“The Boston Controversy” March 5th‚ 1770 marks a day in American history where an event took place known as the “Boston Massacre”. This notable moment in American history was a spark in the colonies that eventually led to the American colonies taking up arms against England. The “Boston Massacre” was the iconic nickname of a riot in Boston that led to British soldiers firing upon of colonists on March 5th 1770. The major controversy debated is whether or not the British officer
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Boston Massacre The Massacre that was held in Boston Massachusetts on March 5‚ 1770 was a small yet horrific event. It started out as colonist teased and taunted the British soldiers. They also threw rocks and whatever else they could throw at them. The soldiers reacted to this by firing back at the colonist killing five people‚ three were killed on impact and two died later on‚ several were wounded. Immediately after‚ the colonist disappeared and the soldiers reported back to their barracks. Even
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The New York Draft Riots of 1863 In the summer of 1863 New York experienced one of the most violent protests in the American history. The riots were mainly in reaction to the Union draft for the Civil War‚ which Abraham Lincoln enacted when volunteers began to run out. The riots lasted for five days‚ and the mob consisted of almost 50‚000 angry men who opposed to the Civil War‚ draft and Emancipation Proclamation. This paper will discuss how the Irish immigrants in New York affected the draft
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Summary: In “Here is New York”‚ an essay by E.B. White‚ in the first paragraph‚ White classifies the residents of New York in three different categories‚ In the next two paragraphs White goes on to explain in interesting details that the events that happened on September eleventh in New York were horrific‚ but because of the residents it stayed strong. All the residents may fall under a different categorization‚ but because of them‚ New York stayed strong. Paraphrase: In the first paragraph of White’s
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The Boston Massacre was one of the first massacres in the establish settlements. There is a question that long awaits an answer. Who started it all? Was it the soldier or was it the kids? I believe that the soldiers started it all. He shouldn’t have been swinging a sword around‚ they started shooting at innocent people‚ didn’t need guns to fix the problem. It all started with a drunk soldier. Alcohol is bad‚ lots of it is worst‚ and lots of it with a weapon is worst than worst. The drunken soldier
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Cited: Ephron‚ Nora. “The Boston Photographs.” Convergences. Ed. Robert Atwan. Ney York: Bedford/St Martins‚ 2009. 244-249
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Benefits of Gay Marriage in New York Just recently our nation has taken initiative into changing the gay rights that our nation lacks by repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that was established in 1993 by our former president Clinton. In the United States there are only five states‚ not including District of Columbia‚ that have legalized same sex marriage. Lawmakers ignore the fact that legalizing gay marriage has economical benefits. If the state of New York were to make gay marriage
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Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” (pg. 27) is in the genre of auto-biography. The main ideas of this story are Sherman Alexie’s experience of learning to read‚ the power of words‚ Sherman Alexie’s experience overcoming diversity and his path to success. The story begins with him teaching himself to read using a Superman comic book. He could not read the words but‚ used his imagination to create a dialogue he believed went along with the pictures
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Despite his pugnacious appearance‚ the Boston Terrier is a lover‚ not a fighter. One of the few dog breeds to originate in the United States‚ the Boston was bred to be a best friend‚ happy to do just about anything as long as he’s with his human family. And he can go anywhere with them: not only is he a small-but-sturdy size for any situation‚ he’s one of the few dogs that’s always formally dressed‚ in markings that resemble a well-tailored tuxedo. The Boston can be happy as a couch potato or a canine
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clothes‚ looking as if you were poor. Even the upper-class colonist stopped buying luxurious goods from the British‚ and began living a cheaper lifestyle. 2) The Boston Massacre was an incident on a cold night in Boston‚ MA‚ on March 5‚ 1770‚ where a fight broke out between British soldiers and Boston civilians. The British soldiers had been stationed in Boston since 1768‚ and the people of Boston did not like this one bit. On that March night‚ men and boys started throwing rocks‚ snowballs‚
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