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Boston Massachusetts was founded on September 7, 1630. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston. Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788.The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691) was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The lands of the settlement were located in central New England in what is now Massachusetts, with initial settlements

American Revolution. Born on January 01, 1735 Revere grew up in a middle-class family in the North end of Boston. Due to his education and passion for his town, he was inducted into the Freemasons. He is a notable example of an ordinary man who became politically involved and risked everything to change history. Revere contributed the famous depiction of the Boston “Bloody” Massacre, he aided in the Boston Tea Party, and finally led the Midnight Ride to warn the Patriots that the Red Coats were coming. While

Have you ever heard of Paul Revere? You might think of pizza when you hear this gentlemen’s name, but Paul Revere did so much more than inspiring a pizza joints title. Paul Revere was an American patriot who served in many ways to help the war. He also helped in many other ways. Paul Revere showed that he was an important and brave person when he warned all of the citizens in his midnight ride, his participation in being a Son of Liberty, and his contributions to the war entirely. Paul Revere showed

Black Swan and The Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell’s mono-myth, as first presented in his book A Hero with a Thousand Faces, is perhaps not a storytelling model that one would immediately associate with the film Black Swan. Darren Aronofsky’s thriller set in the world of New York City Ballet is not a prototypical hero’s journey, mostly because it simply doesn’t involve a physical journey into an unknown land. However, as we further examine the structure imposed by writers Mark Heyman, Andres

In the 1600’s, two colonies were establishing themselves on the east coast of North America. In 1607, a group of merchants, known as the Virginia Company, settled at Jamestown, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay (Divine, 72); while Puritan leader John Winthrop, stationed himself and his followers at Massachusetts Bay in 1630. (Divine, 90) Although both settlements started off relatively the same, the greater success of one over the other has caused continuous debates between many, including the descendants

Initial expansion into the new world was done by the spainiards and porteguese. The spaniards in search of gold and other treausres expanded there presenece through explorations and often conquest against native inhabitants of the land. In the 1570’s the ordinances of discovery were passed by Spain which banned some of the more brutal conquests. Because of this the spanish expanded there presence in America through colonization (Brinkley p.15). Though an intial phase of exploration and conquest expanded

The British Empire in Colonial America The colonization of Virginia, Maryland and the Massachusetts Bay corresponds to pivotal points in history that began the formation of our modern day United States of America. In all three of these regions the process of transplantation developed because of the hunger of finding the Northwest Passage and ultimately the search for a get rich-quick-scheme, gold. Besides their initial intentions, other common factors were the shortages of financial resources

After settlement of “The New World” by the English in the early 17th century, there was a surge of Englishmen hoping to strike rich, escape the religious government of England, or start a new life with their family. Specific reasons for leaving England had its respective colonies to travel to. For this reason, the northern New England colonies and the southern colonies like Virginia and Maryland in the Chesapeake bay area started to establish ways of life that began to develop very different lifestyles

How long a does a journey take? How long does one find themselves within the journey that they endure? Group Dynamics is a course that not only partners me with three other people but it also allows me to be part of a journey with them as well. A journey is not fun alone, it need many people to be with you on the journey. In my journey I encountered many people on the way in my life and it is those people that allowed me to fight through the problems. Every journey always going to have its problems

The Boston Marathon attack was an attack against the American people and our nation as a whole. The emergency response teams from every conceivable organization used their resources to react as quickly as possible. What happened on the morning of April fifteenth will forever live in the memories of the American people and to those who responded quickly to the matter. As much as the city of Boston was prepared for the marathon, nobody could fathom an event like the bombings to take place. The government