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    Chicago has a long history of magnificent and eye-catching buildings. They have forever been ingrained in the memory of all that live in the Chicago area. One of these is the John Hancock Center. Not to be confused with the John Hancock Tower, the JHC stands at 343.7 meters. When it was finally built in 1968, it was the tallest building in the world (outside of New York City.) It is currently the third-tallest building in Chicago, after the Sears (now Willis) Tower and Trump Tower. The building

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    Similar to the way that the colonial and British perspectives greatly varied for the Boston Massacre, their opinions are once again vastly different for the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In this event as well, both parties attempt to place the blame on the other which is not unusual due the nature of the sources. However, this highlights the large amount of bias evident in all of the accounts. For the colonial perspective, there are two statements, each from a member of a colonial militia that

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    The engraving of the Boston Massacre mislead people's thoughts about what happened on the said day. The engraving was considered to be propaganda because it was especially of a biased, and was used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. The day of the Boston Massacre rose several questions about what happened and who was at fault. Paul Revere intentionally changed details about the Boston Massacre in order to influence the decisions of the Bostonians. The setting

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    derogative stereotypes, and would also be very unlikely to happen in real life. The Blind Side, a feel-good sports drama intended for everyone, especially young kids and teenagers, was released on November 20th in 2009 and was directed by John Lee Hancock. The Blind side was very successful in the box office, grossing hundreds of millions of dollars and quickly became the movie to see of the thanksgiving holiday season. The Blind Side starred Sandra Bullock, playing the role of an extremely wealthy

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    "Are you ready men? As Patrick Henry once said 'Give me liberty or give me death!' Are we ready to fight for our liberty?" Captain John Parker yelled before we prepared to our first battle battle with the British. "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" the militiamen shouted after. We began to march. It was dark and cold and scary. Terrified the British could pop out any second, I began to think of the worst. I had heard stories of the town of Lexington having some strange occurrences. One soldier

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    The colonials of the Boston, Concord area were vital in the beginning of the American Revolution. Paul Revere and other members of the Whig Party were key in alerting the colonists to the impending British. The supporters of Revere and his platform made up a majority of the New England coast line, specifically New Hampshire and Massachusetts and were essential pieces in allowing Revere’s plan to prevail. From these people birthed a militia who were able to defend the land and other materials from

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    John Hood Legacy

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    John Robert Hood, Jr., of Lockhart, Texas, formerly from Austin, Texas, New Haven, Connecticut, Nashville, Tennessee and Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away on July 17th, 2015. John died from complications with pneumonia in the care of the Seton Medical Center in Hays County. Although John never married and had no children, he is survived by thousands, his students. They are his legacy and his voice for future generations. John Hood was born January 13th, 1935, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to the

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    Time Capsule History

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    In 1795 Paul Revere and Samuel Adams placed in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts Statehouse a time capsule. It was a small box, an inch and a half deep and about half the size of a piece of printer paper. Two-hundred and twenty years pass- neighborhoods are built, colleges, schools, churches; the Civil War, and its draft riots, begin and end. Flight is conquered; the automatic rifle is invented- the typewriter, telegraph, television, and the computer soon follow. Awash with war, the twentieth

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    Charles Searles-American Painter Jarrett Lopez July 29, 2015 Professor Harmon, Susan Fine Art Appreciation Charles Searles was an American painter born in Philadelphia in 1937 and before his passing in 2004 he was lived in New York. The eldest Charles and his then wife Catherine Hall Searles. He second of 8 children – his siblings are Phyllis, Charles, Barbara, Frances, Rose, Catherine, Elizabeth and his only brother, Derrick. Information about Charles Searles is located in the text book

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    -Stated in the preface, Leonard L. Richards had heard the standard story of Shays's Rebellion time and time again. While finding a last-minute book for his class, he discovered in a footnote that the Massachusetts Archives had the names of the Shaysites,not just the names of the leaders, but some four thousand names. With most rebellions, finding out who participated is difficult, making this unusual. Again by accident, Richards learned that the university library had the pertinent state archives

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