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The New England, Middle Atlantic, Chesapeake and Southern Colonies shared some similar qualities, but for the majority, they were different in many aspects. By viewing each colonies establishment and growth, along with topics such as religion’s role in the colony, their economics and who performed the labor I will explain which colony I would choose to live in during the year 1700. Aboard the Mayflower during the year 1620 were Separatist; people who withdrew from the Church of England.…

Milton Hershey was born in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 1857. Hershey’s was the only surviving male child of father Henry Hershey and mother Fanny Snavely Hershey; he also has one sister Serina Hershey. Hershey’s spent his early childhood trailing his father, a dreamer who always had his eyes out for the next big opportunity. By 1857 Hershey’s father had largely cut himself out the picture. Fanny was tiered of her husband’s failures; the details of their separation are cloudy.…

Chapter.1 (1) Johnny Tremain, a silversmith, wakes up during the 1770s to a day of hard work. (2) Mr.Lapham, Johnny’s master, makes him read verses from the Bible each day. (3) John Hancock, one of the founding fathers, came to ask Mr.Lapham to make him a sugar basin. (4) Cilla, one of Mr.Lapham’s daughters, is surprised that Johnny had three initials. (5) Johnny showed Cilla the cup that gives evidence that he is related to the Lytes, a very rich family. Chapter.2 (1)Paul…

Otherworld was a very captivating book for the second half. In the beginning, it was just complaining. Texas was freezing, and a farmer, Pops Dickey’s cow gets killed. He calls the police when he notices it is a clean cut capable of only being done by a human. The police officer calls a veterinarian to inspect it because it would the most reliable source. Out of nowhere, the veterinarian says that it is the doing of aliens; the officer lets captain Graham Lattimer know. Suddenly, the whole town…

The best known as one of the Founding Fathers of Declaration of Independence and also the Constitution of the United States, Benjamin Franklin, was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston. His father married twice, with his first wife he had seven children and with his second wife he had ten more. Benjamin was his 15th child and he was the youngest son. His father was soap and candle maker. Benjamin learned to read when he was at a young age. Attending to Boston Latin School was a success to him,…

Social media is a platform that enables people from all around the world to be connected together and communicate with one another. It is done by sharing media content, ideas and information. Some examples of social media are Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Social media can impact us both positively and negatively depending on the situation. It impacts us in terms of the way of expressing ourselves, our emotions, behaviours and relationships. It is important to learn about social media at…

Munsee Indians During in the 17th century, European colonists forced an Indian group out of their homeland. During that time, the island of Manhattes (now known as Manhattan) was sold for 60 guilders to Peter Minut. While the sale of Manhattan is well recognized throughout history, the Native people who originally resided in that area remains somewhat obscure. The Indian group that the book mainly focused on was the Munsee Indians, a subgroup of the Delawares or otherwise known as the Lenapes.…

After a night out my friends and I decided to treat ourselves and eat out. We debated about where to go until we finally agreed on Red Lobster. A restaurant whose slogan is “where we see food differently”. Being an establishment that prides itself on serving fresh seafood and excellent service every guest should expect this when choosing them as their dining option. However, upon entering the Erie Red Lobster, you are welcomed by a cliché atmosphere, compiled with service that lacks hospitality,…

successful that Hershey sold Lancaster Caramel Co. for $1 million and turned his attention solely to chocolate. After a wealth of $1 million, Hershey decided to build a town for manufacturing chocolate. Hershey chose his birth place Dairy Church, Pennsylvania for it has clean water, finest dairy products, and plenty of land. The factory was modern with high-tech equipment which eliminated the cost and efforts of production. Around the factory Hershey built an impressive community for his…

growth and development. As data show, there is a gap that affect children’s health in Berks County Pennsylvania. The total number of children in the state of Pennsylvania, under the age of 18 is 2,690,274 (Kids Count Data Center, 2015) where only 258, 455 are enrolled in the CHIP program (KFF.Org, 2015). Exactly, in Berks county, there is a health care need for children from 0-5 years (Pennsylvania Department of Health,…