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my family tree does not hold an interesting story, but it shows the connection I have with all of my siblings, though blood or through marriage the relations I have with my family is something I hold dear to my heart, they've taught me to be protective and smart in everything I do. 

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Jai Williams 

Prof. Howell 

SOCI 110

September 4, 2022

Making The Unfamiliar Familiar;

In the image above is a lacrosse ball, lacrosse has a long history starting off with being a Native American sport played by the Algonquin tribe in the St. Lawrence valley which they initially called stickball. Dentist William George Beers is the original manufacturer of the lacrosse ball starting in September of the year 1860, because of his idea there were two manufacturers for lacrosse balls located in China and Taiwan.During the game of lacrosse when the native Americans would play, wood, buckskin and even rocks were used (I’d be terrified using a rock:). Lacrosse balls have a rather large impact on my life especially with having anxiety and seasonal depression I find it hard to get out the house sometimes but my new love of this game puts me in a better mood to not only be a better player but also be a better person. I started playing February of this year and it was a rough start without having knowledge of the game and the rules but, once I grasped those concepts the game and learning the skills became very easy to me. The only US manufacturers for lacrosse balls is a company called “Guardian” all other lacrosse balls are made in either Taiwan or China, Taiwan is the world’s leading manufacturer. According to AP News, Taiwanese manufacturers worked 48 hr weeks up until the year 2000. Based off of my research I can safely safe the manufacturers working for these companies thrive off of hard work, I had a difficult time finding any specifics on the lives of manufacturers but, when the entire world is depending on your country making mistakes must be very slim.

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