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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whether we provide enough for those who have little.” Franklin D. Roosevelt The Great Depression had devastated the nation. Before the New Deal‚ there was no insurance on deposits at banks. When thousands of banks closed there was no national safety net‚ no public unemployment insurance‚ and no Social Security Relief. In 1931 unemployment in the U.S. increased from 4% to 25%. So in response to the great depression‚ Roosevelt focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief‚ Recovery‚ and Reform
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1. Consider the artworks you have discussed in the first four question sets. Which of these works was the most valuable to you‚ personally? And what makes that artwork so valuable to you? Personally‚ I liked the sculptor’s work. It was a gymnastic performance of a lady at the Olympics that was crafted by a well-known sculptor or Eleanor Cardozo. The art work was named Swathe. It belonged to a series of sculptures created on the bases of that particular event to elaborate its various aspects and sub-activities
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Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt‚ the twenty sixth president of the United States of America‚ was born on the twenty-seventh of October in 1858 into a wealthy family. Even thought he was sick during most of his childhood‚ he put aside his weaknesses and physically built his body. Being active just became a daily part of his life from then on‚ including his school days. While he attended Harvard‚ he was competitively involved in boxing and rowing (Mckay). Afterwards he had married Alice Hathaway
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh “First Lady of the Air” By: Kathleen C. Winters Introduction The story that I read is Anne Morrow Lindbergh “First Lady of the Air”. This book is written by Kathleen C. Winters who is an aviation historian as well as a licensed pilot and former flight instructor. The story is about Anne Morrow Lindbergh who is also an author and aviator. The story focuses on Anne Lindbergh’s flying career. Summary Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born into a wealthy family‚ she is also a bright
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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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introducing the Monroe Doctrine. This meant that Europe was unable to further colonize in the Western Hemisphere. In response‚ America agreed not to interfere with European relations. Almost a century later in 1904‚ President Theodore Roosevelt presented the Roosevelt Corollary‚ which was an extension to the Monroe Doctrine. This extension gave the United States the right to intervene in countries south of the United States if necessary. Roosevelt’s philosophy‚ “speak softly but carry a big stick‚”
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autobiography‚ “but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No‚ the only tired I was‚ was tired of giving in.” Rosa Parks was born February 4‚ 1913 and died October 24‚ 2005‚ She will always be remembered. United States Congress called Rosa the “first lady of civil rights”.Rosa was an excellent leader. She was a very important leader for both men and women. What inspired her was that she knew she could make a change no matter who told her she couldn’t. Rosa Parks was an important leader and left
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“The fragile relationship between the sexes is a dominant theme of the modern literature”. Evaluate this opinion by comparing and contrasting how relationships between the sexes are presented in the top girls and Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Set at the time it was written‚ the early 1980’s‚ Top Girls is mainly concerned with two political agendas: feminism and socialism. It may seem surprising to us today that just over thirty years ago the Equal Pay Act and the Sex Discrimination Act came
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it was a physical rapture--a cracking-leaking-popping feeling. I remember dropping my water gun. Quickly‚ almost without thought‚ I took off my apron and walked out of the plant and drove home. It was midmorning‚ I remember‚ and the house was empty. Down in my chest there was still that leaking sensation‚ something very warm and precious spilling out‚ and I was covered with blood and hog-stink‚ and for a long while I just concentrated on holding myself together.” “They did not submit to the obvious
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