Essay on Contemporary Uses: The Pennsylvania State Capitol

Henry Latrobe: United States Capitol The United States of America was founded upon the motto E Pluribus Unum “out of many one”. Out of the 196 countries found in the world, the United States of America sticks out as the pinnacle. The United States is the most powerful country in the world and the most important building that resides in it is the United States Capitol. A number of architects were assigned with the task to design and oversee the building of the United States Capitol, but Benjamin Henry…

On July 1, 2013, Texas Senator Wendy Davis made a speech at Texas’s State Capitol. She had an audience of about 5,000 people, as she spoke about Women’s Rights and Texan power. In “Stand with Texas Women”, Wendy Davis argues that Texas is all about fairness, so women deserve equal opportunity. Specifically, Davis states that Texas has pushed to be fair, but politicians have been selfish in their careers. Her point is that creating equal opportunity for women will help not only Texan families, but…

Pennsylvania Education Reinvestment Plan Pennsylvania’s schools have grieved from “$1 billion” in finance cuts and a deficiency of funds. Pennsylvania have seen fewer educators, greater class sizes, and smaller funds that make it more challenging for students to acquire a resilient learning in Pennsylvania’s public schools. To get back on track and be competitive we must find ways to fund schools, and we must arrange for good education for our young generations. At this time Pennsylvania…

Unit 7 Project on capitol punishment Picture this, you are laying there in bed sleeping a peaceful sleep on what, at first glance , seems like just another night of pleasant slumber. All of a sudden though you wake up with a strange feeling of something is not right. You roll over to ask your wife if she was alright to realize that she is gone. You sit up frantically to see where she has gone only to realize she is standing in the doorway, but she is not alone. In fact she is being held by some…

Transportation on Pennsylvania State campus, via bicycle, has always been an option for students and faculty since 1855. However, the university 150 years ago was different considering the size of the campus and student body. In 1863, and later years, the classes totalled a measly 64 undergraduates, while in 2016 more than 40,000 students make up each undergraduate level. Every year this number increases making university park a more crowded area in every regard from housing to congestion of…

The Government of Pennsylvania is the government structure of the state of Pennsylvania as established by the Pennsylvania Constitution. The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of Pennsylvania. The legislature meets in the Capitol building in Harrisburg. The General Assembly is a bicameral legislature. The name of the legislative branch in Pennsylvania is the PA General Assembly. Pennsylvania has 253 members in total. 50 are in the senate “the upper house” the other 200 are in…

Capitol income Capitol income is the money invested by the owners or outside investors that is used as a foundation to set up the business or buy supplies and additional equipment. It is usually used to purchase such things like vehicles, rent or buy premises or equipment that will stay with the business for the majority of its time (theses are referred to as fixed assets). Capital income available to a business varies on the type of business it is. Sole trader- A person who owns a business on their…

Equal Opportunity in Texas On July 1, 2013, Texas Senator Wendy Davis made a speech at Texas’s State Capitol. She had an audience of about 5,000 people, as she spoke about Women’s Rights and Texan power. In “Stand with Texas Women”, Wendy Davis argues that Texas is all about fairness, so women deserve equal opportunity. Specifically, Davis states that Texas has pushed to be fair, but politicians have been selfish in their careers. Her point is that creating equal opportunity for women will help…

In The Hunger Games the Capitol is a place of vast wealth while the districts especially the districts of eleven and twelve are living in poverty. This wealth that the Capitol has it a type of social control because it keeps the districts from being able to gain the ability to fight back against the Capitol due to their poverty status. The poverty in the districts is so bad that Katniss Everdeen from District Twelve requires that she break a law of the Capitol’s, which is not leaving the fenced area…

was the Capitol. The Capitol controlled everything and ruled with an iron fist. Surrounding the Capitol were 13 districts. These districts provided everything the nation needed. In return for their support, the Capitol protected its districts. This year, everything seemed to be perfect. Unemployment was low, income was up, crime was at an all time low, and the Capitol and the districts seemed to be entering a golden age of peace and prosperity. Not everyone was so easy to trust the Capitol though…