There have been an immeasurable amount of people who have changed this world for the better, some of them even have their own holiday to show appreciation for what they have done. These holidays are there to make sure that their actions never go unforgotten such as martin luther king day, columbus day, or george washington and abraham lincoln, these leaders and key figures have all done some thing that has changed the course of history for the better. They were all involved in civic participation they exercised their rights as a person to make a difference in the world. Civic and political participation is individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern. It can be defined as citizens working together …show more content…
Their is someone in my book who i believe has done a task so great and immense that she too deserve a holiday to celebrate the achievements, and change that she has done for this world. He name is Katherine G. Johnson, and he showed that women are good for more than wearing a dress and looking pretty and taking care of the kids at home we have brains as well she did this by showing to the scientist at nasa that she indeed knows what she is talking about and with her help and work on the nasa apollo 11 mission they were able to put a man on the moon. This change that she enacted was based off a love that she was born with and instant connection that she had from the beginning. This women loved science and books and knowledge for that matter since she was a little kid and she was blessed with the able to understand it all so well and when she went to put that knowledge out into the world they looked the other way not because what she was saying didn't make sense but because she wore a dress they only saw a women and not a mathematician or a scientist just a women she wanted to teach people something and it was that there was more to her than just being a