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    think of an American cowboy in my mind I see a picture of John Wayne mounted high on his horse in a desert setting riding out into the sunset. His name is synonymous with the western film genre. John Wayne’s characters are known world-wide as American symbols that embody the true characteristics of how Americans ought to be. His characters were always so tough‚ courageous‚ and upstanding. For this and other reasons I consider the actor‚ John Wayne‚ to have had a tremendously positive impact on our

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    these characters have completely different personalities from one another‚ which makes the movie more interesting than it already is. The character that I will be doing my character analysis on is named John Bender. John Bender is the troublemaker of the group‚ and‚ in my opinion‚ the funniest. John is introduced into the movie at the same time as the other characters. Some of the first impressions of him are pretty funny‚ but you could tell that he got into a lot of trouble. He is disrespectful to

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    John Gotti made some of the following statements and these will give you an indication of just whom he was and his mindset. I found some of them to be extremely humorous and in some black satiric comedic way to be true: “Always be nice to bankers. Always be nice to pension fund managers. Always be nice to the media. In that order. “ “Don’t carry a gun. It is nice to have them close by‚ but do not carry them. You might get arrested. “ “I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie

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    Character Analysis John Lennon John Lennon is a name known around the world. He was the singer‚ song writer and rhythm guitarist in what many people consider to be the world’s greatest band‚ The Beatles. He was killed at the age of 40 in December of 1980 by a deranged fan. However‚ his short life of forty years left a legacy that inspired millions of people around the world. Lennon was so much more than just a musician; he was also an artist‚ activist‚ and author. His intelligence‚ outspoken personality

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    John Dewey was an American educational psychologist‚ philosopher‚ political activist‚ and social reformer. He was born on October 20th‚ 1859 in Burlington‚ Vermont (John Dewey). At the young age of 15‚ Dewey graduated from a public high school and enrolled at the University of Vermont where his teacher‚ H. A. P. Torrey presented him with the work of different philosophers ("Https://john Dewey"). Dewey graduated second in his class and he received his PhD from John Hopkins University in 1884.

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    John A. Macdonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada in 1867. He was born on January 11th‚ 1815 in Glasgow . He moved to Upper Canada when he was at age of five along with his parents . His first major occupation was becoming a Kingston lawyer at the age of fifteen and after a few years later Macdonald possessed his own legal practice by age of nineteen . Once John A. Macdonald joined the Conservative party‚ he was soon elected to represent for Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of the Province

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    In the play‚ “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is portrayed as a tormented individual whose flaws inevitably lead him to his own destruction. Proctor’s lust for Abigail Williams is the instigator of the hysteria surrounding the witch trails. During the Salem Witch trials‚ Proctor tries to convince the court that the trial are fraudulent‚ he is then thrown into the mix of a corrupt society with greedy preachers‚ landowners trying to steal land‚ and a young girl infatuated with him and

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    John Steinbeck: An American Author John Steinbeck was born on February 27‚ 1902 and spent most of his years growing up in the Salinas Valley area in California. Much of Steinbeck’s free time was spent working on farms with other immigrant workers. Most of his writings were based on the times he spent working on farms and also about the hard working migrants who resided there too. John Steinbeck soon attended high school and graduated in the year 1919 and attended college at Stanford University

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    Intrigued by the notions of inalienable rights‚ John Locke became known as a 17th century English philosopher of the enlightenment. Born on August 29‚1632‚ Locke possessed a good deal of influence because of his connection with England and the United States. John Locke had a plethora of Philosophical theories. I will further elaborate on the idea of Locke’s thoughts on inalienable rights. One might first begin with addressing the question of what are Inalienable rights? To this I answer

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    The novel The Grapes of Wrath written by John Steinbeck is a beautifully described tale of hardship and perseverance. Steinbeck started off by placing the scene in the Dust Bowl and then told the story of the Joads family and their journey to California. The Joads were among many thousands of families who lost everything in the Dust Bowl and who fled the country’s heartland to find work. When the Joads arrived in California‚ they found it to be overrun with workers‚ and still struggled to survive

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