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Squirrel Hill is a residential neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The city officially divides it into two neighborhoods, Squirrel Hill North and Squirrel Hill South, but it is almost universally treated as a single neighborhood. As of the 2010 Census, Squirrel Hill North has a population of 11363, having grown 9% since 2000. Squirrel Hill North's population is 75% White, 17% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% black. Of the 3892 housing units in Squirrel Hill North,…

has been Heather Hills Elementary School. Heather Hills was a school I attended for hardly a year; nevertheless, it is a location that bears the ability to engender endless memories of blissful nostalgia as well as spite and regret. Heather Hills signifies a period in my life when my potential could not have been higher as well as a period when my entire future was in jeopardy. Moreover, Heather Hills not only signifies the shaping of my young mind,…

In Europe's Promise, Steven Hill asserts that the European way is the best hope. He attempts to make the case the Europe is superior to the United States. One focus of the book is a vast array of services that are provided to Europeans at a low cost or even no cost. Another claim is that Europeans are healthier, their healthcare system is better, their diets are better. A third claim is that the European way for energy is superior. All of those claims are questionable. "Europeans on…

Sandy Hill is a neighborhood that is well-known for its diverse culture and infrastructure, and it is located in Ottawa, Ontario, bordered by the Rideau Canal to the West, the Rideau River to the East, the Rideau Street to the North, and the Queensway to the South. Nowadays, the neighborhood is populated with students and diplomats because of the academic institutes in the vicinity, and one of those schools is called the University of Ottawa. Some of the neighborhood’s notable landmarks include…

John Winthrop time. The concept of a “City upon a Hill” has been used to bring a nation more united, and has been widely used in political speeches. The concept was first mentioned in the Bible, by Jesus himself when he addressed the people, and then by John Winthrop who used it in his famous sermon “A Model of Christian Charity” to the puritans aboard the Arbella on the way to America. In the text A model of Christian Charity, a “City upon a hill” is a relevant political standpoint. This…

Introduction Mesmerizing rolling trails across the pine and hardwood forest, the 80 km mountain biking trail at hardwood hills reel in hundreds of participants each year. Variety of other entertaining activities have also been incorporated along mountain biking to improve participants experience. Management The management of Hardwood Hills is a team of experienced personnel, who provides orientation to participants on their arrival. After a brief introduction participants were asked to break…

With many reasons to think that Notting Hill should be a satisfactory facility, it turned out to be the complete opposite, my grandma refers to it as “jail.” However, this seems to be the case for most families around our country. Jane Gross wrote in a New York Times article about this common…

“Lawrence Hill has dedicated his life to learning, to teaching, and to helping. Through his efforts, Canadians have gained a better understanding of our shared history, and of the Black experience” (Lawrence Hill). Lawrence Hill has written many fictional and non- fictional pieces throughout his career, consisting of novels, short stories and essays. Some of the titles include Any Known Blood, The Illegal and Blood: The Stuff of Life. Hill’s most popular novel, The Book of Negroes received a…

on society which the masses accepted. Similarly, Hill-Collins argues that controlling images are used by the elite to control African-American women and justify the many years of oppression seen since slavery. Both scholars argue that the masses have accepted the images portrayed to them, however, Hill-Collins argues that the African-American community has accepted these images unaware of how it reinforces oppression. In addition, both Adorno and Hill-Collins argue that media is a tool in…

W The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: A social expose of self-awareness Hortense Spillers writes of black women performers and the “ontological edge” they possess in both presence and performance. One such embodiment of Spillers narrative is Lauryn Hill and the groundbreaking work from the “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” In this Grammy winning album, we get a glimpse of the artist’s power and control as Hill through he personal biography and “Miseducation,” exposes the audience to both political…