Hellen Keller was blind and deaf since she was a little girl. But, the shortcomings don’t stop her in gaining knowledge. She learned language of the sighted, and speaks like one too. She even wrote a book of her experience in learning language, where she faced a lot of difficulties during her progress. Keller was very eager in mastering the languages she learned, and because of her continuous effort she was able to communicate with the world of sight and sound. She was able to speak and live in it. Keller lived her life proving the world that the disabled can be independent.
Angela Merkel is like Margaret Thatcher of Germany. She was a model pupil in her school In Berlin, and excelled as a student of Russian. According to her teacher, Merkel was very industrious and never made mistakes. Merkel joined a political party, Christian Democratic Union, and she is always ambitious in making her way up the party ranks. Now, Angela Merkel has been the leader of Germany’s conservatives for a decade.
Miranda Kerr is an Australian-born successful model. Kerr is very environmentally aware. She strongly feel that the natural environment should be protected because it supports our life. As a public figure, she expresses her awareness through campaigns for nature. She collaborate with Rolling Stone magazine in a campaign for the koala in Australia.
http://205.188.238.181/time/time100/heroes/profile/keller01.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-iron-frau-angela-merkel-1941814.html
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