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    I followed the historical Freedom Trail to the Old State House built in 1713 and also where the site of the Boston Massacre took place that was just outside the building. It was a vital and key location for the formation of our city where several great Patriots gathered to start what we now have today. Arriving at this historical landmark, I grew interest to want to go…

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    you would be terrified imagine it happening in front of you, but. So Today we’re going to be going into a historic event to see what sparked it all , what happened during the Boston Massacre? And what was the aftermath of the event? Today we’re taking a look back in history To Learn about , The Boston Massacre.…

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    documentary of what happened to the Israelis who were assonated in the hands of Palestinians. The film Munich directed by Steven Spielberg discusses how the Israeli government came up with the ideal counter-terrorism plan against the Palestinians after the massacre in Munich. The film’s plots are in the same ballpark which is the discussion on the fatal Olympics but in Munich, Spielberg uses scenes from One Day in September to show the audience what really happened. In the documentary One…

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    Nanjing was depicted as: a battle, a massacre, rape and an invasion. Through research, the answer that has arose is that it should be depicted as a massacre, it’s school appropriate and follows the facts. “Over a period of six weeks, Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people–including both soldiers and civilians–in the Chinese city of Nanjing” (history.com) The battle of Nanjing is the literal meaning of the word massacre. (mas·sa·cre-ˈmasəkər /noun an…

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    Last Night, March 5, 1770, 5 colonists were either brutally murdered, or killed to contain the crowd. Were the soldiers guilty of manslaughter, or rightfully killing? Restraining the colonists, or trigger-happy? Or the bigger question; Guilty or Innocent? The answer to that question is innocent.The soldiers are innocent of murder because the colonists were armed, dangerous, and angry at new taxes imposed on them. Theodore Bliss has proof that the soldiers were innocent. He stated that the…

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    After reading the support material, I can imagine how the people suffered this day (evening on Monday – March 12, 1770) when eleven guns were discharged. The British soldiers were looking to kill people, but Edward Archbald admonished Mr. Merchant to take care of the sword, one soldier turned round and struck Archbald on the arm, and then pushed at Merchant, cut his and grazed the skin. The noise called more people to fight, John Hicks a young lad, help him and around minute twelve of them…

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    The Rape of Nanking occurred in the year of 1937 when the Japanese troops originally captured the Chinese city of Nanking. Adding on to that they also "massacred" tens of thousands of civilians. The elderly, women, and children were indiscriminately killed. According to Len Romano (the writer of the passage) the Japanese soldiers raped at least 20,000 people who were later killed or held as sex slaves for the soldiers. Japan in its search for identity, nationalism, and modernization violated…

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    decided to impose laws to get money from the colonists, making them dissatisfied. The Boston Massacre was one of the key events to happen due to British tax laws. Was the Boston Massacre truly a massacre despite five colonists being killed? No, the incident name was not actually a massacre and it was an accident. The Boston Massacre contradicts the meaning of the word "massacre." According to Dictionary, "massacre is defined as the killings of a large number of usually unarmed people." The…

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    World War Two was the most destructive war of all time. 50 million people died in the few short years that this war took place. Millions of the lives lost where civilians; people who weren’t near battle nor looking for a fight. Around the world millions of Jews, Russians, Chinese and Japanese civilians where negatively effected by the war. Much of the reasoning behind the civilian casualties during World War Two was for the greater good, and nationalism for ones country. Regardless of the…

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    many sources written about the Boston massacre, there were severalauthors who issued articles about the Boston Massacre, particularly journals, letter andreferences. Some authors categorized the Boston massacre by its context in history by examiningit by the people who were involved in the important event. However, while the authors talk aboutjournals, letters and references, there really wasn’t much discussion about other important part ofthe Boston Massacre: who really caused it. The goal in…

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