Boston Bombing & Patriot Act In the early afternoon of April 15th during the 117th Annual Boston Marathon‚ two bombs were detonated and exploded‚ killing 3 people and injuring 183 others. The bombs had been placed near the finish line‚ along Boylston Street. The bombs‚ which were pressure cooker devices detonated at 2:49 p.m‚ 13 seconds apart. No warnings had been given‚ and no one has been arrested or claimed responsibility for the bombing.(Bacon) The FBI have found two suspects that are responsible
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The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Taylor O’Connell Samuel Period 7 January 2‚ 2013 February 14th is known as the day for love and happiness‚ except in the year of 1929 when a Chicago mobster‚ Alfonso “Al” Capone‚ also known as Scarface‚ and his gang shot and killed six men from George “Bugs” Moran’s gang‚ along with an innocent bystander. This event is referred to as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Al Capone was born in 1899 in Brooklyn‚ New York. He attended school up through
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athletes possess a concern towards academics. Further analysis can lead to intervention programs and assistance from the schools towards the individuals who are at risk with the imbalance of motivation. Relevance: The article explains the students-athletes motivation towards academics and sports and determines which athletes who are at risk academically. The research was done in a college setting‚ but the outcome does provide facts and analysis that could allow future studies in the high-school
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In the declaration of independence‚ they write about the desperate need for revolution‚ and how the colonies had reached their breaking point. In the poem "Massacre" by Liao Yiwu they discuss the revolution in china and the breaking point that had been had reached. Both these documents share the common theme of revolution against their oppressive government. And they both discuss the peoples yearning for normalcy to the point of complacency‚ even in terrible conditions‚ and come to the conclusion
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horrifying event happened in 1972. This has come to be known as the Munich Massacre. It was during the Olympics when eight Arab Terriost decided to invade. This was a worldwide event when most people were looking forward to breaking records but the only thing they were left with was broken hearts. This event is an example of tension that a nation has that causes them to want revenge on another nation. The Munich Massacre was so sudden and no one could really predict that it would happen. Throughout
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The Last Colonial Massacre by Greg Grandin is about the Panzós massacre of the Q’eqchi Mayans in 1978. This was unfortunately a violent precursor the Scorched-Earth campaign of the 80’s that would kill many more Q’eqchi. This book‚ while examining an individual event on a personalized level through the life of Adelina Caal‚ a focus of the last chapter‚ this book shows the effects of Neoliberalism‚ the US’s involvement in Latin America in the Cold War‚ and ethnic tension stemming from cultural differences
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Barack Obama speech. Barack Obama gives this speech in front of his people‚ the democratic people that support him. He kept this speech in the state of Wisconsin and talks about his campaign and his beliefs how to win the American elections in 2008. As I understood he attacks his opponent‚ the other candidate of Democratic Party‚ Mrs Hillary Clinton. Obama starts his speech by citing some great historical speeches‚ by great men that have done the history of America. He cited the phrases of Martin
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On November eighteenth‚ 1978‚ over 900 people died in a settlement in Guyana call Jonestown. This group included 276 children(Biography.com Editors). These deaths are considered the largest modern mass suicide‚ and also considered a mass murder. This deadly event happened because of a single man named Jim Jones and his religious philosophy. The history of Jonestown‚ where the suicides occurred‚ begins with the life of Jim Jones. Growing up‚ he was always fascinated with religion‚ and made a name
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1972 Munich Olympics Video Reaction Paper The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre was the bloodiest hostage taking the world had yet seen. It was a devastating situation which no one was expecting‚ let alone prepared for. The Munich massacre will be remembered as the beginning of the new age of international terrorism. The terrorist hostage situation took place at the Olympics in Munich‚ Germany in 1972. This was to be the first time Germany will host the Olympic Games since World War II. At the
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The Sand Creek Massacre was a horrifying catastrophe that occurred on November 29‚ 1864 about forty two miles away from Fort Lyon Colorado. The Native American Indians were attacked in their peaceful village by 7 hundred men of the Colorado Territory militia‚ who were lead by Colonel John M. Chivington. It became one of the most abominable Indian wars. A few years before the massacre it was believed that the Indians could cause us harm however‚ that wasn’t the situation and it is now reflected over
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