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Inspiring People

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Kelly Holmes

David Beckham

David Beckham

JK Rowling

J K Rowling

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Ann Frank

Anne Frank

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King


Do some of these people inspire you to be like them?

What sort of Personal Qualities made them who they are?


Kelly Holmes

Was a natural athlete. But she had setback after setback caused by injuries. She would never have won two gold medals at the Athens Olympics if she had not Kept Trying


Stephen Hawking

Always wanted to be a scientist but at 21 he was told he had an incurable disease and had three years to live. Most people would have given up. Stephen adopted a Positive Outlook. He went on to become one of the world's top scientists. He is now 66 and still working.


Anne Frank

Anne was a Jewish schoolgirl living in wartime Amsterdam.When Anne was 13 the family were forced into hiding. They lived in an attic for two years until they were found by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps. Anne did not survive but her diary was found after the war and became a best-seller. Anne's writing shows how she helped the group during their ordeal by her Unselfishness.


 


There are many other Inspiring People on the website. Bear in mind that you are looking for people who have shown one of the Personal Qualities you have already chosen for yourself.


 



You don't have to pick only the people on the website. You may have ideas of your own. If so, you can find out more on Google. Or you may prefer to write about a family member or a friend. It doesn't have to be someone famous.

 

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