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    still one of my favorite things to eat today. When I go to restaurants and don’t want a form of potato, I order mac and cheese. #5: Hershey’s Chocolate Historical Importance: In 1873, Milton s. Hershey founded a candy shop in what is now Hershey, Pennsylvania. It started with Hershey going down the street selling “Hershey Chocolate Bars” to people. As it turned out, people really enjoyed his chocolate. That is when he decided to open his chocolate shop. As time went on, more products were introduced

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    The Missing Player

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    The Missing Player Introduction “Breaking News! Breaking News! Long time and fellow member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dan Shamana was recently missing in his home after last night's win against the Astros in game 5 of the NLDS baseball series. There was signs of forced entry so police conclude it was an abduction.” This was no joke. Dan Shamana was a future Hall of Famer for sure. Who else has won 7 golden gloves in the last 8 years in his LF position. With that he has won 3 MVPs

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    Housing Persuasive Speech

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    Today, I am going to speak about the affordable housing in Pittsburgh .First let me tell about why the affordable housing is preferred. People who live in affordable housing today want safe, decent housing for the same reasons that we all do. The reasons are mainly to provide a nurturing environment to raise their children. Another reason is to remain in the community where they were raised or to become part of a community in which they want to settle. Finally, to live in an attractive, safe environment

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    As senior year was quickly ending, choosing the right college seemed to be the only thing on my mind. It didn’t seem surreal to me yet that making this decision needed to be done so quickly. It was so overwhelming that it was hard to know where to begin. During my senior year, I wasn’t totally set on what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, there were so many different options to look at. After talking to many different employees about their job profession, nursing seemed to fit my needs of

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    We need to appreciate what all the people in history did from their accomplishments and impacts they had on others and not just their self. William Penn was known as a founder of Pennsylvania. He was also an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker, and founder of other places other than Pennsylvania. Penn was born October 14, 1644. He lived in the United Kingdom most of his life.

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    Eagles's NFL Draft

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    In last year’s NFL Draft, the Eagles used their first two picks to address the defensive side of the football. With their first round selection, they took defensive end Derek Barnett, who carved out his role and racked up five sacks. In the second round, the Eagles drafted cornerback Sidney Jones, who slid in the draft due to a torn Achilles but played in the regular season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. Fast forward to this year’s draft and the Eagles replicated this same philosophy in the

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    believed in the importance of books and learning. The son of a handloom weaver, Andrew Carnegie ended up being one of the wealthiest businessmen in America. At the age 13, Carnegie and his family moved to America. They settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Carnegie went to work in a factory, earning $1.20 a week. A year later, he started working as a telegraph messenger. After two years of being a messenger, Carnegie moved up to a telegraph operator position. Another three years later, he was promoted

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    The first research i did was about Kris Bryant. Kris bryant is 25 years old he was born on January 4th 1992. He married his highschool sweetheart Jessica Delp Bryant.Kris is a professional baseball player for the chicago cubs he won many awards for example he was named USA Today Minor League Player.Kris Bryant has hit 47 home runs his entire career but a total of 103 hits (“Kris Bryant”). He started to become a better baseball player his sophomore year in highschool. Kris started his career with

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    In 1832, a contractor that went by the name of Philip Duffy owned a stretch of a railroad line about thirty miles west of Philadelphia, Mile 59. He hired countless Irish Catholic immigrants to work for him and continue to build the line for the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad, now connecting Philadelphia to the Main Line. Not only were the working conditions terrible, with the wooded hills and ravines, but less than two months after the workers came to Philadelphia, they were assumed to have died

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    Bowling Green is the Place to Broaden Your Education Bowling Green State University was established in 1910 according to the Bowing Green Website. (bgsu.edu) Bowling Green State University was originally started to educate teachers. (bgsu.edu) In the short time that I have been here I have had a positive experience. Bowling Green State University is a University that everyone should consider when applying for college because of their; excellent academic programs, social opportunities, and Study

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