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watch their drinks at parties. Although this information is true and very helpful, isn’t it sad that men and women have to live in constant fear of sexual assault? Melissa Fritchle, a sex therapist and author of The Conscious Sexual Self Workbook, states that, “You should be able to get drunk at a party and not be violated” (Hartmans). This seems like common sense, but as we know, this is not always the case. I believe that sexual assault and its victims is a difficult topic to discuss in…

In a study involving 907 students at an unidentified public university in the midwest, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, it was calculated that on average a freshman student gains 7.8 pounds during their first year at college (Freshman 15 Statistics…). Many have come to know this weight fluctuation as the dreaded, “Freshman 15”. Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States affecting more than one-third of the population. With the increasing rate of obesity and the well known…

entire country’s business. Then, the states and the citizens comply with the U.S. Constitution rules. Then, local governments obtain authorization from the state governments to make decisions on specific issues through the state made legislation. Residents interact more with local government than the state or federal governments. The local government involves the county, townships, municipalities, and special districts (James, 2004). Accordingly, the county manages state laws in a specific…

easily avoid making a prescription that is allergic to the patient. The implementation of HIE in a state is not an easy process. It is a process that takes a multidisciplinary approach where different players come together for a common course. The paper lays an explicit focus on the efforts that are being made to implement the HIE in Pennsylvania state. HIE implementation in PA From 2009, the state of…

In “Who was Andrew Carnegie?” it states that “Carnegie’s steel workers were often pushed to long hours and low wages.” This shows that Carnegie did not treat his workers well and that he paid them low wages so that he could keep more money for himself. Also from the same document “Carnegie…

three reasons. First off, his business, the Carnegie Steel Company, dominated the American scene by revolutionizing steel production in the United States. Secondly, his business helped to fuel the economy and shape the nation. Lastly, he used his immense wealth to benefit others. The Carnegie Steel Company restructured steel production in the United States. Carnegie’s recipe for success included hard work, honorable business methods, attention to detail and the ability to hire and rely upon…

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…

Andrew Carnegie began working for Tom Scott at the age of 12. Scott liked Carnegie and hired him as a personal assistant. In 1868 Scott asked Carnegie to build a bridge across the Mississippi River, to be the largest bridge to ever be built in America. Carnegie has no idea how to build it so he looks for advice from Keystone bridge builders. He decided to use steel, a relatively new material to the time. It was extremely expensive and hard to mass produce tho, no one have ever tried to use steel…

City. In “Experience History Interpreting Americas Past” by “McGraw-Hill Education” they go on to say that, “Carnegie worked his way up from bobbin boy in a textile factory to expert telegrapher to superintendent of the western division of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the age of 24.” (McGraw-Hill Education, 520). Steel would pave the way for many of Americas industries to blossom. Cars, homes, bridges can be used as examples of how steel was used to help America. Many of the things we use…

Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 by William Penn with a charter granted to him by King Charles II. Pennsylvania was created as a place for the Quakers to be able to practice their religion, to make a profit, and for Penn to exercise liberal ideas. Pennsylvania was the most suitable colony to live in for someone wanting religious freedom, good relations with Native Americans, and to make a living with the good economy. Pennsylvania was a middle colony who had the nickname "bread basket".…