...Franklin D Roosevelt was born as an only child on January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. His parents are Sara Delano and James Roosevelt. While growing up, Franklin was raised in a wealthy family. With that being said, his family owned a lot of farmland near Hyde Park. Franklin did not go to public school while growing up. His mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, taught him how to write and read before he turned the age of six years. He was very busy growing up with his tutors who taught him Latin, French, and German, along with history, geography, science, and arithmetic, however all of these studies paid off. He attended Groton High School, which was an all-boys school, and he was well suited academically and athletically. Franklin worked hard...
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...World War II is considered, by many, the most significant event of the 20th century. It was a turning point in history; one that united the world, saved democracy and changed international affairs. The defeat of Hitler and his allies would not have been possible without the leadership and collaboration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill. Both of them, viewed by their constituents as their only hope, came into power at a time of crisis. America was going through the Great Depression, and Britain was in Hitler's line of sight for invasion. These very different characters came together at the height of Hitler's plan to destroy all democracies. Roosevelt's calculative personality, Churchill’s strategic impulsiveness and their clear focus on the mission, slowly but surely led the allies to victory and the ultimate elimination of Hitler and his army. America’s leader during World War II was a result driven individual, capable of making difficult decisions and taking necessary measures to protect his country even if meant losing the support of his constituents. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected as a 32nd President of the United States in 1932.("FDR Biography," n.d.) He came into office in the aftermath of World War I and the middle of the Great Depression. Using his experience as New York State Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and governor of New York; he diligently began to work with his cabinet on measures that would improve the American economy. These...
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...CWV101 - GCU August 26, 2013 The President’s Wife and I: A Comparison How in all of space and time can I legitimately compare myself to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, without becoming overwhelmed by the magnitude of her greatness? A comparison between her and I is ill-advised for so many reasons. I might discover that Eleanor Roosevelt is more than a million times fantastic than I am. On the other hand, I might discover that we experienced similar childhoods in regards to our upbringing. Nonetheless, an attempt will be made and maybe I will see that Eleanor Roosevelt and I are not as different as I have led myself to believe. The comparison of my life to that of Eleanor Roosevelt is not going to be easy for me because I despise talking about myself. My life is so uninteresting to me that rarely do I ever think that anyone cares to know anything more than superficial information about me. However, I hope to touch on our personal views of family, career, sexuality, and social issues. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born, ironically, just two days prior to the birth of my paternal grandfather, Fredrick Paul Roenfanz Sr., to Elliot and Anna Hall Roosevelt on October 11, 1884 in New York City. Eleanor Roosevelt (1992) grew up in a privileged society that she describes as a society where “you were kind to the poor, you did not neglect your philanthropic duties, you assisted the hospitals and did something for the needy” (p. 4). I believe she grew...
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...Eleanor Roosevelt and Leadership The Early Years Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884 in New York City, New York. Although economically comfortable, her family was very distressed. Elliot Roosevelt, her father, was an alcoholic and was frequently troubled with mental depression. Elliot was also away from the home frequently for business, pleasure or medical treatment; Eleanor’s father entered a sanitarium for alcoholics when she was just a child. Her mother, Anna Hall Roosevelt, was very concerned with keeping the family’s high class reputation in society and as years passed she became very disconsolate trying to balance her responsibilities (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 1998). Eleanor recognized the tension and problems in her family at a young age, taking much of the responsibility for her mother’s unhappiness. Eleanor cared so much for her mother, yet she was embarrassed by Eleanor’s homeliness and continually reminded her of her lack of beauty. Her mother even went as far as to give her nicknames, such as “Granny” for being plain and lacking beauty. When Eleanor was eight years old, her mother passed away, starting the theme of death that she would endure throughout her childhood. Eleanor and her younger brothers went to live in New York with their maternal grandmother. Not long after moving to her grandmother’s home, Eleanor received the news that her older brother had passed away. Shortly before Eleanor was ten, she learned that her father, too...
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...Mr. President I am writing this letter to you to try and persuade you into making a holiday for one of the most iconic women of the 2oth century. Eleanor Roosevelt, she has contributed so much to the American society and many people don’t even know it. Eleanor was a renowned First Lady for her outspokenness, especially her stance on racism. She was the first to hold press conferences, and speak at a national convention. On a few occasions, she disagreed with her husband's policies. She advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace, the civil rights of African Americans and other races across the nation, and for the rights of people who fled their country because of WW2. After her husband suffered a polio attack in 1921, Eleanor stepped forward to help Franklin with running for president. When her husband became president in 1933, Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. Not content to stay in the background she showed the world that the first lady was an important part of American politics. She gave press conferences and spoke out for human rights, children's causes and women's issues, working on behalf of the League of Women Voters She also focused on helping the country's poor, stood against racial discrimination and, during WW2, traveled abroad to visit U.S. troops. Throughout Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, Eleanor traveled extensively around the nation, visiting relief projects, surveying working and living conditions, and then reporting...
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...Nicole Cruz Professor Garver Philosophy 303 7 May 2014 The Works Progress Administration: How Federalism Enabled Social Reform Through Art Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” The Works Progress Administration, established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, aimed to provide an opportunity for both people and the American economy during a time of great struggle within the United States. What made the Works Progress Administration significant in United States history was the fact that it unintentionally stimulated social reform and progress within American society, even though its main purpose was to create jobs for artists and stimulate economic growth. An analysis of artwork from the Works Progress Administration, reveals that, through the United States’ involvement of creating jobs for artists, social, racial and gender barriers were disseminated, which allowed for progress in American society both economically and socially. After being elected into the presidency in 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his New Deal to the American people, which addressed the devastating effects of the Great Depression. A number of bills were passed as part of the New Deal that was meant to alleviate the poverty rate, reduce unemployment, and stimulate economic recovery. Historians consider the Works Progress Administration...
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...iolent protest to achieve political and social progress” (Nanda). Gandhi’s main concerns were the poverty stricken communities in India. India ran on a caste system and Gandhi made it his ambition to limit the tribulations that India’s poor endured. Gandhi taught his message by living a life of the poor. Gandhi bonded multiple different group who were in pursuit of social justice and created a philosophy of nonviolence and type of effective civil disobedience in the Indian Independence Movement. Actions taken by Gandhi eventually caused British stronghold to loosen and leave India. Gandhi influenced an entire generation of social reformer with ideologies. Eleanor Roosevelt was officially the 32nd First lady. She was married to the 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mrs....
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...Callie Grant Chris Perreira Section A03 26 February 2013 Changing Tides The creation of the United States was founded upon the idea that a government that governs less governs best, however, in the early twentieth century it was necessary for the role of the government to expand for protection of liberty and fairness to continue. Under the motivation of President Franklin D Roosevelt, the ideas of government changed drastically from a rather distant relationship between the government and its people to one where executive power was used to meet the needs of the people. Consequently, almost every President, starting with Franklin D Roosevelt in 1933 to the present has slowly expanded the role of government to what we have today. The Federal Government as well as the Supreme Court changed its ideals increasingly about thoughts on interference in the lives of individuals as classical liberalism morphed into what is known as liberalism today. Through the onset of protective labor laws and the programs initiated by the New Deal a shift in the Democratic Party towards leftist ideals was recognized. With the United States emerging as a more industrialized nation, new laws were necessary to protect those subjugated to unsafe conditions, unfair wages and long work hours. In this change from a mostly agriculturally dominated society to a more industrialized one the development of a more dependent labor force was derived. These dependents were continually abused as the Supreme...
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...of time World War II was going on, and the United States was fighting with Germany in the Atlantic, as well as Japan in the Pacific. It all started when Adolf Hitler and the Nazis attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, in which the other countries had joined the war for help. As a result, when Leo Szilard heard that Germany had found out about Hahn and Strassman’s discovery he thought they would produce a bomb. Leo Szilard told them that they were attempting to purify Uranium-235, which would make up the atomic bomb. With that being said, he needed to get this valuable information to Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president of the United States at the time, but he did not know how to accomplish that. After some thinking he finally came to a conclusion and thought of Albert Einstein, and his connection with the United States. So, he went to Einstein and they both sent a warning letter to President Roosevelt. In...
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...peace body which he elaborated in his fourteen points speech. (UNOG, Online: 2009) The fourteenth point of his speech was the formation on League of Nations which will usher in justice, peace, freedom and concord. The major participants in the formation of the league of the nation were the Great Britain, France, and the United States of America to preserve the future global peace and forestall such conflicts like first world war. (University of Virginia, Online: 2009)The League was based on the covenant which was written into the Treaty of Versailles and other peace treaties and provided for an assembly, a council and a secretariat with each section vested with a task to help the league maintain peace (UNOG, Online: 2009) Franklin D. Roosevelt the President of the United States of America, Winston Churchill the Prime Minister of the Great Britain and other notable leaders reasoned that the destructive consequences of WW2 warranted the call to form an international organization which would play a vital role in achieving the global peace. (US Department of States, Online:2005 and National Archives, Online: 2009) Hence, the United Nations replaced the League of the Nations after the demise of the latter. They both shared almost similar concept and ideological views for international peace delivered through an international body. (Rit, 2009) In this essay the author will analyze the birth of League of Nations and its achievement and failures. Furthermore, the formation...
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...Keeping the Dream Alive The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and a stronger future for their children faces assault from just about every direction. That great enemy of democratic capitalism, economic inequality, is real and growing. The unemployment rate is dispiritingly high. The nation's long-term fiscal health is at risk, and the American political system, the engine of what Thomas Jefferson called "the world's best hope," shows no sign of reaching solutions commensurate with the problems of the day. It has not always been this way. On Friday, May 1, 1931, James Truslow Adams, a popular historian, was putting the final touches on the preface to his latest book. It was a curious time in the life of the nation. Though the Crash of 1929 had signaled the beginning of the Great Depression that was to endure for years to come, there was also a spirit of progress, of possibility. On the day Adams was finishing his manuscript, President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington to turn on the lights of the newly opened Empire State Building at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, which, at 1,250 ft., was to be the tallest building in Manhattan until the construction of the World Trade Center four decades later. High hopes amid hard times: the moment matched Adams' thesis in his book, The Epic of America, a history of the nation that was to popularize a term not yet in the general vernacular in those...
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...James Montgomery Flagg James Montgomery Flagg was born in Pelham Manor N.Y on June 18, 1977. James Flagg’s parents were Elisha Flagg who was a business man and Anna Elida Coburn. He was an illustrator and a writer for over twenty years and had some very famous art work that people still remember today. Some of the things that will be cover on James Montgomery Flagg are his education/apprenticeship, the culture and society of the time period his work was made, historical design/art precedents that influenced him to do the illustrations that he made, his most significant accomplishments over the years, and subsequent influences that he had on later generations. James Montgomery Flagg had quite a few more famous art works that he made that people don’t really know about. Figure [ 1 ]-1 James Flagg in 1915 James Montgomery Flagg’s public schools were Dr. Chapin’s School from 1889 to 1891 and then moved to Horace Mann School from 1891 till 1893. Then James went to study at the Art Students League from 1894 till 1898 under John H. Tqachtamn and J. Carroll Beckwith. Than in 1898 he attended Hubert Herkomer’s Art School in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. James Montgomery Flagg intended to be a portraitist, and continued to paint and draw portraits throughout his career. James says that, “his real education came from the material that passed over the desks of the editors of St. Nicholas, Judge and Life” [ {{52 Anonymous}} ]. At St. Nicholas, Judge and Life James was allowed...
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...SGT. Leo J. Powers During World War II Leo J. Powers became the first of four recipients in the Transportation Branch whom received the Congressional Medal of Honor, which is rewarded to military officials who are characterized by evident heroism and audaciousness in the line of duty. Powers was born on April 5th, 1909 in the city of Anselmo, Nebraska. In his thirties, he developed an acute foot problem and trained to become an Army mechanic. Soon after, he left for the frontlines of Italy, during World War II. (Tribune Staff, 1945) In September 1942, he joined the United States Army from Alder Gulch, Montana, and within two years, he became part of the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. At that time, he was a Private First Class in his unit. During the time of World War II, Powers as a Private First Class in the 34th Infantry Division, his unit was designated on the main enemy point the Northwest of Cassino, Italy to incarcerate the Hill 175 that was occupied by the Germans. It was anticipated that the enemy could be at the minimum of 50 soldiers with the power of machine guns. They were located in three pill boxes and mortar fire stationed behind the hill. Their power of fire helped them to undermine the attackers and cause eight deaths. Pfc. Powers’ unit was in a position that they could not precede, however, Powers initiated singly amidst terrible fire. He crept frontward to attack one of the enemies’ pill boxes that he had witnessed. With great...
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...The 20th Century Genius Award Hum/102 October 19, 2011 The 20th Century Genius Award The nominated figure that stands out in my mind as a genius of Western culture would be Albert Einstein. His work and cultural contributions can be classified in both the Age of Modernism and the Age of Pluralism for the 20th Century Genius Award. The following examples will include a synopsis of the life and times of Albert Einstein, A survey of the ideas and works recognizing the reflections of his genius, and an appraisal of his impact on the arts and culture. Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 to Hermann and Pauline Einstein a scientifically minded family, who were non-practicing Jews in Ulm, Wurttemberg Germany. As a child, he was very curious, and lively. Albert attended a Catholic elementary school, and his mother insisted for him to take violin lessons. Although he detested the lessons, and later on decide not to continue with them, he would later on find an appreciation and great comfort in Mozart’s violin sonatas. At the early age of five, Albert was fascinated by complex scientific and mathematical concepts at a very early age. Hermann Einstein shows his son a pocket compass, and Einstein with his sense of wonder, and curiosity realizes that something in “empty” space controlled the needle; he later on describes the experience as a revelation of his life. Albert Einsteins hobbies was to build models and mechanical devices for his amusement although he showed...
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...One person can make a big difference Benazir Bhutto (June 21, 1953- December 27, 2007) was born in Pakistan. She was the daughter of Zulifikar Ali Bhutto, the leader and founder of the Pakistan People’s Party. Benazir attended college at Harvard (1969-73) and Oxford University (1973-77) and was awarded degrees in Comparative Government and Philosophy, Political Science and Economics. Benazir had plans to enter Pakistan’s Foreign Service, however the execution of her father propelled her into politics. She had visions of continuing her father’s legacy and hoped to restore democracy in Pakistan (Benazir Bhutto, 2014). Due to her strong beliefs and dedication to her father’s cause I believe that one of the most significant social changes during her life would be her desire to restore democracy in Pakistan. Benazir spent many years in prison and self-exile in Europe, during this time she directed the rebuilding of the People’s Party. Upon return to Pakistan in 1986, Benazir began campaigning for a restoration in democracy and was elected co-chair of the PPP (Pakistan People’s Party). Benazir was the first woman to ever lead a political party and move Pakistan toward its first democratic election in more than a decade. On 16 November 1988, in the first open election in more than a decade, Bhutto’s PPP won the majority in the National Assembly. Benazir was sworn in as Prime Minister of a coalition government on December 2, becoming at age 35 the youngest person and the...
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