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    molten iron made stronger steel #9: What area became the center of the steel industry? Great Lakes region (Chicago‚ Cleveland‚ Pittsburgh) * Abundant coal * Access to iron ore of Minnesota * Railway hubs #10: Who became the leader in the steel industry? Andrew Carnegie * Scottish immigrant * 1870s: started steel mill in Pittsburgh * Used latest technology to improve efficiency * Used vertical integration * Carnegie Steel controlled every phase of

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    Human Becoming Prospective (1999)‚ Qualitative Inquiry: The Path of Sciencing (2001b)‚ and Community: A Human Becoming Perspective (2003a). Graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and received her master’s and doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. She was a member of the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh‚ Dean of the Nursing School of Duquesne University‚ Professor and Coordinator of the Center for Nursing Research at Hunter College of the City University of New York (1993-2006)

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    The Nickelodeon Era This development of theatre was in conjunction with improved transportation and communication technologies. It was now easier to manage a network of theatres. After the vaudeville era‚ around the turn of the 19th century‚ came the so-called ‘Nickelodeon Era’. The name “Nickelodeon” originated from the American word for five cents‚ a nickel‚ which was also the price of admission and the greek word odeion‚ which is a roofed theater‚ (Musser‚ 1994). From my research‚ I have conflicting

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    Flight In Song Of Solomon

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    escape from their problems. Each of these people in the novel are all escaping from something: Robert Smith tries to escape the burden of the people he has killed‚ Milkman escapes Guitar‚ Solomon flies to escape his slavery‚ and Milkman flying to Pittsburgh to escape his family and friends. An example of flight as a means of escape can be found near the end of the passage‚ “In the air‚ away from real life‚ he felt free‚ but on the ground‚ when he talked to Guitar just before he left‚ the wings of all

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    Willa Cather

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    In 1896‚ Cather moved to Pittsburgh after being hired to write for the Home Monthly‚[8] a women’s magazine patterned after the successful Ladies Home Journal.[9] A year later‚ she became a telegraph editor and drama critic for the Pittsburgh Leader and frequently contributed poetry and short fiction to The Library‚ another local publication. In Pittsburgh‚ she taught Latin‚ algebra‚ and English composition[10] at Central High School for one year. She next taught English and Latin at Allegheny High

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    1990. Nielsen‚ J. and Schäffer‚ V.‚ “Resource Planning under Uncertainty (in Danish)”‚ Thesis Department of Construction Management‚ Technical University of Denmark‚ 1991. Park‚ W.‚ “Construction Bidding for Profit”‚ John Wiley & Sons‚ NY‚ 1979. PITTSBURGH‚ PA Papers Presented: Sept. 21-23‚ 1992

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    Jaime Sulkowski 3-14-2013 Ms. Schmidt Copa 251 Dark Knight Rises Essay The Dark Knight Rises was one of the top movies in the year 2012. It is all about action and thrilling scenes throughout the movie. The main stars in this movie are Christian Bale as Batman‚ Tom Hardy as Bane‚ Anne Hathaway as cat woman‚ Gary Oldham as the police commissioner of Gotham‚ and Joseph Gordon Levitt as Blake. The hero in this movie is obvious Bruce Wayne who is also the Batman and the villain is Bane. The Dark

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    Soc 497 Assignment 1

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    Kevin McManama  Assignment 1          2/6/2015  Smoking Trends    Cigarette smoking is the inhalation of the gases and hydrocarbon vapors created by  slowing burning tobacco in a cigarette (The Medical Dictionary). Cigarette smoking is not  prevalent to just one place and actually affects the whole world in one way or another.  Smoking can causes cancer‚ heart disease‚ stroke‚ lung diseases‚ diabetes‚ and other health  implications. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention‚ smokers die roughly 

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    In the 1940s Americans were in the middle of a world war and depression. Americans were dealing with the challenges of living through a war and depression; people of color were dealing with additional hardships. The biggest problem they faced was Jim Crow laws or legal segregation. Through the hard times‚ baseball became America’s favorite pastime. Baseball was a passion for a large percent of the population no matter the race but the color line in American baseball excluded players of black African

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    "You missed a lot of heartache‚ sure. But David‚ you missed a lot of joy." (Pg.249) Sometimes in life we are faced with important decisions. Whether these decisions are what University to attend‚ what career to pursue‚ or where to settle down; all of these decisions impact our lives. We don’t always know what the right decision is and sometimes it comes down to that gut feeling in the pit of your stomach. In Kim Edwards’ The Memory Keeper’s Daughter one important decision shaped the lives of two

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