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Real Life Liam Sara
886 wordsR. L. Stine who is one of Americas best-selling authors and the devilish creator of the Fear Street and Goosebumps series of horror stories for kids. Stine is who wrote the book I read, but he came back with a book for the older generation. All of Stine's ideas in his books are suggested from real life. Most of his ideas came from his imagination and his memory. He now lives in New York City with his wife Jane, and teenage son, Matthew. The story took place on a small Pennsylvania College campus...
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Late 19 Th Century Edgar Degas
1,208 wordsMary Cassatt was a strong and opinionated feminist, as well as a talented artist who changed her styles significantly through as her interests changed. A. Schooling -- -- Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia IV. Cassatt's Influences and Her Changes in Style 3. impressionistic styles and theories 2. examples of people who were part of the movement B. Japanese (drypoint) and its theories B. Why she painted the subjects she did VII. The Publics Opinion of Her not well appreciated back ...
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Positive And Negative Benjamin Franklin
1,324 wordsAs Americans approach the era of a new millennium, they must realize the ever-changing progress of technology in our world. Developments come as fast as time passes, and with each new one, the old one becomes obsolete. Scientists and engineers have made a worldwide impact on how civilization lives, works and plays, and the technology continues to grow through continual research and experimentation. This trend is destined to continue... as time has yet to stop. Well done is better than well said,...
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The Algonquin Round Table
984 wordsThe Internet is a vast learning domain that if properly used can put forth volumes of information. Schools such as Penn State have put forth useful information on many topics concerning American Literature during the 1920 's. Other institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery and the Algonquin Hotel assisted in producing credible information on the Algonquin Round Table. These three sites proved to be the dominant sources for scholarly information on the literary significance of the Algonq...
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Battle Of Gettysburg Army Of The Potomac
875 wordsThe battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the American Civil War. When looking at the causes of the Civil War, and eventually the Battle of Gettysburg, one must understand the differences between the differences between the North and the South. The South was fighting the war because they believed that the government treated them unfairly. They believed that the government overtaxing them, with tariffs and property taxes. On the other hand the North was fighting the war for two reasons. f...
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Bank Of The United States House Of Representatives
1,040 wordsThe Swanwick-Fitzsimmons election in Philadelphia of the most infamous elections in American history due to the fact that, it brought with it the first distinction ever between two political parties, the Federalists and the Democrats. Subsequently the election of 1794 brought America it's first democratic congressional leader, John Swanwick. The factors surrounding Swanwick's congressional debut were national issues, local issues, yellow fever epidemic, the Whiskey Rebellion, and the excise tax....
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Uncle Toms Cabin Advances In Technology
1,625 wordsIn the six hundred years that have passed since Johannes Gutenberg first was first credited with inventing movable type, periodical literature has become a multi-billion dollar conglomerate that rivals no other. While some may argue that it was actually the eleventh century Chinese publisher Pi Ching that devised such a system, it is no doubt that advances in technology are responsible for the growth of magazines, and in many cases, magazines are in part accountable for the growth of society. Mo...
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Institution Of Slavery Abolition Of Slavery
1,522 words... waggon-horse with them (Pete Maslowski 2 - 6). During this time it is obvious that Washington feels that slaves are not worthy to serve in his Army. Was his turning point during the colonial period a real turning point or was it just a brief cover? At the end of the war Washington did make a small attempt to send back slaves who were run away's and enlisted in the Army. Washington also objected to British plans to take slaves with them who had served in the British army, Washington told them...
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Cruel And Unusual University Of Pennsylvania
1,089 wordsMany humans use animals for testing each year. Animal testing is when the animals are put through something or injected to see how they react to what medical research they have been used for. There are three very important reasons why animals should not be used for testing harmful or dangerous materials. One of these is that testing and its use is trivial in the cosmetic industry. The second reason is that animals have rights and animals can feel pleasure and pain just as humans do. The third re...
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Relies Heavily Social Actors
1,344 wordsWilliam Roy's conception of the contemporary corporation focuses on the merger wave of the 1890 's during which which many large firms turned to public capital markets to facilitate mergers. The change that occurred in corporations was when they went from a public sphere to a private sphere. Two sectors, manufacturing and financial, came together at this time. In this book Roy criticizes the efficiency theory and relies heavily on the power theory. He felt that with the efficiency theory, anythi...
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Eastern European Jews Nineteenth Century
1,744 wordsMy essay is a nation of immigrants in the United States which is about German, Irish, Jewish immigrants in the 1800 's or early 1900 's. I'm a Asian so I know about Asian immigration. But I didn't know about Europe immigration very well. So I chose it among many topics. I know that I will find about aspect of immigration important and I will fall into interest of this history. A continuing high birthrate accounted for most of the increase in population, but by the 1840 's the tides of immigratio...
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Stamp Act Great Britain
721 wordsEven though John Dickinson lived in the colonies, he supported the King and England. He became the Penman of the Revolution, but mostly in favor of the king. He tried to suppress the war, but he wasnt successful. Born in 1732 in Maryland by an affluent farmer, he later moved in 1740 to Dover, Delaware, where he was educated at a young age. In 1750 he started to study law in Philadelphia. In 1753 he went to England to continue to study law at the London's Middle Temple. He returned to Philadelphi...
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The Life Of William Carlos Williams
1,147 wordsNothing whips my blood like verse. These are the famous words of the great poet, William Carlos Williams. Williams was born on September 17, 1883 in Rutherford, New Jersey. He spent most of his life in Rutherford, so today he is a local hero. Williams mother was Puerto Rican and almost had pure Spanish blood. His father was American. As a child, Williams dad was a salesman and was often away from home. Thus, they didnt see each other very much. When Williams was four, he attended school in Switz...
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Arthur The Aardvark Marc Brown Books
264 wordsMarc Brown, the creator of Arthur the Aardvark, was born in Pennsylvania in 1946. He currently lives with his family in a small suburban area in Massachusetts. He bases many of his fictional characters on people that he has come across within his lifetime so far. If you have ever watched Marc Browns cartoon based on his books, you know the name of a few characters, some which are based on the characteristics of his sisters and children. Marc Brown began telling stories to his friends at a very y...
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Underground Railroad Slaves Escape
645 wordsThe underground railroad was a network of northerners that helped slaves reached the north and Canada for safety from their plantation. It was secret and railway terms were used to describe system as a way to hide the real nature of the operation. The underground railroad extended from Maine to Nebraska but was most concentrated in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indian, New York, and The New England States. More of the more specific spots were Detroit, Michigan, Erie, Pennsylvania, Buffalo and New York. Th...
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American Labor Movement Development Of Unions
1,260 wordsThe American Labor Movement of the nineteenth century developed as a result of the city-wide organizations that unhappy workers were establishing. These men and women were determined to receive the rights and privileges they deserved as citizens of a free country. They refused to be treated like slaves, and work under unbearable conditions any longer. Workers joined together and realized that a group is much more powerful than an individual when protesting against intimidating companies. Unions,...
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German And Dutch Stepped Gables Windows
419 wordsGerman settlers came to North America in the late 17 th century, they settled mainly in Pennsylvania. Germans built large, lasting houses of wood and quarry stone. Dutch settlers came, more than a century earlier, to the New World. Their first settlements were in New Amsterdam, now known as New York City and the Hudson Valley to the north. Dutch immigrants used stone and brick to build their homes. Their homes were large according to colonial standards. Dutch homes were noted for their decorativ...
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Itchy And Scratchy Television Violence
1,686 wordsIn this century, television was one of the great inventions. It gives people entertainment and provide them the updated news. Since television is so important and popular, every household at least has a television set. Watching television has become an important part of Americans daily life. People, especially children, enjoy watching television. Unluckily, many of todays television programs are violent. Since children spend an enormous amount of time watching television, this creates negative e...
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Rachel Carson Wrote Rachel Carson Book Ddt
936 wordsRachel Louise Carson (1907 - 64), was an American marine biologist, and author of widely read books on ecological themes. Carson was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, and educated at the former Pennsylvania College for Women and Johns Hopkins University. Rachel Carson taught Zoology at the University of Maryland from 1931 to 1936. She was an aquatic biologist at the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries and its successor, the Fish and Wildlife Service, from 1936 to 1952. Rachel Carson wrote 4 books includin...
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Social Security System Cost Of Living
1,272 wordsSocial Security Since the Second New Deal and the Social Security Act of 1935 the elderly and disabled of the United States have relied upon their monthly checks from the government to survive. However, from its inception the Social Security system has been plagued with numerous problems. Out of all the problems that have enveloped the system. There are only two that have seriously threaten the existence of the entire Social Security system. The first problem that jeopardized the existence of th...
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