This graduation has already shown us how capable we all are of accomplishing our goals when we really want it. I hope all of us here today can take this personal accomplishment as an example of how anything is truly possible when we put our minds to it. As we all continue on in our lives‚ let us take each new problem on with confidence‚ knowing that we have achieved great heights and are equipped with the necessary tools
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We should admire Booker T. Washington‚ an intelligent freed slave who rose above the criticisms of white men through much hard work. A few of his many accomplishments include when he founded the Tuskegee University and he was the first African-American to be invited to the Whitehouse. He was also President Roosevelt and President Taft’s adviser in racial
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Fred Austerlitz‚ or as we know him Fred Astaire‚ was born May 10‚ 1899 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. At the age of four his parents put him in a dancing class with his sister. Astaire and his sister were very good dancers so their family moved to New York so that they could continue their training. Fred and Adele‚ his sister‚ performed in Vaudeville in 1905. Shortly after that they changed their names and started performing in musicals. From 1917 through 1932 the Astaire siblings performed in ten musical productions
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Born on Jan 30‚ 1882‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the United States. He was elected in March of 1932‚ during the Great Depression and was the only president to be elected four times. Franklin Roosevelt was a very successful president. He not only led the Americans through the Great Depression and World War II‚ he also gave people the hope to carry on. The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted ten years. It was the longest deterioration of the economy in history of the
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Griswold remarks in an obituary that Poe was a “drunken‚ womanizing madman with no morals and no friends.” Maybe Griswold was jealous‚ envious‚ or plain hateful and evil towards Poe. Could it be that maybe Griswold was true about the claims that he stated or that Poe was actually a genius that was misjudged by the world and its views of poetry and short stories of that era. Poe created the first detective horror stories‚ mystery‚ and to capture the imagination and interest of the world around him
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different dead end jobs before finding his niche for writing. Although Steinbeck’s first book was went largely unnoticed‚ as did his next two‚ it wasn’t until Tortilla Flat was published that Steinbeck was recognized as an author. Steinbeck had many accomplishments‚ however few can compare to In Dubious Battle‚ Of Mice and Men‚ and The Grapes if Wrath. Each of these individual novels set out many achievements for Steinbeck. In Dubious Battle‚ written in 1936‚ was a strike novel set in the California apple
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Brian Hoeg Civil War Group Projects American Wars 3/14/06 George Brinton McClellan When you hear the name George McClellan‚ courageous‚ brave‚ heroic‚ and decisive are probably not the first words that come to mind. That’s probably because none of those words describe him. George McClellan was an indecisive coward‚ unfit for his position as a general‚ partially because of his sympathy for his troops‚ but also because of his "conspiracy theories" which constantly screwed over the union troops
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Did you know that Dwight D. Eisenhower was a general in World War 2 and a president? He was the major general of the European forces in World War 2 and later became the president of the United states. Dwight D Eisenhower was a person who did many things for the benefit of the U.S. Many things in his childhood/ early life influenced the way he acted during his military career and presidency. Dwight D. Eisenhower was born In Denison‚ Texas as the 3rd of 7 children‚ all who were boys. He and his family
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Herbert Hoover was the thirty first president of the United States. His term was from 1929 to 1933. He was the first president born west of the Mississippi river. He was a self made man who rose from humble beginnings. He became a millionaire through his mining career. He was a humanitarian who helped people in Europe after World War I. through his success in government being the head of the food administration and secretary of commerce he was able to win the the presidential election. Soon after
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Julian Nepola A.P. United States History Mr. Tarangelo 11/30/14 “Reagan’s Presidential Accomplishments” Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. He went to Eureka College on an athletic scholarship for swim‚ track and football. He was also involved in student council and the school productions. Reagan studied sociology and economics. After college he became a radio show host then movie actor. He was married twice. He was first
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