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"Philadelphia" by Jonathan Demme, 1994.
A critical review of the 1993 film on the lawyer with AIDS. Includes views of the public, gays and critics.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 31.95
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"The movie Philadelphia was something of a surprise hit when it opened in December 1993, since it broke many of the "rules" for commercial success. The subject matter was considered a "downer," being about a man dying of AIDS, a subject that had failed at the box-office before. The film took an appealing and well-liked leading man--Tom Hanks--and showed him deteriorating form the ravages of the disease. The film was also serious in a season usually geared more to Christmas comedies, thrillers, and science fiction. Yet, there were also elements in the mix of the film that are often appealing to the audience, such as the portrayal of an underdog fighting back at the system and winning. The film gives a clear indication of whom the audience is to root for, though this is tempered always with the reality that the main character will die."
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Asian Immigrants and Philadelphia, 2004.
Presents a plan for attracting more Asian immigrants to Philadelphia in order to make Philadelphia a fully functioning global player in the business world.
1,081 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper suggests Philadelphia's locally oriented economy is a factor preventing the city from becoming a fully functioning global player in the business world. It suggests that Philadelphia could be aided in its transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based and information technology economy by bringing in more Asian immigrants. The paper notes Philadelphia's low ranking in terms of the percentage of its population that is made up of Asian immigrants, and in particular Korean immigrants, and then presents a plan that would attract more legal Asian immigrants to the city.
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"Just six years ago, in a business research article (Adams, 1997), it was asserted that, in an era of swiftly expanding globalization, Philadelphia is not capable of becoming a fully functioning global player. Indeed, Philly?s ?regional economy is arguably more locally oriented than during its manufacturing heyday,? Adams insists, because you simply can?t export ?services? as well as ?manufactured goods? ? and indeed Philadelphia lost 65% of its manufacturing base between 1970 and 1990. Ms. Adams went on in her article to note that the City of Brotherly Love had recently lost a number of major corporate headquarters to international acquisitions; and that of the 32 seats on the Greater Philadelphia First (GPF) Corporation?s board (in 1997) ? a coalition of chief executive officers of the biggest regional corporations, and other power brokers ? less than half were no longer filled by CEOs, but rather by regional managers."
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Philadelphia Dance Theater, 2006.
This paper examines the theaters and dance companies in Philadelphia.
1,015 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses how the state of Philadelphia has more than thirty dynamic and successful dance companies and theaters. The paper describes these theaters that include modern ballet, jazz, tap dancing, modern dance forms, flamenco, African-American, Indian and other types of folk and ethnic dance forms. The paper also provides some background about the Dance Theatre of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Theater Company. The writer concludes that the Philadelphia Theater Company has throughout the years provided a veritable showcase for displaying the vicarious talents of many young dancers of the area and in some certain cases, siblings and their parents too.
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"It is an interesting fact that the state of Philadelphia has more than thirty excellent and dynamic Dance Companies, and theaters as well, and some of the nations' oldest dance theaters are in existence in the state today. These theaters are based in Philadelphia, and they tour globally. For example, the Pennsylvania Ballet is today celebrating its fortieth year of existence, and the Group Motion Dance Company and the Philadelphia Dance Company are today preparing for their thirty fifth anniversaries. Although all these theaters and dance companies have been growing through a number of changes over the years, its artistic view point is as strong as it ever was. However, it must be noted that the newer and later hip hop dance companies are thriving in Philadelphia as well, and one reason for this is the nurturing type of nature of the Philadelphia Dance Community as such. (Group Motion Press Room, Kick up your Heels)
The Philadelphia Dance Theater includes modern ballet, jazz, tap dancing, modern dance forms, flamenco, African American, Indian, and other types of folk and ethnic dance forms. Philadanco, or the Philadelphia Dance Company, is already at the performing end of another ballet named the 'Horse's Mouth', and this is also reputed to be a first arte performance by Philadelphia's young artistes. This year's performance of the 'Nutcracker' by the Philadelphia Dance Theater, just like its previous ones, would allow families during the Holiday Season a few hours together to enjoy, uninterruptedly, the magical world created for them by the choreographers and the directors and the performers of the play. (Group Motion Press Room, Kick up your Heels) The Dance Theater of Pennsylvania today is more than twenty seven years old, and it still continues its traditional practice of staging beautiful and timeless ballet productions. The 2005 to 2006 season is under way today, and this is the season in which the Nutcracker is generally staged."
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The Philadelphia Health Care Market, 2000.
An analysis of the problems and solutions faced by the Philadelphia health care market.
5,870 words (approx. 23.5 pages), 18 sources, $ 140.95
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This paper is an in-depth study of the Philadelphia health care market, paying close attention to the unique problems faced by the City of Brotherly Love. The paper begins by providing specific background on the ?Philadelphia particulars,? and the ways in which they create problems themselves and make some nationwide problems worse for residents of the region. It then examines in more depth the economic ramifications of two issues that have helped to create the dire situation that the city is in: nonprofit versus for-profit providers and insurance companies (particularly HMO?s) versus hospitals. Finally, possible solutions, with significant focus on hospital mergers and acquisitions, are suggested that could help Philadelphia turn things around.
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"Pennsylvania hospitals are in sad shape. A quarter of all of the acute-care facilities in the state are losing money, and even those that are coming out ahead are seeing profit-margins shrink. The average total profit margin for hospitals in Pennsylvania decreased from +3.8% in 1997 to +2.7% last year, while operating profit margin dropped from +2.9% to +1.1% over the same year (Hensley 1999b)."
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Philadelphia CBD Development, 2004.
This paper discuses that the proposed investment in Class A office space in the Philadelphia downtown core (CBD) is strongly not recommended at this time.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that, while vacancy rates at rental rates in the Philadelphia downtown core (CBD) have remained relatively stable in the last two years, there is little solid evidence of economic growth in the future. The author points out that the creation of any new downtown office building must take into account the potential impact of the current plans for the addition of the Cira Centre and One Pennsylvania Place Philadelphia downtown core (CBD), slated to be built in the city's Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zones (KOIZ), site-specific designations that offer the owners and occupants significant relief from a number of state and local taxes. The paper relates that the proposed building has one large advantage over many other current Class A buildings because it offers Class A rental rates at a relatively low rate compared to the average rental rate for the CBD.
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"The office market in the Philadelphia central business district (CBD) is currently experiencing a downturn. Since 1990, nearly 2,100 people per year have left the downtown. There is little evidence to suggest that this downturn will be reversed in the near future. Overall, Philadelphia enjoys a healthy economy, with a March 2004 unemployment rate of 5.5%, and a civilian labor force of 2,488,500 individuals. The average rental rate for the CBD from the first quarter of 2002 to the first quarter of 2004 has remained steady, hovering close to $24 per square foot. The vacancy rate for the CBD has also remained relatively steady at close to 14 percent.
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Office Market Analysis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005.
A market analysis of office space in Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs.
1,551 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper provides a market analysis of Philadelphia to determine the condition of the local economy, the competitive supply and demand, and what the overall current and future market will be for Class B office space in Philadelphia. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"On the one hand, the economic changes that have shaped Philadelphia since the end of World War II have created a process of decentralization of commercial and residential locations. This decentralization has inordinately affected the minorities in the city, with a large segment of the black population becoming more concentrated in many of the city?s neighborhoods to the extent that segregation is more pronounced today than at any time during the last half century (Adams et al. 1991). On the other hand, Philadelphia has enjoyed explosive growth in commercial office construction that has dramatically changed the appearance of the Philadelphia skyline in just a few years."
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Downtown Philadelphia, 2004.
This paper analyzes the office market of the central business district of Philadelphia.
865 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that Philadelphia's role as the dominant force in the regional economy has slipped because, not only is the market likely to be flooded with open office space, thus driving down rents, but also business offices are spreading out into the region. The author points out that a decline in demand combined with a flood in supply does not bode well for the purchase of the proposed real estate property. The paper recommends not to purchase office space in the CBD of Philadelphia, but rather to purchase or invest in hotel property because tourism in this district is showing a steady growth.
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Local Economy
Competitive Supply
Competitive Demand
Conclusion
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"A Philadelphian resurgence in the Central City Business District has been predicted since the early 1990?s. But, from an office owner?s real estate oriented perspective and vantage 2004, is Philadelphia a ?good bet?? What about specifically regarding office space targeted to that of the horary perspective of the legal profession? Would the purchase of a small, Class A office property that would hold a law office and/or some other prospective office tenants be a wise real estate investment? Does the market data back up the status of rhetoric in the popular media regarding the city?s central business district, or ?CBD?? ?Philadelphia has always been an underrated market,? said Arthur Fefferman, president of New York-based AFC Realty Capital, predicting the city?s resurgence. Does this analysis of the previous decade prove true?"
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Philadelphia Charter Schools, 2005.
This paper provides an analysis of Philadelphia charter schools as professional service organizations.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper looks at the Philadelphia Charter School as a model of a professional service organization. The writer discusses the history of charter schools in Philadelphia and looks specifically at two of the schools. Further, the writer shows that comparisons to professional services include educational philosophy to business model, with flexibility on some issues but focused clear invariable goals when it comes to others and student as client.
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"Charter schools are relatively new to the American education system, the majority of the having been created since the early 1990s to meet the needs of these failing school systems. A charter school has been defined as "'an independent public school of choice, freed from rules but accountable for results.'" These schools allow educators to combine the best worlds of public and private schools, and are especially beneficial in urban areas. This paper examines the history and functionality of the role of the charter school in Philadelphia, PA, and discusses the ways in which these organizations can be considered a professional service organizations by the students and community that surround them. Philadelphia began creating charter schools ... "
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Philadelphia Dance Company, 2006.
This paper discusses the Philadelphia Dance Company, which is also known as Philadanco.
1,006 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the Philadelphia Dance Company, which was founded in 1970 by Joan Myers Brown and has become a leading American dance company since. The writer discusses the history of the Philadelphia Dance Company and examines the philosophy of the dance group. Further, the writer examines the techniques and teachings of this dance company. The inspiration of this dance troupe upon other companies is also mentioned. The writer concludes by explaining that the troupe has always promoted harmony and racial acceptance, but it has done so first by promoting the value of the dance and by bringing in the many different musical and ritualistic elements that make up the dance.
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"The company was the pilot dance company to be part of the State of Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Education Training Act, arts training program and was one of the first companies to hire dancers on a 52 week salary as well as the first to own housing for the dancers and the first to own a debt-free facility. The company also founded the International Conference of Black Dance Companies and International Association of Blacks in Dance to address the special needs of the African American dance community.
In addition to the operation of the non-profit as a school, the organization sees its mission to present the highest quality professional dance performances and has been recognized as a mainstream modern dance company and not merely an African-American dance company."
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Jonathan Swift, 2002.
An analysis of Jonathan Swift, spokesperson of the Irish Nation's life, including a discussion of two of his main works, "The Drapier's Letters" and "A Modest Proposal".
1,779 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper examines Jonathan Swift's life, providing a look at his confusing heritage, his early occupations, and a review of two of his main works, "The Drapier's Letters" and "A Modest Proposal". The paper explains that both these literary works can be dubbed satires, and this essay looks at how these satires helped the "common" person in time of political and economic strife, and took Jonathan Swift to the level of "hero" in Ireland even though he is of English descent. The paper also presents a brief look at the political and economic structure of the time.
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"Jonathan Swift, political and social satirist of the Eighteenth Century, unwittingly became the spokesperson of the Irish nation. Although Swift was born of English parents, he was born in Ireland and ultimately lived in Ireland for most of his life, despite spending some of his younger years in England. Swift was a humanitarian angered and horrified by the acts of injustice done to the people of Ireland. From political dependence on England, to severe poverty and starvation, the people of Ireland suffered to find a voice for justice, and Jonathan Swift suffered for a cause. The two found each other and resulted in one of the greatest literary relationships in the history of satire."
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Aid to Philadelphia, 2002.
This paper studies the problems facing the Philadelphia School District and outlines a solution.
1,873 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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The paper brings in sources that prove the failing of the current situation in Philadelphia regarding the student population. The writer then proposes that the state should take steps to remedy its long-standing history of short-changing Philadelphia's children and find ways to provide more resources for the city's schools, so that, in the end, the schools can produce well-educated, employable citizens.
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"The Philadelphia School District includes 215,000 students and a 20,000-member teachers' union (Reinhard, 1997, p. 1) that has fallen victim to racism at the hand of its State (Bowser, 1998, p. 6). Racist funding results in inequitable distribution and, as a result, inadequate resources for Philadelphia Schools that translates into bleak futures for its pupils (Bowser, 1998, p. 6). In 1999, Moody's Investor Services conducted an analysis of District finances and determined that increased District spending was limited by a State system that relies heavily on property taxes for local school funding (Haney, 2000, p. 3). City School Superintendent Hornbeck has long maintained that the State's school funding system -- based, for the most part, on property taxes with State spending caps -- puts the Philadelphia School District at a disadvantage (Haney (Hornbeck seeks), 2000, p. 2). Further, while its State subsidy -- or allocation per student -- has decreased, enrollment has increased (Philadelphia Business Journal (Taking charge), 1998, p. 2)."
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Philadelphia and the Great Depression, 2005.
Examines how Philadelphia was affected by the Great Depression in the 1930s.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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In this paper, it is shown that the effects of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 were a major crisis for Philadelphia which became an epicenter for the homeless and unemployed as the greed of big business and banking had destroyed the economic foundation of the country. The paper shows, however, that political leaders and government helped to forge greater laws that would help protect citizens from corporate greed and helped to solve the problem of high unemployment after nearly 10 years.
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"This historical study will examine the economic dynamics of the Great Depression within the city of Philadelphia. By understanding the city's economic and societal problems, as well as the political measures to correct impoverishment in this era, one can realize the governmental measures that were taken to solve this problem. By analyzing the scope of the Great Depression in this microcosm, the other larger aspects of federal intervention can be examined in relation to Philadelphia's attempts to resolve this major crisis in American history. After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the federal government was a key factor in dealing with major cities, which had excessive unemployment. The city of Philadelphia, along with other major east coast cities, was the target for Roosevelt's plans to begin constructing government regulations on labor and big business."
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Jonathan Kozol's book, "Amazing Grace", 2004.
Review and critique of the fifth chapter of Jonathan Kozol's book, "Amazing Grace".
1,901 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper offers a positive review of Jonathan Kozol's book on poverty-ridden ghetto neighborhoods. The paper talks about the accuracy of Kozol's description of those neighborhoods, and the author of the paper compares his own experiences growing up in a ghetto with the experiences described by Kozol.
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"Gender is a key issue when analyzing the sociological issues that Kozol describes in his book. He begins Chapter Five by outlining the problem with poor women, who find that better health care services and other facilities are available in prison than on the outside. Many of them AIDS victims and drug abusers, these mothers have endured every tragedy imaginable from rape to battering. Women are therefore the worst victims of the class and race conflicts that beset their neighborhoods. As they are entrusted with raising children, the cycle of despair continues endlessly. Far from acting as victims, many women demonstrate remarkable strength and act as bastions of hope for their children. Many of the people Kozol interviews for his study are women, as the author tries to focus on the impact of poverty and race specifically on young people. When he delves into the myth of the ?breakdown of the family? on page 180, it becomes clear that family problems are but a symptom of the bigger picture and cannot be blamed for society?s ills or looked at in isolation from other problems. When hospitals and schools are in the conditions they are in the Bronx and other poor neighborhoods, how can the family unit be truly to blame? Besides, many white and wealthy families experience divorce."
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"Miracle at Philadelphia", 2005.
A review of the book "Miracle at Philadelphia" by Catherine Bowen.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper examines Catherine Bowen's 1966 book "Miracle at Philadelphia", a well received text that looks at the 1787 American constitutional convention. Among other things, it examines in brief the factors that allowed for the constitutional establishment of a single executive as well as the establishment of a bicameral legislative system. It also looks at what the founding fathers meant by federalism and why they chose a republican form of government over a more purely democratic one.
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"The following paper will review Catherine Bowen's Miracle at Philadelphia. In particular, the paper will why the founding fathers created the constitution, the manner in which they did so and how they saw the people of the United States. In examining all of the above, the paper will review why America has a federal system and how our early leaders defined federalism; what function was/is served by the bi-cameral legislative system or single executive authority; what design lay behind creating a government with legislative, executive and judicial branches; why it is that America is a republic and not a democracy; why American leaders had cause to fear the original constitutional document; and, lastly, what the American constitution says about the nature of government and about the nature of human beings. "
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The Writings of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, 2003.
Discusses the misanthropic views of authors Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope in several of their works.
2,413 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses the misanthropic (people-hating) tendencies of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope through the use of Swift's works "Gulliver's Travels" and "A Modest Proposal" and Pope's "The Rape of the Lock". The paper examines the reflection of English society in Gulliver, as well as points out Swift's hatred towards England in "A Modest Proposal". The author also discusses Pope's more subtle misanthropy as seen in certain portions of "The Rape of the Lock".
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"?[I] strove to conceal my antipathy against humankind, although it often broke out? (2468) This from Jonathan Swift?s Gulliver?s Travels, a book in which it is obvious that the narrator directly reflects the author?s feelings in many of its passages. Swift and another author of the time, Alexander Pope, often wrote with a penchant for social commentary. While many authors (I daresay most authors) write with a certain amount of political or ideological undertones, Swift and Pope were fairly blatant in their dislike of humanity and its morals (or lack thereof). At least, this seems to be the case in all of the works, by these authors, that I have read thus far. It is not coincidental that Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope were both misanthropic?they were fairly close friends. In a letter to Pope, Swift is said to have wrote that he hated: "?that animal called man? in general, and offering a new definition of the species as not animal rationale (?a rational animal?) but as merely animal rationis capax (?an animal capable of reason?). This, he declared, is the ?great foundation? on which his ?misanthropy? was erected." (2299) Swift and Pope have very different writing styles, but both are extremely critical of mankind. Swift?s Gulliver?s Travels and ?A Modest Proposal? and Pope?s ?Rape of the Lock? are each ripe with scathing social commentaries. These works are particularly illustrative of their respective authors? misanthropic mindsets."
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