To be a hero one must have the courage to defy the uniformity of society, to be a hero one must have the aptness to persevere beyond criticism, to be a hero one must have empathy despite the diversity of their crowd. To be a hero one must have hope that even in the darkest of days there will be better days. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams", quoted by the woman who believed in the beauty of her words, Eleanor Roosevelt the hero, the hero who wanted justice for…
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A hero is an inspiration. A person who is heroic is someone you idolize or look up to. The three heroes we read about in Study Sync are all heroic. The hero that was most inspirational was Eleanor Roosevelt. She compares Rosa Parks to the other two because they both did something inspiring. They are different from My Father because he didn’t do anything huge. I chose Eleanor as the best hero because she was the First Lady that treated everyone the same. The reason I chose Eleanor Roosevelt as the…
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Fortuna Ye 1 Mr. Chung March 14, 2024. Eleanor Roosevelt: The First Independent Life. Who is a famous person that you see as a hero? Let's take Eleanor Roosevelt as an example. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to have her own independent life. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first person who changed the First Ladies role to something so that future First Lady’s could have their own life. Eleanor Roosevelt stood up for civil rights. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to make a difference…
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Elissa Ip Mr. Chung English 12 March 2024 Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World Who are the heroes in your life? Maybe it is your parents, who are by your side, no matter what. Maybe it is your teacher who is always ready to help with a smile on their face, despite the circumstances. Regardless of who they are, all of your heroes have one thing in common. They all make a positive impact in your life. What makes a hero a hero? Well, heroes are people who have qualities that are honorable and have…
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research and observation. Throughout his life, he gave hundreds of speeches to college students and distinguished members around the world. Another individual who aspired to be an influential person by urging equal rights for men and women and all races through her position in the White House was Eleanor Roosevelt. A third distinguished person who has done extensive study and work…
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by working hard and earning respect and accepting their legal status for the time being, blacks would ultimately gain the respect of whites, who would grant them more rights. This made Washington very popular with whites at that time and he was even invited to dine at the White House with Teddy Roosevelt. In September of 1895 Washington became a national hero. He was invited to speak at the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. Washington publicly accepted disfranchisement and…
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Anne Frank, a Jewish girl, wrote “ Despite everything, I think people are really good at heart.” Anne Frank, the person who spoke these words, lived and died during a truly horrific time during the 1940’s. That horrific time is known as the Holocaust. During the Holocaust, thousands of people of the Jewish religion were sent off to concentration camps to be worked to death or killed. Many people would think that after what Adolf Hitler did to those poor innocent Jewish people, he was a man with great…
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at the great tragedies of black history in remembrance of the hard struggles, pain, and the suffering the African Americans endured to achieve freedom. Therefore, we now as a nation celebrate Black History Month to honor those who stood up for there race and the whites who took a stand for what was right. Cons. Many blacks were enslaved and treated harshly, all because they were seen as different. They were seen differently because of the color of their skin. The whites thought they were better…
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unsteady and disjointed path. Hardy uses the detached development of the plot to create a gritty, realistic tone. Tess 3:3 (fate) “The human condition [..] if scratched deeply enough, the binding ironies that bind the spectacular destiny of the hero with the unspectacular common destiny.” • While Tess has a spectacular destiny in that she discovers her noble birth, she dies as a common women in a prison. Hardy uses the theme of fate or destiny in Tess of the D’Urbervilles to make a statement…
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Theodore Roosevelt: A Politician and Advocate for Conservation. Many only know Theodore Roosevelt as a former President of the United States (U.S.). However, Roosevelt was much more. He accomplished a wide range of influential tasks, from politics to war tactics, even conservation. He was a largely known political figure even before his presidency. Even with these many accomplishments, he still gave himself time for recreational activities such as swimming and hiking. Theodore Roosevelt was an extraordinary…
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