Population: 5, 400,000
5th Largest City in the United States.
In 1800 Philadelphia was our country’s largest city, a distinction it held until 1830.
International reputation for rowing competitions.
Pennsylvania was the first state of the 50 U.S. states to list their website URL on a license plate.
The world’s first computer, ENICA, was built at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946.
The first daily newspaper was published in Philadelphia on September 21, 1784.
Fairmont Park in Philadelphia is the largest city-park with 9,200 acres.
Philadelphia is the home of the first public library. (1773).
First U.S. mint is located in Philadelphia (1782).
Home of the first department store to open- Wannamaker’s- (1877)
Oldest continuously used theater- Walnut Street Theater (1809)
The first University in America, The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1779.
Philadelphia is home to the nations first medical school, first children’s hospital, first cancer hospital, first eye hospital, first nursing school and first dental school.
Movies filmed in Philadelphia
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Philadelphia (1993)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Signs (2002)
Unbreakable (2000)
12 Monkeys (1995)
National Treasure (2004)
Beloved (1998)
The Village (2004)
Other Facts and Information
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Hi Monique,
I did not have a method to contact you other than through your blog's comment feature. I wanted to offer some constructive criticism - from one professional to another.
With all due respect, when choosing a picture for your blog, select something that exhibits your professionalism as an educator.
Your current picture would be deemed inappropriate by many in the field of education since it depicts an image of you in a club holding a drink. Think about the people who could view this image.
I did not really examine the image when I visited your blog initially. Being excited about students from my alma mater writing blogs about their pre-service education, I sent your blog address to a fellow blogger/teacher in the Chicago area. She wrote to me that the first thing she noticed about your site was the picture. She pointed out that principals and school boards would not consider the picture appropriate and might turn down your application for employment. The blogger goes on to note that student teachers in her district have lost their student teaching positions and have had their enrollment at schools of education revoked simply for having pictures on web sites like MySpace, Facebook or blogs similar to the picture you display.
It is not my intent to embarrass you. Instead, I want to encourage you to think professionally when posting material on-line.
Regards,
Anthony Powell, SAS '79
Delaware, USA
Professional blog: T-Notes
School blog: The Hawks Talk
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