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    The city of Philadelphia was established in 1682 by William Penn. A city rich in history and culture attracts about 41 million tourist a year according to Philly Mag 2014. But the city is more complex than cheesesteaks, the liberty bell and Rocky statue. In the early 2000’s the city reluctantly coined the name “Killadelphia” because of the recents killings, how a city once known “Brotherly Love” is notorious for murder? The city is divided into 12 parts; Center City, South Philadelphia, West Philadelphia

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    This season, all eyes will be on the Philadelphia 76ers to see if they can take that next step towards a potential playoff berth. In offseason, the team signed both sharpshooter J.J. Redick and big man Amir Johnson to one-year deals in free agency to pair with the youth movement led by center Joel Embiid. However, while all the attention is on the guys apart of the 15-man roster, the Sixers and the rest of the NBA have an additional two roster spots, which is for two-way contracts. This should help

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    Gentrification in North Philadelphia Gentrification began to garner a great deal of attention from scholars, politicians, and the media soon after the phenomenon was first identified by Ruth Glass in the 1964 (Glass, 1964). Politicians and academics have debated[[delete,] what constitutes gentrification, whether gentrification is a legitimate means of improving the economy of metropolitan neighborhoods, or if the influx of wealthier residents into a low income neighborhood is more akin to an “invasion

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    golden-yellow banner that heralds City Hall visitors often goes unnoticed. Yet, for over a century, the Philadelphia Civic Flag has been dutifully at work representing the municipality. At the center of the Philadelphia Civic Flag are two women — “Peace,” on the left, is holding a scroll, the other, “Plenty,” is on the right with a basket of fruit — their feet wrapped in a ribbon reading “Philadelphia Maneto,” or, as translated, "Let Brotherly Love Continue." The city’s motto comes from the New Testament

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    Two counties in Pennsylvania are: Lancaster and Philadelphia. Lancaster County consists of small towns. This county is rural with many areas of farm land. Also, this county offers many attractions. The town Adams is the antique capital. Strasburg is known for its railroad attractions. Intercourse is known for its Amish goods. Lititz is known for its refuge for wolves. Bird- in- hand, was the first Quaker community in America. Hershey, is known for Hershey park. Lancaster Counties area consists of

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    On March 21, 1994, Tom Hanks received the award for best actor at the 66th Academy Awards for his performance as Andrew Beckett in Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia. The acceptance speech that Hanks’s delivered was an emotionally charged classic that touched upon various aspects of his life, such as the importance of the role that he played in the film, the impact of two individuals from his past, and his overall faith in god. At this moment of time, Hanks used his acceptance speech at The

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    diligently worked at everything he came in contact with, weather he liked it or not. His name was Benjamin Franklyn, and his perseverance, hard work, and ingenuity made him one of the most famous founding fathers of our country. Ben Franklyn of Philadelphia by Margret Cousins tells the fascinating story of Ben’s life journey. Benjamin Franklyn’s perseverance is one of his most honorable character traits. When he was just 12 years old, he quit school and signed an apprenticeship for 9 years, working

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    Philadelphia is notorious for being an extremely tough sports town. One day, the fan base can think you are the best player in your league, then the next they’re calling for your head and sending you on a bus right out of town. In order to succeed in Philly, you need to be a great athlete and you have to be consistent. Nobody succeeds in Philly by just being “average”. However, “No one in the history of Philadelphia sports has made a successful career off of being an average player better than…”

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    Some believe the Philadelphia Experiment during World War II was a very technical experiment that took place in the Philadelphia Navy yard in 1943. This experiment is also called, “Project Rainbow”, and is said to consist of the U.S. Navy destroyer called the USS Eldridge being made invisible, then teleported to Norfolk Docks four hundred miles away, then teleported back. This theory also supports the idea that when the ship got back to Philadelphia, there were fatal consequences for the crew on

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    The Philadelphia Experiment during World War II to believers is a highly technical experiment that took place in the Philadelphia Navy yard in 1943. This experiment was also called, Project Rainbow, and is said to consist of the U.S. Navy destroyer called the USS Eldridge being made invisible then teleported to Norfolk Docks four hundred miles away then teleported back. This theory also supports the idea that when the ship got back to Philadelphia there were fatal consequences for the crew on deck

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