Would you write one sentence to describe that person?
Mine is.. Martin Luther King was an intrepid fighter for Human Rights.
2006-08-23 03:25:12 · 25 answers · asked by laughsall 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Benjamin Franklin--because he tried every trade. And in everything he did he bettered our country.
Abraham Lincoln--because he helped our country through the biggest trial, a war against our own self.
Corrie Ten Boom--because she survived German concentration camps during WWII and when it was over she helped the people who persecuted her.
There are lots more, but these are three of my favorites!
2006-08-23 11:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by treefrog_32 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a Buddhist, it would be easy for me to say Gautama Siddhartha, but I'll make an alternate selection. Ashoka the Great, ruler of the Maurya Empire in the 3rd century BCE. He was a man that violently conquered much of India, but when he examined within himself the horror that he had caused, he repented and came a Buddhist. After this, he ruled the empire not with an iron fist but with a heart of peace. Truly an example that even the most foul among humanity can change into a shining light.
2006-08-23 12:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
President Lincoln
2006-08-23 10:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by Mike H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the time, col Joshua Chamberlain of the 20th maine at gettysburg. First forced to take members of a unit refusing to fight, he convinces them to join with him, then he is positioned on little round top. The most crucial position of the second day of fighting. After fighting off waves of confederate attacks, and without ammunition, he gives the order to fix bayonettes, and leads the charge down hill, overwhelming confederate forces and ending the attacks on that side for the day.
2006-08-23 11:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by dewey2412 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rosa Parks
2006-08-23 14:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by Newlywed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teddy Roosevelt was a great protector of nature and the best trust buster in history.
2006-08-23 10:47:39 · answer #6 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Florence Nightingale or Clara Barton: cared about helping humankind.
2006-08-23 10:34:21 · answer #7 · answered by 60s Chick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Elizabeth I. Now there was a queen!
A firm ruler, intelligent, formidable, and iron-fisted.
Or, perhaps, Francis Drake. Gotta love a pirate!
Especially one with political immunity and royal favour!
2006-08-23 10:34:58 · answer #8 · answered by graytrees 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alexander the Great, the worlds greatest military tactician.
2006-08-23 10:31:04 · answer #9 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Saladin the Great Saracen ruler
He defeated four crusaders on his own
2006-08-23 12:16:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋