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    If you love mushrooms‚ then Pennsylvania is the place for you! But Pennsylvania may not sound like a good place for you…… But actually Pennsylvania has a lot of good history and has some good attractions. Read this‚ and Maybe you will be surprised and change your mind! Location state: The locations in Pennsylvania will make you want to jump up and yell out; “Eureka”! Visiting: washington crossing‚ you will discover what they really celebrate on Christmas Day/ reenact. If that doesn’t appeal to

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    One state that should be taken into some serious consideration when it comes to film and television production is Pennsylvania. The incentives this state has to often be more than enough for production companies to take a look into. Pennsylvania has an abundance of locations to offer‚ rural‚ suburban‚ snow‚ beaches/ocean‚ mountains‚ lakes/rivers‚ forests‚ and city. As part of Pennsylvania’s incentive program‚ they do not have a sunset date‚ meaning that legislation does not vote on whether or not

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    Mandy Sanguigni – HIS 210-01 Assignment for Wednesday‚ Aug 31 Pennsylvania: History of Commonwealth By Randall M. Miller and William Pencak 1) Read sections indicated‚ write answers‚ and upload to D2L before 8 a.m. on Wednesday. a. Foreword-Which one of the 10 places mentioned is most important to you and why? The Liberty Bell‚ would be one of the most important places in Pennsylvania to me. As described in the book Pennsylvania: History of Commonwealth‚ it signifies the birth of our nation

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    In Pennsylvania‚ there is a tiered approach to driving under the influence charges. Thus‚ the types of penalties you may face if convicted of drunk driving in the state vary based on numerous factors. These include your blood alcohol content level and your prior record. In order to ensure that your rights are protected‚ it is important for you to understand the levels of DUI‚ and the potential consequences. If your BAC level is allegedly between .08 percent and .099 percent‚ you may be subject to

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    When William Penn founded Pennsylvania‚ his original intentions were for it to be a religious haven for English Quakers. One of these English Quakers to settle in Pennsylvania was Gabriel Thomas. As an early settler‚ he describes the extensive reasons to why many English came to the New World and the West Indies. Living in America was like paradise for a poor man. The resources were bountiful while the trade was tremendous. The discomfort one faced passing over the Atlantic to land in the New World

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    they were not very tolerate any other religions. Anne Hutchinson challenged the puritans beliefs and gender roles. She was trialed and later banished from Massachusetts. William Penn was also banished for not believing the puritans beliefs. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn and was founded as a “holy experiment.” William Penn and wanted equality to all‚ even woman‚ indians and even blacks. This religious practice was adopted by the quackers. Quakers were the first to believe in abolitionist

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    Pennsylvania General situation The state of Pennsylvania is located in the Northeastern of the USA‚ it has one of the largest European American populations and a strong African American population. This is the flag of Pennsylvania‚ it symbolize “virtue‚ liberty and independence”. The state coat is composed by a ship‚ olive branch and Indian corn; it is surrounded by houses on both sides and a bald eagle which represented Pennsylvania’s loyalty to the USA. Philadelphia was the temporary national

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    One of the original 13 colonies‚ Pennsylvania was named and founded by William Penn as a place to go for his friends. Philadelphia combined the Greek words for love (phileo) and brother (adelphos)‚ engendering its nickname of “the city of brotherly love.” .Pennsylvania’s capital‚ Philadelphia‚ was the site of the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775 .Now the largest city in Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia served as the nation’s capital from 1790 until a permanent capital was established

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    Pennsylvania was a colony that was established by William Penn in 1861 after he received the charter for what he called “Holy Experiment” that would be based on religious Freedom and tolerance. Incidentally‚ Penn had included a bill that addresses human rights in the framework of the Pennsylvania government‚ but shockingly‚ the bill failed to address the issue of slavery. Due to the shortage of labor

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    religious freedom. Some colonies had complete religious freedom such as Pennsylvania. Others had limited religious freedom such as Massachusetts. In 1682‚ William Penn founded his holy experiment in Pennsylvania‚ based on the belief that a province that had no army‚ treated Native Americans as equals‚ and offered religious liberty could make the Peace Testimony a living reality. The Quakers were the main people in Pennsylvania because their founder William Penn was a Quaker himself. William Penn

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