regulations of traffic, but from nowhere, a car crosses the intersection in front of you and smashes into your car perpendicularly bumper to bumper. It was that event that happened with us on the intersection of John Fries Highway intersection with Allentown Road. During the accident, I was sure that nothing would go wrong because at my sight, I thought we were going slow, but when it crashed, it sounded pretty loud. After the accident, me and my dad’s mind went blank for a few minutes and then…
Closing of the Bethlehem Steel The early 1980’s was a hard time for the working class of the city of Allentown. The closing of the Bethlehem Steel and other factories left a variety of individuals jobless and depressed. Residents knew that they had to leave the town, but they were still holding on to the glory that their parents were able to achieve there. The singer Billy Joel, in his song “Allentown” describes the struggle of the high unemployment rate, useless diplomas in the competitive job…
On March 9, 2016, Rachel Warris, a 40-year-old Allentown woman was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years old, statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors and indecent assault. The boy was a friend of Warris’ son who often visited her home to play. Now 14, the boy described to the court that Warris performed oral sex on him while he was over at her house. Warris denied these charges but did admit that she did jokingly flash the boy and her son her…
Salisbury High School is a small school with a welcoming environment. Because of its location, surrounded by Allentown School District on all sides, I would expect it to have a more urban feeling, but it feels much more like a suburban school. The atmosphere feels laid back with definite boundaries. In my weeks there, I have yet to witness an act of disrespect or insubordination. The school is clean, bright, well-kept and is rife with school spirit. The faculty, staff, and administrators are…
major league and is essentially professional marching band. I hadn't known anything about it until that fateful day the summer before freshman year when my high school band made the hour and a half journey by school bus to J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, PA to watch this classic drum corps event. I only barely remember the corps that performed or what their shows were about, but what I do remember is extremely important. I remember seeing the look of joy on every single performer's faces as…
2. Methods 2.1. Study AreaPopulation The study population was restricted to those who resided and were deceased in one of the sixty-two municipalities identified by the NJDEP as impacted by SO2 emissions from the Pennsylvania based power plants. The breakdown of the effected sixty-two municipalities included 22 in Warren County, 8 in Morris County, 16 in Sussex County and 16 in Hunterdon County. The residency and place of death requirements were enforced as to ensure that subjects’ acute SO2…
and Katherine Sloan. His family invested in a few businesses, including a coffee shop, as his father was a machinist and an investor. Katherine was a stay at home mother with Alfred and his five siblings. Lee Iacocca was born October 15, 1924 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Italian immigrants, Nicola Iacocca and Antonietta Perotta. His family owned a restaurant, car rental agency and a theatre. Lee learned his love for automobiles and business from his father who had the same interests. Nicola,…
vicinity of Whitemarsh, near Philadelphia. His two sons, Johannes Heinrich Knauss and Sebastian Heinrich Knauss, and he himself later came to the section of country around present day Allentown, afterwards named their new town Emaus by the Moravian Brethren. (The Knauss and Rex's both moved to the lands around Allentown after living in Philadelphia county for about 15 years). Most of the early settlers in Pennsylvania took to farming ; but to make a farm in those days was no easy task. It was…
that it is based on modern day problems of a teenage girl so it is more exciting, but still in the perspective of Homer's The Odyssey. The setting of the film is in the 21st Century in a small town in Florida (Allentown) although Florida is usually sunny and has an exciting vibe Allentown is calm and rarely eventful. Their only High school is Cornwall High which educates…
sings about how he was eight hours of work, eight hours of play, and eight hours of sleep. The miner probably wants the eight hour movement to be passed. Allentown: The song Allentown’s is about the end of the steel manufacturing in the later part of the 20th century. It depicts the depressed livelihood of steel workers and residents of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the wake of Bethlehem Steel's decline and eventual closure. The rhythm heard in the introduction and ending reminds one of the…