Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams focuses on the chaos and potential destruction of the Galaxy. Arthur Dent travels from planet to planet in order to find a new life. Ford Prefect fights the corporate regime. Tricia McMillian has an alien encounter. All three lives help decide the fate of the Galaxy. In chapter one‚ the history of the Galaxy is a confusing mess. People try to exceed the speed of light‚ but it is impossible to do. Only bad news travels faster. People continue to try to exceed the speed
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knows all about that. Edith Hamilton was an amazing person. What is interesting about her was her attitude. She was a very determined woman. Three incredible things about Edith Hamilton‚ are her stages of life‚ her amazing career‚ and her many accomplishments. Edith Hamilton was born of American parents in Dresden‚ Germany‚ and grew up in Indiana (“Hamilton Front”). Hamilton‚ the eldest of five children from an exceptionally gifted intellectual family‚ was raised on a family estate with many servants
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John Adams Biography of John Adams Childhood "He means well for his country‚ is always an honest man‚ often a wise man‚ but sometimes‚ and in some things‚ absolutely out of his senses." Benjamin Franklin‚ 1783 John Adams was born on October 30‚ 1735‚ (new style) in Braintree‚ (now known as Quincy) Massachusetts on the family farm. John was named after his father‚ a deacon of the church. His father was also‚ at times‚ the town’s tax collector‚ selectman‚ constable and lieutenant of the militia
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unfathomable passion for aeronautics and adventure‚ is best known for her renowned accomplishments as the first pilot to solo across the Atlantic Ocean‚ Pacific Ocean‚ and afar. Amelia Earhart‚ daughter of Samuel and Amelia Earhart‚ was born in Atchison‚ Kansas on July 24‚ 1897. Earhart’s parents moved frequently due to employment‚ so most of her
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February 20‚ 1962‚ gave him the title of being the first American to orbit the Earth and the fifth person in space. John became a national hero. John is the last living astronaut of the Mercury 7 and I sat down with him to discuss all of his accomplishments over the past years of his remarkable life including his life after NASA as a U.S. Senator. John‚ you were born on July 18‚ 1921 in Cambridge‚ Ohio and raised in New Concord‚ Ohio. Tell me about your childhood
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My Major Accomplishment The thing that comes to mind that I would say makes me the proudest is working so hard all those years in high school to get good grades just so I could get into the best college in Florida. The day I got accepted into University of Florida was the day I felt proudest of all my accomplishments in high school. I would not say it was easy though‚ I managed to maintain my high GPA while holding a job‚ participating in sports‚ and even doing a lot of chores most kids would
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St Augustine has made himself known for three reasons. His teenage‚ Catholic life and his accomplishments are the three reasons. First is his teenage life. Augustine was born on November 13‚ 354 in tagaste‚ numida‚ Africa. His parents were Patricus and Monica. In his teen years‚ Augustine went to Carthage‚ but wasn’t focused at school. He went to parties that darkened his pride and mind. Then took mistress when he was eighteen and in 383 he went to Rome and made a school. By hearing St Ambrose preach
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My qualities are that I like to draw. one of my accomplishment is that I have gotten all my credits to graduate and have passed all my class. One of the accomplishment that i am proud of is my G.P.A and my grades from last semester. I am proud of my last semester grades because I know that I worked so hard to get those grades. My ninth grade year wasn’t one of my greatest year because I was going through a lot of things at that time. The one thing that I was going through and was the most painful
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Faith Doe Patch Adams Essay - Topic #1 A moment of laughter can make a difference in one life. Patch Admas made is patient’s laughs and lifts their spirit up and made them feel like the still have chance of survive. Patch Adams also said that physicians and clowns consider humor and friendship part of the cure in any healing process. When a doctor/nurse develop that friendship with their patients there will always be laughter between the two when they meet. When kids are little and are afraid
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Pasteur had many career accomplishments such as creating a vaccine for anthrax and rabies. He also created stereochemistry and pasteurization‚ which is why we have sanitary milk. Lastly‚ he created the Germ Theory of Fermentation. Pasteur married Marie Pasture on may 29‚ 1849. Together
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