Rushmore

If I could put four people on Mt. Rushmore, I would pick Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Robert Oppenheimer, and Eisenhower.



The reason I picked Martin Luther King Jr. is because I beilieve he was the sole leader of the african-americans movement toward freedom. I also picked him because he was a leader with great ethics. He alway protested non-violently. And all of his protests were peaceful. My final reason for picking him was because he was a great Christian philosipher. Some of his work was fantastic. He had such great insight to the christian world. It was a shame his life was ended to soon.



The next person I picked was Jackie Robinson. I picked Jackie Robinson because he was the man to desegregate America's pastime, and pretty much all other sports. He was more than just a baseball player, and he showed that to the fans as well as America. I think Jackie Robinson deserves to be on this.


The third person I picked was Robert Oppenheimer. I picked him because I feel he is somewhat of an unsung hero. He practically won us World War II. When he invented the atomic bomb, it gave the United States power over the rest of the world, something we still partially have today. This invention also fueled Ike's presidency.


The final person I chose was Dwight Eisenhower. I think Eisenhower should be up their because he was a president that won. He won a war, won two elections, and won the adoration of the people. He did a lot, and played his cards right with the hidden hand policy. I really respect Ike as a good president, and I feel that he made a lot of right decisions. He was really well suited for the situation given to him in Korea, and won.