Braintree

of the twenties was Prohibition, the ban of alcohol by the 18th Amendment. Along with prohibition came gangs and an increase in crime. Arguably the most well-known crime of the era took place in a town outside of Boston. On April 15th, 1920 in Braintree, Massachusetts, a shoe manufacturer’s paymaster, Frederick Parmenter, and his guard, Alessandro Berardelli, were walking to the Slater and Mill shoe factory with $15,776 in cash for payroll. As they walked toward the factory, two men began…

Nowadays, young people love being on technology, whether it’s on the computer, a tablet or a cellphone, no matter where they are at, even if it’s in the classroom. This has become a problem for many teachers and professors in our education system because these young people are on their devices, mainly on their cell phones in classrooms across America. Why is this a problem? Well to begin with, it is disrespectful to the teacher or professor. Imagine you are a math teacher, teaching a bunch of…

The Presidential Election of 1828 is known as the “Dirtiest Presidential Campaign Ever,” mainly because of all the rumors spread around the US about both candidates. The 1828 election campaigns focused greatly on both the individual's image and character instead of policy and issues. In the 1824 election these same two candidates, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, ran against each other, but Adams won that election. It was known as “The Corrupt Bargain” because it had to be decided in the…

The Continental Congress says that the Founding Fathers are responsible for the progression of our nation. The Founding Father included, Samuel Adams who was born on September 27, 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts. Adams helped formulate resistance to the Stamp Act and played a vital role in organizing the Boston Tea Party. He was a second cousin of U.S. President John Adams, with whom he urged a final break from Great Britain, and a signee of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Adams died on…

separation event, and a dummy drag. After you must complete a psychological and background investigation. After successfully passing the investigations and testing you have an oral interview and after that, you go to the police academy training in Braintree, MA. You have to live their Monday to Friday during the training…

Gross Paper When history is read, it is read from the viewpoints from those at the top: the politicians, the kings, the influential. Robert A. Gross instead gives the reader a view “ from the bottom up” in his book, The Minutemen and Their World. Gross exhibits how the people of Concord saw the American Revolution and in doing so enhances our understanding of it by letting the reader see the common person’s view. Concord is known as the location of “the shot heard around the world” and…

crime scene and case was revealed in front of the court system stating that “On April 15, 1920, a paymaster[Frederick Parmenter] and a payroll guard[Alessandro Berardelli] carrying a factory payroll of $15,776 were shot to death during a robbery in Braintree, Massachusetts, near Boston. About three weeks later, Sacco and Vanzetti were…

activists who fought for the same aim. This letter is only a part of over 1,100 warm and informative letters exchanged between the married couple during 39 years, while he served in various diplomatic roles. Abigail wrote this celebrated letter in Braintree, Massachusetts, in the family farm where she was living with…

split from tyranny. Adams was involved in many political issues and positions, and would use these positions to foster the fledgling nation towards glory. John Adams was the eldest of three brothers, born on October 30, 1735, in the rural town of Braintree, Massachusetts on a farm. His parents permitted him many freedoms, and while he took advantage of these freedoms to enjoy many outdoor activities, his parents began to worry that his intelligence was…

In Indian Captivity Narratives, typically a white woman, who is of European descent, is kidnapped and held captive by American Indians who consider her to be uncivilized and of the wrong beliefs. These narratives, which typically are autobiographical, capture the interest of readers and create reactions of shock, empathy, and inspiration. Narratives as such anticipate popular fiction, especially romance, and prefigure gothic literature with the “depictions of Indian as dark, hellish, cunning,…