Philadelphia

artillery was lost. More skirmishes after this battle caused the American hold on Philadelphia to dwindle, and the city eventually fell into British hands. Members of the Continental Congress were alarmed by the amount of British troops in and around Philadelphia, so Washington decided to keep the Continental Army close by. This way, Washington would be able to march his men out and meet the British troops in Philadelphia, and be able to prevent any attacks that the British might have planned on…

Rage Against His Machine I am a member of the Bleeding Green Nation. I have been an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan since before I can remember. Examples of my fidelity to the organization range from an irrational adoration of retired legend Brian Dawkins (AKA Weapon X) to a deep seeded hatred of the Dallas Cowboys. My membership of the bleeding green nation has been a potent influence on my life and there is not a day that goes by where I do not check the latest news. The hiring of Chip Kelly…

The Heroes of Today Giving up is what most people want to do when a problem seems too difficult to solve. There are many obstacles in life that seem too high to jump over, but there are always people who persevere. Lucas Benitez, Claire Dundee, and Peter Zucca are all examples of those people who have the courage to go above and beyond. All of them shared one goal: success. Each and every one of them has gone through a different problem, but they are similar in a few ways. They identified the…

In the film, Philadelphia, director Jonathan Demme tells the story of Andrew Beckett a lawyer with a prestigious firm in Philadelphia. Beckett is a homosexual and has AIDS, he had been trying to keep both of these details from the partners at the firm. When Beckett was brought in to, managing partner, Charles Wheeler’s office for the revelation that he would be handling the firm’s newest and most important case one of the other partners noticed a bruise on Beckett’s forehead. As his illness…

Italians have been a part of the scene in Philadelphia since colonial times. In 1665 a group of Waldensians (Italian protestants) came to New Sweden (New Castle Delaware) seeking religious asylum. Deleware and Philadelphia were all part of the same New Sweden. When the English took over Philadelphia, it is believed that many from the original group of 150 came to live in Philadelphia. William Penn had visited Italy and as a. Quakers he believed in freedom of religion. Later with the…

players and their agents. With that being known, there have been numerous reports flying around about many players and certain teams' interest. One team, who is expected to be a player when free agency kicks off on Thursday at 4:00 pm ET is the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have two pressing needs on their roster to fill this offseason: cornerback and wide receiver. While they have been connected to many free agent wide receivers, there has not been a lot of noise when it comes to…

Philadelphia I’m sure you’ve smelled it, that heavenly smell of steak onions and green peppers sizzling on an open grill. Philadelphia is a wonderful place with tons of culture, history, and even people. They bring a lot of things to this wonderful melting pot, but 3 things that first come to my mind is sights, smells, and tastes. Remember that steak from above? Yeah, that’s a phili cheese steak, and no if you haven’t gotten one from Philadelphia it’s not the same. The open grill sizzling…

When walking around the city of Philadelphia, the majority of advertisements focus around one word: Phillyosophy. A popular way of describing the comprehensive personality of Philly residents, Phillyosophy is often interpreted by locals as the unique attitude Philadelphians have due to the city’s defining characteristics like it’s rich history, welcoming cultural perspective, and passion for sports. Growing up in the shadow of this city, I’ve developed my own Phillyosophy over the years. Since…

For this part of the assignment I decided to visit the Philadelphia Art Museum. Being that this was my first time to ever visit the museum I had such an amazing time exploring the arts. The Philadelphia art museum main building consists of three main floors, the ground floor where we have the Prints, drawings and Photographs, Modern and Contemporary Art and South Asian Art and other services such as the dining hall area, the cafeteria, education classrooms, committee room, Auditorium, Main…

Frustrating, yet insightful I found the Move Crisis in Philadelphia an interesting read. I continually drew parallels to today’s racial conflicts with the police and felt the outcome to be a result of years of combined stupidity and blind resolution. Every opportunity presented that could have been utilized to procure a positive outcome was botched. As Gatlung stated “social differentiation slowly takes on vertical characteristics with increasingly unequal exchange and these social facts would…