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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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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Mortgage Loans in Philadelphia‚ PA The financial collapse that took place toward the end of the last decade took a devastating toll on the housing market across the country. The subprime lending practices of banks had created a huge inflated bubble that was constantly expanding with debt created by people who did not have the viable means to pay it off. Subsequently‚ the recovery that the country has experienced across the board‚ has produced more stringent lending practices that has resulted in
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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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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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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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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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This season‚ the Philadelphia Eagles issues at wide receiver were well-documented. From Nelson Agholor dropping passes and Dorial Green-Beckham not seeing the field as much and reportedly valuing the Philadelphia nightlife over football‚ it left Jordan Matthews being the only consistent option for quarterback Carson Wentz. With that being known‚ there have been rumors floating around about a possible reunion with former Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson in free agency as he would provide them
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Philadelphia Phillies market a baseball team who plays in a park that will offer a fun ballpark experience. They are careful not to market a perfect team‚ which will win all the time. This is an extremely competitive market in which they would like to appeal so many different markets: The diehards‚ kids 14 years and younger‚ women and men 14 years and older‚ seniors over 60 and corporate and community groups. They needed to evaluate how they would market this not as a game but an experience.
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