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Social media has caused an uproar in recent times. Political figures such as President Trump, have used social media to embarrass himself and the country, countless people lose jobs everyday due to posts on social media, and Kids are influenced into making bad decisions because of trends. One of the major key events in all of this is the development of “Facebook”. Facebook was one of the very first platforms that allowed everyone to access it, ever since then, our modern lifestyle has been in a decline

The Fashion Industry Under society’s norms for decades, girls have been put under the pressure and expectation to have perfect bodies. That is, thin and curved, beautified by applying pounds of makeup to their face but not appear ridiculously overdone. Where do these unreachable standards come from? When a young girl hears the model on the cover of Vogue being called flawless it’s easy for her to then aspire to be a real-life replica of the photoshop. These companies spit out magazine covers plastered

We are certainly no strangers about social media, but do we know everything about it? Social media are internet based technologies notably created on computer web based sites and mobile apps platform, that facilitate the creation and sharing of information via virtual networks. Through social networking we generate contents such as text post, digital photos and even videos. It connects a user’s profile with those of other individuals or groups. Social media has rapidly altered our traditional understanding

the United States for the necessity of a better life and immediately started working at a local textile mill setting where he earned $1.20 a week. He was soon recognized by his talent of decoding dot-dot dash-dash messages by ear and was hired by Pennsylvania Railroad where he later on became a supervisor and earned $1,500 a year. Years later after hard work and labor, Carnegie met Henry Bessemer, the developer of converting iron into steel, and soon adopted the Bessemer process. When coming back from

For my civic or political participation, I volunteered with CPS’s GIV day for a poverty simulation. This is a half a day on the Friday of orientation week is available to first year’s students. The students are able to learn about civic issues like poverty and how Gettysburg College works with the issue and community. As a member of Gettysburg College, I have volunteered with CPS in many capacities and have done the poverty simulation as a first year. I also choose this engagement because I have

Life We Once Knew Technology has improved drastically over the years. People can’t imagine living a day-to-day life without technology. No one can walk down a sidewalk without having to see someone on their phone, tablet or video game. When my parents were growing up, all the knew was how to play outside they was no technology around. Biological evolution has changed drastically just like technology have evolved. In “The Limits of Friendship,” by Maria Konnikova reminds us how the social media

It is the fall of 1764, and the relations between white settlers of western Pennsylvania and Indians of the Ohio area are strained. Nevertheless, the ambitious white Colonel Bouquet and his troop of 1,500 men march into Indian country and demand the return of whites who have been kidnapped by the Delaware Indians. True Son, a fifteen-year-old white boy who has been raised by Indians since the age of four, is one of the white prisoners who is going to be returned. True Son loves his Indian way of

College can be a pretty intimidating change. It is an entirely new lifestyle. You have to do everything on your own, without any help from parents or guardians. So, when you choose a college, it should be the perfect fit for you. I’m planning on researching two different colleges- Duquesne University and Temple University. When choosing my future college, I will think about the majors they offer, the location that they are in, and the extracurricular options that the university provides. Colleges

making, and he fulfilled his dream by becoming one of the most successful chocolate entrepreneurs. He used his wealth to create a school for orphaned boys and helped anyone in need. Milton Hershey was born on September 13, 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania to Henry Hershey and Veronica “Fanny” Snavely. Milton had one younger sister named Serina Hershey, who had died of scarlet fever when she was four (Milton S. Hershey). Veronica was the daughter of Bishop Abraham Snavely, a highly respected figure

about different people and a little bit about who they were or what they did. The book I chose was about Milton Hershey; and as most of you know, he created the delightful, mouthwatering candy we all love, the Hershey’s milk chocolate bar. Hershey Pennsylvania is the main setting in this book. This is a town created by Milton Hershey himself! He created this town because when he figured out how