Drexel’s Commitment to Civic Engagement Drexel University President John Fry coined the phrase “Drexel will be the most civically engaged university in the United States” during a speech that took place almost six years ago. Since then‚ the Drexel community and student body have worked diligently to help successfully achieve the main goal of this mission by giving back to the surrounding community in a variety of ways. Through this ongoing endeavor‚ many people have benefitted from the programs
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known nursing program. Another reason why I would like to be part of the Villanova community is because of the location of the campus. Villanova is located twenty minutes outside of Philadelphia‚ so I would have easy access to all of Philadelphia’s restaurants‚ malls‚ and so on. All of my relatives live in Philadelphia so it would be good to stay close to them. Villanova has a beautiful campus. The dorms are up to date and the food is good. I have chosen nursing as my academic major for one main
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United States to highlight the addition of the classic Philly Cheesesteak to their already diverse menu. Jack in the Box uses a number of stereotypical features of Philadelphian and Mid Atlantic English to portray characteristics of the people of Philadelphia that they believe will help sell the new sandwich and validate the sandwiches’ authenticity. The following are some of the language features‚ with examples‚ and the stereotypical characteristics they are meant to be associated with: Accent
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printing shop under his older brother‚ Josiah‚ since he disliked candle making. His education in printing advanced in Philadelphia at a lodging home‚ and also worked for the Governor William Kieth. While working in Philadelphia‚ Franklin managed to publish his first piece of work‚ a pamphlet called‚ "A Dissertation upon Liberty and Necessity‚ Pleasure and Pain". During his time in Philadelphia‚ he met his former boss‚ John Read’s daughter‚ Deborah‚ whom he fell in love with‚ but had to separate from her
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avid watcher of old television shows such as the Walton’s and threes company. Another one of my interests is listening to music my favorite type of genre of music is country and rock some of my favorite artist include Jason Aldean‚ Blake Shelton‚ The Eagles‚ Led Zeppelin‚ and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Some of my goals that I hope to accomplish in the near future are attending the college of my choice‚ becoming a successful person in life and becoming a lawyer. Growing up as a child and until now‚ (My young adulthood)
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discrimination. The type of discrimination that was used in this movie is that Beckett had a deadly disease (AIDS Discrimination). The name of the movie is Philadelphia and it stars Tom Hanks (Andrew Beckett) and Denzel Washington (Joe Miller). Tom Hanks who played Andrew Beckett a senior associate at the largest corporate law firm in Philadelphia‚ he was on his way to becoming a partner until they found out he had AIDS. It started when one of the firm’s partners noticed a lesion on his forehead. Beckett
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adaptability examines the biological responses of individuals to environmental change and the variability in such reaction norms both within and between populations” (Blangero 523). 7. A building under demolition collapsed at 10:45 am in downtown Philadelphia. 14 people were rescued‚ while 13 of those people were taken to local hospitals. Firefighters continue to look for survivors (Warner). 8. Brown ’s secret to success has to do with giving his characters human-like qualities and making them likeable;
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June 16th‚ 2013 During the summer of 2011 a few friends and I decided to go visit another mutual friend that resides in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. This would be my first trip to Pennsylvania and we all wanted to make the most of it. We decided that we would do some site seeing and just enjoy the change of environment. On June 29th‚ 2011 we decided that we would start our day by going to breakfast and visiting Fairmont Park. While we were there‚ we went to visit Memorial Hall. My initial
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Philadelphia is the first Hollywood film to acknowledge the danger and consequences of AIDS‚ but also the ignorance that many people become susceptible to because they don’t understand this pandemic. Tom Hanks won the Academy Award‚ Golden Globe Award‚ and a Silver Bear for Best Actor‚ and lost weight for the role of Andrew Beckett in the film‚ conveying a realistic portrayal of those with AIDS. Rock Hudson‚ a beloved and accomplished romantic actor of the 50’s and 60’s was one of the first Hollywood
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Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents. He became well known around the globe for his jobs as being an inventor‚ printer‚ scientist‚ diplomat‚ postmaster‚ and politician. He was the most known for drafting the Declaration of Independence with other founding fathers. Ben gave huge contributions to our world during his time living. He was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Out of all his siblings‚ he was the favorite of his parents‚ Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger.
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