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date to the dance so It was extremely awkward. The next Friday was the dance. Student council had been setting up and Alex needed to take chairs back to the cafeteria. So he asked me to come with him, me not knowing what he meant. We entered the dim, erie, empty cafeteria. He starts walking around and tells me to come over there. He puts his arms around me and tries to bring me into a kiss. Let’s just say that was the most awkward moment of my life because i had stepped back politely saying I…

There are many causes that led to the American Civil War. The American Civil War is also known as “The War Between the States.” The Civil War was a war that divided the nation, destroyed not only cities but crops as well and railroads. Along with the war destroying things, there were also over 63,000 casualties. Some of the reasons were the political and cultural differences between the North and the South. The agricultural economy was certainly one cause of the Civil War but that was not the…

While the increasing world population stimulates an increase in demand for resources, human activities have been changing the makeup of the atmosphere, damaging the environment which provides those resources. Common practices such as burning fossil fuels and removing forests have released unprecedented amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, resulting in a worldwide increase in temperatures referred to as climate change. This increase in heat alters water cycles, effecting significant…

the environment where the healthcare is taking place has an impact on the patient’s recovery. This essay will show examples of how a “Healing hospital” helps a patient feel more comfortable. According to a book review of Radical Loving Care a book by Erie Chapman quoted Chapmen in saying, “health care leaders are living a lie. They are promising loving care to the public in mission statements and then making no meaningful effort to ensure that care is actually practiced” (Cunningham, L. 2006).…

In the past there was no knowledge of what natural gas is, it was a mystery to man. Occasionally, gas would escaping from under the earth’s crust and when a lightning strike reached the gas, it would ignite the natural gas, creating a fire (Natural Gas.org). This was puzzling to early civilizations, which lead to myths and superstitions (Natural Gas.org). In ancient Greece on Mount Parnassus around 1000 B.C., a goat herdsman stumbled across a “burning spring” rising from a fissure in a rock…

the walkie-talkie) is Canadian/American inventor Al Gross. The son of Romanian immigrants, Al Gross was born in Toronto, Canada in 1918, but his parents moved to Cleveland, Ohio, USA when he was quite young. Whilst on a steamboat trip across Lake Erie, the 9-year-old Gross encountered radio technology for the first time and, in so doing, ignited a passion within him that would change the world. How passionate was he? By age 12, Gross had turned his parents' basement into a radio centre. The…

Cost and Benefits of Conducting Business Ethically Founded in 1919, by Erie P. Halliburton, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global oil and gas industry. It employs more than 75,000 people, representing 140 nationalities operating in over 80 countries. Halliburton has been a renowned name in the oil industry for over 95 years. A business like Halliburton are leaders in innovation and technology. It’s one of the most successful companies of its…

Onondaga Lake Cleanup As a child, I grew up in a small neighborhood surrounded by a large forest that backed up to a section of the Erie Canal. The area was any child’s dream playground with plenty of places to hide, and explore. It is because of this that I spent most of my childhood outdoors playing with friends. In fact, it was not a rare occasion that our parents would have to drag us in for dinner, and again when it was time for bed. Many of my fondest memories up to this point…

Growing up in Michigan has been a dream come true. The sights and sounds of the Upper Peninsula are something out of a picture book. Looking out your living room window and overlooking one of the Great Lakes is something not everyone gets to experience. Moving away brought me to another great lake, another beautiful view, and more sights to see. Living in Michigan is like a never-ending tour of sightseeing. I consider myself truly lucky to live in such a wonderful place. Michigan did not take…

In 1929, the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office recognized Edwin Carleton Dewey’s long tenure as a state employee. His associates chose him, as the longest serving Auditor General Department employee, to honor another associate who was retiring after numerous years of service. The next year he attended a similar function in his honor as he retired from Commonwealth service. For over two decades, Edwin Carleton Dewey (1867–1939) served the Commonwealth as a financial administrator in the State…