Worcester

Manifest Destiny, a strong sense of American nationalism and vision of social perfection, was an aggressive expansion movement that diminished the presence of other civilizations throughout the country. The introduction of Europeans in early America was the foundation of Manifest Destiny, as it was when the major seizing of the native civilizations’ land occurred. Forwarding in time to 1800, there were many acts of imperialism that contributed to the development of the expanding ideology of…

and she didn't believe that it wasn't un-curable (science20). Because of this, she showed the ghastly reports of the inmates' lives, which sickened her spectators in Massachusetts and lead to funds being set aside for the state mental hospital in Worcester (history.com). Later Dorothea traveled to other states, including Europe and Canada to accomplish the same goal (history.com). After this, Dorothea tried to ask Congress to grant 12 million acres of land for the mentally ill, however in…

There have been a series of injustices in the Massachusetts juvenile justice system. They passed a law which was enforced 15 years ago. According to which the teenager criminals which author called “super-predators” were to be punished severely by the law. There have been a few cases in the history of the state of the Massachusetts where the non-criminals characters who have a very minor or no records of criminal activities in the past got a severe punishment and those young criminals who did a…

is known that 116 people are documented to have participated. Many people carried their secret to the grave and never told a soul. Most of the helpers were from Boston or close to Boston, but we have records that some people came as far away as Worcester in central Massachusetts and Maine. Vast majority was of English descent, but men of Irish, Scottish, French, Portuguese and African ancestry were all documented. All of these people were of all ages, but majority was under…

He was born on March 26, 1982 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has been married to his wife Marisa since 2005 and has no children. He gets paid roughly 4 to 5 million a year but this might be his last year if the Magic don’t make it to the playoffs. He is the youngest general manager in NBA…

It took one breath for my childhood to end. My childhood died with Eric Garner as he pleaded for his life. It wasn’t until the day, I heard about a trending video of the murder of Eric Garner. The words he shouted still haunts me to this day, constantly going in the background “I can’t breathe”. His death made everything that I had experienced become so real. HIs tragic death put my life experiences in perspective. What I used to considered the norm was actually a disadvantage. I thought it was…

In the Slosberg Music Center the music was electrifying and it resurrected long gone composers such as Ludwig Van Beethoven and César Franck. While it also invoked Louis Gordon’s work, who it is the only out of the three composers whose work was presented that night and remains alive. On Oct. 3th, during Brandeis University’s concert series, named Primary Motivations, these three composers were very much alive and present thanks to the duo of Joshua Gordon, cello and Randall Hodgkinson, piano.…

Visiting the Worcester House of Corrections was an unforgettable experience. This experience was enlightening and was able to provide insight into what jail is really like, as well as what addicts go through before, during, and even after incarceration. No matter what way you look at it, at the end of the day, an addict will always love their drug of choice. Sometimes, no matter what else the addict has going for them in their lives, whether it is their kids or other family members, the drug and…

In the United States alone, an attempted rape or rape occurs every five minutes (“Rape Culture, Victim Blaming, and The Facts”). In a poll of one thousand adults, a shocking 54% blame the victim (“Rape? It’s the Fault of Victim’s, say 50% of Women”). Rape is tragically a common occurrence around the world and it can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time and there is no way to ever predict who the victim will be. People have different opinions on the topic and most are squeamish to discuss it.…

As previously stated before, in the Worcester v Georgia case he did not feel that the Cherokee Indians should be portrayed as an independent group. It was ruled in this case that the Natives had the right to self-govern themselves and that the federal government could not interfere, and Jackson…