Louis armstrong, jim thorpe, charles lindbergh, gertrude ederle, bessie smith, and amelia earhart were famous americans who lived in the 1920s. read a biography of one of them and then write a 250-word paper on how you think he or she made america a better place to live. you may use the internet or library to locate source material. in reading about your subject, concentrate less on what he or she did and more on how he or she rose above circumstances.

Tori is researching for her blog post about how wearing sunblock can prevent skin cancer, and she finds a page about her topic on the united states centers for disease control website at is this a reliable site for tori’s research? yes, because it is presented by a college or university no, because it is a personal opinion about the subject yes, because it is run by a governmental organization no, because it is intended to advertise a certain product