English 10 Mrs. Campbell February 21‚ 2014 My Adventure to Canada Have you ever seen one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Well I have and being able to go see one of the Seven Wonders of the World was an experience of a lifetime. I got the chance to visit Niagara Falls and had an amazing time with my family. Not only did I see Niagara Falls‚ but I was in a completely different country. Most people want to have excitement in their lives‚ something they will remember for a long time. Well
Premium Waterfall United States Holiday
Anthanette. In 1916 the family moved north to Rankin‚ Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh) where Height attended public schools. Height’s mother was active in the Pennsylvania Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs and regularly took Dorothy along to meetings where she early established her "place in the sisterhood." Height’s long association with the YWCA began in a Girl Reserve Club in Rankin organized under the auspices of the Pittsburgh YWCA. An enthusiastic participant‚ who was soon elected President of
Premium African American Honorary degree New York City
traits in elementary age males are “a unique and robust predictor of future offending‚ even after controlling for several other well-established risk factors” (Kahn‚ R.‚ et al.‚ 2012). Participants in the study‚ a part of the Pittsburgh Youth Study‚ were recruited from Pittsburgh public schools‚ randomly‚ when in the first‚ fourth‚ and seventh grade. They were initially screened in 1987. The families‚ teachers‚ and students themselves participated in the screening assessment. Only the top thirty percent
Premium Prediction Criminal law Antisocial personality disorder
August Wilson‚ born Fredrick August Kittel Jr.‚ was one of the most prominent and influential American playwrights of all time. Raised as a native of Pittsburgh‚ Wilson allowed the world around him to directly inspire his work. As a result the Pittsburgh cycle‚ a ten play arrangement‚ was written to showcase each decade during the twentieth century. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone‚ set in 1911‚ is the second installment of the cycle. The Joe Turner character took on several personifications in African
Premium African American Folklore African American Vernacular English
Sunbeam enjoyed about $1.3 billion in annual sales and employed nearly 30‚000 people worldwide. The John Oster Manufacturing Company was acquired in 1980 by Sunbeam Corporation. In 1981‚ after Sunbeam was bought by Allegheny International Inc. of Pittsburgh‚ most of the Chicago-area factories were closed and the headquarters moved from the Chicago region. During this time the companies Allegheny controlled included John Zink Company (manufactured air pollution control devices) and Hanson Scale (manufactured
Premium Toaster Stock market Air pollution
punished for the crimes of which they are guilty‚ and all punishments would be fair. Unfortunately‚ we do not live in a perfect world. Racism is still at large. On January 12‚ 2010‚ Jordan Miles‚ an 18 year old African American honors student from Pittsburgh PA‚ was walking home at night when he was approached by three undercover police officers. The officers asked him‚ "Where’s your gun‚ money and drugs?" Miles assumed the men were trying to mug him‚ so he ran. The officers allegedly caught him and
Premium Race Police Black people
things in the film industry are film makers. There are thousands of film makers but when we look at the impact that one person has made in film‚ you look at character and quality. A great man to look at would be Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania on August 23‚1912. Eugene Curran Kelly was born to James and Harriett Kelly. He was the third of five children: Jay‚ Jim‚ Gene‚ Louis‚ and Fred‚ but Gene was the only child who was outstanding in his art studies. He was always outstanding
Premium Dance
Tim Stanton‚ a former managing partner of an Outback Steakhouse in Knoxville‚ TN‚ who recently assumed the new position of joint-venture partner‚ and who will now be overseeing 12 restaurants located between Huntington‚ WV‚ and Pittsburgh‚ is profiled as part of Nation’s Restaurant News’ NRN 50 General Managers Orchestrating Success feature. Throughout his years at the Knoxville property‚ Stanton increased sales by a whopping 133% to $4.3 million dollars. While Stanton rewards his employees financially
Premium Outback Tennessee
IMMIGRATION Slovak immigration to the United States began in the late 1870s‚ when Slovakia was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire administered by Hungary. Because U.S. immigration officials did not keep separate records for each ethnic group within the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ it is impossible to determine the exact number of Slovak immigrants who entered the United States. Between 1880 and the mid-1920s‚ approximately 500‚000 Slovaks‚ mostly men immigrated to the United States. Before 1899
Premium United States Immigration to the United States Europe
came to an end as the steam powered looms came into play. Andrew learned what poverty meant as when his mother had to go to work to support their family. So this set his plan in action to become a great man. His mother moved their family out to pittsburgh in 1848 which in those times it was the iron manufacturing center of the country. Carnegie then began working alongside his father in a cotton factory making $1.20 a week. Then went to work as a telegraph messenger for the city. That is when he
Premium Andrew Carnegie Pennsylvania Family