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    has fought or won the king. She also says that she cant wait to hear from John Adams‚ Paul Revere to hear on what they are going to do next. The colonies are forced to only buy tea from a company from great Britian and that is like slavery because they have to do what the king is saying so if they have to buy tea from that one company they have or else they are going to have to pay the consequences‚ In the second letter Adams is talking about how the people were scared to come out of their homes and

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    The night before John Adams left the presidential office he appointed various men to be Justices of the Piece. All of these men were Federalist like himself. One of which was William Marbury. However‚ when Thomas Jefferson came into office he refused to give the men that had been appointed last minute by Adams their federal commission. Jefferson used his secretary of state‚ James Madison‚ to be his voice about the situation. Enraged William Marbury and others sued the government and the case went

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    John Quincy Adams once stated‚ “If your actions inspire others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more‚ and become more‚ you are a leader.” You see‚ actions speak louder than words because it’s our actions that affect people‚ change people‚ influence people‚ inspire people. I wholeheartedly agree with John Quincy’s definition of a true leader because I believe that a true leader inspires other people. However‚ in my opinion‚ I believe that in order for a leader to effectively inspire others‚ he must

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    The U.S. Constitution represented the American vision of practicality and necessity. 55 men of practical affairs gathered to frame the constitution of the developing United States of America to create a new and unprecedented national covenant. John Adams called the Constitution "the single greatest effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen." Historian Max Farrand wrote: "Neither a work of divine origin‚ nor ’the greatest work that was ever struck off at a given time by the brain

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    against Parliament was John Adams. Notably‚ John Adams had a strong affiliation with independence in America through his work as a lawyer‚ as well as through his many writings and articles‚ such as‚ “Instructions of the Town of Braintree to the Representative (1776)‚” which pointed out the flaws and wrong-doings the Crown had over the colonies. The influences Adams projected onto the colonies helped guide the colonies to their eventual gaining of independence from Britain. John Adam’s early life and

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    John Quincy Adams was a great man but didn’t accomplish much in his presidential years. He was born on July 11‚ 1767‚ in Braintree Massachusetts‚ but is now called Quincy in honor of him. He became president from a close race that the House of Representatives had to decide. Sadly‚ he died in 1848 at the age of 80. Before John Quincy Adams became the sixth president of the united states‚ he did some weird things as a child. He saw the Battle of Bunker Hill from a hill close to his farm with his mom

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    in Braintree‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Quincy‚ Massachusetts) a boy was born to John Adams‚ Sr and Susanna Boylston. That boy was John Adams‚ Jr one of the fathers of our country. Well not yet‚ but he was going to get there. He was a very healthy child but when he arrived at Harvard his health took a turn for the worst. John had a respiratory infection‚ depression‚ and was inoculated for smallpox. John became a member of the Massachusetts legislature and was sent the Continental Congress

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    traveled far and wide‚ giving my opinion of the food at a variety of unique‚ cultural‚ and astonishing restaurants. Some of my reviews have been fantastic‚ others atrocious‚ but the John Adams Cafe Cafeteria was the finest culinary experience I have ever had. As I strolled into the enormous restaurant called the John Adams Cafe Cafeteria‚ I was immediately impressed. The modern style of the dining area gave an impression of luxury and royalty. A waiter instantly greeted me with a warming welcome‚ a

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    John Adams is currently running for president. John Adams was born on October 30‚ 1735‚ in Braintree‚ Massachusetts. When Adam was 16‚ he had earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University. After four years‚ Adams graduated and studied law in the office of James Putnam‚ a well-known lawyer. In 1758‚ he earned a master’s degree from Harvard. His father wanted him to do ministry‚ but he worked hard and got what he wanted. He is an ideal candidate for this election. John Adams believes that a strong

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    are directly responsible for this it. In his work Of Justice‚ David Hume puts great emphasis on distribution of property in society. Hume believes that only the conception of property gives society such social virtue as justice. Justice‚ according to Hume‚ is an important social virtue the sole purpose of which is public utility. To prove his point of view about how property distribution defines the existence of justice in society‚ David Hume gives several examples. Take an example of utopian society

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