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    the biggest problem in our society today. There is a discussion whether it should stay open or go closed. I think it should stay open because there are way more benefits than negatives. Three Mile Island Is a nuclear power plant just outside of Harrisburg and powers many people's homes. It runs on uranium pellets which are highly radioactive. They are put into a chamber where their atoms are broken to create heat. The heat then turns water into steam and the steam spins a turbine. The turbine…

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    Surprisingly, the collaboration of lawyers and social scientists in the scientific selection of juries did not take place until the case of the Harrisburg Seven. In 1971, Father Philip Berrington and seven other antiwar protestors were arrested and charged by the federal government with conspiracy. The trial was to be held in a politically conservative town, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jay Schulman, a…

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    Doris Knight was born on February 3, 1936 in a town in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 72 miles southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital and it is located at the eastern foot of Cove Mountain on the west side of the Great Appalachian Valley. Her parents, Bertie and Guy, raised her to be a smart and independent young girl from the very start. Both of Doris parents’ birthplace is Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is her…

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    strange day in July. It couldn’t have been a better day to go fishing, but that has changed now. The day was in the middle of July, 1987. The day was filled with baby blue skies, white shaped cotton ball clouds that floated above the dry hot town of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. That wasn’t the only weird thing that happened that day. My plans were to go fishing, but mommy's little sweetheart (Leasia) just had to go to the carnival with her eight year old friends to see Tommy. Tommy was an…

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    sun screen?Now you know that if you didn’t know. From all the states Pennsylvania was the first. It is in the East of U.S. and over there don't fall into the rivers its bordering. The land is usually valleys. It borders many states.The capital is Harrisburg. In Pennsylvania there are a lot of tourism spots such as Chocolate world. Its weather is very wild and the forests make a great spot for animals. You might always wonder why you need to always bring a umbrella,a sweater and some sun screen.…

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    Scott W. William was born, on April 22, 1943 and died when he was 73. He lived in a called Staten, New York City, New York, United States and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents names were Berley E. Williams and Roger K. Williams. He went to a couple of universities called Morgan State University and Lehigh. He got a Bachelor degree in Science in Mathematic from Morgan State University. Scott also has a Master's degree in Science from Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1967.…

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    Confederates side. The Battle of Antietam, had been caused by an intention from the Army of Northern Virginia to invade towards/into the North. By trying to attack the North on their territory, General Robert E. Lee aimed towards the federal rail center at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Gen.…

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    The Miss America Pageant was created by businesses interacting and leisure activities coming together on New Jersey beach. Atlantic city appeared as a beach resort for Philadelphians by the 1860s. In the 1870s a boardwalk was added. Over the next 50 years hotel's, saltwater taffy, hot dog stands, and arcades were all added to the holiday atmosphere for summer vacationers. In 1920 the Businessmen's League of Atlantic City came up with a plan, to keep fun and profits continuing past Labor Day.…

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    impact on the Civil War as it weakened the Confederacy and helped lead to the end of the war. One of the most well-known battles fought during the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, took place on July 1to 3, 1863. The battle happened outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided that the South needed to invade the North, hoping that some countries over-seas would acknowledge the South as its own country. For the invasion,…

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    Skeletal Outline • Jefferson County, Alabama o Two major reasons for Jefferson County’s $4 billion debt (largest before Detroit’s case) is due to sewer project and corrupt financial dealing. o Revenue are raised from residents who uses the service. o JPMorgan Chase was able to influence Jefferson County to a bond deal that had complicated terms and the ability to interest-rate swap. o With no increase in revenue as the market interest rate went up due to the swapping interest rate deal, so…

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