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    “So many people think that the revolutionary started at Lexington and Concord. But George Washington wouldn’t have been on the national stage without the events that happened in Western Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War”- Tom Headley. The quote represents how important the struggle between the years of 1754 and 1763 was. It set up the entire revolutionary war. The French and Indian War was fought by the British and their colonies against the French and Indians. The war took place in North

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    The Puritan society of Hester’s time was extremely restrictive. People, such as Hester, were frequently singled out by a defining attribute or action. However, instead of accepting these, the society rejected them. Anyone who was not seemingly cut from the mold of Puritan perfection was alienated. In Hester’s case, her Scarlet Letter defined her. The bright red and gold threats captivated people for all the wrong reasons. For years, Hester was ostracized and spoken down to, despite being charitable

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    On March 5, 1770 a horrible incident had occurred that resulted with five people being struck down by British bullets. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s discuss what happened prior to the brutal shooting. On March fifth, a angry mob of colonists started to protest against a lone sentry that was posted near the Customs House, complaining that the British were responsible for the loss of working jobs. They threw ice balls and other nearby junk they could find towards the sentry. Soon enough

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    Demand In Healthcare

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    Supply vs Demand As health care grows in America with the additional insurance coverage that was added in 2010 the demand increases for health care providers. There is not enough providers for the increase in demand for health care. Patients abuse emergency departments for non-emergent visits due to the lack of primary care providers. This increases the demand for urgent care centers. Urgent care centers are becoming more popular in health care. These centers are forecasted to increase by 40

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    U.S. Health Care Reform: 2009 to Present Jeffery Petit POL497 Political Science Capstone Instructor: Paul Edleman 08/08/2016 For this assignment I selected “The Policy and Legislation Debate for U.S. Health Care Reform 2009 – present. I believe that we are in need of health care reform because the current system although previously revamp with the Afford able health care plan is still not working for everyone. In 2009, 50.7 million of the population in the United States had no health

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    1. Judging from these two opposing accounts, what is it possible to discern regarding the attitude of Philadelphia sailors and shipbuilders toward the Jay Treaty? Although both extracts display a different account of events, there is evidence to suggest that the sailors and shipbuilders were not in favor of the Jay treaty. In essence the Jay treaty was formed by the Federalist party in order to establish better trade with Britain. In contrast the sailors and shipbuilders seemed to be strong supporters

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    King Philip’s War was the most highly destructive and damaging conflict between the Native Americans and the colonists in New England. An alternative names for this war is Metacom’s War or Metacom’s Rebellion named after the Native American’s leader King Philip. The conflict began on June 1675, and roughly ends around August of 1676. This war represent the last movement to push the English settlers back to their original land. During 1662, Linda Alchin declares “Metacom (King Philip) becomes sachem

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    identified brothers named Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the primary suspects in the bombings. After an extensive search for the then unidentified suspects, law enforcement officials encountered Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown, Massachusetts. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26-year-old was shot during the encounter and was pronounced dead subsequently. Meanwhile, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19-year old fled the scene, but was apprehended the following day and remains in federal custody (U. S. Intelligence

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    readers about a crisis that was experienced by Colonial America. During the early 1700’s, the HMS Seahorse arrived in Boston Massachusetts bringing ashore a deadly virus that would put the Puritans at battle between entrusting their covenant with God or turning towards scientific reasoning (Williams 1). Sailing from the West Indies, the HMS Seahorse was heading to Boston Massachusetts, which was America’s largest port city. Aboard the ship were Royal Navy sailors and cargo such as food and sugar for trade

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    California Case Study

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    Massachusettsans Take on California There were two girls named Amber Johnson and Misty Jones who are from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Amber is an adventurous, diligent, and humorous girl who has long dark umber hair and light cocoa eyes. Misty is an divergent, exclusive, and kind hearted girl who has medium length black hair and forest green eyes. Both girls graduated from Harvard College and moved to Boston five years after. The girls have been friends since kindergarten and decided to get a house

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