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    The Prince George county school board mission is to see it that their students are able to graduate successfully in their various schools and able to face the real world. Eleanor Roosevelt High School is located in Greenbelt, Prince George County. Eleanor Roosevelt high school problem is that the students are not able to achieve their academics goals. There are three major challenges. These challenges are bullying, and lack of concentration. Bullying serious because it makes a students to feel worthless and useless and they are not able to achieve their academics goals. Many students are been bullied every day. Two studies show that everyday a student is being bullied. According to the Center for Disease Control states, “19.6% of high school students in the US report being bullied at school in the past year. 14.8% reported being bullied online” (Center for Disease Control, 2014).Also, A 2009 study performed by U.S. Department of Education Office estimated that “least 20.8% of the youth in the U.S were physically bullied, 53.6% were verbally bullied, 51.4% were socially bullied, and 13.6% were cyber bullied at least once every year” (U.S. Department of Education Office). In addition to bullying, lack of concentration is another major problem facing the student’s academic goals. Lack of concentration is severe problem facing the…

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    Eleanor Roosevelt is best known for her role as First Lady of the United States and wife of former president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as one of the most active First Ladies in addition to the longest serving one, presiding during the Great Depression and World War II. Roosevelt was a renowned social and political activist, philanthropist, journalist, educator, and diplomat. Throughout her tenure as First Lady, and in the decades to follow Roosevelt helped found the…

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    “Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway” (“Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes”). Eleanor Roosevelt was a strong believer in doing what you want when you want without worry of what others think. Eleanor fought for many meaningful causes that a lot of people wouldn’t even consider because of how discriminative things were. Regardless, Mrs. Roosevelt find something she felt strongly about, and go at it with all her heart, mind, body, and soul. Eleanor Roosevelt set very…

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    Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady of the 32nd president Franklin D. Roosevelt, from the year of 1933 to 1945. Eleanor was born into a wealthy New York family but grew up in India. Indian females had their own female leaders to study and not much of about other female leaders from other countries were taught. Although, Eleanor Roosevelt was Franklin Roosevelt’s wife, she wasn’t known for it. Roosevelt was involved in democratic party politics and social organizations. Eleanor Roosevelt was highly…

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    Eleanor Roosevelt was the women that changed the First Lady’s position forever. She was married to Franklin Roosevelt, a soon to be president. Women did not have many rights and needed someone who would speak up for them. Eleanor was that person; she was that voice who spoke for them giving them the rights they should have had to begin with. She did not just do things because she was First Lady. When she was out of office, she continued exploring her passion, which was giving women the…

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    Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most memorable First Ladies that our nation has ever known. She transformed the White House into a home for family and guests alike. Eleanor had very strong political views that many people didn’t agree with. She also had many radio commentaries and magazine columns that she used to reach the public. As president, her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, used her as a link to the public. Eleanor Roosevelt drastically changed the role of the First Lady in many ways.…

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    Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York, New York. Her parents were Anna Hall and Elliott Roosevelt. At a young age Eleanor mother and father died. She lived with her grandparents then went to boarding school at age fifteen. When she returned, she married her distant cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt. She had six children Anna, James, Franklin Jr., Elliott, the second Franklin Jr., and John. The first Franklin Jr., died of the flu at the age of seven months. Eleanor Roosevelt…

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    People are rarely placed to work in a position with no specific job description. Those who are, usually fail. However, this was not the case for Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She grasped the opportunity to influence the world, and did so with grace and passion. The title “Wife of President Franklin Roosevelt” does not do her justice. Eleanor was more than a First Lady and she was more than a wife, in fact, she was one of the most esteemed women in the world. Eleanor Roosevelt dramatically changed the…

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    Responsibilities to America “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” - Eleanor Roosevelt. I feel Eleanor Roosevelt's’ quote really ties together the point of having responsibility. The moment in our lives when we take responsibility is the moment when we can mold our future. We argue with ourselves everyday about our obligations and we will until we die but ultimately…

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    Eleanor Roosevelt Biography By Aaron Kwan Eleanor Roosevelt (full name Anna Eleanor Roosevelt) was born in 1884 in Manhattan, New York City. She was a niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. Eleanor’s mother was somewhat ashamed of Eleanor's plainness as a child, and called her “Granny” because of this. She had 2 younger brothers, Elliott Jr. and Gracie Hall Roosevelt. Their family was of a high class known as the “swells”. Eleanor lived a sorrow stricken childhood. Her mother and Elliot Jr.…

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