Philadelphia

subsequently entered into street life when they had nowhere else to go (Schmitz, Rachel, and Kimberly Tyler, 2598). This was the case for Ronald Jackson. Ronald, who is now 23, is a youth from Philadelphia who was kicked out of his home due to conflict with his mom. Sam Newhouse, reported for the Metro Philadelphia, wrote a news article that shared “he became homeless at age 18 when he was tossed from his home after an altercation with his mother” (Newhouse, 2). This is a prime example of how…

Laurie Halse Anderson’s historical fiction book, Fever 1793, takes place in the city of Philadelphia. Mattie is surrounded by people infected with yellow fever and must find a way to survive. When Mattie is left by herself, she begins to take responsibility and mature as a character. By Anderson using description and character development, it helps to develop the theme of Mattie maturing and stepping up to take care of her family. Throughout the book, Fever 1793, Mattie develops into a more…

Oscars and won 3: best picture Oscar in 1972, best editing, and best director. The cast include Burt young (Paulie), Talia shire (Adrian), Burgess Meredith (mickey), Carl weathers (Apollo) The movie rocky is set in an Italian neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theme of this film is the underdog. The movie opens with rocky balboa (the Italian stallion) in the ring with another fighter. Rocky wins but this does nothing to diminish his image as the towns bum. When rocky isn’t…

the steps eve taken have made a small impact on the community I live in. Since age 8 I’ve been a part of a newspaper organization called, The Healthy Newsworks. Healthy Newsworks publishes student ran health newspapers throughout the suburbs of Philadelphia. With the help of a senior editor, children report on important and interesting health…

The text asserts incarceration rates have declined over the past 25 years, which presents the argument of crime rates decreasing. (Karmen, 2017) In actuality, crime rates have decreased due to the incarcerations offering longer sentences than they did in the past. Murder rates have a lower rate than it ever has, with the exception of some major cities such as Chicago or New York. In comparison to other cities, my hometown of Memphis, TN has alarming and disturbing rates of murder. Even with the…

Fourteen-year-old Matilda (Mattie) Cook lived above a coffeehouse in Philadelphia during the late 1700’s. She shared the home with Lucille, her widowed mother, Captain William Farnsworth Cook, her grandfather who was a retired sailor along-with King George, his parrot, in addition to Silas, her orange cat. Lucille was an extremely bad cook, but fortunately, she hired an African- American woman named Eliza to prepare the meals. The coffeehouse that the Cook family lived above and owned was built…

with adversity, would you run from it or face it? In the book Fever 1793 Matilda Cook a fourteen year old girl was faced with many problems. For instance, her mother got ill with yellow fever and she sent her away with her grandfather out of Philadelphia. Her mother had a notion that the fever was contagious, therefore she sent them off to go to the countryside. They had gotten on a wagon and the went off. She fell asleep in the searing heat. Mattie woke several hours later when the wagon…

after death of her owner. Two of her brothers compared her, as fugitive slaves, but they thought it best reply to their plantation. Mrs. Tubman used the Underground Railroad network to travel 90 miles to Philadelphia. Evenly Harriet guided her parents, siblings and about 60 others to Philadelphia dusty others to freedom. Escaping slaves because more difficult with the passage of the fugitive slave law (biography.com.) Never less Tubman has, still guided and debated more than serum hundred…

difficulties with the public and critics. The Gross Clinic, 1875 is an oil on canvas, 96" x 77" and was rejected by the art jury for the exhibition in Philadelphia, because it was too brutally realistic. The painting illustrates the prominent surgeon Dr. Samuel Gross conducting a surgery in the operating amphitheater of the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. The painting also includes Dr. Gross’s colleagues, the patients mother, and an audience of onlookers, also included in the painting…

Hyperemesis Gravidarum Hunter Boumans Central Louisiana Technical Community College 1. What is Hyperemesis Gravidarum? 2. What causes Hyperemesis Gravidarum, and what are the risk factors? 3. What are the signs and symptoms of Hyperemesis Gravidarum? 4. Are there lab test that should be monitored with this condition? 5. What treatments are associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum and are there any precautions? (medical, surgical, pharmacological) 6. What are some nursing…