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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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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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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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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The position of an object in a frame can tell an entire story of its own. The setting‚ lighting‚ and even position of the characters in a film can give a whole new meaning to a frame or scene. In The Philadelphia Story‚ mise-en-scène plays a large role in the overall tone and understanding of the story. Each frame is carefully thought out and set up‚ resulting in a beautifully composed film. The setting of the film is a large Philadelphian estate in which the high class main character Tracy Lord
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Philadelphia Story Character Analysis George Cukor’s star studded romantic comedy‚ The Philadelphia Story (1940)‚ offers modern viewers a look at changing personalities in 1930s/40s American high society. The film stars Cary Grant‚ Katherine Hepburn‚ and James Stewart in a clash of cultures centered around a wedding. Macaulay Connor (Stewart) is a reporter for tabloid like Spy Magazine‚ on assignment to write an exposé on the marriage of wealthy Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) with the help
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Maria Tropiano BA 2196 Section 021Professor Teresa Gill Cirillo Writing Assignment #5: Philanthropic Project About Maria’s Boutiques Philadelphia Maria’s Boutiques Philadelphia is a collection of five consignment boutiques located in various locations in the Philadelphia area. This consignment business employs over 210 people and continues to grow on a national scale with more boutiques scheduled to open in several major American cities such as Los Angeles‚ Chicago‚ and New York. It also plans
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never saw a ghost. She ended up going on a search for her own ghost story in the most haunted place in America‚ Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. “Nearly 60 paranormal investigation teams explore the site each year‚ seeking evidence of ghosts within.” (Margee Kerr‚ October 31‚ 2015‚ on Page A23 of the New York edition with the headline: My Philadelphia Ghost Story.) Kerr was very competent with the organization and structure of her article; she my undivided attention when she wrote‚ “Standing
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Philadelphia Phillies: Cesar Hernandez states his case Cesar Hernandez had not secured his slot as second base in the Philadelphia Phillies through 2015 but his current defensive and offensive tactics in the season have definitely changed opinions making it fun to see what impact he will pose to the baseball betting lines. At the present time‚ Hernandez is assuming his role as the second baseman in the Philadelphia Phillies. He prides in his competence as an exemplary defender .Since May 2013‚ when
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Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic originated on July of 1793 and was one of the most significant American diseases in history. Yellow fever is known to be a contagious disease and at times transpired in mild provinces. Even though the first eruptions commenced along the coast and central of South America. It is proclaimed that Western Africa was the place where this disease primarily affected the people living there and later on spread to other regions. Not only does yellow fever contaminate humans
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