Pittsburg

The second industrial revolution was a period during 1865-1905 in which the United States had a surge of industrial growth. This was due in part by the emergence of factory as foremost realm of industrial production. Numerous families during this period had to relocate and uproot their families from rural to urban areas in order to save money and shorten the commute. Subsequently, this led to a large influx of the population relocating in cities. A large migration of immigrants to America was…

Malcolm X vs An Open Love Letter Human rights activists, such as Malcolm X believed that “The only way to stop a forest fire from burning down your house is to ignite a fire that you control and use it against the fire that is burning out of control” (Spellman, 12). Here, Malcolm was being interviewed by A.B. Spellman and was explaining about the organization he was planning to use for people of color. Malcolm brought out the discrimination against people of color and how nonviolence may no…

Journal Nine 1. Title: Hunger in Children in the United States: Potential Behavioral and Emotional Correlates 2. Authors: Ronald E. Kleinman, J. Michael Murphy, Michelle Little, Maria Pagano, Cheryl A. Wehler, Kenneth Regal, Michael S. Jellinek 3. Source: Kleinman, R. E., Murphy, J. M., Little, M., Pagano, M., Wehler, C. A., Regal, K., & Jellinek, M. S. (1998). Hunger in children in the United States: potential behavioral and emotional correlates. Pediatrics, 101(1), e3-e3. 4. Summary: A study…

The Last Hope I was the first and last of my kind they said. All the hope left in humanity relies on me reaching my destination in time with John. John is a ruthless but very sincere man who has taken care of me for weeks now, making sure that I stay alive. Flashback 20 years ago when the virus first struck the Earth, people were dying left and right. The infection destroyed much of the Earth and humans now live in heavily populated quarantined police zones. I hadn’t been born then. John lost…

ADHD students to understand questions. Which will ultimately boost our test scores because of our meticulous re-reading and work on each answer. A research study done by MD Irene Loe and Heidi Feldman in 2007, in association with the University of Pittsburg school of Medicine, mentions that ADHD sufferers “fail more grades, achieve lower ratings on all school subjects…and perform more poorly on standardized academic achievement tests than normal controls” due to them “functioning about 25% in…

Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case” is an examination into the nature of upward social mobility. In regard to this subject matter, her assertion consists of the concept that the advancement from one’s social class is not possible. Any aspirations to achieve it are, thus, considered to be futile. Such a claim can be seen throughout the short story in the protagonist’s relationship with his own social class status. The main character, Paul, is strongly attracted to the aesthetic elements of the wealthy…

Qualities of Business The headquarters of General Nutrition Centers, Inc. is located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. GNC is also “one of the world’s largest specialty retailers of nutritional products, including vitamin, mineral, herbal and other supplements” (Hurley, 2016, P. 25). In addition, GNC largest competitor is Vitamin Shoppe. According to IBISWorld, Vitamin Shoppe has a market share of 5.2%, while GNC has a market share of 7.3%. Therefore, GNC’s size is larger than Vitamin Shoppe within…

household goods were bought on credit. As the city’s grew in size and influence , many people in small town america found Radios became the next innovation; it gave people a communal way for people to get information. Broadcasting from the rooftops of Pittsburg transmitted the results of the presidential election. Women and expanding job market had given more and more women careers and a disposable income. Throughout the 1920s, this was like a new found freedom and independence for women;…

Throughout this film there have been many concepts relating to all of the lessons we have learned in Student Leadership class. The first concept that relates to my show is labeling, and how we label different groups of people with stereotypes. Randall was always labeled as the adopted kid or the outcast because he never seemed to fit in no matter where he was at. First he was known as a nerd because he was too smart, then he moved to a smart school where he was the only black kid there. These…

The Depiction of Sinister Mankind Religion has always brought man great prosperity, or great agony. An example to support such a statement are vampires; vampires balance out the metaphorical scale as they eliminate those who are unfaithful or fall into the temptation of sin but are weak to religious objects. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, mankind’s sin is symbolized by one entity, the vampire.…