Which individual has had the most important impact on our civilization; _______________ or ________________?

 

Examine each of these factors.
Accomplishments:
Life brief:
Impact:
Honors:
Obstacles overcome:

Choose one pair.

Edwin Hubble
Wilber & Orville Wright

Mohandas Gandhi
Pope John Paul II

Rachel Carson
Eleanor Roosevelt

Martin Luther King
Nelson Mandela

 

Mel Gibson
Billy Graham

Muhammad Ali
Jackie Robinson

Rosa Parks
Mother Teresa

 

Print Resources

Great People of the 20 th century - 920 TIME
Great Lives - 920 GREAT
New York Times Great Lives of the Twentieth Century - 920 NEW
People Who Made a Difference - 920 ASH
Also look for individual biographies in the 92 section.

Online Resources

A&E Biography

Lives, the Biography Resource

Research It – iTools
(under the Research section, look for Biography)