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    Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams was born on July 11 in the year 1767, in Braintree, Massachusetts now known as Quincy, Massachusetts. John never went to school; he was tutored by his cousin James Thax, and by fathers lawyer, Nathan Rice. Adams was named after his mothers’s grandfather, Colonel John Adams, after whom Quincy, Massachusetts, was also named. At the age 12, in 1779, John Quincy Adams started to write a diary, which he continued until just before he died in 1848. Most of his…

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    conversation between John and Elizabeth Proctor in the play the Crucible, John becomes very angered because no matter what he does, Elizabeth will not stop begin resentful and suspicious of John. He feels that Elizabeth is accusing him of continuing the affair that he had many years ago. John Proctor has had an affair before with the Proctor’s old servant, Abigail. Elizabeth is aware of this affair. Recently has claimed that she has been bewitched and is accusing many people of bewitching her.…

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    Author Arthur Miller implemented the element of heroism into the play The Crucible through John Proctor. When first introduced to Proctor one of the things learned about him is that he is married to one of the most respected women in Salem, Elizabeth Proctor. After learning this we also find out that around 8 months ago, Proctor committed Adultery with the 17 year old Abigail. Throughout the story we are able to see that Proctor is changing to better himself and his wife, he shows he will never…

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    what Americans use that helps contribute to worldly matters, not only monumental events, but even the trivial events that shape society. It is unique because it changes every day with new events happening and people adding more to the American voice. John Steinbeck was a big contributor to the American voice in the 30’s and 40’s during the Great Depression era. He grew up in a hardworking family with some financial adversity; his mother-a schoolteacher and his father moving from job to job…

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    Independent Reading Task Paper Towns by John Green Paper Towns is an award-winning novel by John Green. The novel is a story set in a small town in Orlando, Florida. The story is narrated by and follows the main character, Quentin. As the reader follows Quentin we learn about how he thinks and more importantly how much he likes a certain girl, who he hasn’t spoken to since they were kids. But one night, she leads him on an adventure until dawn and then disappears the next day. The focus of this…

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    John Steinbeck stressed significant contrast between men and women in society, by providing extensive work on developing protagonist male characters to prove their superior rank. The Grapes of Wrath, taking place during the Great Depression, brings life to a family struggling through a serious drought in Oklahoma, and attempting to find better work and land in California. The novel, written in 1939, at the end of the depression, highlights strong male roles as Tom Joad decides to move his family…

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    the central purposes of civil society contradict his work in defense of universal human right. John Locke was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. “The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author; salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter,” John Locke. John Locke influenced the principles of religious tolerance, the principles of value and…

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    In the classic American novel, Of Mice and Men, author John Steinbeck portrays loneliness as a result of death and manipulation evidenced by greed and an empty feeling of pleasure through the author’s diction. The phrase “I never get to talk to nobody” is used to describe Curley’s wife’s feelings toward Lennie which conveys that she is lonely and never has a human being to engage in conversation with because her “husband” Curley has threatened the farmhands if they talk to her. This is…

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    John locke influenced the idea of Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence because John Locke’s ideal form of government was a form of democracy, and that humans should have the right to life, liberty and property, and that humans need government to protect the people’s rights. John Locke influenced the Declaration of Independence because he thought that the idea form of government was a form of democracy. His form of government is stated as “The people agree to give up some…

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    So from a general point of view, I strongly believed that John Proctor played a big role in starting the Salem Witch trials. The reason being is that we are able to view man a few of his flaws throughout the book with evidence to support each negative characteristic about him. So shall we begin. The first flaw that was noticeable throughout the book was his stubborn characteristic. This is a major flaw in his personality considering that he would go against the court and try to argue strongly…

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