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    My son has to do a presentation about someone in history who made the world a better place. It can be a musician,scientist, politician, artist, peace maker, entertainer, athlete, etc. The possibilities are endless, however we can't seem to find a person ds wants to research!

    He also has to dress up like the character, so all females are out. He wanted to be J.K. Rowling until he found out he had to dress up (not exactly a historical figure, but that's the direction ds is leaning-and he definitely won't want to dress up like a woman).

    I think he's turned off by the idea of researching someone he's never heard of, so we're trying to come up with someone fascinating, or at least someone fun to dress up as! I like the idea of Einstein, but ds refuses to do that b/c "people will think it's boring." These are the ones that are already taken: Edison, Michelangelo, Georgia O�Keefe, Neil Armstrong and Maria Montessori.

    Any ideas? Thanks for helping us brainstorm!

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    Just off the top of my head . . .
    Walt Disney
    George Washington
    Abraham Lincoln
    Benjamin Franklin
    Davy Crockett
    Sitting Bull
    Orville or Wilbur Wright
    Charles Lindberg
    Ulysses S. Grant
    Ghengis Khan
    Leonardo DaVinci
    Wofgang Amadeus Mozart

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    You might try a kid's video or book on someone to peak his interest. I hope your library has these.

    http://www.gettingtoknow.com/videonew.htm There is a video on DaVinci and other artist. My DD7 thought these were funny. There are some books too.

    http://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Linco...p;ie=UTF8&qid=1286236454&sr=1-10

    I would also reccomend The childhood of famous americans. Lincoln is included in the series. My DS10 has enjoyed these for several years. The costume is not too difficult.

    Hope this helps.

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    Ghandi
    Rockefeller
    Frederick Douglass
    M.L. King
    Henry Ford
    Andrew Carnegie
    Milton S. Hershey
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Ronald Reagan

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    Mohandas Ghandi - the Mahatma - definitely - his advocacy of non-violent struggle and his ultimate success against discrimination, tyranny and the British Empire
    - and the outfit should be easy too!

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    Thanks so much for the ideas! DS is leaning toward Walt Disney, probably because we live near Disney, and it's a familiar "topic". Plus, according to ds, "Walt Disney just looks like a regular man, so I won't have to wear some weird wig or costume. I can just put on a suit, draw on a mustache, and slick my hair back." Hehe!

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    Childhood of famous americans series has Walt Disney.

    Hope he has fun with this.


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