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
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Somalia is very low due to a minimal amount of schools in the country‚ for males it is 36% and for females it is 14%. So in total the literacy rate in Somalia for the entire population is 24%. Somalia hasn’t had an effective government working since 1991 when the president Siad Barre was kicked out during the civil war which began in 1988 and is still continuing. The Somali civil war until now has killed at least 350‚000 to 1‚000‚000 people due to the conflicts. In Somalia there has recently been a
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Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee in April 15‚ 1894. She was the most popular female blues singer known as “The Empress of the Blues”. She started her career by singing in tent shows in 1912‚ alongside another blues specialist Ma Rainey. Bessie influenced other singers including Aretha Franklin‚ Nina Simone‚ Frank Sinatra‚ Billie Holiday‚ Dinah Washington and Janis Joplin. Bessie Smith was married to Jack Gee on June 7‚ 1923. She made her first record with Columbia records “Downhearted
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1. Critique on banking sector reforms in post 1991 period The Future of Banking Reform Prior to the economic reforms‚ the financial sector of India was on the crossroads. To improve the performance of the Indian commercial banks‚ first phase of banking sector reforms were introduced in 1991 and after its success; government gave much importance to the second phase of the reforms in 1998. Uppal (2011) analyzes the ongoing banking sector reforms and their efficacy with the help of some ratios
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Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey‚ and Smith developed a friendship with Ma. Ma Rainey was Bessie’s mentor and she stayed with her show until 1915. Bessie then joined the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit and gradually built up her own following in the south and along the
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CHAPTER 6 Securing Independence‚ Defining Nationhood‚ 1776–1788 0Chapter Themes The British had two main advantages over the United States in the Revolution. They greatly outnumbered the 2.5 million Americans‚ one-third of whom were either slaves or loyalists‚ and they possessed superior naval and military forces. But British resources were severely strained. The United States mobilized its people more effectively and created an army of 220‚000 troops‚ compared to 162‚000 British troops. The U
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Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Benjamin Franklin has a special place in the hearts and minds of American people. He was born on January 6‚ 1706 (and later changed January 17 when calendar was renew in the middle of the century). The place of his birth was at Milk Street Boston across from the Old South Church. He came from a poor and big family. His father is Josiah Franklin who was from the village of Ecton in Northamstonhire who migrated in New World in 1863 to search
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“Talladega Nights‚ The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” I am having a very hard time with this assignment‚ because I usually watch comedies and my characters are never serious‚ I can’t relate with “Ace Ventura” and I certainly can’t evaluate such a blatantly ridiculous character. I like movies that make me laugh and help me escape at the end of my day. That is the reason I love sitcoms and always look forward to watching “Spartacus‚ Gods of The Arena” with my Husband on Fridays. I rarely watch anything
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how Benjamin Franklin begins as a solemn friend and adviser to a young man but soon reveals himself as a hedonistic lecher‚ then after reading you asked if we see any signs of a misogynist in Benjamin Franklin’s letter. To begin I looked up the word misogynist to get a better understanding of what it meant. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ misogynist means a hatred of or hostility toward women‚ a women hater. After reading Benjamin Franklin’s letter‚ it was hard to see Mr. Franklin as a women hater
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various approaches to establishing certain genres or films. This essay will examine the specific methodologies of the action genre‚ a consideration of the art cinema and an auteur study. These styles are recognized in Kathryn Bigelow ’s Point Break (1991) which provides strong examples of these techniques. An action film is commonly recognized by audiences. The action film portrays strong characteristics and identifiable elements unique to the action genre. Fights‚ stunts‚ cars‚ foot chases‚ sex
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