda: Then and Now
By Amanda Curtis
Ever dream about going some place that would be an adventure?  Or want to go on a trip that could be a chance of a lifetime?
Six Keene State College students will be going on a unique travel opportunity to Rwanda, Africa in the month of May.  The “catch” [...]]]></description>
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