Captain John Smith John Smith born to Alice Rickard and George Smith left home at the age of sixteen after the death of his father. His journey led him to fight for the Independence of Spain‚ become a leader in the Long War and actively involved with the Virginia Company’s to colonize Virginia. During his journey he faced many obstacles and challenges. Smith wrote journals that were informative of his adventures and carved the future for US history. Considered one of our country’s founding fathers
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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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John Locke Western Civilization encompasses many new innovations‚ theories‚ and discoveries. However only the greatest people‚ events‚ and concepts of Western Civilization are still known and used today. In my opinion one of the most influential people of this time period is John Locke. Locke discovered multiple breakthroughs on natural law that still have a great impact on our modern society. John Locke was born August 29‚ 1632‚ in Wrington‚ a small village
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JOHN MILTON “Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour; England hath need of thee” are the words of William Wordsworth in his poem “London‚ 1802” (Wordsworth). Wordsworth believed England was falling apart and needed John Milton. John Milton was a seventeenth-century author‚ poet‚ critic‚ Bible scholar‚ and political leader. John Milton is famous for his many creative books and poems about what he believes and defends. John Milton’s works were influenced by the knowledge he obtained‚ the hardships
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John Q is an emotionally-packed movie that surrounds the unfortunate medical circumstances of John‚ played by Denzel Washington‚ and his son. The purpose of the film was to raise the many issues surrounding poor health care in the United States‚ and even less empathy from hospital administration and insurance companies. After John’s son collapses at a baseball game‚ the doctors diagnose him as having a heart that is too large for his body and declare that he must receive an immediate transplant
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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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Martelli 1 Brent Martelli Mr. Heenan US Government period 2 24 September 2010 John Langdon: New Hampshire Who is John Langdon? John Langdon was one of the two first senators of the state of New Hampshire. Early on in his political life‚ Langdon was a supporter always of the Revolutionary War and then later served in the Continental Congress. After serving in Congress‚ Langdon turned a different direction and became governor of New Hampshire. He could have run for vice president of the
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Writing Assignment: Famous Type Designer Christopher Benson September 25th‚ 2010 John Baskerville January 28th 1706 – January 8th 1775 John Baskerville was born January 28th in 1706‚ in the village of Wolverley. Wolverley is located near Kidderminster in Worcestershire. He was a printer in Birmingham‚ England. By the year of 1723 he had became a skilled engraver of tombstones and was teaching writing. In 1726 he set up a school for teaching writing and book-keeping‚ as well as maintaining
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JOHN WOOLMAN: THE STORY OF A QUAKER CONSCIENCE ________________________________________ [This document is from a pamphlet printed several decades ago bythe Religious Education Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. It was originally published by Walter and Mildred Kahoe. I have made minor changes for clarity; material in brackets is mine. -- George Amoss] ________________________________________ John Woolman was born in 1720 on the family farm on Rancocas Creek in New Jersey. He went to school
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Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ Martin Luther King Junior‚ and John F. Kennedy are people who are remembered the most frequently. There are however individuals who established a country to begin with for others to help lead and guide‚ yet somehow they are the most forgotten. There’s one unsung hero‚ who most most only recognize as a signature on a legal contract‚ or as the ad for another house insurance company. That undermined founding father‚ was John Hancock. Before the American Revolution‚ before being
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