Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Sort By:
Page 16 of 20 - About 192 essays
  • Better Essays

    Felons are people who have been convicted of a felony. Felony is a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death. In Maine and Vermont, felons never lose their right to vote, even while they are incarcerated. Vermont’s 1793 Constitution stipulates that residents can lose their right to vote only if convicted of voter fraud. In Florida, Lowa and Virginia, felons and ex-felons permanently

    • 1808 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Background: Definition of the condition: Lyme disease is named after the town of Old Lyme in Connecticut, where the first cases of Lyme disease (LD) were discovered in 1975. About twelve children, who lived in the same area of this town, were diagnosed with arthritis which was discovered to be caused by Lyme disease (Levi et al., 2012). In 1982, a scientist named Willy Burgdorfer and his coworkers, established the link between ticks and the transmission of Borralis bacteria which is proven to result

    • 1897 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    from mental illnesses, one suffered from religious mania (Murderpedia, n.d.). Albert’s Father Randal Fish was a riverboat captain but then by 1870 he was a fertilizer manufacturer. He then dies of a heart attack at the Sixth Street Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1875 in Washington, D.C (Murderpedia, n.d.). After Randal’s death, Albert’s mother put him into an orphanage, where he was frequently whipped and beaten. This is where he discovered he enjoyed physical pain, the beatings would arouse

    • 1858 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    ("Criminal Court Case Information - Case History", 2014) vs State of Arizona on the murder of Travis Alexander (Victim), the modern day story of sex, lies, violence, and revenge. The trial of State of Arizona vs Jodi Arias is being tried in the Maricopa County Superior Court ("Criminal Court Case Information - Case History", 2014); the following paper outlines the process that follows in the criminal investigation up to the final stage. I have listened to nearly 12 hours of testimony from the key players

    • 3886 Words
    • 16 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Best Essays

    Prenatal Care in Early 20th Century Kansas Essay

    • 3464 Words
    • 14 Pages
    • 35 Works Cited

    Prenatal care is an important part of insuring the wellness of a baby. In the early 20th century, prenatal care was just starting to become an emphasized area of health for women. High infant mortality rates were starting to raise questions as to what could be done to help protect the fetus and insure a healthy childbirth and baby. Kansas attempted to raise awareness of the importance of prenatal care to the general public starting in the early 1900s with “The Kansas Mother’s Manual.” Many women

    • 3464 Words
    • 14 Pages
    • 35 Works Cited
    Best Essays
  • Decent Essays

    LGBT Community in the United States and the World in the 21st Century By Annette Underwood Illustrated & Images by google free domain pictures Copyright @ 2014 by SWB Publisher FIRST PUBLICATION EDITION SWB PUBLISHERS 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 INTRODUCTION Is the need for acceptance of one’s sexuality as important as other issues like poverty, unemployment, global warming, natural disasters and proper health solutions for Ebola, Lyme that put our survival itself at risk? When meditating on this

    • 8181 Words
    • 33 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Eli Lilly and Company has many subsidiaries located in a host of different locations around the world such as Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Incorporated located in Pennsylvania, U.S. and ImClone Systems Corporation in Delaware, U.S. (“U.S. SECURITIES,” 2011).Some other subsidiaries include Eli Lilly S.A – Ireland branch, Eli Lilly Japan K.K, Eli Lilly and Company limited in the United Kingdom and Eli Lilly Asia Pacific in Malaysia, with many

    • 1966 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Apush Ch. 4 Notes

    • 2475 Words
    • 10 Pages

    Chapter 4 Growth and Crisis in Colonial Society 1720-1765 Freehold Society in New England Puritans created a yeomen society of independent farm families who owned their land as freeholders- without feudal dues or leases by 1750, rapidly increasing population outstripped the supply of easily farmed land, challenging the freehold ideal. A. Farm Families: Women's Place Men were head of the household no time for anything. They did many labors by 1750, family sizes decreased due

    • 2475 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Minority Research Paper

    • 2766 Words
    • 12 Pages

    increased The Northeast census region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest census region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South census region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South

    • 2766 Words
    • 12 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Essay about History of Slavery in America

    • 1731 Words
    • 7 Pages
    • 15 Works Cited

    Working long hours, whipped to death, starved, and broken spirits all describe a slave. It’s not something you hear every day. It’s not something anyone ever wants to hear. Just because we don’t hear it every day doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I decided to do Slave Rights to remind people that there is still slavery in the world today. If people are educated about the past then they may not make the same mistakes in the future. It has been postulated that ancient civilizations would not have developed

    • 1731 Words
    • 7 Pages
    • 15 Works Cited
    Decent Essays