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    the government pays the least for safety equipment. Alan Shepard was an important figure in the field of aviation, because he walked on the moon and was 1 of 7 first astronauts. He was born on November 18, 1923, he was born in New Hampshire, East Derry, his parents are Renza Shepherd and Alan B. Shepard, sr. Alan finished up to high school and then went to the U.S. Naval Academy as his later education. He test flyed many experimental planes like the F3H Demon and F5D Skylancer. No one…

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    discovers and warns his friends that "Derry is It" and that "any place [they] go, they won't see, they won't hear, they won't know." In addition, a man involved in a gruesome murder also states, “I started after him...and the clown looked back. I saw Its eyes, and all at once I understood who It was." "Who was it, Don?" Harold Gardner asked softly. "It was Derry," Don Hagarty said. "It was this town.” This hugely affects the minds of the local people who live within Derry making them…

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    Milton Hershey Have you ever wanted to know who invented the delicious Hershey’s chocolate. Well, if you did, I will teach you more about Milton Hershey and how it’s made. In this article I will be teaching you about how the chocolate was invented, the person who founded it, and also about the Hershey city. I am going to teach you about how Milton Hershey came up with the idea of creating the chocolate Hershey. When Milton was in his young adult age, he made two attempts before he…

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    grade and failed two businesses does not seem like a man who would be so successful. He learned from previous mistakes and never gave up. This man was Milton Hershey and he is the founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company. Milton Hershey was born in Derry Township, PA on September 13, 1857 to the parents Snavely and Veronica Hershey. Milton also had a younger sister named Serina but at the age of four passed away. She died of scarlet fever, a bacterial illness that develops in some people who…

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    Part 1: Major Lab Accidents On January 7, 2010, two graduate students at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas were involved in a lab accident in the Chemistry building. While handling two explosive compounds, the students assumed that keeping the compound wet would prevent it from exploding when it come in contact with the solvent. When he noticed that the product was clumpy, one of the students used a pestle to attempt to break it up. In doing so, the product was detonated. One of the…

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    Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor in the 1800s. He is best known for successfully creating the commercial steamboat, “The North River Steamboat of Clermont.” What some do not know, is that he was also a painter, a canal engineer, a philosopher. Although Robert Fulton did not invent the steamboat, his participation in developing new machines for naval warfare was more significant than his involvement with “The North River Steamboat of Clermont.” In fact, some may say that he was…

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    traditional horror movie kind of way. He’s erratic, disturbing, and undeniably deranged. This version recreates some of the most iconic shots from the 90s film and also makes specific references to King’s novel. Some of which is the story taking place in Derry, ME, which is a popular setting for King’s books. Another is a sign for Jackson Street, which is the exact street from the book. Whichever version people prefer, everybody can agree that both adaptations are terrifyingly great…

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    Robert Frost Robert Frost, most famous for such works as “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” inspired the world with his poetry. Because most of the time he was coping with the death of a loved one, a large majority of his poems contemplate the purpose of life and what comes after death, simultaneously reflecting his constant feelings of isolation and grief. Born on March 26, 1874, to William Prescott Frost Jr. and Isabelle Modie Frost,…

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    The Zubeck Family

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    The Family The family I chose for this project, is the Zubeck family a middle upper class family living in Mount Joy PA. Mr. Zubeck side of the family are from Czechoslovakia and Mrs. Zubeck side of the family are from Ireland, two different cultures with different views. Throughout this project I will describe, each culture belief and values along with the Zubeck. The Irish Culture: Northern Irish The island of Ireland is known as Eire in Irish Gaelic. The name of the capital city, Belfast,…

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    Returning Home From War

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    Returning Home from War The Best Years of our Lives starts out with three World War II soldiers: Al Stephenson, Fred Derry and Homer Parrish on a plane returning home to Boone City. This movie follows each of the three soldiers separately, because each one is faced with a different challenge upon their arrival. Al is a banker who returns to his former job, however, struggles with the inability to help former soldiers. Fred returns home and struggles to find a job and because of that his wife…

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