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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Theodore Roosevelt was a man of immense energy and was always enduring accomplishments. He was a man with a great personality and had a unique style of leadership. Overall‚ he was one of the greatest Progressive presidents. His motto was always geared towards a “strenuous life”. His leadership was different. He was always comfortable with leading large groups. For example‚ he lead the “Rough Riders” up San Juan hill in Cuba. He wasn’t afraid to take charge and be in the action also. He tried
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Teddy Roosevelt "To waste‚ to destroy‚ our natural resources‚ to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness‚ will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed." I feel that America has done what they could to for the environment. I think that America has improved dramatically since Roosevelt spoke. America has improved‚ but they are not perfect. America has
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Alisa Matsoukas Period 3A Theodore Roosevelt is considered the first modern President because he significantly expanded the influence and power of the executive office. From the Civil War to the turn of the twentieth century‚ the seat of power in the national government existed in the U.S. Congress. As the executive branch gradually increased its power‚ Roosevelt held on to this trend‚ believing that the President had the right to use all powers except those that specifically denied him to accomplish
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DBQ: Access the validity of the following statement using background knowledge and the provided documents. "Theodore Roosevelt was not a true progressive reformer‚ but rather a politician that responded to the political climate of the age." Progressivism originated as the optimistic vision that society was capable of improvement‚ and that continued growth and advancement were the nation’s destiny. This‚ however‚ would require direct‚ purposeful human intervention in social and economic affairs
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Trey Draper Dr. Rager History 136 10-21-2011 Theodore Roosevelt: American Hero Although many people at the time disagreed with the actions of Teddy Roosevelt‚ he played a very important role in the Spanish-American war by not only preparing the navy‚ but on the front lines of combat as well. Theodore Roosevelt‚ the 26th president of the United States of America‚ had a huge impact on the Spanish-American war in many ways. The war also had a huge impact on Theodore Roosevelt’s political career
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Teddy Roosevelt’s face deserves to be on Mount Rushmore for numerous reasons. For example‚ he made it his job to improve public health. After reading Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” he was baffled and extremely disappointed. So he took matters into his own hands and fought for a more sanitary meat packaging industry. Roosevelt made sure that instead of having rats‚ rat poison and bread mixed into your meat there was 100% sanitation. Also‚ he created the Pure Food and Drugs Act. Additionally‚ this act
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Wanting the American Way Back The “Strenuous Life” was a thought brought upon by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1899‚ with his views on what the American way is and where he thought the American way was headed. Being a former military member and police chief himself‚ Roosevelt’s views were far different than majority of other people. Roosevelt thought that America was all about masculinity and patriotism and due to the women movements and other factors‚ the American way was becoming too feminized
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Teddy Roosevelt was a fine president‚ indeed. Along with leading our country‚ he also put in the makes of the Panama Canal. This idea sparked Teddy‚ and couldn’t have been more successful. A canal is like a waterway filled with underwater stairs. The Panama Canal was nothing but hard work‚ and dedication. Many workers went through hard labor to complete the job‚ but it turned out to be an outstanding landmark in U.S history. While Teddy was president‚ he wanted to prove his dominance throughout
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that Theodore Roosevelt was in fact a progressive reformer. But what exactly is a progressive reformer? A progressive reformer can be classified as someone who advocates the advancement of workers rights and social justice. They strongly opposed waste and corruption. They pushed for social justice‚ general equality and public safety. In this regard Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive reformer. Theodore Roosevelt was very much
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