Essays Tagged: "philadelphia pennsylvania"
Pre-Civil War Study Notes 1776-1861. A comprehensive guide to major events, laws, and important people before the Civil War.
at which delegates from 12 states wrote the Constitution of the United States. At the convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the delegates abandoned the Articles of Confederation, the first constit ... tates of America. The Constitution was drawn up by 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 and ratified by the states in 1788. The Constitution defines ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
Bill Cosby.
Bill Cosby was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937. He was the oldest of four boys. He had three brothers, ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Modal Jazz Musician John Coltrane's influence on Jazz.
d entered their presence. In 1943, Coltrane - or "Trane" as he was affectionately called - moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where his love of music reached new heights. In 1945 he was enlisted into ... pie's big band (where he would play the Alto Saxophone). In April of 1951 John Coltrane returned to Philadelphia for school. It would not be a stretch to say that John Coltrane was one of the most inf ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers
Bill Cosby, the biography of the comedian.
all time today is Bill Cosby. Bill or known as William Henry Cosby Jr. was born on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of four sons of William (Senior) and Anna Pearl. H ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Independence Shawl: The Unveiling Of A Hidden Paradox Based on Independence Hall in American Memory (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002) by Charlene Mires
States. The building is known as Independence Hall, which is located in the nation's old capitol of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many people do not realize the true significance of the building, for th ... ditions, and even rioting at times. "When the union (General Trades Union of the City and County of Philadelphia) engaged in nation's first general strike in 1835, laborers paraded to Independence Squ ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Constitutional Convention
im Pd. 7 10/6/02In May of 1787, a group of representatives from all the states but one, gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss and revise the Articles of Confederation. Some of the most pro ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
A comparison of the United States Constitution And The Declaration of Independence
ed symbols of liberty and Thomas Jefferson's most enduring monument. "Each colony sent delegates to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774 to form the First Continental Congress. Although the colonies wer ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Story from an Irish immigrant
and I to the US from Bacu, Ireland for better jobs and education, so we moved to a big city called Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My oldest brother's name is Jacob and he is 26. The other brother is 24 ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Heating Up the Big Apple
Bridgeport, Connecticut, reported 28 degrees Fahrenheit, Newark, New Jersey 34 degrees Fahrenheit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 36 degrees Fahrenheit, Atlantic City, New Jersey 28 degrees Fahrenheit, a ... ntained in the same way as thermometers at other ASOS sites, including those in Bridgeport, Newark, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and Baltimore. The heat island effect that has caused elevated minimum ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Articles of Confederation
nfederation was the first constitution of the United States of America. The Continental Congress in Philadelphia Pennsylvania first drafted the Articles of Confederation in 1777. A man named John Dick ... federation.Alexander Hamilton successfully proposed that the states be invited to send delegates to Philadelphia to render the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Kudzu
ut a killer vine. Kudzu was introduced to the United States in 1876 at the centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Hollis 1 of 3). Japan imported kudzu to landscape their elaborate garden ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
William Bartram and His Travels through the Southeastern United States.
BiographyWilliam Bartram was born on April 20, 1739 in Kingsessing, the area now known as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ("Family Background," par 1). Bartram "was the seventh of eleven children ... rces of his father's personal library, the library of the Darby Meeting, and the Library Company of Philadelphia ("Early Life," par 1). At the age of thirteen, he entered the Philadelphia Academy, and ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Constitutional Compromises
the spring of 1787, delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies arrived at Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with intent to revise or replace the Articles of Confederation. During t ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Thematic Essay: Amendments to Constitution
ion which was completed on September 17, 1787 with its adoption by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was later ratified by special conventions in each state is the supre ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Workplace Case Study
ed in 1841 by two brothers, E. Irvin and Clarence Scott who opened and operated the business out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The brothers started the company as a means of improving sanitary condit ... corporate headquarters. The elimination of over 11,000 employees was a painful blow for the town of Philadelphia which depended on the company for resources. They did not realize the underlying agenda ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Trading Places
Trading Places The movie Trading Places takes place in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. We first see Louis Winthorp III going to his work, to whom he works for t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Grafitti The Art Of Vandalism
urrent identity started to form. The history of the underground art form movement may have begun in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the mid to late '60s. The writers who are credited with the first ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The Special Successful Pattern of Urban Outfitters
1. IntroductionIn Urban Outfitters flagship store of Philadelphia, manager Laura O'Conner is showing a skirt which printed with pattern of sheep to custo ... The company was co-founded by Richard A. Hayne and Scott A. Belair in 1970 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It operates through two segments, Retail and Wholesale. The Retail segme ... http://shop.lvren.cn/29/299704.html, 2006-10-03.[7]Jonathan Valania. Clothes Make the Manhttp://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=5725, 2003.[8] Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong. [M]. , 2005.[9]. ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Constitutional Convention & Federalists
The Constitutional Convention was held during the hot summer of 1787 in town of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At this convention, delegates from twelve different states came together ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Donald barthelme
American writers" (Harte and Riley, 41). He was born April 7, 1931 to Donald and Helen Barthelme in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Barthelme had a wide range of careers during his lifetime. He worked as a ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies