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    John Proctor

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    destruction to everyone in the town of Salem.  John Proctor can be labeled as one of the protagonist in the play as the story is partly centered on him.  He makes a clearly a suitable character for the tragic hero because he has an integrity stabbing flaw‚ he has to choose between his fate and his reputation‚ and as far as morals go‚ he is definitively better than the other characters in the play although there are many defects in his character. John Proctor is a prime representation of a tragic

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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 Calhoun

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    John Caldwell Calhoun was born on March 18‚ 1782‚ in Abbeville‚ South Carolina‚ the son of a farmer. He received little formal education early in life‚ but was able to graduate with honors from Yale‚ in 1804. He remained in Connecticut to study law in Litchfield‚ but returned to his home state and was admitted to the bar in 1807. Calhoun served briefly in the state assembly from 1809 to 1811‚ where he helped establish a balance of power between the tidewater planters and the piedmont farmers. In

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    John Snow

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    John Snow: Father of Modern Epidemiology Proposal Jamie Clark Kaplan University Introduction to Public Health Kimberly Brodie July 19‚ 2011 John Snow‚ an epidemiologist‚ helped pave the way for modern medicine and public health in more ways than one. Not only is he considered being a founding father of epidemiology‚ he was also a leading pioneer in the development of anesthesia‚ and developed the theory that cholera was communicated through a contaminated water supply. Through research

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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 Bany

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    Vanessa Melero November 24‚ 2013 Musi 128 Concert Assignment Andy’s Jazz Jam with John Bany Earlier this afternoon‚ I went to Andy’s Jazz Club on 11 East Hubbard Street in Chicago‚ and watched John Bany perform. John Bany is said to be one of Chicago’s most creative bass players. Bany was born and raised in Ohio‚ but has had the privilege of calling Chicago his home for a little over thirty years. John Bany studied bass with Charlie Medcalf‚ Harold Roberts and Richard Topper‚ whom all just

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    John Deere

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    John Deere Time line * NAME: John Deere. * OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur‚ and inventor. * DATE OF BIRTH: February 7th‚ 1804. * DEATH DATE: May 17th‚ 1886. * BORN IN: Rutland‚ Vermont Deere married his first wife‚ Demarius Lamb‚ in January 1827. The newlyweds perceived to have 5 children‚ Francis Albert‚ Jeanette‚ Ellen‚ Francis Alma and Charles. Demarius’s past away and Deere married Lucinda Lamb‚ in June 1867. They had four children together Emma‚ Hiram‚ Alice and Mary. John

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    John Williams

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    John Williams Lesson Group R John Towner Williams was born on February 8th‚ 1932‚ in Flushing(Queens)‚ New York. John attended North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles and graduated in 1950. After High School‚ he attended college at UCLA. There he studied with Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In 1952‚ John Williams was drafted into the Air Force where he composed music and conducted the Air Force band. In 1955‚ John’s Air Force service ended and he moved to New York City to study

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    “A man may die‚ nations may rise and fall‚ but an idea lives on” (John F. Kennedy)‚ once said the 35th president of the United States Of America. People have many questions about his assassination. A few of these questions will be answered‚ such as; who was involved‚ where and when he was pronounced dead‚ how many shots were fired‚ and what people thought at first.One thing that we do know is how John F. Kennedy assassinated‚ but this information may help us understand it better. The first event

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    John Proctor

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    Honorable...Ashamed...Respected...All of these words can be used to describe John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor‚ one of the main characters‚ is faced with a variety of challenges. The most extreme test that he must face is to admit to a crime that ultimately leads to his death. At one time he was looked up to in the town of Salem‚ however when a situation arises‚ John Proctor must fight his conscience. He is motivated and tested to tell the truth even though it ruined his

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