Concord, Massachusetts

Religion, a constant influence throughout history, has shaped the progress of nations. It has continued to affect the development of history and still has incredible influence today. People’s beliefs shaped their ideas in government and variations of those personal beliefs weren’t always viewed in a positive light. This led to much conflict that plagued many regions around the world and affected their advancement. One of the primary motivations for moving to America was the hope of finding…

Travels with Charley Travels with Charley, written by famous American author John Steinbeck in his later years, is a travelogue of his almost four-month-long trip with his poodle, Charley, on a cross-country journey to try to regain his connection with America. His reason was that he wanted to be recognized as an “American writer,” but not just have the title put upon him because he lived in America and was a writer. In order for him to earn that title, he felt he needed to broaden his…

The colony of Massachusetts was the first to be established, and it was for religious purposes. The ones who came here were the Pilgrims in 1620. The main motive for them coming here was, since England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and turn toward to Church of England, the Pilgrims wanted nothing to do with it. As a result, they were persecuted for their beliefs and ended up leaving England so they could have religious freedom. One person was banished from Massachusetts, and his name…

Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare is a not-for-profit health service company that strives to improve the quality of health and care for its members in states like Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine. Harvard Pilgrims main goal is to make a difference and create value through those differences in the community, in their company, in the marketplace and with their business partners, suppliers and vendors. In recent years, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare has made continual effort in overall…

The puritan religious faith originated in england. They escape to come to america because of the religion freedom.They believe that god had formed a unique covenant and they believed that the bible and its message were above man’s law and therefore, it was a key to salvation. Their lives focused on religion and following god plan and they also believed in hard work, self-discipline and the religious duty. The similiar between my life their life is that we all came from different country, we…

Abigail's lie I just made it to the end of the woods thinking I’m in the clear, then suddenly two hands on my left am grabbed then two on my right. I looked to see who it was and it was two of the elders. I immediately stopped struggling to get away because they already knew who I was and I didn’t want them to think they had any more of a reason to assume I was doing anything wrong. Terrified as they took me to court and sat me down drilling me with questions. Can they accuse me of being a…

Look, it's happened! I had my doubts after The Darkness but this time we got a good one! Horror just doesn't get any better than The Conjuring 2. Right, it's a sequel too. Mind. Blown. The Conjuring 2 brings back actors Patrick Wilson (The Switch, Hard Candy, Space Station 76) and Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Judge, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) in their roles as paranormal investegator couple Ed and Lorraine Warren. After the tragic incident at the amityville house Ed and Lorraine step…

Prior to discussion of the values of Puritan roots and significance of the crucible which the play adopted as its title, the events that took place in Salem seemed to be a mass hysteria over a “trend” fear of sorts. The title of the play, The Crucible, was a clever choice Miller made during a conversation with his scientist friend who was experimenting with a crucible, a heating process that purifies chemicals. Much like the characters of the play, any substance that goes into the pot comes out…

Progression of American literature contains many important factors and groups of people such as the Puritans, Romantics, and Rationalist. Puritans are a group of people who practice worshiping their God and preach their religion. They later became a powerful political party in the 17th century. Romantics are people that relate their writings and their lives to nature. Most of these peoples writing will involve some type of nature in it and how the character is involved in nature. Rationalists…

As Thucydides once said, "The secret to happiness is freedom...And the secret to freedom is courage". Freedom for many is seen as a form of independence which has been a major influence in the foundation of the United States since its very beginning. As we can reflect back now we can see events such as Bacons Rebellion showing us "Americans would take up arms to fight for their rights". However, the idea of independence was a slow process that built up over time until it reached the brim and…