I was interested in the Boston Massacre and found many testimonies and other primary resources there. However‚ as I read through I was intrigued by a comment in my readings about Captain Thomas Preston’s “London Letter”. In Preston’s letter to London‚ he intended only Londoners to read it and when the article was later published in the Boston Gazette it added annoyance to the already frustrated public in Boston. I was now‚ intrigued and determined to find Captain Preston’s newspaper article. I
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17th 2012 The Nanking Massacre 1937 In December of 1937 the Japanese attacked and invaded Nanking China by beating the Chinese Army. For the next six weeks the biggest atrocities of World War 2 were committed. Women were raped repeatedly; some were even raped until they died. Pregnant women would get mutilated‚ men and young boys were killed by the bayonet‚ and Chinese soldiers were shot and hung all over the City. The Japanese deny the accusations and say the Massacre never happened. Before
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2013/04/17 Virginia tech massacre Virginia tech massacre is a tragedy‚ and the whole world was shocked by this. 34 people were killed‚ and 17 other were wounded‚ which included students and teachers. Many families were destroyed in a day‚ many people lost their friend and family forever. And those people who get killed‚ they may have a bright future‚ but they don’t have a chance to have it anymore. This event is unbelievable‚ but which is more unbelievable and sad is; this massacre was done by a 23 years
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THE BOSTON MASSACRE The Boston Massacre was an unfortunate event which could have clearly been prevented if taken the right precautions and made the right decisions at the right time. According to my text book‚ the massacre was an attempt at protest against the British soldiers taking over the colonists’ jobs. If the soldiers had followed instructions‚ if Britain had paid the soldiers more‚ and if Crispus Attucks had taken a more peaceful approach to this problem‚ things might’ve gone differently
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The Boston Massacre Introduction Imagine having to load up your guns because an angry mob of people are running straight towards you. Think of having to shoot five people and knowing there was no way they could survive. This is the feeling the British soldiers had on March 5th 1770. They were caught in a bad place at a very bad time. Now imagine you are a colonist in America. You were just put under very strict rules from people thousands of miles from where you live. You then see the
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5‚ 1770‚ between a mob of colonist‚ throwing snowballs‚ stones and sticks at a squad of British soldiers. This resulted in the death of five colonist. The Boston Massacre was the tipping point to the boiling tension between the British and the colonist. The trial and verdict would set off the inevitable war between Britain and the colonies of that time. By analyzing the defenses‚ testimonies‚ historical facts‚ and common law of that time
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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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Nanking Massacre “What connects two thousand years of genocide? Too much power in too few hands‚” – Simon Wiesenthal. Genocide is the systematic mass killing of a specific group of people. For an event to be considered genocide‚ it must have the eight stages of genocide: classification‚ symbolization‚ dehumanization‚ organization‚ polarization‚ preparation‚ extermination‚ and denial. Nanking is an example of genocide because it included the eight stages. The Nanking Genocide was also known as the
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from the mob and knocked Private Hugh 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
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Genocide in Asia Nanking Massacre History of Region Nanjing is a momentous city that dates back to around 6‚000 years ago when farmers originally civilized the land. However‚ the oldest recorded fact about the city is the wall built around the southwest corner of the presently known Zhonghua Gate. The wall was built in the year of 472 BC by the King of the Yue State‚ named Gou Jian. Throughout history‚ this city has been renamed numerous times (around 40 times) and it served as China’s capital for
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