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    “This‚ I believe” Speech “The purpose of life is to live it‚ to taste experience to the utmost‚ to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” -Eleanor Roosevelt. What Roosevelt is saying in this quote is that in order to live we need to experience‚ not just simply exist and especially not exist in fear. I believe that everyone should learn to live in the moment and not overthink but learn to value the ability to push limits. I always find a way to end up thinking of all

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    With each decision. "Free will Delta-Eleanor’s Gift to you ‚ and with each decision‚ you twisted her into your own image." ----- "You made a monster out of me father. You left me in doubt. Didn’t you want me to be like you? I knew I could save you; but if you felt regret‚ if you wanted me to chose for myself I would have to let you go‚ to let you die. " Even as I tell him this‚ I have my doubts. Father has changed since coming back from the dead. I have also changed coming back from the dead

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    “Evil is just a word. Under the skin‚ it’s simple pain.” – Eleanor Lamb. This quote perfectly describes the dilemma posed by many villains‚ notably Lambda. Lambda is the primary antagonist in the game “Tales of Graces ƒ”‚ but his story and character contradict the vile connotations that come with the label of “antagonist.” When one has undergone so many painful experiences‚ is it not understandable for them to lash out? Even if the response is excessive or dramatic‚ the character can still be sympathized

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    Who is Eleanor Roosevelt? “You can gain strength‚ courage‚ and confidences by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself “I lived through this horror. I can take next thing that comes my way” – Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt had the strength‚ courage‚ and confidences to become the first lady in the United States. Eleanor Roosevelt has looked into the face of fear political and social to accomplish her goals to where she once was. Eleanor

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    Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most outspoken women to ever be in the White House. She is also one of the most remembered First Ladies‚ which is pretty hard to believe since she was an orphan as a child. Even though Eleanor has some hard times in her life‚ she succeed in becoming a big influence on many people. Eleanor was born on October 11‚ 1884 in New York‚ New York. Her birth name was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt‚ but her family rarely called her by her first name. She had a couple of nicknames

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    Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus were a Jewish American couple who rescued 50 children from Vienna‚ Austria‚ during World War II by bringing them to the United States. They worked for months to gain all the information‚ and important documents to legally bring these children to the United States. The pair had help from a family friend‚ Robert Schless‚ members of the Independent Order Brith Sholom‚ and members of the Jewish communities and families in Vienna. All the children who were rescued were from families

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    Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt is the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She is one of the most powerful women in the world. Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. She did not just content to stay in the background and handle domestic matters‚ she showed the world that the first lady was an important part of American politics. She was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian causes throughout her life. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in a political

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    Stephan‚ Beth‚ Gloria  2nd Period  Group 7   Eleanor Roosevelt and Women’s Activism    Essential Question: Who was the symbol of women activism and social progress in the  1920’s and how did she shift the way women are looked at today?  Eleanor Roosevelt:​  Eleanor Roosevelt was a writer‚ activist‚ and wife of 32nd United States  President‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Using her intellect and influence‚ she redefined what it  meant to be a female member of the upper echelons of society‚ First Lady of New York

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    Have you ever had a calling to help someone? Have you ever thought of ways to help others and make the world a better place? Well Eleanor Roosevelt did followed that path until death. Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11‚ 1884. She was teased for being a plain girl and called Granny by her mother. Eleanor grew up feeling neglected and only her father seemed to care for her. But‚ sadly‚ in 1892 her mother died‚ her brother died‚ and two years later her beloved father passed away from alcoholism

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    Eleanor Roosevelt was a very important activist. Although at the time people thought that she was stepping out of her place as a woman‚ she altered the role of the first lady. She spoke up for women’s rights‚ African American rights‚ and she helped the kids and the poor. She stood up for a African American singer and she created a program called Val-Kill to give jobs to the youth. The first reason why she took a stand in history was because she stood up for African Americans. The first way

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