1. Helen Keller- Helen Keller was blind and deaf since the age of 1 and half. She overcame her disabilities with the help of her mentor, Anne Sullivan. She became one of the most well-known authors in the world, even though she could not see or hear. She used brail to communicate with others and other techniques that Anne Sullivan taught her. http://www.nndb.com/people/074/000046933/
2. Oprah Winfrey- Oprah Winfrey had a very difficult childhood. She was abused her whole childhood from the time she was 9 years old to the time she was 14 years old. When she was 14, she was sent to Tennessee to live with a barber, who she calls her father today. In 1995, she admitted to having done some drugs in the past. She overcame all these obstacles by having the people around her help her through it. And now, she is one of the most popular talk show hosts in the world. http://www.transforming-child-behavior.com/oprahwinfrey.html
3. Albert Einstein- Albert Einstein struggled academically as a child. He quit school at the age of 15 and started studying math, science, and other school books on his own. He got expelled many times from school, and failed many college exams. He got over these obstacles by studying books and other things, and just being determined even though the schools were not helping him learn to his full potential at that time, he took it upon himself to learn. Albert Einstein went on to discover many great things in the science world, and is one of the smartest scientists ever to live. http://cse.edc.org/products/historyphysics/bios.asp#einstein
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