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What do people think about when they hear the word politics? To further that, what do they think of when they hear the term polarization? Congress is in a constant battle between parties, and this, in turn, keeps us in an almost constant state of gridlock. Susan Page, Jim Douglas, Brian Resnick, and Norman Ornstein have all written articles explaining political polarization, civil discourse, or the solutions to these problems. In Susan Page’s article “Divided We Now Stand,” she mainly focuses on…

In Elijah Anderson’s The Cosmopolitan Canopy, he delves into the diverse city of Philadelphia and observes how people of different ethnicities and backgrounds experience and interact with each other, as well as the city itself. Many areas of the city are segregated, whether it be by socioeconomic status, race, or background. However, within the city, there are many areas of harmony. Elijah Anderson calls these pockets, “cosmopolitan canopies”. A cosmopolitan canopy is viewed as public space in…

implemented No Place for Hate as a community-based initiative in 2001, and in 2005 the program was adapted to meet the needs of schools. No Place for Hate was officially endorsed by the Governor of Pennsylvania in 2006 and is currently active in 220 schools and organizations throughout eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware; they are also partnered with…

Bethlehem Steel had many interesting parts throughout its one hundred forty plus years of providing steel for not only Pennsylvania but also the entire country. This company gave a lot of people jobs that provided pretty good pay and great retirement plans. Some of the most interesting structures that still stands today is the blast furnaces, and the guns that were provided for the battle ships during World War I and II. The blast furnaces that are still standing today are no longer in use as…

Revision 2 Youngstown State University established in 1908 is a university in Youngstown Ohio. Ohio University established in 1808 is located in Athens Ohio. Youngstown State University (YSU) and Ohio University (OU) are two universities that are similar in many ways including, having a Writing Center, A Math center, Science Center, Study Skills, Tutoring Services and a Library. In this essay I will give you the similarities of both Ohio University and Youngstown State University in which is…

William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, once said, “True religion does not draw men out of the world but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.” This is one of the many things that makes the Middle Colonies the best place to live. In addition to freedom of religion we have great farming land, a thriving economy, a notable climate, and long rivers useful for many things. So, because of our geography, independence, and economy you will be convinced to leave…

and kept by the freemen, planters, and inhabitants of the said province of Pennsylvania for ever," said William Penn in his First Frame of Government. His ideas here clearly mirror the Declaration of Independence, despite being written nearly a century beforehand. William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania, as well as a Quaker. William Penn's well-developed, humanitarian ideas influenced not only Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, but also the Constitution…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team to never win a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger (modern) era are one of…

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a good man. He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1835. His father was a weaver, and part of the Chartist group which wanted better for the working class. After his father's weaving business was shut down, the family moved to the United States. They moved there because there would be more opportunity to succeed. Carnegie's first job was a bobbin boy and he only earned $1.20 each week. He thought he was meant for better things, so at age 14, he got…

Analysis: Capstone Project Melissa C. Figueroa Grand Canyon University: BUS-485 September 2, 2012 Environment Analysis and Industry Analysis: Capstone Project The Lehigh Valley is considered the third most populated region in the state of Pennsylvania. Northampton County holds 298,476 people. The majority of the population is 89.4% of the population consisting of white persons, 10.8% consisting of persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, and 5.8% consisting of black persons (Census 2012).…