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Alford, Lincolnshire, England, probably in the spring of 1591 (she was baptized on July 20, 1591), Anne Marbury was the daughter of a silenced clergyman and grew up in an atmosphere of learning. She married William Hutchinson, a merchant, in 1612, and in 1634 they migrated to Massachusetts. Anne Hutchinson soon organized weekly meetings of Boston women to discuss recent sermons and to give expression to her own theological views. Before long her sessions attracted ministers and magistrates as…

people always say that anything is possible, so escaping from Alcatraz was a formidable task for any prisoner to even contemplate, and the prison’s structure and architecture is a fascinating wonder. An island located in the middle of Sanfrancisco Bay, surrounded by a mile and a half of freezing cold water, was called Alcatraz, or known as The Rock, it earned this name because of its isolated location and rigid structure that makes up the island. For a criminal to get on the island it almost…

CHE GUEVARA Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna popularly known as “Che Guevara” was a middle class Argentinean. He was a world class leader, author,avid reader, doctor and diplomat. He was one of the most important people in the history of Cuban Revolution. He studied medicine, as he was suffering from asthma as a child. During his medical studies he took a break and travelled to South America where he saw lots of poverty and misery. This made him very unhappy because of the despair he saw in…

Super Bowl Extra Credit The Super Bowl is the most watched television broadcast of today. The 2017 Super Bowl took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The New England Patriots, who already have four Super Bowl wins under their belt, were playing the Atlanta Falcons. This year I attended a party at my family friend’s house. There was about 30 people there and most of them were cheering for the Falcons. Just as I arrived, people were already heckling and discussing their game predictions.…

Affluenza The term “affluenza” was originally coined when the book The Golden Ghetto: A Psychology of Affluence by Jessie O’Neill was published in 1997. However, this term has recently re-surfaced as America has followed the case of Ethan Couch; the so-called “affluenza teen.” This case has brought about much speculation over the legitimacy of affluenza, and how much blame can be placed on those of the wealthy who commit heinous crimes. It also leads to speculation in regards to how modern day…

Imagine a seven-by-seven-mile metropolis, surrounded by several neighborhoods filled with homes with unique design in Presidio Heights or Nob Hill, tall office buildings in the Financial District, and amazing views of San Francisco and the Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge or Twin Peaks. As many people view San Francisco as one of the most expensive and difficult cities to live in, I like to think of it as my home away from home. It is a city of seekers and adventurers. I am a city girl and I love…

The San Francisco Bay area is, and has been experiencing an epidemic. The epidemic is the suicides the county experiences every year. According to the San Francisco Suicide prevention website, there are 100 deaths per year in the City of San Francisco. Of that number, only three percent are directly resulting from jumping of the bridge. Using money to make the Golden Gate Bridge would not only cause a decrease in tourism due to the drop in aesthetic value, but it would also use money that could…

San Francisco’s bay in California has an island with hundreds of years of history. “Located 1.5 miles off the coast of San Francisco, Alcatraz Island encompasses a total of 22 acres…”1, and it has served as a Civil War fortress, military prison, maximum security prison, and now welcomes one million visitors per year. Commonly known as “The Rock”, Alcatraz was a maximum-security prison for the most dangerous criminals from 1934 until March 21, 1963.2 However, it has many years of history before…

contributions as well including the Gold Rush and World War II. The history of San Francisco has played a major role in relation to the overall development of California. San Francisco was founded in 1769 by Gaspar de Portola, who was in search of Monterey Bay. Europeans, Native American, and the Spanish began to populate the San Francisco area during the late 18th and early 19th century. The event that…

regional management of the Bay in San Francisco (McAteer-Petris 66600). With the regulatory Authority provided by the McAteer-Petris, the Policies and Bay Plan which aims to resolve issues from ports and public access to transportation and development design were completed in 1969 and designated BCDC to implement the Bay Plan. The commission’s permitting authority in for any development activities to be undertaken prove its worthiness for the protection and conservation of the Bay for issuing…