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    Eleanor of Aquitaine

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    Eleanor of Aquitaine was without a doubt the most colorful woman of her time‚ considered by many to have been the most powerful and enlightened woman of her age. Eleanor had six different titles. She was the queen of France and England‚ Duchess of Aquitaine and Normandy‚ and Countess of Poitou and Anjou. She was also the mother of two English kings. Eleanor became the first woman to rule the Aquitaine in her own right. She held the spotlight‚ wielding power over the most important men of her time

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the most memorable and accomplished US president despite his disability. He was born January 30‚ 1882 in Hyde Park‚ New York. FDR also grew up in Hyde Park and lived a privileged life. He went to high school at a private school called Groton and graduated in 1900. He went to Harvard and edited the “Crimson”. He graduated in 1903. He went to Columbia Law School in 1904 and graduated in 1907. Soon after‚ he fell madly in love with his sixth cousin‚ Eleanor Roosevelt. Her father

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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    Book Report: Franklin Delano Roosevelt US History 1302 Submitted to: John D. Boswell May 2‚ 2012 Freedman‚ Russell. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. New York:Clarion Books‚ 1990. I selected the book Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Russell Freedman for my book review. The book was published by Clarion Books and text copyrighted in New York in 1990. This book traces the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt all the way from this birth in 1882 through his youth‚ early political career‚ and presidency

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    Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30‚ 1882‚ in Hyde Park‚ New York. He grew up in a very wealthy family‚ making their living on real estate and trade. Until the age of 14 Roosevelt received a very good education by tutors and governess. In 1896 Franklin attended Groton School for boys‚ but he did not fit in there. Most the boys that went to the same school as Franklin strived in athletics‚ but Roosevelt did not. After graduating in 1900 Roosevelt then decided to attend school at Harvard. He

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    There are many people in the world and throughout history that have taken action on the things that they believe. One of those people is Eleanor Roosevelt she took the action to do and address many things that other people would have never done. According to the article “Eleanor Roosevelt‚ Excerpt From Race‚ Religion‚ and Prejudice‚” Eleanor Roosevelt took action to speak what she believed about discrimination between races. She believed in the equality of every citizen in every aspect of society

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    Pollster I believe that Eleanor Roosevelt has the best odds of winning this competition because she has been the strongest candidate. In contrast‚ her competitor‚ Henry Ford‚ was exposed in the previous round with facts that he probably didn’t want others to know. With that being said‚ Eleanor Roosevelt has the best chances of winning against Henry Ford. Eleanor Roosevelt has the best odds to win the competition because of her presentation skills and the good she has done for the american people

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    her own activities would be restricted‚ Roosevelt dreaded assuming the title of the first lady. From a young age‚ she had first-hand knowledge of what the job of the first lady was like because she had seen her aunt‚ Edith Roosevelt‚ serve as a hostess during the majority of her time in the White House (Spangenburg 60). But Edith Roosevelt was not the only example that Eleanor Roosevelt could look at. Lou Henry Hoover‚ the first lady before Eleanor Roosevelt‚ studied at Stanford University and formed

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    The song has two characters‚ Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie. These two are connected by the church‚ in this case the actual church that Father McKenzie preaches at and Eleanor Rigby cleans. She is -- and this is not apparent immediately -- a custodian in this church. How do we know that she’s the custodian? Well‚ she picks up rice after weddings...that’s a clue. And she died in the church...that’s another clue. At this point‚ it’s good to ask students‚ if Eleanor Rigby is a custodian‚ why did

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    them‚ without have citizens of our community fight for these things‚ these human rights. I am writing to you today to express my opinion and to purpose a national holiday for the woman who had changed the way the world see’s the first lady. Eleanor Roosevelt did not stay in the background and handle domestic

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    Eleanor of Aquitaine was an outstanding woman who lived from 1122 to 1204 CE‚ contributing greatly to politics and the arts. She was a queen and duchess who influenced the faces of England and France for centuries to come. Few women of her time were able to maintain control over their personal choices‚ especially the wealthy‚ as they were often married off as teenagers. Women were a means for men to achieve greater control over more land. However‚ Eleanor of Aquitaine had power over her life and

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