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    Montgomery to the ground. He stood up and fired into the crowd and several other shots followed. The event is known today as the Boston Massacre. Clearly these happenings occurred so quickly that it is hard for historians to see which side was responsible. However‚ the Boston Massacre was the fault of the British because they made the decision to station troops in Boston‚ they failed to remove the troops despite the rising tensions between the soldiers and the colonists‚ they fired into the crowd

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    happened in the Boston Massacre. It all started in Boston one fateful day. The British came to Boston and the people of Boston were not happy about it. By examining the boston massacre and the causes of it‚ It is clear that this was an important part in the revolutionary war. the Boston Massacre was that many of the colonist were upset by the fact that they had to share a house with a british soldier. This was called the quartering act. This was a start up leading to the Boston Massacre.Eventually

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    April 18 marked the 120th running of the famed Boston Marathon. Without question‚ the 26.2-mile race is the pinnacle of achievement for runners of all skill levels and abilities. This year‚ some 30‚000 men and women participated and many of whom ran the iconic race for the first time. Hundreds of marathons that take place each year‚ from races with only a couple of hundred participants to the New York City Marathon that boasts nearly 52‚000 runners. However‚ for those runners lucky enough to qualify

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    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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    disobedience. On December 17‚ 1763 a group calling themselves “The Sons of Liberty” boarded three British tea ships and dumped the economic equivalent of $1.7million of tea into Boston Harbor. The “Boston Tea Party‚” was in protest of the Tea Act of 1773‚ a bill many colonists viewed as taxation tyranny. Consequently‚ Parliament closed Boston to merchant shipping and established military rule in Massachusetts. When our forebearers responded by calling the first Continental Congress‚ our fledgling nation was

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    The Boston Massacre happened because radical patriots were outside of a bar and were taunting the British soldiers. Then the captain came out and told the soldiers do not fire. The captain got hit in the head with a club and the soldiers fired even though the captain never said to. In revenge for the stamp act and Boston Massacre three radical patriots performed the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was when three radical patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians got on board of a British ship that

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    On April 15th‚ 2013 in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ there was a bombing attack that killed two innocent women‚ a young child and wounded over two hundred. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his older brother were accused to be the bombers and after the older brother was killed‚ along with a Boston Police Officer‚ Tsarnaev’s face was on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. When the issue was released‚ the picture caused a huge controversy on whether

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    breathing pattern of 2:1 steps-per-breath or a 2:2 steps-per-breath. It’s important for you to keep your breathing pattern all throughout to decrease the risk of injury. If I keep pursuing my dream of running‚ I will want to take part in the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon named one of the hardest marathons in the United States. Preparing for the Marathon take an immense amount of training‚ comprising a 22 week training plan that requires you to run 32-58 miles. You must clear your mindset from all

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    BOSTON BEER COMPANY: LIGHT BEER DECISION _Background Information_: The Boston Beer Company‚ which was founded in 1984‚ had a very diversified thriving product line which entailed about twenty different kinds of beers. Their product was available in over nineteen various countries and used a network of around four hundred distributors. Revenues grew from 21 million dollars to 210 million dollars from inception to 1997. _Problem and Opportunity Identification_: As a result of the company’s product

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    overcome bad experiences. In Boston strong video‚ you could see resilience. People got together and support each other as a family. The Boston bombing was really bad experience‚ however‚ it brought the people from Boston together. When things like this happen or disasters‚ I feel that it makes people stronger and a community as well. Any bad experience shows you a lesson. It makes you appreciate more life and shouldn’t be like this. I really like it how the people in Boston handled the situation and

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