Central Ideas in Eleanor Roosevelt's "What I Hope to Leave Behind" "Assignment"
Which three statements are central ideas in Roosevelt's "What I Hope to Leave Behind"?
-It would be better if people were not so busy competing with each other. -The role of women is changing. -A good home life is based on strong family relationships.
We have come to a place where success cannot be measured by the old standard. Just to make money is no gauge anymore of success. A man may not be able to make as much as his wife, may not be able to make enough to support his family, and yet he may be a success. He may have learned to be happy and to give happiness, too, in striving for things which are not material. —"What I Hope to Leave Behind,"Eleanor Roosevelt Which two sentences accurately paraphrase the ideas in this paragraph?
-The amount of money a person makes is not a sign of his or her success. -A man is successful if he is happy and gives happiness.
I could not today start out with any zest to see the most marvelous sight in the world unless I were taking with me someone to whom I knew the journey would be a joy. It may be a drawback which comes with age-you do not crave any new sensations and experiences as much as you did in youth-but it is one of its compensations that you are so much better able to enjoy through other people. You can even sit at home and be happy visualizing others that you love enjoying things which you have prepared them to see and to understand. —"What I Hope to Leave Behind,"Eleanor Roosevelt Select the central idea of the passage.
Other people's happiness is important to your own happiness.
I find I have a sense of satisfaction whenever I learn that there is a new field being opened up where women may enter. A woman will rejoice in her freedom to enter on a new career. —"What I Hope to Leave Behind,"Eleanor Roosevelt Write two to three sentences paraphrasing this passage from "What I Hope to Leave Behind."
SAMPLE RESPONSE: Eleanor Roosevelt becomes happy when new jobs open up for women. Women will find joy in the freedom they get with new jobs.
What is Eleanor Roosevelt's main purpose in "What I Hope to Leave Behind"?
to persuade