Back Bay, Boston Essays

  • Architecture: Hancock Tower vs Prudential Center

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    services, two insurance buildings dominate Boston’s skyline. The Hancock Tower and the Prudential Center are structures that display the uneven change and the urban development that has occurred in this city over the course 19th century. Located in back bay these edifices work with the directionalities of their adjacent streets and the cultural history of the structures that surround them. Boston’s foundation was composed in a manner that designated and organized space. This creates the tension and

  • In Cold Blood Analysis

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    TALE OF WAR Hello, I am Johnny S. Mini Jr O. My full name is Johnnythonationousgorgison Secretituswannabe Minithorwannahammer Joshedreader Oheeriotiswamis but of course everybody calls me John. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY VOTING TICKET JOHN!!! IF DON TRUMPET WINS THE ELECTION WE WILL SUFFER FOR 100 YEARS!!!” Yeah that was Albertus that was just shouting at me… He’s a god… And right now, there is a presidential debate between Don Trumpet and Hiltery Clineton... And of as a god he has all of his

  • Jamestown Vs. New England Colony

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    Jamestown and the Massachusetts Bay Colony had many similarities and differences. Many of these differences were due to their physical location and climatic conditions. The success of both colonies can be contributed to strong leadership and the characteristics of the personalities of the settlers that inhabited each settlement. Many of the early problems in both settlements can be contributed to a lack of knowledge on the parts of the settlers along with attacks from neighboring Native American

  • Row Houses in Boston's South End

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    In the early nineteenth century, Boston increased in size by filling in the marshy area around where Washington Street is today. The city, concerned about crowding in the already established neighborhoods downtown and on Beacon Hill, decided to develop this area into new residential neighborhoods. The population of Boston had increased dramatically in the first half of the nineteenth century from the large number of immigrants and the steady rise of industry in a port city. Between 1850 and 1875

  • City Of Boston, Massachusetts

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    City of Boston, Massachusetts The major cities of the United States are all very interesting, after I analyzed my decision; I decided to research the great city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston was founded on September 17, 1630 and has a rich historical background making it a very important city in the United States. “The city of Boston was the home to several important events during the American Revolution such as: the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, the Siege of Boston, Battle of Lexington

  • John Winthrop: The Massachusetts Bay Company

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    John Winthrop By: Cooper Youngblood In 1629, The Massachusetts Bay Company was granted a royal charter. Winthrop joined the company and pledged to sell his English estate and take his family to Massachusetts if the company government and charter were also transferred to America. The members agreed to these terms and elected him governor. In Winthrop's primary source of “city upon a Hill,” 1630, he states,”Now the onely way to avoyde this shipwracke, and to provide for our posterity, is to followe

  • Paul Revere

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    if by sea"- the supposed famous words spoken by Paul Revere to Colonel William Conant, an American soldier stationed in the steeple of the North Church in Boston, waiting to send the signal of the proposed path of the British invasion on April 18, 1775 to Paul Revere. According to the legend, Paul Revere was to be placed across the Boston Bay from the North Church waiting for the signal from Colonel Conant. The Colonel was to hang one lantern in the steeple of the church if the British showed signs

  • Timeline of Events Leading to the American Revolution

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    and they violently protested the Act. 1766- The Stamp Act is repealed. 1768- British troops arrive in Boston to enforce laws. 1770- Four workers are shot by British troops stationed in Boston. The American Patriots labeled the killings “The Boston Massacre.” 1773- Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British Tea Act was when the British increased the taxes on tea that were shipped to the colonies

  • Indian-European Interactions

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    the Casco Bay Treaty of 1727; the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744; and the dispossession of Cherokee property by Georgia from 1828-1835. This paper will answer some basic questions about the situations, such as: the reasons for the misunderstandings; the resulting occurrences due to the differing perspectives; and who the ‘victor’ of the situations was. Finally, this paper will draw some conclusions about how ideas influenced the operation of power in these situations. The Casco Bay Treaty of 1727

  • WEEI: The Resilient Pioneer of Boston Radio Market

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    The collection of networks and affiliates filling the Boston radio market, has consistently changed over time, due to different factors in the entertainment industry. WEEI has been one of the few radio stations, that has found consistent success, despite facing numerous changes. While most stations have opted to settle down in either FM or AM radio, WEEI is continuing to make an impact on both ends. Both frequencies offer different programing, so listeners can tune into local hosts, or nationally

  • Battle Of Bataan By Douglas Macarthur: A Hero

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    article Manila Bay tells about how Manila Bay nearly landlocked the inlet of the South China Sea, the Manila Bay was divided into two channels during the Battle of Bataan on May, 1, 1898. And also where Commodore George Dewey had destroyed the Spanish Fleet of within a few hours to save the Manila bay in the philippines. “In the Allied recovery of the Philippines (1944-45), many Japanese ships were sunk in the bay.” It is giving an overall statement of what happened in the Manila Bay on (may, 1, 1898)

  • The Causes of the American Revolution

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    For over a century Great Britain had ruled the colonies in America. Since the founding of the Chesapeake Bay colony in the south in 1607, and the Massachusetts Bay colony in the north in 1630, the colonies had relied on the crown for many of their needs. Over time the colonists established a social and economical system that was almost independent of the British Empire. In April of 1775, after many transgressions on both sides, the colonists decided that they no longer needed, or wanted the support

  • Roger Williams

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    Roger Williams ... A Brief Biography Drypoint etching, 1936, by Arthur W. Heintzelman, commemorating the Tercentenary of the founding of Rhode Island by Roger Williams. Courtesy of Roger Williams University Archives. ROGER WILLIAMS was born in London, circa 1604, the son of James and Alice (Pemberton) Williams. James, the son of Mark and Agnes (Audley) Williams was a "merchant Tailor" (an importer and trader) and probably a man of some importance. His will, proved 19 November 1621, left, in addition

  • Roanoke Island Research Paper

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    english explorer, writer, and poet of the 16th century. In 1584, Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to colonize any unknown land in the New World. He set out and eventually colonised Roanoke Island. Unfortunately, Raleigh was sent back for supplies for 3 years. When he got back, he found the colony in ruins and the word “Croatoan” carved onto one of the tree trunks. A rough picture of massachusetts as it appears on a map Massachusetts is one of the original 13 colonies and is part of the New England

  • Roger Williams Religion

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    Jews, and other religious minorities. Williams made to trips back to England during his life in America. “The first in June or July of 1643 was to obtain a Charter for his colony to forestall the attempt of neighboring colonies to take over Providence. He returned with a Charter for “the Providence Plantations in Narragansett Bay” which incorporated Providence, Newport, and Portsmouth” (rogerwillliams.org). On his trip to England and back, he wrote his best known literary work. It was called Key into

  • Comparison Of The Pequot War And King Phillip's War

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    Massachusetts Bay Colonists used the neighboring Narraganset Indians to systematically slaughter the Pequots who were living on land they wanted. Those Pequots that were left were sold into slavery and sent to the English colony of Bermuda” (Griffin, PP11, 9/3/15). In King Phillip’s war, “the massacre is started by the Indians. 3 Wampanoags were charged with the murder of an Englishman. This is false, but the Indians are blamed. A group of Indians led by a man who called himself King Philip fought back and

  • Essay On Chesapeake Colonization

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    English Colonization of America: The Different Societies of New England and the Chesapeake Bay Region Columbus’ discovery of the Americas in the 16th century led to a mass movement of exploration of and migration to the “New World”. Plentiful in land, resources, and wealth, the New World was a perfect solution to a new, emerging concept in 16th-century Europe: mercantilism, a theory claiming that the world’s wealth was limited. Thus, it was no wonder Britain joined the colonization of the Americas

  • Weekend Experience Essay

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    I thought the Silver Bay Au pair weekend course was the best choice and was very interesting to me. Teacher very nice and they have a lot activity for students I thought topics for the class were interesting, good ideas, I could learn new things, have new experiences to adapt

  • Boston Public Library Essay

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    Introduction The granite central arch of the Boston Public Library bears an inscription: FREE.TO.ALL. These words capture the spirit of the library, the first large municipally funded library in the United States. The Boylston Street building was built to meet the growing demand for a public library, with the previously existing library on Mason Street having outgrown its purpose. Built in 1895, the building is an outstanding example of Renaissance Beaux Art style, and was intended as a “palace

  • The Fight For Rights: The 1960s

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    Party, to try to represent blacks, going through potential harm and the loss of jobs in order to do so. Unfortunately, when this political party was received at the Democratic National Convention they only received two seats and what they considered a “back of the bus offer”. Through further boycotting—the Montgomery Bus Boycott, for example—and the March on Washington. Both of these types of protest helped African Americans gain the winning Civil Rights Act of 1964. Gays and Lesbians also went through