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Blue Collar Brilliance and Hidden Intellectualism Many people consider book smart the only form of intelligence, but a lot of people who attended college and obtained a degree can’t perform a basic task of changing a flat tire. So does that make those people unintelligent? Mike Rose explains in “Blue Collar Brilliance” and Gerald Graff explains in “Hidden Intellectualism” that there are many different forms of intelligence. In Rose’s article, he explains how he observed his mother along

On the accompanying map we can see that we are now at the “Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania”. The Pine Creek Gorge National Natural Landmark

spend years in jail for nonviolent crimes. The victims, however, lose friends, significant others, are taunted , and even blamed for a crime committed against them. There was story about this 14 year old young person named Susie Salmon living in Pennsylvania is killed by her neighbor Mr. Harvey who is a serial killer

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a successful steel company owner. Andrew’s mentor Thomas Scott helped to establish his career. The need for steel in construction of his first building project ties him closely to the steel industry. He built and bought many steel mill and steel related companies. He sold his steel company for a great profit His mentor Thomas A. Scott was a main influence in his career. Scott owned many railroads, before he died he gave them to Andrew Carnegie. Andrew met

Only one city has ranked top three in Huffington Post’s “America's 10 Most Content Cities” list for the past five years, its name is “High Bridge”, located in eastern Pennsylvania. Tourism in High Bridge has never been higher, all due it’s immaculate reputation. High Bridge not only have copious amounts of attractions for tourists, but also appeal to permeant residents. This is because High Bridge’s community organizers understand the necessity of a city to be suitable in all aspects, not just one

In 1932 Forrest Mars went to England to begin his own business. He was inspired by his father that had his very own business going. Mars had copied another company. Mars began his product (M&M’S) at a factory in Newark, New Jersey in 1941. After M&M’S started going into business Bruce Murrie and him decided to get together and work. (Mental Floss) M&M's were the first candy to be on a space shuttle. The "M" on the candy is dyed with vegetable dye. “M&M” stands for Mars and Murrie. M&M's were first

United States. Through it all, I could only marvel at what a luxury survival could become. There was no telephone service into or out of Wilkes-Barre for the first few days of the flood. When an emergency phone center had finally been installed in a nearby shopping center, I called Lori to let her know everything was alright, but her dormitory and other buildings at Wilkes College were badly damaged. When the water finally receded from downtown Wilkes-Barre, I went to Wilkes College to help in

Brianna Jerdan May 11, 2017 Pennsylvania German Architecture Pennsylvania German architecture is very unique to Southeastern, Pennsylvania. It spread through Pennsylvania; however, it is most prominent where it originated in Southeast, Pennsylvania. Most homesteads consist of a main house, along with domestic outbuildings. A domestic outbuilding is “an auxiliary building on a property, and one that is functionally associated with the domestic aspect of the homestead, that is, with the work and other

With that being said, I felt what Susie was lacking was self-love and that she felt that the only thing she could control was her weight. She told me that she would reward herself on days when she felt ‘pretty’ by buying shoes and outerwear that she did not need (Figure 5, 6). I came to realize that she has to love herself before being able to fully love someone else. During the interview she stated that she has never been able to trust someone let alone love someone fully. She explained that it

Milton Hershey singlehandedly revolutionized the chocolate industry in the United States. In his time, he was one of the few major company owners who actually cared about his workers and their well-being. Not only was he setting the bar for treatment of workers, he was the first man to bring the decadence of milk chocolate, previously reserved for only the richest of folk, to the mass market of America. While bringing milk chocolate to the masses, he also established a sustainable source for his