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In my final paper I discuss the Green Line extension project, and the potential impact that I will have on Union Square, and Somerville as a whole. The interesting and unusual thing about Union Square, is that while this change in population has been…

This paper offers a critical look at District Hall, a building in the heart of Boston’s burgeoning
Innovation District. I provide insights based on observation and practical experience. I identify both
positive and negative aspects of the building,…

The Boston Marathon has been a definitive cultural and social event in Boston since 1897. Each year schools across Boston close for Marathon Monday and thousands of people flock to the Finish Line to cheer on friends, family, and even strangers. But…

Through the lens of two interviews with homeless Harvard Square citizens Tom and Susan, this paper explores the difference between “living” and “surviving” in Boston. Issues discussed include: shelter, hygiene, relationship with Harvard Square and…

This project was done in an effort to reconnect with a lot of my friends that I have
made within the Latin American community here in Boston, and elsewhere. The idea
behind the project was to develop an overarching idea, if that was possible, of…

For my final project, I explore how and why Jews left Dorchester. I interviewed two grandparents (opposite sides) who epitomized the Jewish migration out of Dorchester. Their narratives, found out through two separate interviews, offer a new…

Within my paper, I explore the issue of homelessness that is so prevalent in and around Boston.
In particular, past, present, and future measures taken and being taken by the local and state
governments, as well as various organizations, are a…

Summary: My paper uses firsthand accounts of personal experiences during the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, combined with speeches and newspaper articles, to describe the effect of the Boston Red Sox on the city of Boston throughout the…

I report on research to investigate the availability of information and services in languages other than English at six M.B.T.A. subway stations, and frame these results with data regarding language usage in Boston. I then analyze the problem (almost…

I use Emelie Durkheim’s book, The
Elementary Forms of Religious Life, as a
mechanism with which to analyze how sports,
specifically the Red Sox, function in the city
of Boston. Rooting my discussion in the
theme of the book, that religion…