Helen Keller was born with the ability to hear and see, but at just nineteen months old, she contracted an illness that took everything away from her. She moved on with her life and was a very successful woman; in fact, she became the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. This strong woman once said: “Character cannot be developed in ease and calm. Only through the experience of trials and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. » This statement is very true in many ways. If you look around in today's society, you will see many celebrities and models, all admired by the public, who have gone through a harrowing experience at least once in their lives. Oprah Winfrey and Robert Downey, Jr. are great examples of individuals who suffered through many trials and tribulations only to emerge as stronger individuals. Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and inspiring people of the 21st century, started with almost nothing. She was born to a single teenage mother who was very poor and did not want ...