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“There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles!” Jests John Hancock as he signs the first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence. John was born on January 23rd, 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts (present day Quincy). His father, John Hancock Jr, who was a clergyman, died when John was only a child. His mother, Mary Hawke Thaxter, had trouble managing all three kids by herself so she sent John to live with his uncle and aunt, Thomas and Lydia Hancock…

John Adams’s correspondence, spanning the years 1762 to 1801, covers the most important forty years in American history. The topics that are most monumental: revolution, independence, and nation building. From the time when John left Abigail in Braintree “...to represent Massachusetts at the First Continental Congress in August 1774 until he returned home to the renamed Quincy in 1801, upon his completion of presidency, he spent twenty-seven years in almost uninterrupted public service (Hogan &…

America does not have a shortage of money. The U.S. Treasury produces money everyday but where does it all go? People are homeless and starving and working for unfair wages while others are living easily. The one percent sits on top of the struggles of the middle and lower class. We live in the land of equality that does not seem equal. This is not “liberty and justice for all”. There is a solution to this problem; raising the minimum wage (10). It’s such a simple solution that will save…

an eco- friendly clothing company that when every time one of their articles of clothing is sold, they plant 10 trees. At H&M, the company tries to solve the challenge of ultimately making fashion sustainable and sustainability fashionable. Braintree is a fashion outfit with a simple philosophy - to design and make beautiful, timeless fashion while caring for our…

after eating a very large meal, John Scopes died in his sleep (Linder). The Sacco-Vanzetti trial began on May 21, 1921. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were being charged with the murder of 2 men carrying the payroll from a shoe factory in Braintree, Massachusetts. They had stolen fifteen thousand dollars from the two men. People had believed that they wanted that money for their anarchist campaigns. The main evidence that the prosecutors had against the two men was that they were carrying…

get involved into the spiritually part because they see that the other ones are more important in a student’s life, because their lives depend in the development that they have in the environments that will be appearing for them .(2014, Oct 20).Braintree Public Schools, Mission Statement. Inspired from http://braintreeschools.org/mission/index.htm At the end, the biggest difference is the fact that the religious school is the strategies or statements, because the fact that the religious school…

beliefs of her husband. On March 31, 1776, Abigail privately wrote to her husband. A letter that was far more than the average update. At the time John Adams was away at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia while Abigail remained at their home in Braintree, Massachusetts (History.com Staff). However, even though she was away, Abigail still managed to get her opinion out there. Knowing John was writing his essay, Thoughts on Government, Abigail writes reminding John of many ignored issues–…

American Revolution Do you know what the American Revolution did? It started a new country, America. This is what this book it all about, the American Revolution. But, did the patriots do the right thing, fighting the british. I think they were, the patriots did the right thing. King George taxed them without even letting the people vote for it. They were already paying taxes which affected a lot of people, and now they have to pay even more taxes. They were right to do these things, because…

States agreed to pay what amounted to a bribe. When this became public knowledge, the nation broke out in favor of war. However, Adams did not call for a declaration of war, despite some naval hostilities. John Hancock- born January 23, 1737, in Braintree john hancock had become a great hero in our lives. Protesting against the stamp and townshend duties. hancock commandeered public acts of protest. To avoid British taxation, Hancock had also allegedly taken to smuggling goods aboard his…

Professor Harris Composition II (1002-40615) 3 October 2014 Where’s the Improvement? It is almost impossible to abide by any motto set by humans because humans are given choices, and choices are associated with emotions and feelings whether they are realized or not. Granted the option of choice, sometimes people do not select the best judgments. This is the flawed and imperfect nature within humans. We can learn from these flaws to avoid future blunders; however, racial profiling is a trend…