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    was an impressive lawyer, a capable congressman, and a persuasive diplomat. Born on October 30th, 1735, John Adams was Quincy, Massachusetts,…

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    cholera infection that had affected the Boston area at the time. Growing up as the only male, P.J. was the first Kennedy to receive a formal education. P.J. had grown very popular and wealthy in Boston due to his saloon which sold the best quality liquor around. His growing popularity and wealth led him to run for the political position in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, which he was elected into 5 times. He then went on to serve in the Massachusetts Senate for 6 years. P.J. went on…

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    Biography Profile Who is this person? Edgar Allan Poe wrote horror,poetry,fiction,mystery.He wrote evocative short stories.He married his cousin Virginia who died in 1847. Edgar Allen was born in January 19,1806 in, Boston,Massachusetts,and died October7,1849. Some of Edgar Allen Poe accomplishmentś are he wrote short stories,and poetry.He won a literary prize for “The gold Bug”,in 1843.”The gold Bug was a story of hunting treasure,and secret codes.Editor of the evocative poems and short…

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    Frances was 85 years old when she died. She was born on April 10th, 1880. She died in 1965 in May. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents are Susan Bean and Frederik Perkins. Her parents were from Marine, both of them. They owned a business. The business they owned was a stationer. A lot of her childhood was spent in Massachusetts. A town called Worcester. Her name was not always Frances. When she was born her name was Frannie Coralie. That was her christened name. She changed her…

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    Employment-Boon to Women but Bane to Men? New Insights on Employer-Provided Training. Kyklos, 67(4), 463-481. doi:10.1111/kykl.12063 Uschi Backes-Gellner, Yvonne Oswald and Simone Tuor Sartore are professors at the Department of Business Administration at the University of Zurich. Their article relates to the human asset of community development because it discusses employer provided training, specifically, the differences between part-time and full-time training and how this relates to gender.…

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    1803, in Boston, Massachusetts to Ruth Haskins and William Emerson. He was one of the first and possibly most popular transcendental poets. His father, a Unitarian minister, raised him very lovingly but strictly; he died when he was only eight years old. This caused him to grow very close to his mother, siblings, and his aunt, Mary Moody. He began writing journals soon after his father died and later drew from those thought in many of his essays. Emerson studied classics at the Boston Public…

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    Aunt Aria Hero

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    for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. My Aunt displays this definition of a hero by cleaning up the beaches and harbor on the Massachusetts Bay. She does this by giving up her time and resources and going out to volunteer to clean the Bay. My Aunt Aria lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She immediately went to university when she moved to America and got a master’s degree in Environmental Science. She always had a passion for the environment from as far back as I can…

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    Alexander Graham Bell moved to Canada with his parents. His research on hearing and speech at Boston University further led him to experiences with hearing devices which culminated in Bell being awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone in 1876. A year later after he moved in with his parents, he started teaching at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes which he established in Boston, Massachusetts.…

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    Breaking Bad Habits

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    York, and Boston Day & Evening Academy in Boston, Massachusetts. Each school offers a different approach so that the students are not only learning skills for college but also learning self-regulation so that they can pursue their future goals. Cecilia Le is the Senior Project Manager at the Center Project at Jobs for the Future in Boston Massachusetts. Rebecca Wolfe is the Senior Program Manager and Project Director of the Students at the Center Project at Jobs for the Future in Boston…

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    a great likeness between the Boston massacre and the Kent State university shootings.Both display an iconic contribution to our American History. One was based on morality and the other was based on monetary benefits, can you decipher between the two? In 1770 The Boston Massacre shooting occurred between the American colony and the British colony. Now, in 1970 the shootings of Kent State University happened which was not the same act nor scenario as that of the Boston Massacre, yet it still…

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