Central Ideas in Eleanor Roosevelt's "What I Hope to Leave Behind"
Question 5 • SS-English Language Arts 7
Read this excerpt from "What I Hope to Leave Behind.”As I see it we can have no new deal until great groups of people, particularly the women, are willing to have a revolution in thought; are willing to look ahead, completely unconscious of losing the house on Fifth Avenue as long as somewhere they have a place to live which they themselves may gradually make into a home; are willing to give up constant competition for a little more material welfare and cooperate in everything which will make all those around them acquire a little more freedom and graciousness in life.
Answer
A
You could quickly summarize the main points for an audience who may not know about Eleanor Roosevelt.
B
You could use the names of contemporary women to illustrate how Eleanor Roosevelt’s words apply today.
C
You could keep the original ideas while updating some of the older references.
D
You could rearrange the sequence of information so that it would be easier for your audience to understand.