all of my classes. I would stand up for what I believe in, yet remain open-minded about other people’s beliefs. And, throughout everything, I would remain optimistic and positive, because that is an essential and irrevocable aspect of who I am. Philadelphia may literally mean the city of brotherly love, but it is
Penn, being an “urban research university”, allows students to experience the advantages of being a student with countless research opportunities available in prosperous city like Philadelphia. Partaking in these research opportunities will develop my intellectual skills, and fulfill my desire to constantly explore and learn more and more. I would utilize the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF), in order to conduct
I enjoyed your post Lori, Philadelphia is a great movie. Like you, I have already watched quite a few on the list. As per our instructions I will compare the attitudes, beliefs, understandings, and acculturative experiences inherent in Philadelphia (1993) and Gran Torino (2008). In Gran Torino (2008) the main character, is a Korean War Veteran and has an obvious bias towards those of Asian descent. He also harbors guilt from killing a Korean soldier who had surrendered while in Korea. His neighbors
This article is mainly about comparing the master plans of this area issued in the late 20th Century and 2011. As part of the background, I’d like to mention that the development of Central Riverfront District could be traced back to 1967. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission made a plan to build the I-95 Express Highway in that year. It was a postwar interstate highway happening with the automobile growth, serving the purpose of development out. But it also isolated the riverfront (which was
seventh century Quakerism failed to exist. During the building process the Native Americans felt like Penn’s promise to them was broken and they cut ties with him. His vision of the city was hoped to bring peace among the people. So he named it Philadelphia, which meant the city of “Brotherly
Robert Venturi., You can also visit our underground museum, built in the same year. It contains many of Franklin’s inventions. There, you can also learn about the highly fascinating philosopher Benjamin Franklin. The address is 322 Market Street, Philadelphia, P.A. If you would like to schedule a group tour, call (215) 965-2305. We recommend visiting in the spring, as that is when the weather is fairest. Enjoy your time at Franklin Court! Back Panel (The House) Benjamin Franklin played a large role
Turning Points for Children (TPFC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social service agency that services children and families throughout the city of Philadelphia. Through providing a variety of services and programs, they envision a thriving community for all (www.turningpointsforchildren.org, 2016). Their mission is to support families in raising safe, healthy, educated and strong children by partnering with caregivers to develop and strengthen protective qualities and by offering them the tools, skills
also talks about being tolerant was a key virtue for Franklin. Another example that Isaacson used to show that Franklin was a self-taught man was the twelve virtues that were created by him for his discussion group, tradesman and shopkeepers in Philadelphia. Franklin himself practices the virtues, trying to master one of the virtues each week. Isaacson states that when Franklin become an envoy, he wanted to create a nation where the values were based on the middling people such as tradesmen, shopkeepers
Recently, in the City of Philadelphia, home of the Continental Congress and the Liberty Bell representatives of the many states met in the same locations and the men who, just so recently, met there to declare us free from English tyranny and produce one of the greatest political documents in the history of human governance. All of us together followed the words of those men who met in Philadelphia and fought for our liberty and the idea of self-governance. And together, we all won the Revolutionary
Philip Duffy owned a stretch of a railroad line about thirty miles west of Philadelphia, Mile 59. He hired countless Irish Catholic immigrants to work for him and continue to build the line for the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad, now connecting Philadelphia to the Main Line. Not only were the working conditions terrible, with the wooded hills and ravines, but less than two months after the workers came to Philadelphia, they were assumed to have died from the Cholera outbreak that was a worldwide