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    John Grierson

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    Ensayo clásicos del documental Documental social John Grierson – movimiento británico Toma la narrativa de flaherty y el montaje de vertov Búsqueda estética y política – denuncia social. Educativo/informativo Encargos Obra escogida: Drifters Contexto en el que fueron realizadas: Todo comenzó con la iniciativa de “El productor”. John Grierson‚ un escocés emprendedor formado en sociología‚ había comenzado a estudiar al cine de lo real a través de la obra del pionero: Robert Flaherty

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    John Lennon

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    Imagine the world without John Lennon; it’s almost inconceivable. I low can one envision a world without the melodies and lyrics of the Man who transformed the way people feel about popular music? John Lennon did not set out to leave an indelible impact on the world. His beginnings were no different from those of thousands of other teenage hopefuls who went from club to club in pursuit of a recording contract. After much hard work‚ John Lennon and the other members of the Beatles became world famous

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    John Keats

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    English Romantic poet John Keats was born on October 31‚ 1795‚ in London. The oldest of four children‚ he lost both his parents at a young age. His father‚ a livery-stable keeper‚ died when Keats was eight; his mother died of tuberculosis six years later. After his mother’s death‚ Keats’s maternal grandmother appointed two London merchants‚ Richard Abbey and John Rowland Sandell‚ as guardians. Abbey‚ a prosperous tea broker‚ assumed the bulk of this responsibility‚ while Sandell played only a minor

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    John Stark

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    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

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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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    John Donne

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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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    John Boehner

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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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    John Keats

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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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    John Steinbeck

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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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    John Lennon

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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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