The first Liberty Bell was cast by the Whitechapel Foundry. The bell arrived in Philadelphia on September 1‚ 1752‚ but wasn’t hung until March 10‚ 1753. On the first ring‚ the first Liberty Bell cracked‚ causing it to be recast. The second bell was cast April of 1753 and was hung March 29‚ 1753. Multiple problems occurred with the second
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Franklin suffered a condition called presbyopia‚ which is why he created bifocals. This helped people to see better for years after. “Franklin wrote‚ in August 1784 to his friend George Whatley‚ that he was happy in the invention of double spectacles‚ which serving for distant objects as well as near ones‚ make my eyes as useful to me as ever they were" (Ben Franklin’s Inventions). Franklin also helped discover aspects of electricity people hadn’t figured out yet using a key and a kite. It was thought
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not care what happened to him‚ as long as he could run away from his awful brother. Ben took a boat to New York and tried finding work there‚ but he couldn’t. Then he walked over to New Jersey‚ couldn’t find work there‚ and finally ended up at Philadelphia. After this he spent the last of his money on bread‚ this is around the time when Ben started to say “a penny saved‚ is a penny earned (Franklin‚1733) he said this because he had no more money and was messy from the journey. Once again Ben found
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popular because of its attractions such as West Virginia‚ Brooklyn‚ new York‚ Largo Key‚ Miami and others‚ On last summer my classmates and I decided to do a field trip to Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. We chose this place because of its historical monuments‚ arts museums and literacy writer’s backgrounds. To begin with‚ Philadelphia is fuelled of historical places. One of the most popular is The Independence Hall. It is known primarily as the location where both the Declaration of independence and the
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located in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ is an American bell of great historic significance. The Liberty Bell is perhaps one of the most prominent symbols associated with the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War. It is one of the most familiar symbols of independence‚ abolition of slavery‚ nationhood and freedom within the United States‚ and has been used as an international icon of liberty. [1] Its most famous ringing‚ on July 8‚ 1776‚ summoned citizens of Philadelphia for the reading
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of city of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3‚ 2000 and was re-elected in 2004. He Is a democrat and became mayor after having served 19 years in the Philadelphia city council‚ including seven years as its president before resigning as required under the Philadelphia city charter in order to run for mayor. During his terms john was radical who vociferously fought his way into the system‚ and then worked from within to change it. Along the way‚ Philadelphia city changed
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"If you would not be forgotten‚ as soon as you are dead and rotten‚ either write things worth reading‚ or do things worth the writing." ~ B. Franklin And that is who I’ll be talking about. Unlike many heroes Benjamin Franklin was very human he may not have commanded an army but he stands out from history for another reason. He was amiable entertaining and loved to try out new things. Once when he was trying to cook a turkey with an electric shock and accidentally shocked himself he said‚ “I meant
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living a better life. Notably‚ Franklin did not patent his discovery of the lightening rod‚ as he wanted the people to use it to improve their lives (Powell‚ 1997). Additionally‚ his involvement in the improvement of Philadelphia demonstrates his dedication to enhance life. In Philadelphia‚ Franklin was obsessed in helping the society and e launched a police force‚ volunteer fire company‚ fire insurance firm‚ public library‚ university‚ and hospital among other. As a scientist‚ Franklin improved the
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1 (1) (2) 2. Explain in words why an employer would never want to stop increasing the quantity of labor employed when the marginal product is above the average product of labor. 2 3. The Philadelphia Police Department must decide how to allocate police officers between West Philadelphia and Center City. Police can only be deployed in groups of 100. (a) Measured in arrests per hour‚ fill in the average product‚ total product‚ and marginal product in each of these two areas in the table
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References: Philadelphia Facts.2011. Retrieved July 19‚ 2011. From www.about.com/Philadelphia UPENN.Penn Medicine Rittenhouse.2011. Retrieved July 19‚ 2011. From www.usphs.upenn.edu
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