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    in the Gospel of John that mention the “beloved Disciple” there is no evidence that it would be one person in particular. The book of John does an excellent job of remaining consistent in story and character of this mystery Disciple. Although Jesus is with him and speaks of him frequently‚ he is certain to not be mentioned by name. This obviously points the reader to examine the authorship of the gospel itself because of the consistencies in story throughout Jesus’s life. In John 21 it says in reference

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    Tanei Armendariz October 21‚ 2012 John Lennon: Acid Dreams For as long as most anyone can remember The Beatles have been known as one of the greatest bands in history. Though the British band has its roots in a land far from the United States‚ they too crossed the pond during the so called British Invasion in the 1960s prior to the official start of American involvement in the infamous Vietnam War. It came as no surprise that all those Brits influenced the music here in the states‚ but soon

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    Texts are a product of their contexts‚ how true is this statement? To see how true it is‚ we need to look at the poets John Donne and William Wordsworth from the Metaphysical and Romanticism Eras respectively. The context of these different eras heavily impacts the poems written by the poets. This is done through the different values these two eras possess‚ for example‚ the belief of logic and rationalism in the Metaphysical period and the deep reverence for nature in the Romanticism Era. The Metaphysical

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    Patton 1 Seth Patton Mrs. Sperry English 12 CP 30 November 2012 The Amazing Legacy of John Lennon “How do you expose somebody who posed nude?” (“John Lennon…” 8) pondered comedian Conan O’Brien in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine twenty years after the tragic death of John Lennon. O’Brien was making a light reference to the controversial album cover of “Virgins” which featured a fully nude John Lennon and Yoko Ono. This album is just one of countless things that Lennon did while alive

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    In 1798 John Hillman was a candy maker when his whole factory was shut down for a key being in a package of jolly ranchers. After John’s factory was shut down‚ he looked for jobs and applied for job after job but for some reason no one would take him so he became an author. John had always had a passion for writing but making candy paid more and he never had anything to write about until he remembered the key. When John remembered the key that ruined his life he felt hatred and anger so he sat down

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    The Chrysanthemums John Steinbeck was born on February 27‚ 1902 to John Ernst Steinbeck and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. He was raised in the small rural town of Salinas Valley California. During his summer breaks John worked on nearby ranches and when he got older with the migrant workers on a neighbor’s ranch. While working on the ranches and with the migrant workers he noticed firsthand how hard life can be. From his work experience on the ranches and working the migrant workers and seeing what’s

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    John Proctor: A tragic hero? A tragic hero is a character whose flaw or mistake ultimately leads to their downfall. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the small town of Salem is immersed in a crisis due to the accusations of witchcraft. One of the accused is John Proctor‚ a strong and moral farmer. John Proctor meets the definition of a tragic hero because of his fatal flaws‚ the affair with Abigail and his pride‚ but redemption at the end of the play saves his morals. S One of John

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    The Makeup of John Proctor The Crucible is a play about the old Salem Witch Trials written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller wrote the play during the era of the Red Scare‚ which was when Senator Joseph McCarthy created fears of a rise in communism. During the Red Scare‚ several celebrities‚ writers‚ actors‚ and politicians were accused of Communism‚ including Arthur Miller himself. Miller wrote the crucible as a way to remind everyone of our past mistakes and how closely the Red Scare imitates

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    John Locke has had a great impact on governments‚ other leaders and equality during the Enlightenment‚ thus making him the most influential leader of that era. Locke’s literature - specifically his book The Two Treatises of Government - was the key to many of his contributions. “By far the most influential writings emerged from the pen of scholar John Locke” (Powell‚ Jim). In this book‚ Locke discusses the need for three natural rights‚ the right to property‚ life and liberty. All three rights pertained

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    Dear John is a novel written by Nicholas Sparks. Published on August 7th‚ 2007‚ with over 3 million books sold‚ Sony Pictures turned Dear John into a movie starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Dear John takes place in the year 2000 to 2006‚ after John re-enlists after 9/11. Dear John takes place in Charleston‚ South Carolina; a small‚ rural town‚ with many ethnic groups. Charleston is known for their sports‚ the beach‚ historic sites to see‚ hiking and biking. This is a romantic novel with

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