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    To some the Boston Tea Party was merely an act of radical men, as noted by Joshua Wyeth, “...making so a large cup of tea for the fishes…,” but to others it was a revolutionary statement. At the time, the colonists had to stand together as a nation to defy the submissive Acts that Britain implemented upon them. The issues leading to the Boston Tea Party and the results were discussed by Professor Benjamin Carp’s in his lecture, “Acts of Power: The Boston Tea Party, Thomas Jefferson, and Fears of

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    team was the Boston Patriots. The team was given to a group of local business men and they decided on a contest to choose the name of the team. Thousands of people submitted names, but in the end, only 74 people chose the winning name. Boston was chosen because this was where the team was originally located, and Patriots because of Boston’s history with the American

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    though, Sylvia Plath will never know the perennial impact she left from her distinguished works that have touched numerous lives. Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 27th, 1932 (“Sylvia Plath” 1). She was an only child for just two years when her brother Warren was born, and it was at this time, her family moved to Winthrop, Massachusetts due to financial reasons. Winthrop is located on a peninsula and it was days spent on the docks where Plath became infatuated by the sea, which is

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    returned back to Boston to a new beginning in her life. When she returned to Boston she asked her grandmother if she could start another school in her grandmother’s dining room. After a bit of opposition, her grandmother agreed. There, she taught until 1835, but she became sick with tuberculosis and also exhaustion had set in. Because of her illness she closed the school and then traveled to Europe to recuperate, under the advice of her friends and family. She again returns to Boston, months later

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    Education In Horace Mann

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    This diversity has caused rigidities between groups and all stratus of society and has been a major impact in debates concerning the educational opportunities in America. On May 4, 1796 Horace Mann was born into a poor farming family in Franklin Massachusetts. Because his family was poor, some of his educational opportunities were limited like many other kids in rural America during this time period. Mann’s parents could only afford to educate him eight to ten weeks out of the year. He spent most of

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    org/content/70/4/509.full Author affiliation: “From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; the Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Departments of Epidemiology, Nutrition, and Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School,

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    is notable for being the one of the only surviving slave quarters in Massachusetts, but it also come with a history that for a long time was hidden and had untold stories of human lives that were crucial in funding one of the most notable stables in Boston MA. That staple is The Harvard law school and the untold story is of the 27 slaves who traveled here from Antigua to be servant to one of the wealthiest families in Massachusetts the Royall’s. Africana studies taught me that it’s important to not

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    Describe how the city of Boston and the people living there changed  between 1850 and 1900.    Lisa A Burns      The history of Boston is one of many changes and growth since its  renaming in  1630.  Going from a small British settlement initially limited to the Shawmut Peninsula  to a busy merchant seaport in 1850 to the industrial metropolis by the 1900’s.  The  changes can be seen in three main areas  sizes, population, and ethnic composition.   The  city more than  tripled its sizes by filling in marshes

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    break” I plan on enrolling to a four-year college. I want to study in the medical field. I’m planning on majoring in being a nurse, or a registered nurse or a paramedic. My top two choices for colleges are located in Boston Massachusetts which are Northeastern University and Boston University. While being in college I also plan to have a part time job that will help me pay all my expenses. I want to become a paramedic or a nurse because I want to be able to give back to the community in need. I also

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    Suffolk University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian school masterminded in Boston. Developed in 1906, it offers graduate degree, four year college education and doctoral degree programs in its Sawyer Business School., College of Arts & Sciences , and Law School. Found right in the heart of downtown Boston, Suffolk University gives its understudies unparalleled access to the city and all it offers. Suffolk University's school green is the Boston Common. Suffolk University is tries from

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