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    Douglas Adam

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    Douglas Noel Adams 11 march 1952 – 11 may 2001 Adams was an English writer and dramatist‚ best known as the author of The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy. He also wrote a lot of other books and stories like The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988) and three chapter for the television series Doctor Who. He was a strong advocate for animals and the environment and on the other hand a lover of fast cars‚ cameras and new computers. He is known for being an radical atheist and used to describe

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    1. Youth and Education Douglas Adams was a classic case of genius growing up‚ from taking longer than usual to develop basic skills to quickly morphing into an incredible writer. Born in 1952 in Cambridge‚ he was reportedly slow to develop‚ “I was the only kid who anybody I knew has ever seen actually walk into a lamppost with his eyes wide open. Everybody assumed that there must be something going on inside‚ because there sure as hell wasn’t anything going on on the outside!” (__________). However

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    Tommy Douglas

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    THOMAS (TOMMY) CLEMENT DOUGLAS There are many significant Canadians that have done incredible things for Canada. But‚ in my opinion‚ the greatest of all is Thomas Douglas. He was born on October 20‚ in Falkirk‚ Scotland. Douglas is historically significant in Canada because of the main reason why Canada is known for‚ it’s healthcare. He was known to be the “Father of Medicare”. He was the first to create a provincial hospital insurance program which ended up becoming national throughout Canada

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    Tommy Douglas

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    book “The 7 Habits of highly Effective Teens” and the fundamental base of leadership found in the 40 developmental assets. The main things that made Douglas a highly effective leader are family support‚ caring‚ integrity‚ school engagement‚ begin with the end in mind‚ put first things first‚ think win-win and synergize. Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian democratic socialist politician and Baptist minister. He was elected to the Canadian

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    Stephen Douglas

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    Evan Katsounis History 11/10/14 Stephen Douglas Essay Stephen Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas was born in Brandon‚ Vermont in 1813. He left New England at the age of 20‚ and moved to Illinois. He was an important factor in creating the Illinois sector of the Democratic Party. He became increasingly popular with southern farmers who had migrated north. He used his enthusiastic working ethic‚ and his gifted speaking skills to become elected to the House of Representatives

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    Douglas House

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    DOUGLAS HOUSE‚ RICHARD MEIER‚ 1971-1973 The Douglas House was built by Richard Meier in 1971-1973 for Jim and Jean Douglas. The house is gently placed on a steep slope over the water‚ almost as if it is floating amongst the trees. As Meier stated about the house‚ “So steep is the slope to the water that the house appears to have been dropped into the site‚ a machine-crafted object that has landed in a natural world. The dramatic dialogue between the whiteness of the house and the primary blues and

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    tommy douglas

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    Tommy Douglas Canada would not be as superior as it is today without a number of historical and inspirational leaders. One of the most prominent historical leaders in our nation is Tommy Douglas. Tommy was born in Falkirk‚ Scotland on October 20th 1904‚ he settled in Canada in 1919 living in Winnipeg. when he moved to Canada he started by working as a Baptist. In 1924 he went to Brandon Collage for 6 years. After he finished collage he moved to Weyburn‚ Saskatchewan in the 1930’s. Tommy was hit

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    Tommy Douglas

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    Tommy Douglas was one of the most influential politicians in Canadian history‚ whose contributions were monumental in shaping our nation. He began as a Baptist minister and then entered politics by becoming a House of Commons member‚ then premier of Saskatchewan‚ and finally leader of the NDP federal political party. He achieved many great goals in his lifetime as a politician‚ but his two main achievements were leading the first socialist government elected in Canada thereby establishing democratic

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    Sir James Douglas

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    Sir James Douglas in the development of British Columbia Dylan Koltz Hale HIST-1390-A01 – History of Colonial Canada: 1500-1885 Prof. Friesen 11/14/2013 Sir James Douglas was a born a world away from the west coast of Canada‚ but over the course of his life he had irrevocably altered the area we know today as British Columbia. Born in British Guyana he was one of three children of Martha Ann Ritchie; a mixed race women known as a “free coloured”. His father John Douglas was a son

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    Douglas Adams Harmless

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    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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