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    John Proctor

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    The Crucible My name is John Proctor‚ I am the husband of Elizabeth Proctor and he father of my three boys. I am Christian yet feel dissatisfied with the way Rev. Parris runs our church. I feel I am a kind man but do admit to having a temper when provoked. In my opinion I think I have a self-esteem that picks me apart from anyone else in this community‚ especially compared to the Putnams which obey beyond belief. No‚ I speak when I should‚ as when injustice is taking place. Despite my prideful

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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 Wooden

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    John Wooden’s Pyramid of success Q a: What do you think about Wooden’s definition of success? A: I think John Wooden explains the definition of success very precisely. He tells us that hard work and having enthusiasm are the most important things in pursuing our goals. We will be successful when we make sure that we have done our best to reach our goals. Another important element is that we shouldn’t give up in our life. We shouldn’t be afraid of trying. If we fail we shouldn’t be discourage

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    john leo

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    In John Leo’s article‚ “No books‚ please; we’re students’’‚ Leo discusses the issues with current college students and their lack of drive and ambition. Leo provides his readers with a multitude of statics and example why he feels college students have become lazy and disengaged. Leo introduces his readers using a survey from UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute stating‚ “Only 35 percent of students said they spent six or more hours a week studying or doing homework during their senior year

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    In the article‚ “Why So Many College Students Are Lousy at Writing--And How Mr. Miyagi Can Help‚" John Maguire gives his views to the Washington Post. John Maguire’s goal of this article is to change the audience’s mind and have them take action. Maguire would like to see the curriculum changed to starting with basic writing behaviors one at a time. Along with doing that‚ they should also implement courses‚ where they assume students know nothing about writing and work their way up from there. Throughout

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    John Wallis

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    Kelly Husted History of Math Mathematician Paper John Wallis 1616 – 1703 John Wallis was born November 23‚ 1616 and lived till the old age of 87 until October 28‚ 1703 where he passed away in Oxford. He was born of Reverend John Wallis and Joanna Chapman in Ashford‚ Kent‚ England (O’Connor & Robertson‚ 2002). He was the third of five children in his English family‚ unfortunately losing his father at the very young age of 6. Wallis is known for introducing series systematically in

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    John Williams

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    John Williams has composed over one-hundred film scores of which he has received forty-five Academy Award nominations. He has become a household name through his memorable music motifs. These themes capture the essence of the film and as one fan summarized: "John Williams has composed some of the best known themes and scores ever. You can’t deny that the Star Wars scores‚ for all the movies‚ especially the Imperial March‚ are incredible. He invented the famous Jaws theme‚ which is a standard

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    John Coltrane

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    John Coltrane The ever growing love that I have for jazz was started because a friend told me to buy a John Coltrane CD the summer before my freshman year in college. For as long as I have known my friend he has always been interested in music and has played drums for the majority of his life. He had a few albums of Coltrane ’s and would always tell me I would love them. I remember the first time I heard that piercing voice that Coltrane gets out of his tenor saxophone. I took a trip out to

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    John Calvin

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    On July 10‚ six days after our own Independence Day‚ the world will celebrate the birthday of John Calvin‚ the man most responsible for our American system of liberty based on Republican principles of representative government. It was Founding Father and the second President of the United States‚ John Adams‚ who described Calvin as "a vast genius‚" a man of "singular eloquence‚ vast erudition‚ and polished taste‚ [who] embraced the cause of Reformation‚" adding: "Let not Geneva be forgotten or

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    How to Write an Abstract

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    Some examples of abstracts Below find some examples of structured abstracts for the various categories of Emerald articles. The keywords are also listed. Note that we have deliberataley chosen older articles so that you can compare the structured abstracts supplied below with the unstructured abstracts required at the time of publication (just click on the article link). Structured abstract examples in this section * Literature review * Case study * Conceptual paper * Research

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