Concord, Massachusetts

From 1788 through to 1868, across 806 British vessels approximately 162,000 convicts were transported to Australia and New Zealand to serve out their criminal sentence in the form of hard labour. For the first year of settlement, food supplies were scarce as the land was not as desirable as once portrayed by Captain James Cook (Dunn, 2013). Near starvation was one of the fore frontal reasons why settlers were strained to turn to a system where convicts could be freed with restrictions. A ticket…

The sibyls were women that the ancient Greeks believed were oracles. There were many Sibyls, however the Sybil of Cumae is best known. Her cave, where she lived, was located near the town of Cumae, on the western coast of Italy. According to tradition the Sybil was the woman who sold the Sibylline books to the last king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus. The famous story is in the Roman Antiquities, by Dionysius of Halicarnassus. It starts when an old woman arrives in Rome in disguise. She brings with…

Oh wow, where do I begin? This series just continue to surprised me with all sort of goodies. So much happened in this book, and just to point out a few that stood out to me... Piper’s demon (turned out to be a pleasant surprise, you'll have to read the book to find out, I don't want to give away the surprise) Piper’s relationship with Asher (finally, it's moving forward!!) Piper and Ash's interactions (Which continue to be my favorite part of the series, I felt like I was able to learn so…

In the order of the phoenix Dolores uses certain strategic strategy’s to undermine and ultimately remove Dumbledore from Hogwarts. She uses the ministry and her unique way of manipulation. She does all she can force Dumbledore out of the wizard school, and she is extremely persistent. Dolores Umbridge is an elderly women, who is a half-blood witch. She was a former senior secretary for magic minster. She later became the Head mistress for Hogwarts during the time Harry potter was attending the…

Emily Dickinson was born 1830 to Edward and Emily Dickinson in Amherst Massachusetts. Amherst was a Puritan town in New England and “encouraged a Calvinist, Orthodox, and Conservative approach to Christianity”. She had two siblings by the names of William Austin Dickinson, Lavinia Norcross Dickinson. Her father was an amazing man and a model citizen. He was a lawyer and “served a single term as a representative from Massachusetts in U.S. congress, elected as state legislature and state senate.…

Should Health care be rationed? I firmly believe that health care should be rationed due to the fact that an outrageous amount of money is being spent on health care, because of the people abusing the privilege of having the government assist with their healthcare. Also, people spend a large amount of money on their loved ones who have only about six months of life left, or have a chronic illness. Since the government is spending so much money on healthcare this is creating a rising debt rate…

Amongst “Mural Mile”, a 2.5 mile of an array of murals that embody the latinx culture in the San Fernando Valley, there is a mural unlike the rest. This mural, unveiled on March 16, 2014 along a busy strip of Van Nuys Boulevard and Herrick Avenue, is called "Honoring Our Origins". What makes it distinguishable is not the art style or the depicted mountains, plants, and flowers, but the fact that it is the only painting made by women on Mural Mile. These women, better known as HOODsisters (HOOD…

How are celebrities brainwashed and mind controlled? Many investigators or news reporters and even fans have influenced many evidential that celebrities are being mind controlled. Illuminati and MK ultra are the resources used to investigate their response . Mk ultra is a mind controlled laboratory procedure where this group of people by the name illuminati bash celebrities into having more than one personality. These celebrities have mood changes at random times and start stuttering and…

When i first came to the US i didn’t know no one and didn’t know nothing about the area i was living in. When i first when to come and saw some people speaking spanish and they welcomed me in, i felt i was joining their community. Imagine being an immigrant and coming into the country and not knowing anything about anyone and starting a new life over and the first thing being put in a community where you are supposed to be a type of way.Imagine coming into the country and most people hating you…

In 1692, Massachusetts Bay Colony became a site of mass hysteria, defined by Merriam-Webster, as a situation in which a myriad of people behave or react in an extreme or uncontrolled manner as a result of fear or anger. This mass hysteria dispersed itself throughout the region of Salem, involving witchcraft accusations that ushered in a period of trials, torture, imprisonment, and executions. By the time the trials came to a halt, an astonishing 20 people were executed, while an additional 162…