3:23. But Romans isn’t the only book of the Bible that refers to the wickedness of sin. The story of Adam and Eve is one of the most well-known Bible stories. Genesis 3:6 says: “When the woman saw the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he also ate it.” Adam and Eve committed the original sin, which causes the perfect world
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When the first man and woman walked the earth, humans began their forever habit of disobeying while knowing what was good or evil. God told Adam and Eve not to eat fruit from a particular tree, but they did. Not following God's "law" resulted in punishment. There was no actual system of Law and Justice until much later. Over time, it became apparent that people could not simply run around doing whatever they wanted without something to abide by. Certain events led to laws being created and removed
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more, do more and become more, you are a leader”(John Quincy Adams). John Q. Adams had always been prepared to take leadership in the country. He had studied in politics most of his life. He was also appointed as U.S. minister for several countries. Following that, he served as President and was part of Congress. Overall, John Quincy Adams is an important historical figure that has left a great impact. On July 11, 1767, John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. John Quincy was the
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Professor Chuck Bumgardner Writing 9/12/14 The Life of John Adams John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in the small town of Braintree, Massachusetts, the first
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Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth, MA on November 22, 1744. Adams was the daughter of Elizabeth Quincy and William Smith, who was a Congregationalist minister. The Quincy's, her mother's side of the family, were very politically involved and were an influential family in the Colony's. Abigail Adams was the second oldest within her siblings: Mary Smith Cranch, William Smith, and Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody. As a little girl, her father had taught her to help others in need and be one with God
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Paul Revere was a devoted patriot and eminent and legendary folk hero. He is famous for bravely rushing through the city streets on horseback warning the Lexington Minutemen and the citizens of Middlesex, that the “redcoats” or the British soldiers were coming. If it were not for Paul and his audacious and gallant actions, the British soldiers would have ambushed the citizens of Middlesex, his life would never be the same again, as well as history and life nowadays would be entirely different.
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During his work as a lawyer, John Adams defended the “enemy” during one of the most debated trials of the time. Encouraged by his faith in truth and evidence, Adams controversially decided to defend the eight British soldiers who had fired on a crowd of colonists in the horrifying event of the Boston Massacre. Though many thought that Adams was destroying his career and would never win the trial, he was able to get six of the men acquitted without any punishment at all. But what many of the viewers
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Have you ever wondered why people fight for what they believe in even when it means they could get hurt or worse? Well, this is called civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is a refusal to obey rules or someone in authority. There are many examples of civil disobedience the Boston Tea Party and the singing revolution are only two. Civil disobedience brings the good people in the world together to fight for a change for the better. The Boston Tea Party happened as a result of Britain adding taxes
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eventually became the separate city of Quincy.[6] He was the son of the Reverend John Hancock of Braintree and Mary Hawke Thaxter (widow of Samuel Thaxter Junior), who was from nearby Hingham. As a child, Hancock became a casual acquaintance of young John Adams, whom the Reverend Hancock had baptized in 1735.[7][8] The Hancocks lived a comfortable life, and owned one slave to help with household work.[7] After Hancock's father died in 1744, John was sent to live with his uncle and aunt, Thomas Hancock and
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militiamen of Massachusetts wouldn’t have been prepared for the battle that commenced the American Revolution. Beginning in Boston and ending in Lexington, Paul Revere rode fifteen miles through Massachusetts on horseback in order to alert Samuel Adams and John Hancock (two other patriots) that they were to be arrested. Along the way, he also took it upon himself to forewarn the local citizens of the approaching British troops. Before setting out that night, Paul arranged for a signal to be cast
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