Peyton Hardin October 11‚ 2014 Short #1 The Hero of Bennington John Stark was a New Hampshire native who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution as a major general. After his service in the Battle of Bennington (1777) he became popularly known as The Hero of Bennington. “Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.”-John Stark. On August 11‚ a German force was dispatched under Colonel Friedrich Baum. Their target was pretty clear; the Connecticut Valley to
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John Muir‚ Protecting Yosemite‚ Bedford/ St. Martin’s‚ 2011 John Muir‚ the founder of modern environmentalism‚ wrote many books on American environmentalism and was vocal in preserving America’s natural landscape. He grew up studying the natural environment and fell in love with its beauty and interconnections. He devoted his life to protecting the landscape from industrialization and the “Manifest Destiny” mentality of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Railroads quickened the expansion
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As one of the most influential poets of his time‚ John Donne set the bar high for aspiring poets in many decades to come. Donne was born in London‚ England in 1572 into a devout Roman Catholic family. Donne was born during a time when practicing religion was illegal in England‚ but his family practiced anyway and avoided attention to be able to do so. Donne’s prominence in the Church of England was likely influenced by his upbringing‚ which in return highly influenced his poetry. Depictions of British
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I. Personal Background A. Family 1. Birth place 2. Born November 17‚ 1949 to Mary Anne and Earl Henry Boehner 3. Married to Debbie Boehner; B. Education 1. Boehner attended Cincinnati’s Moeller High School and was a Linebacker on the school’s football team 2. Graduating from Moeller in 1968 3. Boehner enlisted in the United States Navy but was administratively separated after eight weeks because of a bad back. 4. He earned his B.A. In Business
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English Literature Biographical Speech Keats‚ John (1795-1821) English poet‚ one of the most gifted and appealing of the 19th century and a seminal figure of the romantic movement. Keats was born in London‚ October 31‚ 1795‚and was the eldest of four children. His father was a livery-stable owner‚ however he was killed in a riding accident when Keats was only nine and his mother died six years later of tuberculosis. Keats was educated at the Clarke School‚ in Enfield‚ and at the age of 15
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The American Writer: John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.‚ was a well-known American writer (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”). His most famous books were Of Mice and Men‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ and East of Eden (John Steinbeck). “As the author of twenty-seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ six non fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories‚ Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962” (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”). John Steinbeck was born on February
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Lennon was born in war-time England‚ on 9 October 1940 at Liverpool Maternity Hospital to Julia and Alfred Lennon‚ a merchant seaman of Irish descent‚ who was away at the time of his son’s birth.His parents named him John Winston Lennon after his paternal grandfather‚ John "Jack" Lennon‚ and then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill.His father was often away from home but sent regular pay cheques to 9 Newcastle Road‚ Liverpool‚ where Lennon lived with his mother‚but the cheques stopped when he went absent
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Dear John By: Alisha Wallace ENG225: Introduction to Film (GSK1249D) Instructor: Dwight Paulsen 01/18/2013 Dear John is an endemic and heartbreaking story‚ which has a fiction story based on nonfiction events. This is a love story written by Nicholas Sparks. This novel was made into a movie and was directed by Lasse Hallstorm.“Dear John” the letter read. And with those two words‚ a heart was
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Khaled Elsawabi Philosophy MWF 2 PM October 15‚ 2012 John Locke’s Political Influence John Locke is among the most influential political philosophers of the modern period. One can easily see his tremendous influence on democracies throughout the world‚ especially the United States‚ today. Locke was born during 1632 in Somerset‚ England. He was the son of a Puritan lawyer who fought with the Parliamentarians against the King in the English Civil War. At the age of 14‚ Locke attended Westminster
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system. He followed a Christian worldview that everyone is equal and free and has same rights to enhance people’s ideas. Work cited： Field‚ Richard. "John Dewey." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 14 Feb. 2014 <http://www.iep.utm.edu/dewey/>. "John Dewey Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. 16 Feb. 2014 <http://www.biography.com/people/john-dewey-9273497>. Part2: I interested in the education system different from China to America. In China‚ schools have strong competition from elementary
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