[DOC] [TLE] The self-made man, history of a myth: From Ben Franklin, to Andrew ... [PAR] Sep 29, 2014 ... When he admires someone, it's typically because that person has done ... You 
can't pull yourself up by your bootstraps, anymore than you can by your 
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there's .... The wealth he accumulated freed him to devote himself to loftier... [DOC] [TLE] Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man Speech - The Art of Manliness [PAR] Jul 11, 2009 ... Manvotional: Self-Made Men by Frederick Douglass ... Once a very popular and 
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really become whatever he chooses by pulling himself up by his bootstraps. ... It's 
truly a masterful work and will inspire a man to believe that he is... [DOC] [TLE] Archetypes of American Manliness: The Self-Made Man [PAR] Sep 19, 2010 ... Learn about the Self-Made Man and his influence on manliness in ... help of 
others; success was for those willing to pull themselves up ... Every man was out 
for himself; it was a dog eat dog world. ... While the Self-Made Man archetype 
may have taken a bit of a hit during this most recent recession, it's also... [DOC] [TLE] 25 of the Greatest Self-Made Men in American History - Facebook [PAR] The idea of the self-made man is inextricably tied up with that of the American 
dream. ... by pulling himself up by the bootstraps, manages to become a great 
success in life. Frederick Douglass, a self-made man himself, said the discussion 
of ... The self-made man often has to overcome great obstacles to achieve his 
goals. [DOC] [TLE] Self-Made Man - TV Tropes [PAR] The Self-Made Man trope as used in popular culture. ... to act generous or good 
because he has decided to make himself that way. ... If he forgets that it's not 
always just a simple matter of effort and determination, that's the ..... he was able 
to pull himself up into a position that let him command the Empire itself, in that 
trilogy. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made Man - University of Michigan [PAR] In short, throughout his life he consistently portrayed himself as a "self-made man
. ... have re-examined Lincoln's status as a self-made man and identified its .... 
Single settlers were twice as likely as married settlers to pull up stakes after a few
... [DOC] [TLE] Jesse Lee Peterson: Black Youths Should Use 'Self-Made' Trump as ... [PAR] Sep 25, 2016 ... Jesse Lee Peterson has urged black youths to look to Republican presidential ... 
Donald Trump is a self-made billionaire who pulled himself up by his ... He likes 
to portray himself as a self-made man, but in reality he received a ... 
Conservatives Abandon FOX News, Say It's Too Liberal  Robertson Says... [DOC] [TLE] The Self-Made Person - Don's Site [PAR] A personal Note: Its Up to You (For EVERYONE, especially students.) ... person is 
a self-made man or woman, we usually think that means they have been able ... 
The sort of person it is usually applied to has first created himself using the .... It is 
not possible to dangle some other goal in front of him to pull him off his course. [DOC] [TLE] Was Lincoln self-made or self-invented? | Lincoln's Writings [PAR] Aug 7, 2013 ... Abraham Lincoln was, in my opinion, a self-invented man. ... an Audi S5 with its 
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2013.) ... First, we have to realize that self-made man was a demographic ... Joe
-blow who pulled himself up by the bootstraps and through hard... [DOC] [TLE] Everyday Sociology Blog: The Myth of the Self-Made Person [PAR] May 16, 2013 ... The answer

Question: It's what a self-made man has pulled himself up by
Answer: his bootstraps