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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representative to the Continental Congress‚ where he was most noted for his oratory skills‚ and as a passionate advocate of independence from Britain. In 1776‚ as a delegate to the Continental Congress‚ he signed the Declaration of Independence. Adams retired from the Congress in 1781 and returned to Massachusetts to become a leading member of that state’s convention to form a constitution. In 1789 he was appointed lieutenant governor of the state. In 1794 he was elected Governor‚ and was re-elected
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Adam Smith Adam Smith is one of the most famous economists of all time and today I will tell you about his contribution to the economy. Plan 1. Background 2. Invisible hand 3. Division of Labour 4. The result of his contribution Smith was born in the seaport town in Scotland. His father died six months before his birth‚ Adam was raised by his mother‚ who encouraged her son to work hard and to value freedom. Adam Smith was well educated‚ he studied at Glasgow and Oxford‚ two of the most
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William Wolfe Political Social Thought Dr. Rodgers Biographical Paper 12/3/14 Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher‚ political economist‚ educator‚ scholar‚ author and journalist. As such‚ he was one of the most influential figures of the 18th century Scottish Enlightenment. His two most notable works are the Theory of Moral Sentiments‚ and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations which is often shortened to simply Wealth of Nations. Smith was known as an
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[pic] Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine was born: March 18‚ 1979 in Los Angeles‚ CA and is 33 years old. He is 6’0” tall. He has siblings Julia and Michael and his parents are Patsy and Fred Levine. Adam can be described as an American singer-songwriter‚ musician and actor best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice. He and his band‚ Maroon 5 are on the record labels A&M Records‚ A&M/Octone Records. Adam’s
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Adam Smith is well known for being the Father of Economics. He was the first person to organize economic theory into the body of knowledge we base our theory on today. His theories today are known as Classical Economics and his book The Wealth of Nations was the first economics test. Characteristics of the Classical System include supply creates demand‚ wages and prices are flexible‚ the demand for money equals transactions demand plus percautionary demand‚ no hoarding is possible‚ savings is a
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Samuel Adams Samuel Adams is one of America’s founding fathers and helped the nation come together at its beginnings. He was born on September 27‚ 1722 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Adams was one of twelve children born to Samuel Adams‚ Sr.‚ and Mary Adams; in an age of high infant mortality‚ only three of his siblings lived past their third birthday‚ luckily Samuel Adams was one of them to survive. Adams’s parents were devout Puritans‚ and members of the Old South Congregational Church. The family
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’if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty‚ we encourage it‚ and involve others in our doom. ’ It is a very serious consideration that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event." - Samuel Adams Thesis: Few people realize the effect Samuel Adams has had on our country‚ they know of him only that he was a politician at the time of the revolution‚ but he is indeed the father of American independence. "Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence‚
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Revolutionary John Adams Many people around the world have accomplished something to make them revolutionary. Some use this magic in ways to help the world‚ but others do not. The second president of the United States‚ John Adams‚ is one of these figures that helped the world. When England was taking advantage of the United States‚ Mr. Adams found ways to help the colonies break away and to become a separate country. John Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts who convinced representatives
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