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    from its base of supply where it could be attacked and beaten in detail. In the execution of this operation, the three corps of the Rebel army marched from the vicinity of Culpeper Courthouse into the Shenandoah Valley and across the Potomac at Williamsport and Sheperdstown. Once in the Cumberland Valley, Ewell's corps, leading the invasion, marched to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. There, CSA General Jubal Early's division turned east and, passing through the South Mountain at the Cashtown Gap,…

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    Fracking is affecting you and everybody around you, whether you realize it or not. Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head. Fracking can be used to obtain fossil fuels, methane, and natural gases. Many countries like: France, Bulgaria, Germany, and Scotland have banned fracking…

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    Millbrook Case Study

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    1) Millbrook opened for the 1963 summer season on July 2nd, Finished 52 years at the end of 2015. (Dark in 1998) 2) Through conversations among Dan Reinhold, Peter Gstalder (Williamsport artist), and Kelly Yeaton (PSU professor of theatre, the idea of using the abandoned barn as a summer stock theatre was born. Reinhold ran with the idea initially and organized a corp group which volunteered both time and money to get the theatre opened. 3) Always called Millbrook Playhouse. 4) Only…

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    My Life After Graduation

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    The following is summary of my life after graduation. Right after graduating in 1963 John Callahan (Geibel High School class of 63) and I enlisted in the US Air Force. On the August 20th 1963 we left Connellsville for Lackland Airforce Base in Antonio TX for basic training. He and I ended up spending some of the hottest months of the year in Texas. I can still remember getting off the airplane in San Antonio at 3 AM and being shocked at the heat and humidity (~85 degrees). After our twelve weeks…

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    because the All-Star Game is mainly for the fans. Another first was the first baseball College World Series where “the University of California at Berkley beat Yale University” (Barber 8). Finally “the first Little League World Series was held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania” (Barber 8). These are all baseball related firsts but they mean so much to the game and how it has progressed since…

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    Lusitania Essay

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    and ended in 1918 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed. There were German U-boats patrolling all around the Atlantic Ocean during the war. The ship that is unfortunately caught in this patrol was the RMS Lusitania. John Joseph Protasio, from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Ohio, earned a Bachelor’s of Art in History at Lycoming College, and a Master’s of Art in History at Arkansas State University. He also wrote To the Bottom of the Sea, a survey of maritime disasters,…

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    California University of Pennsylvania is a state university secluded in a small town in the mountains. Even though it is out of the way in location, it makes up for that in the education it offers. It offers a variety of four year programs and has a diverse student body. I believe that other schools pale in comparison to CalU. I chose this school for a variety of reasons, but I know that it was the right choice for me. The main reason I enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard was so that I…

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    Mary Szybist was born in 1970 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania to a Catholic household. Growing up in a Catholic family, much of her life—and particularly her writing—are influenced by her religion. Throughout her books and poems, her words depict her experience living as a Catholic practitioner and give the world a sense of her life events. After she published her poetry book, Incarnadine, her meticulous effort to craft words and turn them into beautiful pieces of literature was awarded the 2013…

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    Functional Mobility Essay

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    Functional mobility/transfers: Lou explained that she has very minimal issues with mobility if any at all. She has no issues getting up and down her stairs. She has overworked her wrist which has led to arthritis. She wears a brace to help support her wrist and she received a cortisone shot about two weeks ago. She does not wear the brace all the time. The brace is only worn while she works, just as a precaution. Dressing, personal device care: She is able to dress herself every day with no…

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