I am writing to express my interest in the Edward Slack Scholarship. I am currently a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh‚ majoring in Finance and minoring in Economics. After graduating from Pitt‚ I hope to work in Investment Banking or Equity Research‚ in New York City. When first arriving at Pitt‚ freshman year‚ I had no idea what my future had in store for me. I began working hard in my studies and getting involved around campus. Last summer‚ I secured an internship with BNY Mellon from
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How did the number and condition of women affect family life and society In New England‚ among Southern whites‚ and among African Americans? The number and condition of women affected the values and lifestyle of the community the women were in. In New England‚ the women were plentiful‚ emphasizing a family life and a town-like‚ sharing community. The opposite is found in the south‚ where women were rare and people typically kept to themselves or their own families only and tended to their expansive
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Tim Burton is an American film director‚ who is best known for directing Beetle juice‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ A Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and various great films. Tim Burton has a unique style used in children’s movie‚ he uses a lot of gothic and dark themes that can be great for other movies such as the 1989 Batman film or Sweeney Todd both already have a dark setting with them and are great for Burton’s gothic style. Tim Burton’s films are mostly centered around being an outcast‚ a different person
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The Victorian Era time period for England was a time of great growth and prosperity for society. Queen Victoria was in reign during this time period‚ coining the term Victorian Era. During this time‚ England found large technological advance along with many changes among the societal views‚ especially due to a shift in labor from agricultural to industrial. This era helped to move England along its way to a global power‚ earning much respect among fellow European countries in company with respect
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Edward Hopper painted People in the Sun in 1960‚ and it is now hanging in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. People in the Sun represented the emotions of the people on vacation in the West. Reading only the title of the painting‚ it would be presumed the painting displayed a gleeful message. Despite that‚ the painting does not uncover happiness. People travel to the West in hopes of an adventure‚ but Hopper’s subjects seem to have little interest in adventure and might have been
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The Puritans of the New England colonies influenced the development of political‚ economical‚ and social areas throughout the 1630’s-1670 with their ideas and values. They had emigrated from Britain in order to express their beliefs and practices freely. Religion was the foundation of the political‚ economical‚ and social developments of the Puritans. From government to living conditions to religious acts‚ the Puritans were trying to purify the Church of England in their own ways. Some things worked
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the transportation of the plague would come to play. As the rodents feasted on the waste‚ the plague-infested fleas would jump to the nearest passerby. "The most devastating to England was the bubonic plague. Also known as‚ ""The Black Death"‚ because of the black spots
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During the Colonial Era‚ there were few colonial in each regions of America such as New England‚ Southern‚ or Middle Atlantic. These Regions were the most important colonial areas during the Colonial Era‚ where it provided religions‚ food‚ cash crops‚ tobacco‚ and they also traded with each other countries which resulted lots of money. For the background of Colonial Era‚ they started by the conflicts between Catholics‚ where it was corrupted during this time period‚ and Protestants‚ who were reforming
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Overall‚ the media sources give contradicted characteristics to the same facts from the Edward Snowden biography and his actions after decoding of the NSA files. Likewise‚ the supporting newspapers had several claims that portrayed him as the defender of privacy rights‚ because in their opinion Snowden was the smart and patriotic person who reached the high position without the good educational background. However‚ Snowden sacrificed everything in his life for his country without any monetary gains
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Doorways Karlene Edwards The smallest doorway I ever stepped through was less than one inch high‚ and the gabled cottage surrounding it was only eight inches at the top of its peaked‚ shingled roof. Carved from a single piece of dark stained mahogany‚ the cottage was one of a pair of bookends belonging to my mother. If I gazed for a time at the intricate carving‚ I could view the cottage’s lead-paned windows at eye level‚ feel the rough leaves of shrubbery against my legs‚ and glance up at the
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