Heritage Quest
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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White Collar
These are workers that usually work in an office or in a cubicle and sit at a desk or computer. They usually do managerial, professional, or administrative work. Some white collar jobs are: Newscasters, Senior Corporate Executive, and Advertising Account Executive.
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Blue Collar
These are workers that earn their wages, usually wearing uniforms. They perform more manual/physical labor, working class jobs. Some blue collar jobs are: construction workers, miners, custodian work, and maintenance workers.
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Pink Collar
These are workers that have relatively low salaries. They are jobs usually regarded as women's work, working in customer interaction, entertainment, sales, or other service oriented work. Some pink collar jobs are: secretaries, phone operators, child care providers, and teachers.
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The "Loon"
This is commonly known as the Canadian dollar. It is worth $1.00, but it's a coin. It has the image of the loon (a bird) on one side, and Queen Elizabeth ll on the other side.
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Yen
This is Japan's
form of currency. One Japanese yen is equal to 0.0098 of an American dollar. It's the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market.
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Yuan
This is China's form of currency. One Chinese yuan is equal to 0.16 of an American dollar. A yuan is also known as a kuai, meaning lump of silver. The symbol for yuan is also used to describe the currencies of other countries.
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Ruble
This is Russia's form of currency. One ruble is equal to 0.029 of an American dollar. The name is also used in countries that are or were closely associated with Russia and the Soviet Union, but not the currency. One ruble is divided into 100 kopecks.
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Euro
This is the Institutions of the European Union's form of currency, and is the official currency of the euro zone (18 of the 28 "member states" of the European Union). One euro is equal to 1.36 of an American dollar. The currency is also used in five other European countries. The euro is the second most traded currency in the world. It has the highest combined value of banknotes (Europe's form of dollars) and coins in the world.
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Peso
This is the currency of both Mexico and the Philippines. One Mexican peso is equal to 0.077 of an American dollar, and one Philippine peso is equal to 0.023 of and American dollar. The sign for the Mexican peso is $MXN. The signs for the Philippine peso are PHP, PhP, Php, or just P.
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Pound
This is a form of currency that originated in Great Britain as the weight of a pound of silver. One British Pound Sterling is equal to 1.68 of an American dollar. Pound is the English translation of the Latin word "libra". The British pound came from the Roman libra, which is why pound is initialized "lb".
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Silicon Valley
This is the nickname for the South Bay part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. It is a home to a lot of the world's largest technology corporations. It continues to be the leading place for technological advances, and it accounts for one-third of all the starting up investments in the US.
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Napa Valley AVA
Is American Viticultural Area in Napa Country, California. It's considered to be one of the world's number one wine regions. Napa suffered in late 19th and early 20th centuries due to vine disease, the Great Depression, and the Prohibition (which prohibited sale of alcoholic beverages). Napa recovered, and after the results of the Paris Wine Tasting of 1975, came to be seen as capable of producing great wine. Napa is now a popular tourist destination.
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Motor City
This is a nickname for Detroit. It is Michigan's most populous city, and the largest city on the border of the USA and Canada. It is a big business, financial, cultural, and transportational center. It serves as a major port on the Detroit River that connects the Great Lakes. Other nicknames include Motown, City of Champions, The D, Hockey-town, Rock City, and The 313 (Its telephone area code).
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Sun Belt
This is a region of the US usually considered to go across the South and Southwest. It has a warm climate with extended summers and short, fairly mild winters. In the Sun Belt, several climates, including desert, Mediterranean, and humid subtropical, can be found. It is a popular place to move to due to the warm temperatures and growing economic opportunities.
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Corn Belt
This is a region of the Midwestern US where corn has been the biggest crop. By 1950, 99% of the corn was grown from genetically altered hybrids. Most of it is fed to livestock.
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AMC (Pacer & Gremlin)
AMC stands for the American Motors Corporation. The AMC produced both cars. The Gremlin was a car that had two doors and was a subcompact car (a car usually smaller than a compact, but larger than a micro-car). It was described as "the first American-built import". The Pacer was a car that had two doors and was a compact (medium sized) car. It was described as "the first wide small car".
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Heinz
It's formal name is the H. J. Heinz Company. They are famous for the "57 Varieties" slogan and its ketchup. Heinz is a food processing company with world headquarters in Pittsburgh. They manufacture thousands of food products on six continents, and they market their products in more than 200 countries and territories. Heinz ranked number one in ketchup in the US.
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PPG
PPG Industries supplies paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass, and fiberglass globally from America. It operates in more than 70 countries. PPG stands for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company.
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Boeing
This is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells fixed-wing aircraft, rotor-craft, rockets and satellites. Boeing is one of the largest world-wide aircraft manufacturers and the second-largest aerospace & defense contractor in the world.
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Bethlehem Steel
This was the USA's second largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder. It fell apart is said because of the U.S. economy's shift away from industrial manufacturing and its inability to compete with cheap foreign labor. These problems and more lead to bankruptcy and Bethlehem Steel Corporation was dissolved.
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Kodak
The official name is Eastman Kodak Company. It is an American company focused on imaging solutions and services for businesses. Kodak provides packaging, printing, graphic communications and professional services for businesses globally. Kodak is mostly known for its photographic film products.
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Xerox
It is an American corporation that produces and sells color and black & white printers, multifunction systems, photocopiers, digital production printing presses, and other related consulting services and supplies. It has invented several important elements part of personal computing. Some of these are, for example, the desktop metaphor GUI, the computer mouse, and desktop computing.
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American Eagle Outfitters
This is an American clothing and accessories shop. It targets 15-25 year old males and females. There are 911 American Eagle Outfitters Stores .
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Rue 21
It used to be known as Pennsylvania Fashions Inc. It's a specialty discount store for young men and women. It sells casual clothing and accessories.
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Mack Trucks
It's an American truck-manufacturing company. It used to manufacture buses and trolley buses. It is named after the Mack Brothers who founded it. The Mack products are produced in Macungie, Pennsylvania, with additional assembly parts coming from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Australia, and Venezuela.
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Microsoft
It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers & services. Some of its software includes Microsoft Windows line of systems, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, etc. It also made Xbox game console and the Microsoft surface tablets series. It is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.
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Amtrak
It is known formally as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. It's a publicly funded railroad service. It's operated and managed as a for-profit corporation. It operates an about 374 trains a day on 31,474 miles of track. It connects 896 destinations in 46 states in addition to two Canadian provinces. The name Amtrak is a combination of "America" and "trak".
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Greyhound
It is formally known as Greyhound Lines Inc. It's an intercity bus carrier. It serves over 3,700 destinations in the U.S, Mexico, and Canada. It also operates YO! Bus, the NeOn bus service, and BoltBus.
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Clergy
They are some of the formal religious leaders in certain areas. The roles vary, but usually involve leading rituals and teaching their religion's practices. Some names for individual clergies are: cleric, clergyman/woman, clergy person, and churchman. In Christianity, the role is named deacons, priests, bishops, preachers, pastors, and ministers. In Islam, the religious leader is often known as an imam or ayatollah. In Jewish, the religious leader is often known as a rabbi or hazzan (cantor).
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Boot Camp
It's a utility in Apple Inc.'s OS X that helps in installing Microsoft Windows. It also installs a Windows Control Panel applet for selecting the boot operating system.
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ROTC
ROTC stands for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. It is a college-based program training commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces. They serve in all branches of the military. Some go in to the Coast Guard.
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