Helen Keller (1880-1967)
Although visually and hearing impaired, Helen Keller became a great writer, political activist, and lecturer.
Born on June 27, 1880 in Alabama, Keller suffered an illness when she was 19 months old that left her deaf and blind.
When Keller was 7, a teacher named Anne Sullivan became her instructor. Sullivan helped Keller learn to communicate with others and to overcome psychological disadvantages that had developed due to her handicaps. With Sullivan’s help Keller developed a positive and cheerful personality. Sullivan began as Keller’s teacher and became her companion.
Keller’s successful life story is like a torch that can help show the way for anyone in difficult circumstances. In her life, she spared no efforts to help people, especially working as an advocate for the disabled.
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis. He gave an account of human life differing from speculative theology and philosophy in its emphasis on the role of the unconscious mind. Freud sought to treat psychopathology through conversation with patients, using the techniques of free association and dream analysis to help the patient understand the unconscious sources of his or her problems.
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
Immanuel Kant was the greatest German philosopher in the 18th century. He died at 80, having dedicated his entire life to philosophy.
In his early years, Kant’s thoughts were influenced by philosopher Gottfried Leibniz. He did not publish any of his own books until he was 57, when his first famous book, “Critique of Pure Reason,” was published. He published several brilliant books in the next decade, including the “Critique of Practical Reason” and “Critique of Judgment.” In the “Critique of Judgment,” Kant compared morality with beauty. He described morality as being a categorical imperative—a requirement on action necessary in all circumstances.
Caesar (100-54 B.C.)
Caesar was a military genius who became the sole ruler of Rome. He led his army into Gaul (Western Europe) to conquer barbarians, extending Roman rule and culture as far north as the Rhine river and into Britain.
Caesar was born into a patrician family and received a good and comprehensive education in childhood. He was very smart and clever and, with harsh training, had significant accomplishments in literature, language, mathematics, astronomy, and riding.
His book, “The Gallic Wars,” was written vividly while giving a detailed account. It not only is a rare literary masterpiece but also made Caesar into one of four great historians in the Roman Empire. Caesar defied the Roman Senate’s attempt to try him, returning to Rome from Gaul at the head of his legions. Civil War followed and Caesar’s victory spelled the end of the Roman Republic. He was assassinated by a group of senators who hoped to restore the republic.
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