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    Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd American President January 30‚ 1882- April 12‚ 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt Who Was Franklin D. Roosevelt? President Franklin D. Roosevelt led the United States during both the Great Depression and World War II. Paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a bout of polio‚ Roosevelt overcame his disability and was elected President of the United States an unprecedented four times. Dates: January 30‚ 1882 -- April 12‚ 1945 Also Known As: Franklin

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    An effective leader is one that creates an inspiring vision of the future‚ motivates and inspires people to engage in that vision and manages the delivery of that vision. The 32nd president of the United States of America Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only president to be reelected four times and he also led the United States through the Great Depression and World War 2. Many writers describe Roosevelt as having characteristics that made him a very effective leader such as he was able to connect

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    “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin‚ Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin.What this quote from Benjamin Franklin means to me if you have to work under the King for safety you should just go back to England.At the time Benjamin Franklin said this the colonist had just came over to the Americas and some of the colonist wanted to the new colonies to be recognize as their own land not under the

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    Wealth is a heavy subject combated by both Franklin and the Puritans in both of these articles. While Franklin preached for individual frugality‚ the Puritans preached for the financial unity among the colony‚ as well as free bartering. These two differences in approach are what are make the articles radically unlike to each other. Both take an in-depth view point to each individual’s views and morals on the issue of wealth and how they think everyone else should approach personal wealth. Now let’s

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    Revolution: Benjamin Franklin The American Revolution influenced so much more than just people’s taxes and freedom. It influenced writing and speeches of people at the time. The American Identity during the American Revolution was reflected in Benjamin Franklins writing such as the "Poor Richard’s Almanac" and The Declaration of Independence (he helped draft the document). Political‚ social‚ and economic factors shaped Franklin’s writing The political circumstances Benjamin Franklin was in greatly

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    Gibbons‚ in her essay‚ “Reassessing Discovery: Rosalind Franklin‚ Scientific Visualization‚ and the Structure of DNA”‚ attempts to expand upon the common restrictions on what is considered discovery. Specifically‚ her argument involves

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    Aretha Franklin is nicknamed the queen of soul and that nickname suits her well. She was born in Memphis‚ Tennessee on March 25‚ 1942. Aretha Franklin recorded her first album at the age of 14. “The Gospel Sound of Aretha Franklin” She was exposed to gospel music and soul music in large part because of her father Reverend C.L. Franklin who was a minister and gospel musician. Her father was unfortunately killed in 1979 and remained in a coma for 5 years. As tragic as that was she kept pushing forward

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    man saved a little kids lives because he is not selfish. A hero should always care about their people and take responsiblity for your actions and be responsible.Benjamin Franklin was not a hero because of the lack of doing the right thing and he needs to start thinking about other people instead of just himself. Benjamin Franklin is not a hero because of the lack of doing the right thing and doesn’t have the commitment of being a hero. I personally think he’s not because he is not the patriot he say

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    The story of Rosalind Franklin is a fascinating one‚ not purely because of her work with X-ray crystallography and DNA molecules‚ but rather in large part to an exciting race between her and two Cambridge students named James Watson and Francis Crick to see who could determine the correct function of a DNA molecule. Rosalind was born in London on July 25th‚ 1920 to a wealthy Jewish banking family. Rosalind wasn’t like the other kids. While most kids loved to play pretend and girls especially were

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    The transition from being young‚ naïve children into adolescents‚ who are taking their rocky roads toward becoming adults. In the movie “Edge of Seventeen”‚ Nadine Franklin was experiencing a lot of difficulty fitting in. Her awkwardness with others got the better of her as she emerges into adolescence. This is an example of social outcast‚ or a person rejected by their peers because they are different‚ strange‚ inept or misunderstood. Throughout the movie‚ we see her go through many stages of adolescence

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