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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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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South Camden Theatre Company Announces 2014 - 2015 Season 1888PressRelease - South Camden Theatre Company Announces 10th season Featuring works by Arthur Miller‚ John Pielmeier‚ Joseph M. Paprzycki and August Wilson. Philadelphia‚ PA-NJ - The South Camden Theatre Company‚ a nonprofit professional theatre organization located in Camden‚ New Jersey announces its tenth season titled "Faith". The season celebrates our rich past by producing four plays concerning the idea of faith as
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American history. “He became famous for being a scientist‚ an inventor‚ a statesman‚ a printer‚ a philosopher‚ a musician‚ and an economist”. Today‚ Americans recognize him for being one of our Founding Fathers and a prominent citizen of the city of Philadelphia. In his autobiography‚ Franklin shows that he desired self-improvement and in pursuit of this goal focused on improvements of four different types: intellectual‚ moral‚ business‚ and social. II. BODY Franklin’s intellectual improvements were
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The Eagles are a band from the sixties and seventies‚ which came up with one of my favorite songs Hotel California. Hotel California is a song that is subtle because the song has many distinct images and unusual twists of phrases‚ there are several possible interpretations‚ philosophies‚ and ideas of what this song could mean to different people. It does not mean that this song is not argumentative; it just means that it depends on the listener and there opinion on the meaning of the lyrics. Hotel
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showcase a part of the population that is more likely to revise their spending habits in light of the current economic affairs‚ and opt for a more frugal option of self –repair instead of going to a mechanic. The market for (___) is ideal in Philadelphia (Center City area)‚ which is an urban‚ heavily populated city. Many residents rent apartments‚ own condos‚ or live in homes that either have tiny garages or simply none at all. Even if an individual possesses the ability to tend to their own repairs
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“Hotel California” “Hotel California”‚ released in 1977‚ is a very famous and awarded song by the Eagles from the album with the same name. Band members‚ Glenn Frey‚ Don Henley‚ Bernie Leadon‚ Randy Meisner and Don Felder‚ were interviewed several times in order to enlighten the mysteries surrounding the lyrics of the song. Most conjectures coincide on the fact that Hotel California refers to the American Dream‚ its darkest side‚ excess‚ materialism and the loss of innocence‚ among others. We can
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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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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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