Boston City Hall

Acting is an art form that allows an individual to pretend to be something they’re not and an actor is someone who withholds this awe-inspiring power. It’s as if they have the capability to step into another person’s shoes, live their life, and face little to no consequences when doing so. Twenty-eight years ago, Eddie Murphy released his ambitious and now beloved comedy, Coming to America. Coming to America follows Prince Akeem and Semmi’s journey to the unfamiliar place of Queens, New York…

horizon. I jumped out of bed, dressed in a long sleeve and a pair of old faded jeans and proceeded to brush my teeth as well as a long hot shower. Afterwards, as a precaution, I had breakfast because I didn’t know where we going to eat on the way to Boston. Rushing to get there already I grabbed my sling bag with my pillow, snacks and money and made my way to school where adventure was surely waiting for me. When I finally made it to school after a ten minute walk…

“Venus and Adonis: and “The Rape of Lucrece”. By 1597, 15 out of 37 plays written by Shakespeare were published. He purchased the second largest house on Stratford, known as the “New House”, for his family. It was believed that he spent most time in the city writing and acting. He came home once a year during the 40 day Lenten period, when the theaters closed. In 1599, Shakespeare and his business partners built their own theater. He purchased leases of real estate near Stratford for 440 pounds.…

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1564. Little is known about his life, but between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. Macbeth, a play written by Shakespeare, a tragic story that focuses on the main character, Macbeth and the consequences of his actions. Towards the end of play, Macbeth has turned into this cold-blooded murderer. Macbeth can be seen as this wholly evil because murders of several characters throughout the book;…

James crept away from Lazarinth before he had to fight his way through the main hall. He had no wish to attract any attention to his friend. James had walked the castle halls many times, and knew that after the main hall he had to run down a hallway, and then take the left at the end of the hallway. James judged his options, and figured that the best strategy here would be to run for it. James bolted towards the door kicking a ghoul in the head in the process. Every ghoul in the room turned…

The most ironic situation is that the parent’s of the greatest renowned English writer was illiterate. William Shakespeare, also known as the “Bard of Avon”, was a famous poet, playwright, and actor during the Elizabethan era. Several of Shakespeare’s prominent works, including Macbeth and A Midnight Summer’s Dream is still widely read today and used for educational purposes. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress.…

William Shakespeare is highly regarded for his literary works, and one of the greatest studied authors in literature. However, there is hardly any record of Shakespeare’s childhood, other than he born around the time of his baptism that took place on April 26th, 1564, and attended the Stratford grammar school, where he would have studied classical writings and Latin. Though we know very little about his education or what prompted his writings, we do know that around the year 1594 Shakespeare was…

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in the English history. He was born on 23 April 1564 in Stratford. He had seven other siblings, and his parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. William was the 3rd child of John and Mary Shakespeare. Scholars have said that William probably attended the king's new school in Stratford. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28th, 1584. They had three children, Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith, but Hamnet died at age 11 from…

The people who came to the New England and Chesapeake colonies shared England as their birthplace, but not much else. The colonies developed into two distinct societies because of the social, economic, political and religious differences among the immigrants. Religion was valued greatly by New Englanders, and not nearly as much by Chesapeake settlers. Physical climate and economic motivations had an impact on why the colonies were formed. Demography was also a key factor in forming the different…

American exceptionalism, or the United States as a free nation based on democratic ideals and personal liberty. Additionally, the 1630 sermon, “A Model of Christian Charity,” written by Winthrop promoted the mindset of the colony being a “city upon a hill.” The city upon a hill signified the start of the Puritan mission to purify worship in the New England colonies. The colony was seen as a “role model,” as the “eyes of the people” were on the citizens (Document A). Lastly, the town map of…