Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Essays

  • Behold, The Molly Maguires Mystified

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    such tribe (both causally and ethnically), and one such milestone, active from the 1860’s to the 1870’s. It is this period in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal regions which the 1970 movie is based. Long before child labor laws, a minimum wage, suitable standards on working conditions, or any form of labor union (the first geographically encompassing the Pennsylvania coal region was the shabbily organized, often squabbling, General Council of the Workingmen’s Associations of the Anthracite Coal Fields

  • Kit Carson Blue Line Essay Topics

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    If you have ever watched a John Wayne western, read a Mark Twain novel, or had a ride on a Ferris wheel, you are sure to enjoy your adventure along the Kit Carson Blue Line Trail. This 2.5 mile-long blue line (painted on the sidewalk) directs visitors through Carson City’s historic district on the west side of town. A walk along the trail takes you past beautiful examples of early Victorian architecture and some of the city’s first government buildings. Often referred to as The Blue Line Trail

  • The History And History Of The Allegheny Valley Trail

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    Biking from Franklin on the Allegheny Valley Trail, average travelers would assume that the path on which they were riding was nothing more than an ordinary trail in an ordinary town. Then around the five mile marker they would see the massive Belmar Bridge rising in the distance. Today the bridge serves as a reminder of our region’s rich history, harkening back to the days when oil wells dotted the landscape and railroads crisscrossed the countryside. At about the eight mile marker, a large rock

  • Information Security: The Attacks Encountered by Target Corp.

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    Stephen Harris PA history Mr. Jensema 4/11/14 The Strip District Have you ever asked yourself what was the first Industrial city in the United States? Well that place would be Pittsburgh; specifically from the help of the Strip District. The strip is one of the most unique and interesting places in Pittsburgh. It’s filled with worldwide destinations and places only Pittsburghers would know. From places like Primantis to Woolley’s even famous churches, the Strip really has just about everything.

  • SMOKE CITY: A STORY OF REDEMPTION

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    INTRODUCTION The 21st century is an age of environmental awareness. We have commissions and agencies that measure our pollution in minutiae level parts per million. There is study after study of the affects of not only elemental health pollution, but also mental health pollution. Although there is no doubt of the importance of this era of hyper-awareness of this movement, it is a new phenomena in the spectrum of history. In the United States, a vanguard in environmental awareness has only seriously

  • Mike F. Doyle House Representative of PE

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    Michael F. Doyle is a House Representative in Pennsylvania. Doyle represents the 14 district which includes the city of Pittsburg and most of Allegheny County. Doyle is now serving his fifth term in congress. Doyle’s top priority is to create jobs, preserve social security and Medicare, provide better public education, meet the needs of senior citizens, establish long-term energy strategy, and to promote a better climate for the high-tech community. Doyle was born on august 5, 1953 in Pittsburg PA

  • Memory Technique

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    (high school) then we will be better prepared for our higher learning endeavors. Works Cited Feldman, R. (2009). Essentials of Understanding Psychology. Boston: McGraw- Hill. Mnemonics-Memory Techniques. (2009). Retrieved 7 30, 2011, from Bucks County Community College: www.bucks.edu/~specpop/mnemonics.htm Use Colours to Improve Memory Retention. (2009). Retrieved from Get Better Grades: http://www.get-better-grades.com/use-colours-to-improve-memory-retention-comprehension.html

  • The Media and the Uneducated Masses

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    The Media and the Uneducated Masses In the United States or any country with favorable or democratic government, freedom of the media is essential.  However, many analysts believe that freedom granted to the media gives it power that may be used abusively, power to influence the public.  These critics are against a sort of, "Lesse-fairre" attitude of the government towards the media.  At the other end of the table however, some feel that freedom given to the media may go unchecked, for it

  • American History: Washington's Trail Through Post Glacial Butler, PA

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    Western Pennsylvania to deliver a message to the French soldiers stationed near Presque Isle. Only twenty-one years old, young Washington traveled north from Fort Duquesne through modern day Butler County. Although aware of the critical and dangerous nature of the mission, it is unlikely that that the young explorer was aware that he was traversing a land of physical features shaped by a 100,000 years of geological history (WTA, 2013). After embarking from present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Washington

  • Business Proposal for Library at the Exton Campus of Delaware County Community College

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    ??.4 Benefits???????????????????????????????.6 Business Requirements and Cost Analysis?????????????????...8 Conclusion??????????????????????????????9 BACKGROUND I am proposing for a library to be put into the Exton campus of Delaware County Community College. There is currently not a library at this location. In order to have the use of a campus library we must go to the main campus of the college, which is approximately thirty to forty minutes from the Exton location. There are many

  • The Worst Tornado that Hit Pennsylvania in 1985

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    Some say that the tornado of 1985 will forever go down in history as one of the worst natural disasters that have ever occurred in Pennsylvania (Forbes). In reportedly a matter of a few seconds for some towns, the tornado, stubbornly set on its path of destruction, swept through many towns. Despite how long the tornado may had taken to virtually obliterate them, the result was always the same, maximum damage and death (Haas). The ramifications of the tornado caused severe property damage and casualties

  • Levittown

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    Following the end of World War II, the United States found itself in a completely different world. The country was no longer in an economic depression and the country emerged as a major World Power. The country was becoming more prosperous and the birth rate was soaring. The need of housing rose and Levittown emerged as the standard for the fulfillment of the new housing need. Levittown the brainchild of the firm Levitt and Sons, and the first mass produced suburb in the country had an important

  • Joseph Ridgeway Grundy

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    Joseph Ridgeway Grundy I am from a small town called Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania. It is along the Delaware River, about 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Bristol Borough was founded in 1681. This is the states third oldest borough, that was once a busy river port with important shipbuilding activities (Cohen 438). It is predominately residential, with the exception of Mill Street, the community's traditional commercial street. It includes fine examples of many major styles and idioms, reflecting

  • The Innocence of the Paxton Boys

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    the Conestogas, what they did is justified by the aggressive behavior shown by the Indians. I will now present evidence to prove this conclusion. My first piece of evidence is from a speech made by Little Abraham, a Mohawk sachem, to colonial Pennsylvania officials and Indian Leaders: "You [...] made Plantations there and spoiled their hunting grounds, they [French-allied Delawares] then complained to us [...] and [we] found their complaints to be true. [...] [...] Our advice to you is, that you

  • Personal Statement to Attend Lehigh Unversity

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    As a resident of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lehigh University has always been a dream. From watching wrestling matches in the Stabler Arena to playing summer soccer on the Murray H. Goodman Campus fields, I have fell in love with the spirit and tradition of the school. Living ten minutes away from main campus, I have always viewed Lehigh as an opportunity to study in the comfort of my own town. Essentially, Lehigh is home. I have been engaged in giving back to Bethlehem and have volunteered 400

  • Johnstown Flood

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    implies that mankind has displaced its blame onto nature. McCullough explains how Johnstown became an example of ‘The Gilded Age’ industrialization prior to the 1889 disaster. The canal made Johnstown the busiest place in Cambria County in the 1820s. By the 1850s the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Cambria Iron Company began, and the population increased. There were about 30,000 people in the area before the flood. The Western Reservoir was built in the 1840s, but became generally known as the South Fork

  • Southside Flats: A Neighborhood Portrait

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    Introduction to Neighborhood Situated on the Monongahela River is the neighborhood of Southside Flats. Within it lays the entertainment hub of Pittsburgh. Numerous bars and nightspots line the main thoroughfare of E Carson St. The early history of the neighborhood saw it as a main point for industry with its proximity to the river and railway stations. At the end of the nineteenth century, the neighborhood would boast a major steelworks factory that employed a sizable portion of the residents

  • The Johnstone Flood

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    figures as the Johnstone Flood which occurred in 1889. In is an incident that few people know about but has had a significant impact on how we look at preparedness and mitigation in the Emergency Management field. The City of Johnstone, located in Pennsylvania was established in 1800 near the Conemaugh River and had in consequent years attracted many Welsh and German immigrants who worked for the Pennsylvanian Railroad and the Cambria Iron Works. Adjacent to the city, 24 Kilometers up the East Conemaugh

  • Juvenile Justice Argumentative Essay

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    Although minors should be punished for their actions, there is a better solution than sending them to face time in adult prisons. Children watch as the rest of their lives are tossed away without a shot at redemption. This forces the now child inmate to turn back to the negative ways that got them in trouble. By sending children to juvenile detention and shortening their sentences based on behavior, the teen will want to change. They won’t have to face the fear of serving time with grown ups with

  • Example Of Narrative Report In Social Work

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    Area Community Services (PACS) on Wednesday, January 20th after meeting and talking through a quasi-interview process with Executive Director Ms. Carol Berger in early January. As the name implies, PACS is located in Phoenixville, just west of the Schuylkill River on Church Street. I was able to acquire this internship with the help and support of my wonderful Mom, who collaboratively works with Carol (an MSW herself) to place Social Work students from Eastern into internships at PACS.