Philadelphia

Poor Richard’s Almanac by Benjamin Franklin defines an American during this time period as someone who works hard, builds wealth, and values wisdom. Franklin defines an American as a hard worker throughout the text, emphasizing its importance. One example of this definition is “Work while it is called today for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow.” This shows that you must not put work off and complete it by working hard. By showing the benefits of hard work. Franklin outlines…

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,…

Benjamin Franklin was famous for many important reasons. He was born on January 17, 1706. He accomplished a lot of important things in the 84 years he was alive for. He had many distinctive traits, many people acknowledged, and knew him by. These traits were, he was caring, he was extremely intelligent, and he was very persistent. Benjamin Franklin was very caring for many reasons. He fought for freedom on many occasions. Cared about his brother, and his brother’s opinions, even when his…

William Penn and "The Holy Experiment" was his vision to allow Quakers to express their religious beliefs openly without persecution and harassment. Penn also freely and willingly expressed his thoughts of government and how combining both church and state could help change the Pennsylvania way of law and order. He wanted the treatment of Indians to be with civility and respect; However, there were those who did not agree with this "Holy Experiment", and action was taken towards the destruction…

Situation Analysis Running for Glory (RfG) is a small running store in Seattle, WA that has been in business for 40 years. They specialize solely on the running community and have established a loyal follow over the years. They are owned and operated by four active partners. RfG has failed to keep up with technology and can only keep track of their inventory with help from suppliers. The only data collected from their point of sale (POS) system is total sales. They are looking into expanding but…

In early United States History, Benjamin Franklin was known for being a different kind of person. He never followed the rules like everyone else and always “marched to the beat of his own drum”. This difference from everyone else is what made Franklin a prominent figure in early American society. Franklin also uses this difference to help get his beliefs about society across to citizens. He uses satire to call people out and try to fix issues in the colonies. In the Satirical piece of…

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".…

For the exhibition event, I visited the Hope Horn gallery and saw Bernice D’Vorzons’s Works on Paper. The Hope Horn gallery is a prominent location for one to experience art in the University of Scranton. In addition, the exhibitions and programming complement the university’s curricula, encourage campus and community collaborations, support regional artists, and provide arts in education opportunities. The exhibit consisted of acrylic paintings and some of the work in the gallery were donated…

What was the hardest thing about constantly moving across the country? Callie- The hardest thing about moving around all of the time is having to adjust to a new home and I have to give up some of my favorite things on the way, such as books and clothes. 2. How did you feel about moving in with your new family? Callie- It was really different at first, not having my mom by my side. Not really knowing who I was living with was also pretty hard. I wish they did not expect me to fit in with…

The ideology of the Penitentiary opened by the Quakers in Pennsylvania was to replace their systematic punishment from early colonial penal codes (Monteiro & Frost, 2017). The country was changing and advancing into the future as the Declaration of Independence had been adopted as well as British laws had been repealed by the Pennsylvania legislature, (Siegel & Bartollas, 2014). The implementation of a new jail called penitentiary came to fruition as overcrowded jails were observed as inhumane…