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    Paul Revere is an American Revolutionary hero. He was born to Apollos Rivoire (who later changed his name to Paul Revere) and Deborah Hitchborn on January 1st of 1734. Revere was an apprentice to his father, a goldsmith until his father died in 1754. Since Revere was considered too young to take over the family business, he joined the French and Indian War (to sustain and pay for his family), he was soon appointed as an officer. When he returned, Revere married Sarah Orne. Together they had 8…

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    John Winthrop was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and gave a speech in 1620 on the trip to America on the ship Arabella due to low morale and fright. Reagan had ended his second term in 1989, and gave a farewell address to summarize his term and send America off the its new president. Reagan and Winthrop both created the image of a “city on the hill” to prompt perfection and devout faith in their respective communities, and appealed to brotherhood and the common identity of their…

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    “A Puritan Death: John and Thomasine Winthrop” Did a foundation in the Puritan faith have a bearing on how many European immigrants handled their day to day affairs and dealt with the many struggles they would face in life and death? This is a question answered by J. William T. Youngs in his article “A Puritan Death”, as we are given a glimpse into the lives of John and Thomasine Winthrop. Through account entries kept in a journal by John Winthrop himself, Youngs walks us through a vivid…

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    With every new experience, a new one is always discovered. Lowell, Massachusetts, a city that is full of history, as well as beautiful nature. Lowell is full of parks, hiking trails, esplanades, and best of all the Lowell Riverwalk. The Riverwalk is located right near the bridge going from North campus to East Campus, I walk past the walkway almost every day and never really thought much about the view all that much. Going on a nature walk was a very interesting. I’ve never really been a nature…

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    Although the first English settlement on the east coast of north America occurred in 1585, the English settlement did not separate into two distinct area until the 1700’s. The two sections of the English colonization were the New England and Chesapeake region. The New England area consisted of what is now currently Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake region was mainly Maryland and Virginia, even though the Carolinas and Georgia were considered part of the…

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    Towards the end of the sixteenth century, Great Britain sought to place colonies in the New World in order to combat Spain’s successes in South America. The first two successful colonies in North America were Jamestown, founded in 1607, and Massachusetts Bay, founded in 1630. The New England and Chesapeake regions were settled mostly by people of English origin, both evolved into two distinct societies due to the purposes of the colonies, the people who populated the colonies, and the…

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    and I offer essential oils, I am not worried about how close they are since our businesses are different. The main competitors are The address of the building I choose is,420 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The location is right off of Boylston Street which is a fairly busy street in the downtown Boston area. Many people drive down this street throughout the day to stop for shopping and food. Since the street is one way, it receives more traffic than on a daily basis. The building offers…

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    Patriot Dbq Analysis

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    The British soldiers were the aggressors because they terrified the Patriot by antagonizing them, terrifying innocent people, and killing the ones that were not armed. It displays how the british had no mercy for the Patriots. The British did what was necessary to make sure that they got what they came here to do. The Patriots also did some cruel actions towards the British. Everything that the British and Patriots had done, the British did far more worse force than the Patriots. To get the…

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    My Greek-American Culture

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    Almost every Saturday morning when I was in elementary school, my mother would wake me up for breakfast which usually consisted of cinnamon toast and cereal, I would get dressed in my favorite purple outfit, and pack. I would fill my small book bag with Barbie dolls, coloring books, and the whatever I was reading for school. Before leaving, my mother would make sure to stop by the gas station for snacks and to fill up on gas. We were going on a trip! We were headed to my grandparents’ house…

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    Puritan Experiment Essay

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    happy to do it (Morgan 51). In addition to food, the settlers had to find a safe place to get water, and it had to be a spring because that was the only source of water they trusted. They found a spring that led into cove, and started a town named Boston, which was the political and economical center of the colony (Morgan 56). With food and water, the settlers were all set to create a flourishing society. The Puritans knew that they had to…

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