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From 1629 to 1640, approximately 200,000 Puritans escaping King Charles I’s persecution of them in connection to the Anglican Church fled England in what was referred to as the Great Migration. Around 21,000 of these religious refugees sailed to the northeastern coast of North America and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Through ruthless cultural preservation, not only did Massachusetts grow into the most prosperous colony of English America, but the sentiments of its formation were also

The Great American Road Trip America, what a great country with great landmarks to explore. Why not take advantage of the great beauty this country offers? The Great American Road Trip will offer so much education of three beautiful landmarks of the United States. In this day in age people need to focus on the beauty of this amazing country. The Statue of Liberty shows how important freedom and liberty is to American Citizens. “Her torch will light the way to freedom.” The Liberty Bell is such a

Myth: Demeter, Hades, and Persephone Persephone was the daughter of the Greek god, Zeus, and goddess, Demeter. She was beautiful and happy. One day, as she was picking flowers in her field, her uncle, Hades, saw her and instantly fell in love with her. Hades decided to kidnap Persephone and took her to the underworld, where he was the god. He locked her in the Hall of Hades, where Persephone wept endlessly. There is a legend that says that if you eat anything in Hades’ lair, you can never leave.

The Colossus of Rhodes What makes the Colossus of Rhodes so noteworthy? The Colossus of Rhodes is a very well known historical monument. It was a statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun Helios and was constructed in the city of Rhodes on a Greek island, which was also named Rhodes, in 292 BC. The statue was constructed to commemorate Rhodes's conquest over the leader of Cyprus. It was demolished during the earthquake of 226 BC, and was never rebuilt. Although these are good reasons, there must

early settler in Rhode Island was Roger Williams (a founder of Rhode Island) who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was banished because he spoke out against the Court of Massachusetts. Williams had spoken out against the rule of the Court, he questioned the right of authorities to punish religious bickering, and the right to take away Indians land. Another founder was Anne Hutchinson, who was also banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, for religious reasons. Rhode Island officially

Train of Thought While standing nervously in the entrance of Cushing Dormitory where I live while at school, I request an Uber. Plenty of time remains before I have to be at the station, so I opt to do an Uber Pool, where the driver picks up another passenger on the way to split the fare. I look around me as I wait. This lobby which had once looked so foreign to me is now just those familiar cream-colored tile walls with a door to my hall on one end and a door to the Law School parking lot on the

trial, (and subsequent banishment), the land on which he founded Providence, Rhode Island was land he had purchased from the Narragansett Indians. Roger Williams helped shape America into the refuge it would become by creating a colony on principles of religious tolerance and equality regardless of race. While Williams was preparing a sanctuary for outcasts, a battle for equality was also being fought by future resident of Rhode Island, Anne Hutchinson. Anne Hutchinson embodied rebellion by promoting

ethics 14 September 2015 Fortune 500 CVS Health CVS health hasn’t always been that name at one point they went by CVS Caremark and still some of the things they have out there are named CVS Caremark. The main corporation is based out of Woonsocket Rhode Island. There are roughly 8,500 CVS Health pharmacies and clinics around the world with more to be built eventually. CVS Health is ranked number ten on the fortune 500 and has went up in ranking yearly. CVS stands for convenience, value, service.

In The New Colossus, Emma Lazarus writes about the Statue of Liberty, painting it out as the beacon for hope, prosperity, and freedom to those wishing to start anew. If they are the “wretched refuse” or the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free”, she invites them to come to the United States, where from the “Mother of Exiles” “Glows [a] world-wide welcome”. Sadly, many people were anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner, believing that most immigrants will only bring harm to the economy, will only be

comforting and enlightening new way of life as opposed to the presumptuous old colossus seeking world domination and the unrepentant domineer of its nation’s history. In the poem, Lazarus addresses the conflict between the dominant Greek Colossus of Rhodes