“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) The current leader of UNICEF, Alyssa Milano, is stepping down from her position, and they are now looking for a new spokesperson to model. UNICEF is an organization that aids children in their health, education, and protection. There are several candidates that are good for the position, such as Malcolm X and Eleanor Roosevelt. Some may say that Malcolm X is fit to be the next UNICEF leader, but Eleanor Roosevelt is the superb candidate because she has all of the characteristics, such as caring, hardworking, helpful, and many others, to be the ambassador. Eleanor is in no doubt a caring person who thinks about other people, especially in a time of need. To prove so, …show more content…
One of Eleanor’s many characteristics is in fact hardworking. For example, the text states, “This time, Eleanor, calm and strong, stood up for her ideas. She argued that he should not be treated like a sick person, tucked away in the country, inactive, just waiting for death the come.”(93) While Franklin was being encouraged to give up because of his illness, Eleanor would refuse to let him do that. She would not give up on her husband or on her idea that he should continue what he was doing, even if he was sick. This quote demonstrates Eleanor willing to stick up for her thoughts and ideas. UNICEF needs someone who is not afraid to do something no one else is eager to do. Another example is that “It was Eleanor Roosevelt who, almost single handedly, pushed through the United Nations General Assembly a resolution giving refugees from World War II the right not to return to their native land of they did not wish to.”(96) Eleanor is most definitely going to preserve through something she believes in. A hard worker, such as Eleanor, does whatever she can do to do what is right. The ambassador of UNICEF needs to endure through anything because of the millions of children seeking for help. Eleanor is a hardworking person who does not give up on her own thought and