In the late 1800s, Theodore Roosevelt became well known for delivering popular speeches. One of the main topics that Roosevelt preached was the strenuous life. His philosophy of the strenuous life was that one should earn things from working for them. Roosevelt taught that the highest form of success comes from those who work the hardest and demonstrate the most efforts. Having the satisfaction of knowing that you worked laboriously for something, and in return …showed first 75 words of 860 total…

…showed last 75 words of 860 total…I earned it. This is just one example that demonstrates that Roosevelt's philosophy of the strenuous life is still applicable today. Although not everyone in the world may be conscience of it on a daily basis, this theory applies to everyone at a time. In life, everyone faces a time when they have to work to earn their accomplishments. For me, this meant getting a job, and learning how it felt to work for something.