the New Orleans‚ was constructed in a Pittsburgh boatyard and launched in the fall of 1811 on the Ohio. The boat did well until it reached Louisville‚ where it began to scrape the bottom; the hull of the New Orleans sat too low in the water for a western river of sandbars and snags. More than three months after leaving Pittsburgh‚ and having survived a bizarre series of earthquakes‚ the boat arrived in New Orleans. When it attempted to return to Pittsburgh‚ however‚ the crew found that the New Orleans
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Prince of Pop. Warhol made his way from a Pittsburgh working class family to an American legend. Born in Pittsburgh Andy was born in 1930 in Pittsburgh as the son of Slovak immigrants. His original name was Andrew Warhola. His father was as a construction worker and died in an accident when Andy was 13 years old. Andy showed an early talent in drawing and painting. After high school he studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Warhol graduated in 1949 and went to
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time. Henry John Heinz was born on October 11‚ 1844 to Anna Margaretha Schmitt and John Henry Heinz. Both of Heinz’s parents had recently immigrated to the United States from Germany and settled in the then Birmingham district of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of their nine children and they nicknamed him Harry. Upon his birth‚ his mother determined that Harry would grow up to become a Lutheran minister‚ as they were devoutly religious people. At the age of five
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perspectives on things such as living and how to truly enjoy and savor your life. Section III: Setting The book is set in the 1950’s to the 1960’s in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. During this time racism is present‚ but it is not glaringly obvious due to the Dillard’s location in the northern United States. During the time of the book Pittsburgh is also experiencing significant growth. Technology and manufacturing are also progressing significantly during this time. These facts are important to the
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reliability and validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in primary insomnia Jutta Backhausa‚*‚ Klaus Junghannsa‚ Andreas Broocksa‚ Dieter Riemannb‚ Fritz Hohagena a b Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy‚ University Hospital of Luebeck‚ Luebeck‚ Germany Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy‚ University Hospital of Freiburg‚ Freiburg‚ Germany Received 19 July 2001; accepted 5 February 2002 Abstract Objective: Psychometric evaluation of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
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The Denver Youth Survey‚ Pittsburgh Youth Study and The Rochester Youth Development Study was a longitudinal project conducted to research and conclude such findings as‚ steady change of delinquency‚ drug use‚ damage produced to youths records due to reoccuring arrest and victimization derived from the isolation of these youths. The Denver Youth Survey‚ • randomly sampled households in high-risk neighborhoods of Denver Colorado. 1‚527 youths (806 boys and 721 girls) ages 7‚ 9‚ 11‚ 13‚ and
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I am writing to express my interest in the Edward Slack Scholarship. I am currently a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh‚ majoring in Finance and minoring in Economics. After graduating from Pitt‚ I hope to work in Investment Banking or Equity Research‚ in New York City. When first arriving at Pitt‚ freshman year‚ I had no idea what my future had in store for me. I began working hard in my studies and getting involved around campus. Last summer‚ I secured an internship with BNY Mellon from
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March 17‚ 2006 It’s Not the Sights‚ It’s the Sounds By TIM SULTAN I WANTED to kiss Lori Austin‚ the waitress behind the counter of August 25‚ a diner near Wales Center‚ N.Y. I had been pretending to look at the wall art — a sunset landscape painted on a circular saw — but was actually straining to listen in on the conversation three elderly women were having at a nearby table. I was not having any success. The more I listened‚ the more quietly they talked. "Thee-at painting?" Ms. Austin suddenly
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So in order to attend John-Hopkins for eight years they would be paying $560‚000 (Hopkins Medicine‚2016). Another great school for a medical major is the University of Pittsburgh. The University of Pittsburgh is an easier school to get into with a acceptance rate of 53.1% which is very high (Colle‚USnews-Pitt). To attend Pittsburgh it costs $40‚000 a year. But out of-state tuition is $55‚000(Collegedata-Pitt). So if someone were to attend out of state for
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