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    TITLE 5 Fun Things To Do In Newport, Rhode Island LEAD PARAGRAPH Newport, Rhode Island is a popular spot for day trips, as it is a historically wealthy coast town known for its mansions. It also offers great scenic walks, historical buildings, and tasty food, making it an excellent spot for a day trip during a visit to New England. Continue reading to learn more about what to do in Newport. PARAGRAPHS 1) Walking through the downtown Thames Street is quaint and filled with shopping, restaurants, and

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    of Rhode Island has been a rising issue between the critics and supporters of gentrification, in both urban areas such as Providence and wealthy areas such as the island of Newport, among other examples. With the cities under a monopoly headed by the wealth of each neighborhood, one is left to wonder how such a system is fair to all groups. Relatively speaking, it isn’t, and the only ones who benefit from such a system are white-skinned. With the deterioration of the economic status of Rhode Island

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    settler in Rhode Island was Roger Williams (a founder of Rhode Island) who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was banished because he spoke out against the Court of Massachusetts. Williams had spoken out against the rule of the Court, he questioned the right of authorities to punish religious bickering, and the right to take away Indians land. Another founder was Anne Hutchinson, who was also banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, for religious reasons. Rhode Island officially

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    Vision: Aquidneck Mobile Movers will only operate on Aquidneck Island for the first year. After two years, we hope to expand our services to three more towns: Tiverton, Bristol, and Jamestown. By expanding our services, we can reach new customers and provide further transportation service to pre-existing customers. In five years, our goal is to provide services all over Rhode Island using 8 wheelchair vans and 15 runner vehicles. Startup Costs: The initial investment required to start this business

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    In the early days of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, superstitious societal self infliction caused multiple judicial accusations and executions. Specifically, one law case exemplifies the flawed structure of 17th century New England culture. The investigation and trial of Thomas Cornell (Jr.) in the untimely death of his mother, Rebecca Cornell. The year was 1673 and it had been ten years since Rhode Island had been established as a legal colony under a regal charter, by

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    It initially opened its doors as a business school founded by Gertrude Johnson and Mary Wales, a pair of local teachers. More than 16,000 students attend the university’s four campuses nationwide; apart from its main campus in Rhode Island, the university has additional campuses in Colorado, Florida and North Carolina. Johnson and Wales University offers baccalaureate and master’s degrees online through its School of Online and Continuing Education. Bachelor’s degree options include

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    your health and beauty needs, in Lowell, Massachusetts by brothers Stanley and Sidney Goldstein and partner Ralph Hoagland. Through the next few years CVS started to grow and in 1967 pharmacies were being added to CVS’s in Warwick and Cumberland, Rhode Island (RI). After buying several small chain drug stores in the early 1970’s around the surrounding areas/states, CVS created small chain stores in shopping malls. In 1981, CVS broke ground on the Store Support Center in Woonsocket, RI. In 1988 CVS celebrated

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    In Puritan belief, life was planned according to God, and a society worked to live out that plan. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a closely integrated group that worked together to fulfill the wishes of a larger community. Puritans religious beliefs produced ideas that God’s will was to lead a community based on peace. God had set high expectations for a happy and trustworthy community. However, if a community did not live up to the expectations, God would destroy the community. Therefore, Puritan

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    Introduction: This fall our class collaborated with Big Brother Big Sister of the Ocean State. Their issue that they brought to Bryant is that they were in desperate need of more male Bigs to satisfy the huge number of boy Littles without a Big. The Experience: By no means did this project move smoothly from start to finish. During my brief time, here at Bryant University I have worked and lead in various group projects, this group was by far the most efficient and well-rounded group I have

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    designing successful care programs specifically for the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The first key issue is regarding Native Americans’ insufficient access to health care. With the percentage of unemployment within the Native American population in Rhode Island as high as 26 percent (The Office of Minority Health, 2015), “one-third of Native American adults said there was a time in the past year when they could not afford to see a doctor” (Parrish, 2012). There is not many people from the tribe can afford

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