Brainstorming Historical Figures To Research by Alejandro Otero

Title with the NAME of your historical figure

alejandroxotero — 2022-02-23 12:45:37 UTC

Then share one reason why you might want to research them so you can write your narrative! You might list an interesting event that this person faced or a major accomplishment that would be interesting to write about!

EXAMPLE: Aaron Douglas

alejandroxotero — 2022-02-23 12:50:03 UTC

I learned about Aaron Douglas when we read All American Boys. He was part of the Harlem Renaissance, which could be a really interesting subject to write about. I could also write about his travels painting around the world.

Bob Marley

2022-02-24 13:37:32 UTC

I learned that he went through many obstacles that he overcame to create his sound and his amazing music.

Kishan

2022-02-24 13:38:42 UTC

I'd like to research Dr. Martin Luther King Jr because he's a huge inspiration and i went to a middle school that was named by him

Freddie Mercury

2022-02-24 13:39:25 UTC

Freddie raised awareness and money for AIDS and his music impacted many people positively

Brittany Sarkodie

2022-02-24 13:39:52 UTC

I know that MLK was part of the people that made a big difference in America. He wanted to end segregation and racism.

Tituba

1893343 — 2022-02-24 13:40:16 UTC

She was one of the first women to be executed during the salem witch trials and I've always been interested in the salem witch trials so i just chose her

king

2022-02-24 13:40:27 UTC

I want to do King cause its black history month. I think

Brian May

2022-02-24 13:40:37 UTC

Brian May was a member of Queen and helped raise awareness for AIDS.

Agatha Christie

2022-02-24 13:41:03 UTC

She was an english writer of crime and romantic novels. I don't like reading but I would like to read crime novels

Bob Ross

2022-02-24 13:41:06 UTC

I learned about bob ross when scrolling through netflix and saw his show "The Joy of Painting". He was one of the best American painters. I would write about his legacy as a painter and what obstacles he encountered

Emma Salas: Kate Warne

2022-02-24 13:41:25 UTC

Kate Warne was the first female detective employed at the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1856. Kate Warne helped find Abraham Lincolns assassin.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1292776 — 2022-02-24 13:41:37 UTC

I learned about FDR during history and how he served as the 32 president. Most of his life he was in a wheel chair and kept that away from the public for a very long time.

Harriet Tubman

4771791 — 2022-02-24 13:42:06 UTC

I want to research Harriet Tubman because shes such an inspiring woman. She sacrificed her life to save her people from slavery. I could write about the obstacles she faced on her journey's with slaves through the underground railroad.

Malala Yousafzai

2022-02-24 13:47:09 UTC

I learned that Malala went through a lot and used this to fight for education and equality around the world.

Amelia Earhart

2022-02-24 14:54:27 UTC

Amelia earthart

2022-02-24 14:57:56 UTC

she is a great flyer

Amelia Earhart

1299934 — 2022-02-24 14:58:45 UTC

I think it would be interesting to write about what could have happened after she disappeared. I think it could also be interesting to write about her records and accomplishments.

Helen Keller

2022-02-24 15:00:00 UTC

She was the first deaf and blind women to earn a bachelors degree which made me interested to understand further knowledge.

Helen Keller

2022-02-24 15:00:04 UTC

She was an author and educator who was blind and deaf. She inspired many people with disabilities.

Frida Kahlo

2022-02-24 15:00:38 UTC

I'm interested in Frida Kahlo because she was a great painter that was a super interesting person. After getting in a bus crash to being bisexual as well!

Leonardo da vinci

2022-02-24 15:01:16 UTC

I learned that leonardo da vinci was a sculptor and painter. He was trained in mechanical arts.

albert einstein

2022-02-24 15:01:29 UTC

hes a world class very i intelligent and brilliant,hes a theoretical physicist,incredibly smart

Fannie Lou Hamer

2022-02-24 15:01:33 UTC

Id like to write about Fannie Lou Hamer because she was a women's right activist she wanted equal rights for women and i want to learn more about her

Maya Angelou

2022-02-24 15:01:36 UTC

I've always admired her her work so I wanted to write about her. I think it would be interesting to write about her teacher helping her get over her selective mutism and inspiring her love for literature.

Ken Miles

2022-02-24 15:02:00 UTC

British sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the US, and his partner ship with Shelby America, and Ford Motorcompanys racing development team in his 1966 Ford GT40 MK II with a 427 ci 7L Naturally Aspirated cross plane crank v8

Charlize Theron

2730572 — 2022-02-24 15:02:07 UTC

I had intended to do a serial killer but after being denied I looked for actors who played serial killers in movies. I ended up finding Charlize in her role of Aileen Wournos in the 2003 movie Monster. I also found that she has an organization on helping out kids in Africa which could be added to my writing.

Muhammad Ali

1345172 — 2022-02-24 15:02:17 UTC

He is one of the greatest world heavyweight champions

Amelia Earhart

2022-02-24 15:02:24 UTC

General Colin Powell

2022-02-24 15:02:32 UTC

He was a US Army General, he became the first African-American Secretary of the state from 2001-2005.

Amelia Earhart

2022-02-24 15:02:45 UTC

Very strong and empowered women who proved a lot of people wrong.

Queen Latifah

2022-02-24 15:44:17 UTC

She is a pioneer for women in rap and hip hop while battling misogyny and the patriarchy throughout her career. She is a rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and activist for women's rights and black women's freedoms.

Amelia Earhart

2022-02-24 15:44:42 UTC

Her story has always been intresting to me, lowkey have been learning new things about her. I never knew she had a navigator with her when she disappeared

Abraham Lincoln

2022-02-24 15:44:55 UTC

I believe that Abraham Lincoln would be an interesting person to write about, because of the life he lived and the legacy he would create. He believed in ending slavery at a time when it was a debate, and won the Civil War to not only preserve the country, the Union, but also to free any slaves in the south.

Amelia Earhart

100206651 — 2022-02-24 15:45:00 UTC

She had an interesting life not only just because of her disappearance, but also because her childhood was also full of hardships such as her father's alcoholism and her mother's method of raising her and her sister

Claudette Colvin

2022-02-24 15:45:24 UTC

She was the first original lady to refuse leaving the bus during the civil rights period in 1955 (march) and has helped transform blacks rights today when riding in the bus

Franklin D Roosevelt

2022-02-24 15:46:32 UTC

After learning a plethora about FDR during his world war 2 presidency, I beleive that It will be alot of fun and a good oppertunity to learn about a great historical figure that I am intrested in. It would be cool to incorporate his problem with polio and his decisions on World war 2 into a fictional narrative that could be a good learning activity for me and others who may read it.

Malala Yousafzai

2022-02-24 15:46:40 UTC

i heard a lot about her but i don't know that much about her but i know she fought for her education and want to learn more about her.

harriet tubman

2022-02-24 15:46:47 UTC

She was born into slavery and started working slave work when she was just 5. Throughout her life she helped slaves escape from their plantions through an underground railroad.

George Carlin

2022-02-24 15:47:20 UTC

I thought it would be interesting to write about him because he's had an intriguing life based on his outlook life.

Franklin D Roosevelt

2022-02-24 15:47:21 UTC

He was president during World War II and during the great depression

Desmond Doss

2022-02-24 15:47:57 UTC

He was an American soldier in WW2 who never carried a weapon because of his religion and even though he didn't carry a weapon he saved 75 lives in one night on Maeda Escarpment (Hacksaw Ridge) while the rest of the American soldiers had retreated.

Malala Yousafzai

2022-02-24 15:47:58 UTC

I learned that she worked hard for equality and education for the people who were not giving the education .

Fannie Lou Hamer

2022-02-24 15:48:07 UTC

She was a civil rights activist along with a women's rights activist that faced many difficulties and obstacles through leading and organizing more groups. and I believe that's very inspiring and encouraging to do something to change peoples lives.

Anne Frank

2022-02-24 15:52:35 UTC

Anne Frank was a Jewish teen who lived through the horrors of the holocaust in hiding. Unfortunately she did not survive, but her diaries gave us a good idea of what it was like to be Jewish during that time.

Al Gore

2022-02-24 18:03:47 UTC

I dont know much about him so i decided to write about him.

john Lewis

2022-02-24 18:05:18 UTC

I decided to write about him because I wanted to know more about him.

Amelia Earhart

2022-02-24 18:05:21 UTC

One reason I wanted to research her was because her disappearance was really mysterious and interesting for me.

Cab Calloway

2022-02-24 18:06:01 UTC

Cab Calloway has influenced jazz music a lot and I think he's very unique and faced some challenges being an African American in the early 1900s

Abraham Lincoln

2769222 — 2022-02-24 18:06:17 UTC

I decide to write about him because I don´t know much about him

Rosa Parks

2022-02-24 18:06:29 UTC

I dont know much about Rosa Parks but I picked her because why not

al gore

2022-02-24 18:06:42 UTC

interested in how he helps with global waming

al gore

2022-02-24 18:06:50 UTC

he seemed like a good person to write about because i have never heard about him

2022-02-24 18:09:00 UTC

Malcom X

Malcolm x

2022-02-24 18:52:25 UTC

he had an interesting life at a young age and grew up to inspire thousands of people.

Harriet Tubman

2022-02-24 18:52:25 UTC

I know she is a famous abolitionist and wanted to know more about her and how she impacted history.

Michael Jordan

2022-02-24 18:52:29 UTC

I want to know more about his past and what led him to be the basketball player he was and and the billionaire he is

Messi

2022-02-24 18:52:31 UTC

Because he is just the best.

Jane Austen

2022-02-24 18:53:03 UTC

I really like to to write and I really like her books so I think she'd be very interesting to research.

Nicki Minaj

2022-02-24 18:53:20 UTC

Im writing because she really helped changed the rap game for female artist. Im not like a big stan I just think that what she did was good.

Louis Armstrong

2022-02-24 18:54:24 UTC

He really just interests me since he was a jazz singer and I don't know has much about him as I would like

Michael Jackson

2022-02-24 18:54:37 UTC

Michael Jackson was one of the biggest pop stars of all time and even dubbed as the "King of Pop". I chose Michael Jackson because of his musical influence and immense popularity.

pele

2022-02-24 18:54:44 UTC

good soccer player the best in his time

John Lennon

2022-02-24 18:55:08 UTC

John Lennon paved the way for Physcadelic Rock along with him and the beatles traveling all around the world trying to understand different forms of music

S. Truett Cathy

2022-02-24 18:55:12 UTC

He started chick-fil-a thats all u need

niki lauda

2022-02-24 18:55:18 UTC

he is cataloged as one of the best drivers in formula 1 inspiring other great drivers like ayrton senna or lewis hamilton people with whom I work and help them improve, niki shows you the love for the sport and how good it is to have a rival, a competitor, because even as he himself said, a wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his enemies.

obama

2022-02-24 18:55:23 UTC

Queen Elizabeth

2512093 — 2022-02-24 18:55:40 UTC

She was the perfect daughter to her father, got crowned at age 27 and married at 25 she has faced backlash but through it all strived to be the best leader for her country

Ida B. Wells

2022-02-24 18:56:40 UTC

Diego Maradona

2022-02-24 18:57:04 UTC

He is the best soccer player

Juice Wrld

2022-02-24 18:57:05 UTC

Juice Wrld was a really good influence in the time he was alive in the case of him talking about his struggle with life and it impacted so many people

Tippi Hedren

2022-02-24 18:57:16 UTC

Tippi Hedren is an actress, but she also went to a Vietnamese refugee camp in California in the 60s to give hope to the women there and give them hobbies to distract them. She influenced the nail industry since 50% of the nail salon owners are Vietnamese.

Justin Disbrow

2022-02-24 18:57:36 UTC

he started buffalo wild wings

Nayib Bukele

2022-02-24 19:28:10 UTC

I decided to do my research on Nayib because he was the current President of El Salvador. El Salvador is my family's country and I wanted to do someone who represented my heritage.