BOSTON-MA‚ The 2009 Boston University scandal reveals itself earlier this week. The report contains players who drank a lot and had sex in the penalty box at Agganis Arena. From the reports given‚ it is clear that the BU hockey team feel like they are superior to the rules presented by their institution. Sara Al Hashemi‚ a 20-year-old junior at American University gives her input in regards to this situation. Al Hashemi was asked if college athletes get special treatment and she agreed that they
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The Boston Massacre‚ was the first bloodshed between the British and the American colonists‚ which ultimately lead to war between the two. Here‚ I will discuss the events leading up to the Massacre‚ which the hostilities of the colonial people will be discussed. I believe that the British troops fired the first shot‚ but were ultimately lead to this point through the colonists antagonization. I have broken this paper down into two main pieces. The first will be the events that lead to the Boston
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The Boston Massacre- March‚ 5‚ 1770 Part One: Document | Author | Date | Purpose | Biases | The Legal Papers of John Adams‚ No. 64‚ Rex v Wemms | John Adams | 1755-1784 | To record what he heard and saw during the trial and how he defended for the British soldiers. | Despite the fact that most eyewitnesses’ testimonies denounced Captain Thomas Pretson ordering his men to fire upon the citizens‚ he believed these people were biased and words aren’t 100% reliable. | Anonymous account of the Boston
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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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How the Boston Marathon affected us The Boston Marathon was hosted in the big city of Boston on April 15‚ 2013. 26‚839 runners started the Boston Marathon on April 15‚ 2013‚ but only 17‚600 crossed the finish line. The bombings caused a huge devastation to everyone around the world. The bombing caused great stress for the thousands of participants. Many had to finish the run with the fear of being killed or injured. Who would want to devastate the United States with another uncalled for tragedy
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Sarah February 10‚ 2014 When the Boston Bombing happened on April 15‚ 2013‚ it seemed like Boston stopped. There were so many pictures‚ videos and news stations talking about what had happened. It was a hard time for Bostonians and anyone who cared for Boston‚ or the people that were hurt‚ or especially killed because of the unbelievable event. The great city of Boston was bombed during the legendary Boston Marathon. People were killed. That is never okay. The picture I chose
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The Boston Massacre was and is still a debatable Massacre. The event occurred on March 5‚ 1776. It involved the rope workers of the colonial Boston and two British regiments‚ the twenty-ninth and the fourteenth regiments. Eleven people were shot in the incident; five people were killed and the other six were merely wounded. The soldiers and the captain‚ Thomas Preston‚ were all put on trial. All were acquitted of charges of murder‚ however the two soldiers who fired first‚ Private Mathew Killroy
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Boston Marathon Bombing The bombing of the 2013 Boston Marathon was a tragedy which killed several people and injured many‚ but the story behind it is very interesting. The first Boston Marathon was won by John J. McDermott in two hours‚ fifty five minutes‚ and ten seconds‚ forever earning a spot in sports history. The distance of the Boston Marathon is nearly twenty five miles(baa.org). In 2013‚ two bombs went off near the finish line two hundred ten feet apart. The explosion killed four people
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The Boston Massacre Trials Boston Massacre considered the real beginning of the American Revolution‚ the first shots heard around the world. It took place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in March‚ 1770 when Captain Thomas Preston‚ Corporal William Wemms‚ and seven British soldiers confronted a crowd which attacked them with cudgel‚ ice balls‚ and other makeshift weapons. The soldiers formed a line and loaded their guns‚ warning the crowd to disperse. A soldier fired a musket into the crowd‚ immediately
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According to Document 3‚ Account of the Boston Massacre‚ “A townsman with a cudgel struck him over the hands with such force…” This writing means that the colonists had clubs to fight back against the British and protect themselves. Although the British had much more powerful weapons‚ such as guns‚ the colonist were able to bring much harm to them as well. In Benjamin Edes’‚ Account of the Boston Massacre‚ a colonist “aimed a blow at the Captain’s head which grazed his hat and fell pretty heavy upon
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