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    Johnny Tremain was in Boston the year of 1773 at the beginning of the summer. He lived in a home and always made a living for himself by being a silversmith. As his mother dies she gives Johnny a certain type of tea cup to give to the wealthiest man alive to show that they are related and that he can help him. Johnny Tremain was working as his silversmith to make the handle of the cup the same and burned his hand very bruitley. Therefore, he could not work anymore and could not live in his home.

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    so he became personally responsible for. Later, Samuel Adams was involved in many events. Some of the events were, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, the American Revolution, and the Declaration of Independence. The first event was the Boston Massacre.

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    In a sermon delivered aboard the ship Arbella, future-New England governor John Winthrop declared that the new colony "...shall be as a city upon a hill” with “the eyes of all people upon us” (1630) . Evidently, Winthrop’s sermon held great significance for the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony as this sentiment – that is, to be an illuminated, moral example to the Old and New World – remained foundational to the development of their lives in the New World. Thus, it is clear that religion

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    My entire internship was not exactly what I expected. I went in thinking that there would be a lot of busy work, but I did not think about the size of the hospital. Tufts Medical Center is smaller than Children’s Hospital, which is also located in Boston. This means that many more children end up at Children’s Hospital rather than Tufts Floating Hospital, thus creating slower working days. This internship allowed me to learn therapeutic skills for children, which

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    Throughout all the testimonies, there were many similar things said by both the people who supported Captain Preston and also those who opposed him. One of the similar claims stated on both sides was that most of them said that they heard someone yelled out “fire”  from behind all the soldiers. Some people said that the person behind  the soldiers was an officer. Robert Goddard and William Wyat, both claimed that the officer in the back was Captain Preston. He denies that he called for the soldiers

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    going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you've got to start going there. But immediately. You can't afford to lose a minute. Not you.” My entire life, I have always known exactly where I wanted to go, but it was not until I moved to Boston and began attending Emerson that I had the courage to start going there. I would not show others my photography or my short films, for fear that they would reject them. I would not apply to jobs, thinking that someone else was probably better suited

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    different route to ensure the news and messages would be delivered in the event that one of the riders were captured. After reaching Lexington safely, Revere and Dawes deciding to continue on to Concord, Massachusetts, where weapons and supplies were concealed. In Lexington, Revere and Dawes were joined by a third rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott. Soon after, all three men were arrested by a British guard. Almost immediately Prescott escaped, and Dawes fled soon after. Revere was held for some time

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    Massachusetts Bay Colony settled by a group of somewhat 1000 Puritans refugees from England. The Puritans came up with a theocratic government with the franchise which was limited to church members. Leader were trying to find a way to prevent independence of religious views and other religious views. By the mid 1640’s the population grew to approximately 20,000 people. In early years of the colony, there life was quite difficult. Lots of the colonists lived in simple structures such as dugouts

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    On January 12th, 1587 in Edwardstone, England, John Winthrop was born. He is mostly known for being the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the most prominent character of New England’s Puritan founders. When he promised to sell his English estate and take his family to Massachusetts if his company was transferred to America, he was elected governor. Though he had traditional and somewhat upper-class outlooks, because of his cleverness and knowledge, the colony effectively steered

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    New Balance – The Storm New Balance comes at its audience in this new ad on YouTube.com with intent of drawing in multiple groups of patrons to their gear with the simple message “Beta”. Beta is defined on the webpage of the commercial as, “Beta is a state of being. A choice to never stop. Driven by the relentless desire to improve. Beta means constantly innovating. Evolving. And Pushing. Beta means improving upon yesterday. And always being better tomorrow”(). The advertisement that sells the product

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