I propose a toast to you, Shirley Temple. I want to honor you for your incredible contribution to the acting industry, especially during the Great Depression. The hundreds of movies and short films that you starred on, singing songs and tap-dancing as your tiny curls shimmered and bounced, have inspired everyone. Shirley’s movies often invokes childhood memories as she started acting at a very young age. Many people loved and admired her bright and cheerful attitudes in her films. Amid the hardship and despair of the Great Depression, her uplifting films made its way into the audiences’ hearts and lifted the spirits of millions. Her main goal was to make people happy and forget about their problems. President Roosevelt once said, "As long as
