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    Franklin’s autobiography represents the American dream of rising from rags to riches‚ or as Franklin himself says “Having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred‚ to a state of affluence...” (Franklin1). Franklin writes to his son‚ as his own form of a self help book. He hopes that through his life story people will be inspired to do as he did‚ and find a path to becoming successful. Today‚ he stands as a shining example of what it means to be an American business man

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    Franklin Roosevelt

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    President Franklin Roosevelt President Roosevelt was born January 30‚ 1882 in Hyde Park New York. His parents Sara Ann Delano‚ and James Roosevelt both came from wealthy New York families. Although James spent much time with him‚ Sara being rather possessive became Franklin’s role model through his childhood. He learned how to play the basic sports such as polo‚ shooting‚ tennis‚ and rowing but never became a star athlete‚ he preferred to watch and sit on the sidelines as a water boy for teams

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    “Well done is better than well said” (Poor Richard’s Almanac). Benjamin Franklin not only thought of quotes to help guide our daily lives‚ he lived them. Arguably the greatest genius of his time‚ Franklin was a hard worker‚ relentless learner‚ and passionate thinker. From a general perspective Franklin is a man who worked diligently in school‚ studied untiringly‚ and excelled in most everything he did. Although he was a dynamic learner‚ he never had a stable childhood‚ much less a formal education

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    Kari Franklin

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    In her article Kari Franklin describes how she created a successful learning environment in which students developed proper social skills through peer conferencing. Some kids go to school for purely social reasons‚ Franklin realized that by introducing in- class discussions‚ she eliminated the need for excessive chatter during instructional time. After realizing that the group sharing was not working out‚ she looked at the peer conferencing from a social competence point of view. In peer conferences

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    Custom Van

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    Custom Vans‚ Inc.‚ specializes in converting standard vans into campers. Depending on the amount of work and customizing to be done‚ the customizing could cost less than $1‚000 to more than $5‚000. In less than four years‚ Tony Rizzo was able to expand his small operation in Gary‚ Indiana‚ to other major outlets in Chicago‚ Milwaukee‚ Minneapolis‚ and Detroit. Innovation was the major factor in Tony’s success in converting a small van shop into one of the largest and most profitable custom van operations

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    Vans Study

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    Vans Assignment Answers Candice (Shuang) Zhang Oct. 10th 1. What were some of the key characteristics of Vans’ earliest customers in the 1960s and 1970s? What was the public perception of skateboarding during this er In 1960s‚ Vans Doren set out to make the most durable and affordable casual deck shoe in the market. Unlike other shoes manufactures‚ Vans sold its sneaker directly to customers out of its own retail store in Anaheim‚ California. Customers could enjoy customized Vans. But the

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    Van Gogh

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    Kaitlin Moreno The College of Mount Saint Vincent English 110 Professor Jessica Rogers October 29‚ 2014 Escaping Through Ourselves In 1888 Vincent Van Gogh painted Vincent’s Bed in Arles a brightly painted oil on canvas‚ measuring to 72x 90cm‚ this was of his little bedroom in France. When one thinks of a bedroom it brings about emotions of safety. One’s personal sanctuary where the world does not exist‚ no pains of reality can touch you. It seems when one closes their bedroom door all mundane

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    Van Mahotsav

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    Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India‚ celebrated on 5 June and even in the first week of July. Van Mahotsav was launched in the year 1950 by Shri Kanhaiyalal. M. Munshi‚ the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food to create an enthusiasm in the popular mind for the preservation of forest and planting of trees‚ as “trees mean water‚ water means bread and bread is life”. It was also hoped that it would create tree consciousness among the people. Van Mahotsav‚ a week long

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    Franklin Roosevelt

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    Mary Alice Pope English Comp 3‚ Westbay FDR Inaugural; Address Rhetorical Analysis January 20‚ 2014 Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Rhetorical Analysis of First Inaugural Address Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of The United States of America; he served from 1933 until his death in 1945‚ the longest any president has served. His inaugural speech in March 1933 had resounding effects on most‚ if not all Americans. His speech did more than outline his ambitions for his presidency;

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    Dr. Benjamin Rush

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    “All will end well.” (The Signers‚ page 43) This was Dr. Benjamin Rush’s favorite saying which summed up his life of vast accomplishments‚ as evidenced in a letter to Thomas Jefferson from John Adams that he knew “of no Character living or dead‚ who has done more real good in America” (Benjamin Rush‚ Patriot and Physician‚ page ix). He was a great doctor at the time he lived and worked diligently to heal countless people. However‚ his methods of curing people were dangerous and he probably hurt

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