<p>Greg Mortensen was a great choice!</p>
<p>i wrote about Jane Addams, she did social work and reform.</p>
<p>yay greg mortenson :)!!! i thought about him too, but ended up writing about carl wilkens</p>
<p>I wrote about J.K. Rowling... I argued that she's shaped culture and thought through:
- her rags to riches story
- philanthropy
- her books, she opened the world of imagination once again to adult readers.</p>
<p>Wrote about Leonard Susskind.</p>
<p>John Adams</p>
<p>discussed the real meaning on leadership and how the unpopular decisions are sometimes required. he sacrificed his chances at re-election by doing what he thought was best for the US (staying out of war). even tied in how his career affects me as a leader (although not required in the prompt)</p>
<p>Chinua Achebe</p>
<p>a Nigerian novelist and political activist and how he, being the "grandaddy of African fiction" has changed the perceptions people have about Africa and especially in bringing to light the struggle between the old and new</p>
<p>Warren Buffett and how his investing technique influenced his leadership style</p>
<p>Walt Disney and how his work has inspired kids for generations to imagine and how he has inspired my fiction writing</p>
<p>question: is this essay supposed to be super creative and personal or more of an analytical piece? I think I have a good idea of what I want to write about, but I'm not sure if I'm going in the right direction.</p>
<p>Analytical.</p>
<p>I asked that q at CMC and I was told that they don't place emphasis on WHO you write about but more on what your writing style is.</p>
<p>i wrote about barbie :)</p>