the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more than 260 other people. Four days later, after an intense manhunt that shut down the Boston area, police captured one of the bombing suspects, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose older brother and fellow suspect, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died following a shootout with law enforcement earlier that same day” (“Boston Marathon Bombings”).This capture and shootout brought closure to the boston marathon bombing.…
Organized efforts to control and limit drinking or the sale of alcohol have been persistent in the United States since the early nineteenth century. For many years, before any public demonstration was made against the liquor traffic, and for some years after, distilleries by many people were deemed a blessing to the community. They provided a ready market for any surplus grain that was raised. The business was considered respectable; and members of churches, and even deacons engaged in it…
England states and is very important to the history of America and is a relatively wealthy state. Massachusetts had the thirteenth-highest gross state product in 2005. Although this state is very small, it is one of the most populated states in the US. Boston is the state capital and the largest city with a very important seaport. Massachusetts is also the homes to some of the most important people in our history today like John Adams, Paul Revere, John Quincy Adams, George H. W. Bush.…
Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27th, 1722. Samuel’s dad was a successful brewer and served as a deacon for the Old and New South churches in boston. Samuel’s dad also was a Boston selectman and representative to the assembly. Samuel’s mom was also deeply religious from the teachings of Jonathan Edwards. Samuel’s childhood insisted of him surviving and 2 other children surviving out of 12 children all together. Adams and his 2 other brothers and sisters were…
with my future goals as a therapist. What drew me to Emerson’s program was the metropolitan city of Boston, where the university is located, and the diversity in clients with whom graduate students have the opportunity to serve. Through the on-campus clinic experience at the technologically advanced Robbins Center and the multitude of off-campus clinical practices that are accessible to students in Boston and surrounding areas, I feel confident that I will gain experience in all areas of the…
Farming was the largest economic activity, fishing was important along the coastline, while trading was a very important in large cities like Boston. Most manufactured things were brought in from England until the Revolution, when Americans defied the British and opened their ports to other countries. Another flourishing industry was Shipbuilding. A large communication system in Massachusetts…
water. The percentage of land and water combined makes Worcester County the largest county in Massachusetts (City of Worcester, 2014a). Geographic features include mountains, reservoirs and rivers. Quabbin and Wachusetts reservoirs supply the city of Boston with drinking water. Berkshire Mountain, positioned in Worcester County, is considered part of the Appalachians. Access to care is readily available since Worcester County’s topography is mainly land (Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce,…
PAUL REVERE Paul Revere was born in Boston Massachusetts on December 22, 1734. He was the son of Apollos Rivoire (father) and Deborah Hichborn (mother). His father was a French Protestant silversmith who came to America and he later "anglicized" his name as Paul Revere. Deborah Hichborn and Paul Revere Sr. had 12 children together, Paul Revere Jr. was the second oldest out of his 11 brothers and sisters. Boston had very good public schools during the time when Paul Revere Jr. Was growing up,…
The Boston Marathon is a race that is held every year on the third Monday of April since 1897. This event attracted several people. On April 15,2013 two bombs went off near the finish line killing 3 bystanders and wounding more than 250 people. Not only were people seriously injured but property was damaged and the entire city was in shock. Automatically people believed they fell victim to terrorist attacks. Four days later after the FBI took over a video immersed that revealed brothers,…
The Boston Protest lasted from April 18th, 2015- May 3rd, 2015, and was heard nation-wide. Freddie Gray was arrested, and later died because of a spinal cord injury, possibly made from the police when they arrested him. There was a debate on whether or not Freddie Gray sustained the injury while being arrested, or while in transit to the police station. The protesters were trying to get justice for Freddie Gray. The protest was not just to get justice for Freddie Gray, but also to get…