Lyndsay E. Dyer 10/11/2012 HIS 131-01 Writing Assignment #1 Document Set: 4-4 Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Summary: The letters described in the document set were not‚ in fact‚ actual letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania‚ but from a well educated lawyer named John Dickinson. The document set highlights the first of this series of articles published in a Philadelphia Newspaper between 1767 and 1768. Dickinson recognized that the British rule over the colonies was growing ever-tense
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Freddy Adu Born: June 2‚ 1989 Birthplace: Ghana Soccer professional soccer player‚ made history in April 2004‚ when he stepped onto the field to play in his first Major League Soccer game. His team‚ D.C. United‚ beat San Jose 2-1 in the season opener. He’s the youngest athlete to play in a major American sports league since 1887‚ when 14-year-old Fred Chapman played professional baseball in Philadelphia. In November 2003‚ Adu signed with D.C. United‚ earning a salary of $500‚000 a year. Earlier
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Living in a big city There is no a doubt‚ the life style is important for any one of us. Nowadays‚ many people want to live in a big city. They see many advantages. Therefore‚ there are many reasons: transportation‚ activities and education. Firstly‚ in big cities‚ transportation are reliable. For example‚ International Airport witch connecting all cities together. Also‚ there are public buses everyware and it comes every two minutes to help people to move to work. Morefore
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Many students enter college expecting good times‚ knowledge‚ friendships‚ and a new sense of direction. When I first got to William Penn I didn’t believe I would gain any of that. As time has passed I realized that WPU does have a lot to offer but everything takes patients. I also had to realize that everything wasn’t going to come easy either. I soon found out that college comes with challenges and struggles because of the great demands and expectations that comes with success. The demands of doing
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Staying true to oneself is a concept that most people continuously struggle with as they grow up. From the moment we are born‚ we are assigned a gender role based on our biological sex. We are then expected to conform to these sets of “rules‚” these so called gender norms‚ that tell us how we should or should not act based on our sex. I believe that our society definitely exaggerates the stereotypical male and female behaviors not only in the United States‚ but also around the world. We see these
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The Delaware Valley region was favorable for both the Lenni Lenape and the European colonists who arrived in the 1600s for several reasons. The Delaware Valley region was great for the Lenni Lenape because the land allowed for farming of numerous crops such as corn‚ peas‚ fruits and vegetables. This region’s rich vegetation and abundant aquatic life ensured the survival of the Lenni Lenape people by literally living and feeding off the land. Another reason for its favorability is its proximity to
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CW Showell arrived at Downingtown East High school to speak with Christian Clark. CW observed Christian who appeared in good spirits. CW asked Christian about the incidents with his mother. Christian explained that he and his mother have been arguing "all of last week" (Nov 6 to Nov 10). Christian stated that his mother called the police on him after he was "being verbally aggressive". Christian states that he doesn’t want to be in his mother’s house anymore because their issues are starting to
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in the second round of the 2012 NFL Supplemental Draft. He played in two seasons before he got tested and violated the NFL drug policy. In 2013 he was suspended two games and after that season 2014- 2016 he kept repeatedly using marijuana which he caught an addition of off. He had so much potential to become one of the best receivers in the NFL and also could have left his print in the league becoming a potential NFL hall of famer/ legend. He would never know his potential because of the drug test
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Propped during the industrial revolution‚ Bethlehem Steel dominated the steel landscape for almost a century. From roads to bridges to ships to steel skyscrapers to laying down railroad tracks‚ Bethlehem Steel became a household name across the country. But with its guns and glory came the unfortunate downfall due to strategic management. Below is the picture of a late 1800s watercolor depicting Bethlehem: In Good-to-Great‚ what differentiated good-to-great companies from comparison companies is
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Home to the United States’ first university‚ education has always taken precedence in Philadelphia. This idea remains true as the city of Philadelphia searched for a CEO for its school district in 2001. As a district that was plagued by extremely poor academic performance and financial crises‚ the need for knowledgeable and capable leadership became more crucial for the longevity of the district. Based on the criteria set by the Schools Reform Committee (SRC) and the problems that Philadelphia faces
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