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    John Adams was a Founding Father, the first vice president, and the second president in the United States of America. He helped draft the Declaration of Independents, and he served on the First Continental Congress during the year of 1774. Then on October 30, 1735 John Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. For most of Adam’s life he lived in Massachusetts, but he lived in Europe for about 10 years. At the age of only 16 John Adams was offered a Harvard scholarship where he studied and earned…

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    John Smith hero or vilan Many historians have argued whether John Smith’s writing were a propaganda or not. John Smith always dreamed of developing America and dominating the Natives. He is from Europe and had a great influence on others. Through his encouragement he was able to convince people from England to cross the waters to begin a new life where only little labor was required, and treasures were easily found. There is a considerable amount of evidence that supports there was some…

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    lives. Authors will often fill their stories with powerful characters to create an unforgettable book. This is exactly what John Grogan did when creating Marley and Me. The book is full of his family members and friends who serve as characters, some being truly unforgettable. Grogan’s use of strong characters is exemplified by the main members of the Grogan family: Jenny, John, and Marley. Jenny, Grogan’s wife, is a also round character whose development…

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    John Lennon's Song Imagine

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    the same time irreducibly cultural and intimately related to its structural properties’”. In this essay I will attempt to outline in detail, John Lennon’s song ‘Imagine’ and how cultural and structural properties of the track contribute to the ideology of world peace and harmony as well as a hint of anti-religion. The essay will describe the background of John Lennon and the release of the song ‘Imagine’, as well as the reception of the song both before and after the Lennon assassination and…

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    sources, released a statement of what happened during the recess of court late last afternoon. John Proctor has admitted to be a lecher, claiming he committed adultery with one of Salem’s little angels, Abigail Williams. What had started out as a conversation of court and the termination of witchcraft ended when Proctor, quite literally, cried whore. Quote Proctor: “Whore! How do you dare call Heaven!” John then revealed to all that he and Abigail had an affair. The alleged affair was said to…

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    John Adams was the second president of the United States of America. He was a very honest, independent man who wanted to keep his country safe and out of war. Adams had a major influence on our country, but most of it had already been begun by our first president, George Washington. Some of his immense accomplishments are signing the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, and avoiding the unofficial Quasi War. Adams was born on October 30th, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts (Biography of John…

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    John Proctor in the first act is a weak man. He cannot criticize people as he is an example of a sinner. It would be very hypocritical to talk about others while lacking morality. In addition, we see him whipping his servant who is still a young girl with such violence. There is a great disparity between this physical punishment and the principles of goodness and decency. John Proctor also accuses Elizabeth of being too much cold with him. He always is nervous when he talks to her. He talks…

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    Tompkins 1 Tanner Tompkins Dr. Baker English IV 1/16/17 John Locke and the Enlightenment John Locke is considered the father of modern Democracy. His ideas, when they were first introduced, were shunned. But later in his life, it started to change England’s government drastically (Waldron). His book, the Two Treatises of Government, influenced the American Revolution greatly. John Locke played a major part in the Enlightenment, forever changing modern politics, education, and…

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    In the film John Smith wants peace with the Indians. In the real history of Smith he was more aggressive with Indians. In Exploring American Histories Hewit states “he argued that intimidating the Indians was the way to win Powhatan’s respect.”(36) In the movie he…

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    situations where the reader is drawn to John Proctor, the story’s protagonist. The reader can relate to John Proctor through their own characteristics, not always through Proctor’s present characteristics. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the viewer feels pity and sympathy for John Proctor because he is human in his mistakes, and sacrifices his reputation to gain what he ideally strives to maintain, which is his integrity and his morals. Readers pity John Proctor because Arthur Miller…

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