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    John Adams was born on October 30‚1735 in Massachusetts and died July 4‚1826 (1).Doing his lifetime as a president‚ he change the world a lot. His father‚ John Adams Sr.‚ was a councilman(1). However John’s mother‚Susanna Adams was a Boylston of Brookline of descendant(1). John is the oldest child. His father hired someone to help John with his school work (3). In high school‚he study religion and math. He went to Harvard College at age fifteen. After he was done with college‚ John became a teacher

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    to achieve the perfect society and the concept of understanding people to better it. John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith‚ and Mary Wollstonecraft all shared the same notion that every person should conceive and execute their own individual choice in Government‚ Religion‚ Economics‚ and Social Rights. The choice of the people was a critical component in creating a lasting and controllable Government according to John Locke. In his book Second Treatise on Civil Government he writes‚ “By erecting a new

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    the current modern age effectively with their ideas. John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft. In the 1700s and 1800s‚ people wanted to hear them‚ they were not afraid what came for in consequences. In Document A‚ John Locke was a major source of inspiration for the enlightenment movement. John Locke was stating that all men are naturally in that state of perfect‚ freedom to order their actions‚ and dispose their possessions. John Locke believed that every human should have equality

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    As a result of an article called "Massachusettensis‚ which was a Loyalist view regarding independence‚ Adams wrote letters responding to the point of views that this article reflected. During 1775‚ independence is a huge topic of discussion. The topic of independence is discussed during the First Continental Congress‚ which was held in Philadelphia. During this important meeting they discuss and argue about ideas of becoming a free and independent body apart from Britain. One of his letters is mentioned

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    John Adams...His Roles as President John Adams was one of the leaders in the fight for American Independence. He was born on October 30‚ 1735. His presidency began in 1976 through 1800 and was the second president of the United States‚ after winning the election against Alexander Hamilton. Upon winning the election he became the Chief of State. His most notable accomplishment‚ as President‚ was to avoid a war with France‚ while maintaining American honor. In our opinion he did a good job of this

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    Remember‚ democracy never lasts long.  It soon wastes‚ exhausts‚ and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide - John Adams   Dictatorship; a rule with just one person or a few of them controlling the country may sound like a regime with less chaos and corruption. Despite such a promising scenario I tend not to agree with John Adams statement. It’s not democracy that dies off‚ rather it is dictatorship that fails to survive. And the dictator sees his failure when people

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    Delprøve 1 Københavns VUC Adam Sheikh Engelsk flex 68618 A.1. Actors usually hate themselves when they make mistakes in front of a live audience. Actors er i flertal‚ og derfor skal themselves også være i flertal. Desuden kan man kun sige themselves‚ og ikke themself. A.2. The old World War 2 vetaran was moved to tears when he shaked the President’s hand. A.3. A friend from New York took me on a trip which took us all the way down to the coast. A.4. The older guests treated Mr. Smith very

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    Adam and Eve‚ not Adam and Steve Gay marriage Some may believe that gay marriage isn’t morally wrong; while mainly strong biblical based Christians (the opposing side) states it is; I am for the opposing side. The policy should not be changed in the states that are against gay marriage‚ and define marriage as between one man and one woman. In the other states and countries‚ the legalization of gay marriage still exists. Something should be done about this. Homosexuality is considered

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    John Adams was a man who believed in the law‚ and in fair play. If the soldiers could not get a fair trial‚ were we any better than the British and their high handed ways. John Adams knew he had to be the one‚ only a known radical could defend the soldiers. In the end‚ John Adams got most of the soldiers acquitted and the rest reduced to minor charges. The right by trial by jury was one of the rights the radicals were defending. The British were trying to limit trial by jury because too many smugglers

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    After a hard fought battle in the election of 1800‚ John Adams and the Federalists lost to Thomas Jefferson‚ a Republican. After this defeat‚ the Federalists wanted to retain as much power as they could. So‚ before Jefferson and the other Republicans entered office‚ Adams passed the Judiciary Act of 1801. The act made a series of specific changes to the Judiciary system‚ that would leave it dominated by Federalists. It reduced the amount of Supreme Court justices from six to five and removed their

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