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Thanks so much to everyone who responded to my question about the 8th Grade English research project about Humanitarians. Following are the responses: I would nominate Jimmy Carter and Lance Armstrong. Here is a list of Humanitarians with a few titles that came to mind From "Ten Amazing People and How they Changed the World" by Maura D. Shaw ISBN 1-893361-47-0 * Dorothy Day * Janusz Korczak * Mother Teresa * Albert Schweitzer * Thich Nhat Hanh * Desmond Tutu Humanitarians from your neighbors to the north:-) 'The kids book of Great Canadians' by Elizabeth MacLeod ISBN 1-55337-366-9 * Craig Kielburger * Terry Fox * Frederick Banting and Charles Best (inventors of insulin) There's also 'Amelia to Zora: 26 Women who changed the world' by Cynthia Chin-Lee ISBN1-57091-522-9 here's a link for the table of contents for this one that lists all the names: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1570915229/ref=sib_dp_pt/105-2595924-5230000#reader-link 'Harvesting Hope: The story of Cesar Chavez' by Kathleen Krull ISBN 0152014373 'Boy in Motion: Rick Hansen's Story' by Ainslie Manson ISBN 9781553652526 Greg Mortenson, whose book "Three Cups of Tea....." tells of his building schools in Pakistan. Andrew Carnegie Mother Teresa Bill Gates Oprah Winfrey Jimmy Carter Princess Diana Eleanor Roosevelt Here are some well-known humanitarians: Mother Teresa Bill & Melinda Gates Oprah Winfrey Bono Archbishop Desmond Tutu Jimmy Carter Willie Nelson Vince Gill Bob Hope Elie Wiesel Kofi Annan Non as well known: Catherine Bertini Iowa humanitarians: Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Herbert Hoover George Washington Carver Jessie Field Shambaugh Walter Mondale Robert Ray John Walsh Richard O. Jacobson Also, check out http://www.kcrg.com/care/9whocare/12335246.html collective bios done by Enslow is Holocause Rescuers [Ten Stories of Courage] by Darryl Lyman. Clara Barton Nancy Stiner 7-12 Media Specialist Iowa Falls Alden High School nstiner@po-1.iowa-falls.k12.ia.us -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------