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and it goes well beyond Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler choosing which reliever to use by throwing a dart. Attendance for Major League Baseball games is down 6.6 percent from this time last year, forecasting the third straight season of decline. While the popular excuse is to blame the downturn on early season washouts, Commissioner Rob Manfred recently told The Wall Street Journal he is “concerned that there’s something to it more than weather.” In Philadelphia, attendance is actually

Alondra Gonzalez. I lived in Michigan until I was about 4 years old when my birth mother (Courtney), brother (Ian), and I left on a greyhound to Philadelphia. While living in Ionia, my birth grandmother and aunt on my father’s side basically raised me, and they are the ones that taught me Spanish. However, when my birth mother, brother, and I moved to Philadelphia, they did not come with and I lost the Spanish. Because I was so young when I lived in Ionia, I don’t remember much, but what I do remember

Christopher Beringer Ms. Kiefer 4th Period Senior Capstone 3-30-17 Drugs In My City You ever walk through Philadelphia and see somebody on the corner nodding off as if they were just falling asleep? Well it is pretty bad because those people are not falling asleep nor are they just tired; they’re high on heroin. If a person walks through certain parts of Philadelphia, he or she will most likely see it a few or more times than they often would in any other city because the drugs in the “City of

Sox). Our Phillies have fallen into the latter since 2012, and it's a heavy disappointment to all involved. The Fightin’ Phils haven't been to the World Series since 2009, and haven't won since ‘08. In Philadelphia, a 9 year championship drought is too long, even in a city recently deprived of championships. Before the 2008 World Series win, the most recent championship in Philly in the 5 major sports was the 1983 Sixers. So what are the

Research Paper Rough Draft: The Integration of Sports and its Impacts Following the Civil War in the United States, African-Americans still faced extreme forms of racism and troubles all the way up until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. African-Americans were excluded from nearly all forms of participating in society including the ability to participate in professional sports and be paid at the same level as white athletes. The segregation of sports in this country was never declared by law

In building up Drexel University, Philadelphia bank and altruist Anthony J. Drexel dispatched a tradition of improvement. Mr. Drexel envisioned an establishment of higher adjusting particularly suited to the necessities of a rapidly creating mechanical society and of the youthful colleagues and women searching for their place in it — focus values that continue managing the University in its forefront time. Mr. Drexel's vision was legitimately recognized in 1891 with the establishment of the Drexel

End Street is another well told and informative story from Sheila Connolly. Nell Pratt, president of the Pennsylvania Antiqurian Society, has been contacted by Tyrone Blakeney, head of the North Philadelphia Neighborhood Partnership. Blakeney is trying organize people to take back the The North Philly area from the drug dealers and attempt to revitalize it. He has learned that the society owns a plot of land and is contacting Nell to see what help the society can provide of the history of the

The Philadelphia Eagles are football team with tons of history, and great information. First, the were first founded in 1924 as the “Frankford Yellowjackets.” Bert Bell is the founder of the Frankford Yellowjackets he invested his own money into this team. After seven years of the team competing in AFL football the team went bankrupt in 1931. The city of Philadelphia was loving the football thing, and they demanded a team. A group led by Bert Bell founded the Philadelphia Eagles. They were one of

In the article Black Philly After The Philadelphia Negro, Marcus Anthony Hunter examines public housing and policy reforms in the Black Seventh Ward during the 1920s-1940s. The Seventh Ward experienced urban decay, followed by gentrification leaving its residents living in slums, abandoned, and further mistreated. Presently in Rio the same process is occurring in the village Rio De Janeiero. Although community members are actively protesting against the construction of the Olympic Stadium, residents

Fairchild, Kay. Personal Interview. 3 February 2016. Kay Fairchild, in an interview, explains her life story and how music helped her get an education and success. Kay tells of her circumstances growing up led her to pursue playing an instrument and ultimately using her skill to receive higher education. Professor Fairchild has an extremely interesting history, and I am glad I had the chance to hear it. Her story shows how someone, despite difficult circumstances, can find a better future by getting