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ENGL1009 10 December 2014 Boston Bombing, Boston Strong Boston is a city of history. It is founded as one of the oldest city in the United States. The city witnessed ups and downs of the nation through more than two hundred years. People usually recall Boston along with its famous historical symbols, Boston Tea Party, Boston Red Sox and mostly recently, Boston Strong. Boston Strong is a slogan in reaction to the Boston Marathon Bombing, an event we should remember. It is the Boston Marathon Bombing that

within the interest groups to make certain that their specific candidate or political party is heard and wins the elections. In 2012 candidates Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Democratic Party ran against Republican supporter, Scott Brown for Massachusetts State Senate. The

My hometown of Lawrence is a vibrant immigrant city, with its proud roots now riddled in poverty and corruption. The poverty level in the city is one of the highest in Massachusetts, violent crime has been on the rise for years, and the high school dropout rate is more than 50 percent. Growing up, many of my classmates struggled with schoolwork as a result of the language barrier and lack of funding for transitional bilingual education programs. Countless children, with limitless potential, eventually

Phillips was born on November 29th, 1811. This marvelous young boy was born in Boston, Massachusetts (“The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica”). He was raised by a wealthy, aristocratic family. His father, John Phillips, was an American politician and the mayor of Boston from 1822 to 1823. As a result of his father being in politics, his family had high hopes for Wendell to follow in his footsteps. Phillips also attended the Boston Latin School. This was the first public school in the country. Later on

paper, lead, paint, and glass (Encarta: Boston Massacre, 1999). Colonial resistance to the Townshend Acts included, boycotts of British goods, intercolonial expressions of disapproval, and in Massachusetts, open defiance of the British government by the town of Boston and the General Court (Encyclopedia.com: Boston Massacre, 1994). In 1768 Great Britain transferred two regiments of troops to Boston in response to the seditious sentiments prevalent in Massachusetts. However, this action merely served

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority adds a new station to the orange line for easy commute to new development project, Assembly Row. Also, an increase in fares is installed as a result of newly added later running services, which run until 2:30 am on weekends. The MBTA’s newest station on the Orange Line, which offers a stop between the Wellington and Sullivan stations, began service on September 2. Assembly Station, located in the district of Somerville, is the first new T stop in 26

in newsrooms. While the subject of diversity was only discussed over a few class sessions, it became a noticeably important issue for me, especially as I am an aspiring journalist. As a top editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, a student-run newspaper at the University of Massachusetts that has almost no minority representation in the newsroom,

Worcester is the second largest city in Massachusetts, and second largest city in all of New England. It is second only to the city of Boston and located at the epicenter of New England, 50 miles away from the city of Boston. The city prides itself to be a smart city, housing nine colleges and universities and several more just outside of its borders. It is also home to major healthcare and medical research industries. The Massachusetts Medical School, Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park, Bioengineering

she published her first poem which appeared in The Boston Traveller (Orr, Morrish, Press, et.al). Plath a terrific artist, which lead her to receiving the Scholastic Art & Writing award (Beckmann 2006). Sylvia Plath influenced literature in a positive manner because of her feminist voice in her poems. The smart and creative Sylvia Plath was born in the month of October the 27th of 1932 (Beckmann 2006). Plath was raised in Boston, Massachusetts (Monroe 2015). Aurelia and Otto Plath were her loving

Before starting his career as a politician, Adams started working as a tax collector in Boston, he also was started to take chances in businesses such as brewer, and as a newspaper publisher, but failed. While Adams was a tax collector he “neglected to collect public levies” and keep proper accounts, which exposed him to lawsuits. After the