Pittsburg

sociologist born 2 January 1911, in Suffolk Virginia. St. Clair Drake was raised by his father, a Southern Baptist preacher in a multi-racial neighborhood. The St. Clair Drakes moved northward to Pittsburg in 1914, as a large population of African Americans from the south did the same. While in Pittsburg, St. Clair Drake lived in a middle-class setting, with access to more than enough reading material to form a long-lasting habit of reading and thrusting him into the world of academia.…

beginning of the story is focused on Paul and the trouble he is in at school. Paul is in trouble because he does not like school and this leads to him acting out and getting suspended. “It was Paul’s afternoon to appear before the faculty of the Pittsburg High School to account for his various misdemeanors.” Although Paul does not behave when participating in an activity against his will, he is happy and a joy to be around when he is doing an activity of his choice. “He carried messages and…

aluminum fluoride in a graphite crucible" (Craig). Hall applied for a patent and in 1886 and received it in 1889. Later that year, Hall received money from a man named Alfred E. Hunt and some other business men. Together Hall and these men founded the Pittsburg Reduction Company and Hall began to commercially produce aluminum (Craig). During the midst of all of this, Hall found the time to return to Oberlin College and show his professor that he has done what he was challenged to…

Vanderbilt at age 16 buys a fairy boat. His one fairy boat soon turned into a business, considering he was very tough and competitive. Vanderbilt built the largest shipping industry in the world. He was soon nicknamed the commodore. The commodore then began working on the first transcontinental railroad. He decides to sale all of his ships and invest his money into railroads. He later realizes that his decision paid off by earning $68 million. As he is becoming the richest man alive the people…

this field until I felt comfortable to pursue the occupational therapist field. I would say at least five to ten years as a technician to really get used to the field. I then plan to attend the University of Pittsburg to earn a master’s degree in occupational therapy. The University of Pittsburg is currently ranked number four in the country for occupational therapy.…

In a study to assist nurses at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center in preventing and treating patients with skin impairments the Transformational Care at Bedside (TCAB) Method was implemented. This method included the use of a dedicated Skin Care Resource Nurse to assist a medical-surgical unit in…

was only 9 years old. A year and a half later she moved to the small prairie city of Red Cloud. While there she had an attic room that she loved to read in. At sixteen she went to college. After attending the University of Nebraska she moved to Pittsburg. She became a big woman in American journalism, but quit when she started writing her American masterpieces. She wrote three masterpieces in five years, one being My Antonia. She was received the Pulitzer Prize for her book One of Ours. She…

A major event in United States history, that shaped the way our country is today, was the American Civil War (1861-1865). Some of the people that played a huge role in the war include, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and President Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War was a fight between the Union army (the North) and the Confederate army (the South) about whether or not slavery should be practiced in the United States. Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman played key roles in the…

started out as Ryan Homes in 1948 in Pittsburg and became NVHomes, Inc. in 1980. The company currently operates in fourteen states and Washington D.C., and under four trade names: Ryan Homes, NVHomes, Fox Ridge Homes, and Heartland Homes. Ryan Homes and Fox Ridge Homes’ primary market are first…

Industrialization changed and helped shape American Life and society for the better. It changed it in many ways as far as economic, social, and landscape ways. Industrialization focuses and revolves around the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution will be driven by capital and the creation of the modern corporation. One of the most important ways it helps change American Life and society was the creation of the Railroads. Capital primarily came from the investments of railroads.…