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    John Locke

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    What is freedom? Although there are many different definitions of freedom the main idea of freedom is to possess the ability to do as one pleases and to think and speak as one would like. The state of nature, according to John Locke, is the state of perfect freedom and equality within the law of nature. The law of nature states that all being equal and independent no one ought to harm another in life, health, liberty, or property. Every man is born into the state of nature and then has the…

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    John Adams Biography

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    This book, John Adams, is a biography that tells us of the life lived by John Adams. There is a lot of historical information that is involved regarding John Adams, but there is also parts that focus on John Adams the man outside of his political stature in American history. In this book you will see who he truly was and get an unbiased perspective of how he carried himself. The author David McCullough did a great job with his book about John Adams. His writing style and diction flow well…

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    Slide 1 John Locke was born on August 29, 1632 in Wrington, Somerset, England. As a child, he spent his time in the West Country but as he became a teenager, he was sent to go to Westminster School in London. Slide 2 At Westminster School, John Locke was named a King’s scholar and this was an honor so he earned his way to attend Christ Church, University of Oxford. Slide 3 At University of Oxford, John Locke studied medicine and became a highly influential philosopher. He wrote about…

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    The Gospel Of John Essay

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    supply ran out. Mary approached her son Jesus and said, “They have no wine” (John 2:3). Jesus directed the servants to fill six large stone waterpots with water and then commanded the servants to “draw out” the contents of the jars and serve it to the governor of the feast (see John 2:8). At some point between the filling and the drawing out of the jars, the Savior miraculously changed the water to high quality wine. (see John 2:10). This miracle teaches us that Jesus has the power to alter…

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    John Locke 1632-1704 AD. Locke was born August 29th 1632 in Wrington, Somerset, England. “He became a highly influential philosopher, writing about such topics as political philosophy, epistemology, and education” (Biography, 2016).He attended West Minister School and Christ Church, University of Oxford. While John Locke attended Oxford he studied medicine. He later became a physician. John Locke was an English philosopher. He was a very intellectual man, he studied metaphysics, classical…

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    Then in 1962 John Steinbeck won a Nobel Prize for literature. This was because his writings, although it was fiction it showed rational labour work and expectations of people during that time. Not long after the New York Times then posted an article titled “Does a Writer with a moral Vision of the 1930’s Deserve the Nobel Prize?” This infuriated Steinbeck and put negative thoughts in his head. From then on John Steinbeck decided to no longer write any fiction. In conclusion, John Steinbeck was…

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    was John Lennon who was an inspiration but was murdered by a mentally insane person. John Lennon was and still is an inspiration. Him and the Beatles had toured the world to spread the influence of their music. Later on when they split up, John still continued to make influential music and say inspirational quotes such as “You don’t need anybody to tell you who you are. You are what you are!” (John Lennon Quotes). Later in his life he even lead a peace sitting with his wife, Yoko Ono. John was…

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    Annie John Summary

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    The title “Annie John” is just the main character’s name. The whole story is told through her and her different stages of life. Throughout the entire book, she doesn’t say her name until later on in the book because even she herself doesn’t know who she is, she’s just a shadow trying to find her inner self. The narrator is Annie John. Annie John is also the main character and the protagonist, Annie’s mother Mrs. John is the antagonist. They interrelate because when Annie is the…

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    John Proctor's Mistake

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    Not a lot of people in the story are fit to be the tragic hero. John Proctor was a good husband who made one mistake and this mistake leads to a witch hunt which eventually gets him hung. He had a choice in death and he decided to die with pride instead of live with another sin. This is why John Proctor is the tragic hero of Arthur Miller’s: The Crucible. First, John Proctor was a good husband because he took care of the farm and he took care of his wife. While Goody Proctor was sick, he took…

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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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