Braintree, Massachusetts Essays

  • Is Johnny Justified In The Outsiders

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    Ever since the beginning of time, people have been fighting whether it was the Greeks and the Romans or the allies and axis powers in WWII. It is no different for Johnny Cade and Bob Shelton. Johnny and Bob are from two different social groups from the 1960’s. They are the Socs’ and the Greasers. Johnny is not justified in what he did and is guilty because he fled the scene, admitted to the crime, and threatened to kill the next person who jumped him. Johnny has proven that he is guilty when he

  • In Search Of Sacco And Vanzetti By Susan Tejanda

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    Paragraph #3 In the book “In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti”, Susan Tejanda uses hundreds of sources trying to prove or disprove the innocence of both Sacco and Vanzetti in a robbery that involves murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory. Tejanda explains in great detail what happened in the court case involving Sacco and Vanzetti. Tejanda explains all of the evidence and stories that were used in court to pin this crime to Sacco and Vanzetti. She greatly explains both sides' arguments in the

  • The Case Of Nicola Sacco And Bartolomeo Vanzetti

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    Italian men who were accused of a murder and robbery. In South Braintree, Massachusetts, there was a shoe company but it's paymaster, who was delivering money, was robbed by two Italian men. On April 15, 1920 two men shot a gun and killed the paymaster of the shoe company and his guard, Alessandro Berardelli (Britannica.com). The murders were illustrated as two Italian men who killed the paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts, and stole over $15,000. Sacco and Vanzetti were possibly

  • The Trial Of Sacco And Vanzetti

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    string of crimes in their area. As time went on, they were caught by the state and were charged. They were accused of murdering an official and stealing more than $15,000 from a shoe store in Massachusetts (Sacco-Vanzetti Case). Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested after a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts, which included the murders of two guards. Sacco was found with a loaded pistol, which matched the gun from the scene of the crimes. Vanzetti was found with a car that matched the description

  • The Vanzetti-Sacco Trial

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    This document was produced in the “Death House of the Massachusetts State Prison” in August 21, 1927, only two days before its writers were executed. The letter’s authors, Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, were two anarchists accused of murdering a guard and a paymaster in an armed robbery near Braintree, Massachusetts. Their quick trial led to numerous appeals and an international interest in their case, yet ultimately led to failure. Both Vanzetti and Sacco were executed via the electric chair

  • Compare And Contrast Sacco And Vanzetti

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    his gun and it can be used as reasoning for the execution. It does not prove him guilty because although he was the owner of the weapon it does not mean he was the one who shot them. It could have been Vanzetti as well. In 1977 the governor of Massachusetts said himself that Sacco and Vanzetti were treated unfairly. Also saying nothing bad should be said about the men. The Governor at the time of the trial felt differently and denied the men any type of leniency. The men had few friends during this

  • Nicola Sacco And Bartolomeo Vanzetti

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    On the afternoon of April 15, 1920, payroll clerk Frederick Parmenter and security guard Alessandro Berardelli were shot to death and robbed of over $15,000 in cash in South Braintree, Massachusetts. After a few weeks, arrests were made and charges were brought against two Italian immigrants by the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. A well known attorney, Fred H. Moore, was brought in to defend Sacco and Vanzetti. The accused immigrants had no criminal records, but were known as outspoken

  • The Trial Of Nicola Sacco And Bartolomeo Vanzetti

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    violence including (but not limited to) bomb making and murder. On April 15th, 1920, a double murder was committed on Pearl Street, Braintree Massachusetts, next to the Slater-Morrill shoe factory. A security guard and paymaster were shot multiple times by a .32 caliber gun, and the payroll boxes that the men were transporting were stolen. Sacco and Vanzetti were in the Braintree area at the time, and when stopped by police, both vehemently denied any participation in the murders, and furthermore denied

  • Summary Of Sacco And Vanzetti: The Men, The Murders

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    Bruce Watson, the author of Sacco & Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind, breaks down many aspects of the case to help better understand it. He begins the novel by telling the life stories of both men to show the things that influenced them in their beliefs and also their thoughts on their new home in America. It was evident Vanzetti and Sacco weren’t happy in New York because they believed it was “the immense hell pit of the poor and paradise of the rich” (Watson 21). But

  • The Case Of Nicola Sacco And Bartolomeo Vanzetti

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    After a robbery and murder took place at a factory in Massachusetts in May 1920, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested and accused of being participants in the crime. Both men were Italian immigrants; Sacco was a shoemaker and Vanzetti was a traveling laborer. The men were also both anarchists, which means they believed in a self-managed society. Although they believed violence was acceptable, they had little to no ties to the robbery and murder. The most concrete evidence was the fact

  • Sacco Vs. Vanzetti

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    Gambera to Francis Russell. In his letter to Russell, Gambera said "Everyone [in the anarchist inner circle] knew that Sacco was guilty and that Vanzetti was innocent as far as the actual participation in killing." Vanzetti assuredly knew who the Braintree bandits were. He may have had a less time in planning the crime, or maybe had prior grasp of the crime, but it seems likely that Vanzetti was, as he told the jury, selling fish in Plymouth on April 15, 1920. Also in his letter, Gambera’s father,

  • John Q Adams Book Report

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    Rachel Dellinger 2-23-17 Mrs.Sigmon's ELA Class My report is on John Q. Adams. He was born July, 11, 1767, in Braintree, MA. He died February 23, 1848, in Washington D.C. He lived most of his life in Braintree Massachusetts and Boston Massachusetts. He was the President of the United States and a diplomat also. He helped by being an official representing the country abroad.     His wife’s name was Louisa Adams and his son’s names were Charles Adams George Adams and John Adams. His only daughters

  • Short Essay On Abigail Smith

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    Born on November 11, 1744 in the early Massachusetts colony in Weymouth, Abigail Smith was the second of four children of William Smith, a Congregational minister, and his wife, Elizabeth Quincy. Growing up, Abigail Smith educated herself while spending time at her grandmother’s house in English, French, and history by reading an immense amount. In 1764, she married John Adams, a lawyer, and became Abigail Adams. At the time, Abigail was nineteen years old and John was twenty eight. Abigail then

  • Who Is John Adams A Vice President?

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    Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts which is now known as Quincy, Massachusetts. (Adams, John) His father was named John Adams as well, he was a farmer, parish, and militia officer. (Allison) His mother Susanna Boylston Adams was from a family of Brookline and Boston merchants and physicians. (Allison) John Adams lived on a farm, he helped a lot around the house. (Allison He didn't enjoy reading books but Adams always tried his best in the town's school. (Allison) In 1775

  • John Quincy Adams Dbq

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    John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on July 11, 1767 to John Adams, the 2nd president, and his wife, Abigail Adams. He was one of four children in his family. His early years were spent living back and forth between Braintree and Boston. His father and mother taught him mathematics, languages, and the classics. John Adams was politically active and the calling of the first Continental Congress in 1774 marked a new stage. His father was gone a lot for Continental Congress during

  • John Adams Father

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    life before and after his presidency. John Adams was born October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He grew up in a comfortable family; his father, John Adams Sr., was a farmer, a Congregationalist deacon and a town councilman.(1) His father was a direct descendent of Puritan emigrants in England, and his mother, Susanna Boylston Adams, was a descendent of Boylston of Brookline a prominent family in the Massachusetts colony.(1) Adams attended Harvard University, on a scholarship, at the age of

  • John Hancock's Life And Accomplishments

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    John Hancock was born January 23rd, 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was born into a family of clergymen. As a child, Hancock didn’t have a normal childhood. Luckily, he was adopted by his uncle Thomas Hancock, the most wealthiest merchant in Boston. He then went to Harvard University, and graduated in 1754. When his uncle Thomas Hancock died in 1764, John inherited the family business and the estate. Hancock was elected to the Massachusetts General Court in 1766 because colonists were against

  • John Hancock Term Papers

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    John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737. John Hancock was born in Braintree Massachusetts. The parents of John Hancock were John Hancock Jr. and Mary Hawke Thaxter. After John Hancock’s father passed away his mother took him and his siblings to live somewhere else. Then his mother sent him to live with Thomas and Lydia Hancock. Thomas Hancock was very wealthy and owned a very successful shipping business. John Hancock went on to study at the University of Harvard. In 1759 John went to London

  • John Hancock's Childhood

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    Revolution. John Hancock was born on January 12, 1737, according to the Julian calendar, which was in use then. According to the Gregorian calendar, which is in use now, he was born on January 23, 1737. Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, the current town of Quincy, Massachusetts. John’s father and grandfather were ministers and wanted John to

  • John Hancock Term Papers

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    1765 John Hancock entered to local politics when he was elected for Boston selectman. He won the election to the Massachusetts colonial legislature. Around this time the British Parliament began imposing a series of regulatory measures , including tax laws , to gain further control over its 13 American colonies. John Hancock was born on January 23rd, 1737 , in Braintree of Massachusetts. He was an only child . When Hancock was just a young boy his parents pasted away , and had to move in with his