He described himself as a "Johnny Appleseed" going from university to university shopping his idea.

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His post-war films were increasingly preoccupied with such American folk heroes as Davy Crockett and Johnny Appleseed.

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Meanwhile, Josh Strauss of Appleseed Fund notes that U.S.-based Avon Products earns about 85% of profits in emerging markets.

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Diaspora is just one of a growing number of social network start-ups, which includes OneSocialWeb and Appleseed, that want to steal some of Facebook's audience.

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Shinji Aramaki, acclaimed Japanese director of the animated hits Appleseed, Appleseed Ex-Machina and Halo Legends, brings his unique visual style to this action-packed, visually stunning sequel.

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Walk the Freedom Trail, do Sherman's march to the sea, reenact the life of Johnny Appleseed, recreate the discoveries of Lewis and Clark, but without all the venereal disease.

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Lumbly makes you believe that this Johnny Appleseed of reading and writing would return to slavery from a free life up North and risk mutilation in order to continue his teaching.

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The film was written by videogame scribe Flint Dille (The Transformers: The Movie, Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay) from a story by Shinji Aramaki, Joseph Chou and Shigehito Kawada and produced by Joseph Chou (Appleseed Ex-Machina, Halo Legends, Space Pirate: Captain Harlock).

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