Four of the most respectable presidents that have been influential in american history, reside on the monument of Mount Rushmore. In 1914, Mount Rushmore was built 61 feet tall in South Dakota to honour these four reverent presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. On my Mount Rushmore, I have selected four of the most intriguing and important figures that have shaped my life. My life has been greatly impacted by Todd Gurley an athlete in the NFL, Bill Gates the creator of Microsoft, Rick Riordan the number one bestselling author in New York, and Mahatma Gandhi a non-violence activist. My Mount Rushmore is important to me, because it has shown me the people that I admire the most in my life. These four figures on my Mount Rushmore have made me become a person that sees the world with inquisitive eyes.
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My two favorite series written by Riordan are the Percy Jackson series and the Kane Chronicles, both of which are based upon ancient history. Riordan is a well educated person who has gained education at the University of Texas at Austin to become a teacher for English and History. Although he had eventually quit his job, he led himself to becoming a full time writer in 2004.
Last person on my Mount Rushmore is Mahatma Gandhi, that has made the world understand the importance of peace. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a non-violence activist, who influenced many people to follow his ideas. Gandhi had established a non-violence rebellion to gain independence in India from British rule in 1947. This movement allowed people from all around the world to understand that violence isn 't the only way to be heard and that there are more ways to express their thoughts than to wreck havoc. That is why Gandhi is considered one of the greatest national leaders in the 20th