Pennsylvania

each other, but they also differ in numerous ways. Penn was a well placed English gentleman and Quaker, that turned an old debt into a charter for the proprietary colony called “Pennsylvania.” Pastorius was among the German merchants to obtain 15,000 acres of land fo= a settlement in the new colony also known as “Pennsylvania.” William Penn did a better job of promoting the settlement in my opinion. He goes on to describe the land as being very “diverse.” It had a variety of plants and…

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).…

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…

Firstly, I would like to say about my practicum experience done at the YMCA is that I am enormously grateful for the opportunity. Nearly a decade ago, I decided to pursue my lifelong dream of getting a degree and finding a more meaningful career, one that would complement my pursuit to live a more purposeful life. My route to this point in my education has been an arduous journey at times, however, it has been the most substantial, rewarding, and revealing endeavor that I have commenced thus…

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…

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…

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…

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…

However, Quakers in Pennsylvania during the late 18th century began a reform movement to allow for a suitable alternative. As a result of this movement, the correctional system in Pennsylvania began to move towards the use of prisons and penitentiary houses to imprison offenders. These reforms led to two different systems of prisons within the United States: the Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System. In 1818, Pennsylvania started a radical shift that culminated in the Pennsylvania System;…

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…