Eagles’ Unique Franchise “The problem with Philadelphia fans is that they want you to play every game like it’s your last” (Swartz‚ Bryn). The Philadelphia Eagles franchise has many interesting facts about its past. At one time Philadelphia even represented the whole state of Pennsylvania for football. During many of the changes the team has experienced‚ the franchise has improved tremendously in its cultural aspect and the environmental relevance. Not only does this franchise have one of the most
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This is one example of were Gar gets so annoyed he starts to take it out on poor Madge who is trying to help. Gar doesn’t mean to but it is he is so annoyed at the sate of his life. They only communicate when essential. Gar is leaving for Philadelphia in the morning‚ and still his father does not take this in to consideration to offer him a fare well. He simply does not know what to say to his son. Gar finds this really frustrating and makes this clear by saying to Madge: " If he wants
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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is a leader that I respect greatly. Brown‚ who previously coached in Australia and with the San Antonio Spurs‚ became the Sixers head coach in August of 2013. Brown‚ who won four Championships as an assistant with the Spurs‚ is known for his player development skills. He is tasked with leading the ongoing rebuilding process in Philadelphia. Coach Brown is a perfect fit for the Sixers because they are focused on developing their promising young players
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Before the Philadelphia Convention in 1778‚ individual states had their own constitutions. Some only a few short pages in length‚ others up to one hundred pages long. Religious beliefs and statuses were something of importance. It was referenced when it came to choosing a representative that will attend the convention‚ established in the oath the representative had to take to hold office‚ and later was seen to make decisions for the revised constitution. Several states had no official establishment
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The Philadelphia Experiment The Philadelphia Experiment took place in the fall of 1943 when a group of scientists funded by the U.S. government set out to turn a U.S. Cannon Class destroyer escort into an invisible war machine. The initial conspiracies surrounding the experiment were formulated by two scientists‚ William L. Moore and Charles Berlitz’. After extensive research‚ Moore and Berlitz’ concluded that The Philadelphia Experiment went awry when a U.S. Naval Destroyer was used to conduct
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Last Sunday‚ the Philadelphia Eagles suffered their first loss of the season‚ falling to the Detroit Lions‚ 24-23. The Eagles had to fight their way back from an early 14-0 deficit in the first half and played better football in the second half. However‚ it wasn’t enough as rookie quarterback Carson Wentz threw his first interception of the season‚ late in the fourth quarter as he was trying to find wide receiver Nelson Agholor for a big play. Nevertheless‚ the Eagles (3-1) have to dust themselves
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The doctors who take care of the disease called yellow fever are Philadelphia doctors and the French. The fever was spreading like a swarm of bees going flower to flower. Yellow fever started in 1793. Ships brought infected mosquitos to Philadelphia and because of this became a horrible disaster that killed 2000-5000 people. Once the mosquito bites a person it draws blood from the person and then the mosquito bites another person where it releases the blood from the other person and then the infection
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place that day in Philadelphia‚ and actually participating in the tedious act certainly put things into perspective. It was interesting to take the concerns of the colonists in 1787 and fight for them as they did 230 years ago. By conducting this experiment‚ we got the chance to put ourselves in the delegates shoes and voice our apprehensions and get a sense of the hardships they had to face in that Pennsylvania State House the hot summer of 1787. Anyone can research the Philadelphia Constitutional
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Yellow fever killed over 5‚000 people in Philadelphia in 1793. Yellow fever is a highly contagious fever that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Some symptoms of yellow fever include an onset of fever‚ chills‚ severe headache‚ nausea‚ fatigue‚ weakness‚ and vomiting. Treatment of yellow fever in the 1700’s included bloodletting‚ herbs‚ other material treatments‚ and also simply doing nothing. In Fever 1793‚ Laurie Halse Anderson alters history‚ but maintains some historical accuracy. The setting of the
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illegal. In early America‚ people all had to have a place in society and runaways did not fit in anywhere. Regardless Ben took a boat to New York where he hoped to find work as a printer. He didn’t‚ and walked across New Jersey‚ finally arriving in Philadelphia via a boat ride. After debarking‚ he used the last of his money to buy some rolls. He was wet‚ disheveled‚ and messy when his future wife‚ Deborah Read‚ saw him on that day‚ October‚ 6‚ 1723. She thought him odd-looking‚ never dreaming that seven
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