MODERN WORLD GEOGRAPHY – SHORT ANSWER QUESTION Directions: Use the sources below to answer the statement that follows. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable.

Source: This is an excerpt from Eleanor Roosevelt’s speech that was delivered September 28, 1948, in Paris, France. The speech was titled, “Struggles for Human Rights.”

I have come this evening to talk with you on one of the greatest issues of our time—that is the preservation of human freedom... I have chosen to discuss this issue in Europe because this has been the scene of the greatest historical battles between freedom and tyranny.

Concern for the preservation and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms stands at the heart of the United Nations. The United Nations has made it clear that it intends to uphold human rights and to protect the dignity of the human personality. In the preamble to the Charter the keynote is set when it declares: “We the people of the United Nations determined...to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and ... to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.”

We must not be confused about what freedom is. Basic human rights are simple and easily understood: freedom of speech and a free press; freedom of religion and worship; freedom of assembly and the right of petition; the right of men to be secure in their homes and free from unreasonable search and seizure and from arbitrary arrest and punishment

How does Eleanor Roosevelt view Human RIghts? Do you agree? Use one piece of evidence from the text to support your answer. (P- Point E- Evidence E- Explanation L- Link/Conclusion