On January 30‚ 1882 in Hyde Park‚ New York Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. James Roosevelt‚ Franklin ’s father‚ was a prosperous railroad official and landowner(Lawson 25). His predecessors‚ when they came from the Netherlands‚ were succes Roosevelt learned from private tutors‚ not going to school until the age of fourteen. He had already studied German‚ Latin and French by the time he had started school(Freidel 6). Sailing‚ bird hunting and stamp collecting were among his hobbies. On his In
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Harry S. Truman Only one president has ever been elected for times. During his fourth term he died in office and the greatest president‚ Harry S. Truman‚ took over presidency.Truman had an average family and he was in the senate. He started his Presidency on April 12‚ 1945. In addition to many of his accomplishments‚ he also declared war on North Korea. Harry S. Truman was the eldest of three kids. He had a sister named Mary Jane Truman and a brother named John Vivian Truman. John A. Truman
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a doubt one of the most advanced societies of the Ancient World. As a result of that‚ they had numerous accomplishments. However‚ what were said accomplishments? Ancient Greece made significant achievements in the area of Philosophy‚ Mathematics‚ Science‚ Art‚ and Architecture. So‚ throughout this essay I will further elaborate on the nature of these accomplishments and how these accomplishments impact our society even today! One of the main things the Greeks were known for was their Philosophy
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multiple degrees in various subjects‚ such as history‚ science‚ and literature. He was a skilled poet and writer. He wrote many poems as well as novels. He also had many accomplishments such as becoming a poet‚ critic‚ historian‚ novelist‚ and a librarian in his lifetime. Like many intellectuals‚ Bontemps ended up in New York during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. After graduating‚ Ana moved to New York‚ and was offered a teaching position at the Harlem Academy in 1924. While teaching‚ he started
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Archie Duckworth is a man of countless accomplishments‚ but without the union many of those accomplishments would not have existed. Archie was born and raised in Angus‚ Ontario‚ a small community in Essa township located outside of Barrie‚ Ontario. He grew up in a generation where school was not a priority to parents‚ or even teachers. Sadly because of this‚ Archie graduated high school with hardly any ability to read or write. His teacher told him he would work in a factory for the rest of his
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My personal accomplishment has taught me a lot about myself and who I am as a person. It taught me how much strength I actually have within myself that I never in a million years thought I had. It was a hundred times more difficult that I thought it was going to be going into it. This challenge that I feel that has been an important demonstration of a personal accomplishment is when I attended a student trooper program a couple of years ago. When I arrived at this scary prison looking building
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Franklin Roosevelt was callow and arrogant when he entered politics. Descended from the colonial aristocracy‚ he had all the prejudices of the moneyed class. But‚ recounts an admiring Smith (John Marshall‚ 1996‚ etc.)‚ the polio that confined him to a wheelchair converted him into a champion of the common man for much of his career‚ particularly as president. Smith writes that FDR was hardworking‚ astute‚ smart and vindictive; he punished enemies for decades‚ while his political friends reaped ample
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Ronald Reagan NameHIS/145February 20‚ 2014Professor Lucht Ronald Reagan President Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest presidents to have led this country. Though he is highly underrated‚ his actions and accomplishments as president show Americans that no president can compare nor surpass him. He survived an assassination attempt‚ took a hard line against labor unions‚ announced a new War on Drugs‚ and did many more outstanding things for this country which just goes to show his great leadership
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Anyone who has ever heard of Galileo knows about his many great achievements and passions he had during his life. He was an astronomer‚ philosopher‚ engineer‚ physicist‚ and most importantly: an adept mathematician. Clearly‚ he has many talents‚ although‚ we will be looking more at his mathematical accomplishments throughout this essay. Spencer Spencer Galileo was born on February 15th‚ 1564 in Pisa‚ Duchy of Florence‚ Italy and he died January 8th‚ 1642 (77) in Arcetri‚ Grand Duchy of Tuscany
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Not only was she a famous actress‚ but she also had other accomplishments. Dorothy Dandridge stared in many phenomenal films. She was and still is‚ most known for being the first black actress to be nominated for an academy award. She had many struggles on the road to getting there‚ and sadly her life was taken at a very young age before she could do more. Her family life was rough but she got through‚ and thanks to her mom‚ got a magnificent career that took off. She was born in Cleveland
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