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History of Massachusetts Board of Gas, 2006.
A study of the history of the Massachusetts Board of Gas and its influence on the nation's regulatory origins.
948 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 67 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper discusses the relevance of the Massachusetts Board of Gas to the study of state utility regulatory history. The paper explains that nineteenth century Massachusetts very much served as an incubator for state regulatory expansion and that the formation of the Board marked the beginning of an important experimental period of regulation that likely impacted the design of future commissions in other states. Includes extensive bibliography for future research.
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"In history books and political sciences studies, the Massachusetts Board of Gas has been wrongly cast aside as an irrelevant chapter in the nation's development of the modern commission apparatus. On the contrary, evidence suggests that people learned from the Massachusetts board and may have even used the board's works as a basis for similar commissions across the nation. The fact that Commissioner Forrest Edson Barker, in his biography, was said to have been sought out as a speaker by several state legislatures, means that other people - from different states - were aware of the regulatory experimentation occurring in Massachusetts."
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"Heroes of their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence", 2002.
A review of the book "Heroes of their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence" by Linda Gordon.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss and analyze the books "Heroes of their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence," by Linda Gordon. Linda Gordon's book discusses the history of family violence in Boston, Massachusetts from 1880 through 1960. It is a topic not often discussed, and the history of family violence in its many forms may be even more disturbing than the existence of this violence in our modern families.
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"The author's clear purpose in writing this compelling and disturbing book was to chronicle the history of family violence in Boston from 1880-1960. She wrote the book because the topic of family violence has become so much more prevalent in our society, and as it has increased, so has public awareness of the problems. Gordon notices "family violence had had virtually no history; that most who discussed it ? experts, journalists, friends ? assumed they were discussing a new problem" (Gordon 2). Thus, Gordon, who had no background in the topic, set out to write a volume that would not only look into modern family violence, but also look back at family violence in history, setting the record straight."
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Massachusetts Gubernatorial Race, 2007.
This paper describes the 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial race, with an emphasis on the candidates and their campaign platforms.
3,247 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 66.95
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This paper examines the three 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates and the selected issues relevant to their campaigns. It also exposes prevailing myths in the public imagination and attempts to dispel them. In addition, this paper explores the serious needs and benefits derived from selecting an adequate candidate for the next governor of Massachusetts. The author describes the candidates and their various political ideologies related to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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"For more than a decade, Kerry enjoyed a distinguished career as a law and public safety consultant at Abt Associates, Inc., in Cambridge, and while at Abt, she conducted extensive research for the U.S. Department of Justice related to child abuse and neglect, domestic and gang violence, victim and witness intimidation and the prosecution of drug crimes. As a resident of the city of Beverly, Kerry has long been an active member of her community. She is a past member of the Foundation Board of North Shore Community College and the Friend's Board of Beverly Hospital; she also successfully co-chaired the
campaign to rebuild her city's main branch library and raised over $1 million in private funds and grants. In 2001, she co-chaired Beverly's United Way Campaign to support community development efforts and then served as a member of the adjunct faculty at Endicott College and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell teaching criminal justice and social policy. At forty-six, Kerry and her husband Sean have been married for twenty years and have two school-aged children."
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Spencer, Massachusetts, 2002.
A description of the town of Spencer, Massachusetts, outlining the benefits of small town living.
1,219 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper examines the history and demographics of the town of Spencer, Massachusetts. The paper provides an overview of the community resources and economic institutions in the town. A visual description is presented, illustrating the natural historic beauty of the town. The writer explains the reasons why he would consider living in the town of Spencer, Massachusetts.
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"The town of Spencer, Massachusetts is an ideal place to live in since the town is largely residential in nature, offering all the benefits of small town living, the charm of country life and easy access to the advantages and comforts of working in larger industries and towns. In addition, Spencer has adequate community resources and strengths as well as a sense of history and therefore the comfort of continuity of a way of life."
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Massachusetts? Clergy Mandated Child Abuse Reporting Statute, 2002.
A discussion on the new law passed in Massachusetts which forces clergymen to report suspected incidents of child abuse.
1,006 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 24.95
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The paper shows that in the wake of the much-publicized debacle involving numerous male child molestation cases within the Catholic Church, the vast majority of which were allegedly ?covered up? by the leaders of the Catholic Church, Massachusetts passed a new law. It explains that clergy members, as well as paid religious educators and other individuals specified under the law, must report incidents of child abuse, including child sexual abuse. This essay addresses whether the Massachusetts state government and the churches at issue will be able to feasibly manage and enforce the new law.
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"Fifth, clergy are exempted from the reporting requirements if knowledge of a child abuse incident is solely obtained during a confession or other confidential communication. This exemption for ?confidential communications? will also prove problematic. The law gives little guidance as to what is considered a confidential communication. We can quite easily imagine a scenario in which almost every communication or action within a church setting is deemed by the church clergy as ?confidential?, and therefore, exempt from the reporting law."
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University of Massachusetts: Budget Analysis, 2004.
A critical analysis of the budget of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper makes recommendations in the University of Massachusetts's resource allocations in order to improve spending tendencies and, therefore, improve the quality of services provided to the students and the immediate community. The analysis includes several considerations such as the budget and a comparison of the school's other institutions and the services they provide to the community. The paper also defines the concept of quality in order to evaluate whether the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is providing quality service.
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"The University provides research for external governmental and private organizations of which the University forecasts an increase of five percent annually with a hope that the state can provide fund matching. In addition, the school competes on a national basis for research grants. ?Consequently, because the projections presented here show no growth in state support for research to the Amherst campus, the growth of external funding will also be restrained to no more than 5% a year.? (University of Massachusetts)"
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 2002.
A historical overview of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper examines the history of the prestigious Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
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Massachusetts? Child Abuse Reporting Statute, 2002.
An analysis of the child abuse reporting statute of the state of Massachusetts.
1,305 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper examines the Massachusetts? state law that requires mandatory reporting of reasonable suspicions of child abuse for certain persons in positions of authority over children. The paper describes that no longer can teachers rationalize that problems of abuse must be dealt with within the home or by the child alone and teachers must now report such signs or be subject to criminal and monetary sanctions. The author writes that the law provides that those who watch our nation?s children while they are outside of their parents? home must tell the government if abuse is occurring inside or outside the home.
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"The management of the law will prove very difficult. Incidents of child abuse are inherently private and perceptions of such incidents are subjective. Whether such incidents actually occurred would be anyone?s guess. In fact, even if a teacher or administrator actually witnessed such child abuse acts (obviously, actually witnessing an act of abuse ? as opposed to just suspecting abuse -- would be rare) and failed to report them, probably 99% of the time, no one would ever know."
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Shortage of Housing in Massachusetts, 2002.
An examination of some factors which are causing a housing shortage in the state of Massachusetts.
1,555 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper begins by presenting some basic demographic facts about Massachusetts. It then discusses the question why prices in the state continue to rise. It looks at statistics regarding population growth trends and migration which also influence the housing shortage crisis. The paper ends with a list of practical alternative solutions to this problem.
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"Officially named the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the state is 13th amongst the 50 United States. It has a population of a little more than 6 million people as of 1990 US census Bureau figures. Comprising of 302 town and 49 cities, with the capital at Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts covers a total area of some 8,000 square miles with a population density of 768 persons per square mile. (Galvin, 2002). The following paper will discuss some aspects on the shortage of housing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony and Manifest Destiny, 2008.
This paper compares and contrasts Winthrop's Massachusetts Bay Colony migration with O'Sullivan's "manifest destiny" excursion two decades later.
1,333 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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The paper examines the similarities between the Puritans' seventeenth-century incursions into New England and the expansions of the nineteenth century. The paper argues that John Winthrop's experiences in reigning in the fanatical elements of his Massachusetts Bay Colony anticipated the state's dilemma in doing the same two centuries later. The paper looks at the similarities between the religious rhetoric of both westward migrations and discusses the state's ability, in both cases, to temper the dangerous emotions of overzealous adventurers.
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"Although John Winthrop's first meeting with the members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony preceded John L. O'Sullivan's coinage of the term "manifest destiny" by two centuries, a clear thread connects the two events. The theme of westward expansion has accompanied U.S. history since England's disgruntled puritans first hatched the idea of a New World utopia, and it would not be an exaggeration to write that it was the Puritans, rather than Andrew Jackson or other nineteenth-century champions of westward expansion, who gave birth to what would later be called "manifest destiny." In fact, there are many striking similarities between the two westward movements--that is, between the Puritans' seventeenth-century incursions into New England and the expansions of the nineteenth century."
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Massachusetts Native Americans, 2005.
This paper discusses the European religious assertion, which were made upon the Massachusetts Native Americans.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper examines the conversion of Native Americans to Christianity within Massachusetts as asserted by the Puritans. The author points out that, from the beginning, the religious refugees from Europe into the New World, the majority of whom ironically had left England because they were religious or otherwise social outcasts, attempted to make this world a reflection of their own ideals. The paper relates that their most intense focus for religious conversion (and thus, promulgation) were the Native Americans.
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"European religious assertion upon Native Americans is a fact of American history. From the beginning, the religious refugees from England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain who fled to the New World had attempted to make their world a reflection of their own ideals. Ironically, the majority of colonists left England because they were religious or social outcasts. Instead of seeing themselves as the meek, once "freed" to the North American continent, they began to assert themselves in grand fashion. While their efforts occasionally changed another's mind, their most intense focus for religious conversion (and thus, promulgation) were the Native Americans. It is the intent of this paper to examine the conversion of Native Americans to Christianity within Massachusetts over the course of time. The Puritans were an agricultural people. Initially, all successful colonizing efforts from the "old" world were agricultural. "
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54th Massachusetts Infantry, 2001.
A description of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry comprising mostly of freed black soldiers and their contribution to the Civil War.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper presents an examination of this regiment which was unique in is composition as well as its setup. The writer shows how the army's attitude in the beginning was negative, many believing that the freed slaves did not have military discipline. It describes the various battles that the regiment participated in and finally looks at the conditions of the soldiers - who were paid less, given fewer privileges etc.
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"The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts was organized in March, 1863 at Camp Meigs, Readville, Massachusetts, by Robert Shaw a 26 year old from Boston. This regiment was composed primarily of free blacks that volunteered from throughout the North, particularly Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Col. Shaw was a young white officer from a prominent Boston family. He came from a family of strong abolitionists. His father had founded the National Freedman's Relief Association. Before entering the army 2 years before Shaw was studying in the best school in Europe, but he was not the best of students and did not practically like school and did not want to continue his education there for he joined the army. Two years later he was asked to head the first black regiment in the Union, he turned down his first invitation in 1863 by Massachusetts governor John A. Andrew, to head the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, but then when asked again he accept and began recruiting men for his new regiment and the first official regiment of black soldiers in the Union Army."
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"The Devil in Massachusetts", 2002.
Critique of Starkey's book "The Devil in Massachussets" and its accuracy regarding the Salem Witch Trials.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 37.95
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The Devil in Massachusetts describes in detail the people and events that surrounded the infamous Salem Witch Trials. While Starkey's book claims to be an accurate history, it requires further investigation. The paper concludes that Starkey's tale is accurate and it does describe in great detail the rather horrific events of that and later Witch Hunts.
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Massachusetts General Law, 2002.
An examination of a law on liabilities when reporting abuse cases to the authorities.
1,565 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper considers Section 51A Chapter 119 Massachusetts General Law which deals with notifying the authorities in cases of suspected abuse, and places personal liabilities on professionals, such as teachers. The paper considers the complication of the law and its implementation.
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"The law has been written by man to protect man from man, however when the laws were first written at no time did man believe or feel that man would harm a child, however over the centuries man has become more perverted and corrupt, as such new laws have been provided and implemented to protect our future generations from abuse and harm by adults. "
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