Hershey, Pennsylvania

and peace with the Indians. William Penn’s sense of democracy later formed the basis of the American Constitution. William Penn’s influence on America was fantastic. He worked with others while establishing three of the colonies -New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. He saw that humble folks got a chance to start their lives under favorable conditions; he preached and practiced religious freedom; his ideals helped form the democracy we have today in America. William Penn Jr. passed away July…

In this technology driven society, media has become a cesspool where various businesses are constantly competing against one another to expand their campaigns to the consumers. Media plays a vital role when it comes to communicating and informing the public through the usage of television, radio, newspapers, and magazines. In addition, businesses pave our roads, streets and any other noticeable area with flashing billboards, posters, flyers and spam mail that exposes us to different types of…

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…

as well. When I was 12 years old, I was put on the Little League all-star team. Unlike the years before on the team, this year was special because we had an opportunity, which was very slim, to go the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Not many thought it to be possible. We would become famous for a short while, and even to think of such a thing was beyond our comprehension. It all began in the final state championship tournament game against Lake Charles, Louisiana. There…

Mayo Festival" and "Dia de Muertos". In this events, the Latino culture is shared with other ethnicities and people are given the opportunity to share their talents. Manuel Ibarra, a student support specialist for the Migrant Education Program in Pennsylvania is a role model for me. The MEP summer programs made me feel comparable to the kids in my community who were going through the same as me and needed support. I took the initiative to assist several students in their school work as well as…

Carnegie: Robber Baron and Captain of Industry On November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland to a poor family. When he was 13, his family moved to the U.S. As a young child, he went to go work at a railroad as a assistant and a messenger for Tom Scott, one of the owners on the railroad. On a quest to build a bridge across the mississippi, he came upon a new steel refining process. After taking many loans, and using most of his money, he build a new factory using this new process,…

Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25th, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Sixty six years later, he would own the most enormous steel corporation in the world and become the richest man of his time. He started as a poor Scottish boy earning $1.20 a week working in a factory but was able to build one of the most successful industries in history. He is a captain of industry for three reasons. First off, his business, the Carnegie Steel Company, dominated the American scene by revolutionizing steel…

Sports have became one of my greatest passions since I was at a very young age, and now, I am completely addicted to it. See the thing is, I would always give my time up for it because I just had so much fun doing it. It was something that benefitted me in many different ways, both physically, mentally, and academically. It forced me to keep my grades high enough in order to participate in the games. I started to notice that it eventually consumed a whole lot of my time once I started playing…

Literacy- U.S. Studies: Religious Freedom William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, established a colony based on the ideas of religious liberty, equality, and self-government which served as the foundation of America’s constitutional rights to a secular government wherein all citizens may freely practice their religious beliefs; these ideas still impact the government’s inaction concerning citizens’ religious practices. William Penn created key principles of religious toleration,…

Thomas McKean was born in New London, Pennsylvania on March 19, 1734. With his cousin David Finney they both studied law under eminent Francis Allison. As a student he worked as the Prothonotory Court of Common Pleas for New Castle, Delaware. He was admitted to the bar in Delaware before the age of 21. He was commissioned to his first political office in 1756, that of deputy Attorney General to county Sussex, Pennsylvania. In 1762 he was appointed a colleague by the assembly, this person was…