please would you give me names of people who came from rags to richies and overcame adversity to be where they are. i need to motivate children whe i will be giving a talk on friday. i will be able to make examples with does individuals to give them hope despite of their poor conditions. and any good lines that will fire them up! they are high school children. even peole who worke hard to achieve things.
2006-10-02 03:12:40 · 9 answers · asked by kau la poo 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Oprah, Eliza Doolittle ( I know this is not real, but could be a good example), Julia Roberts (pretty woman), although that isnt great for kids...
Erm......Wayne Rooney...comes from the slums of Liverpool
Anyone winning a reality TV show, Jade Goody, Girls Aloud etc
Mike Tyson......Eminem........
Can't think of anyone else, although I'm sue there are loads....
2006-10-03 22:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by EMA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Richard Branson. Started off by selling his record collection from a wheelbarrow in Camden Market.
2. Madonna. East side new york girl. Became a dancer, got a break with a single, worked her behind off.
3. J.K.Rowling - Wrote Harry Potter in a cafe in Scotland. Is now richer than the queen.
2006-10-02 03:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by stevensontj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wagner. He used to write great music all the time but had always been very poor, at first. He gained success only because of hard work and because he never gave up.
They say that any genius is 1% talent and 99% of hard labour!
2006-10-02 03:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by Mondschein! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number one has got to be JK Rowling.
Shes was a sigle mother living in a flat when she started wriiting Harry Potter.
How many millions is she worth now?
2006-10-02 03:17:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about hip hop superstar Jay-Z? He went from being a crack dealer to becoming one of the biggest stars in hip hop complete with clothing company, vodka brand, chain of bars and CEO of one of the biggest record companies in the world.
2006-10-02 03:15:51 · answer #5 · answered by larry365 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hilary Swank and Scarlet Johanson both grew up in a trailer park,now they are successful actresses.
2006-10-02 04:48:53 · answer #6 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elvis Presley. Was born and raised in a shack in Tupelo, MS. His family had nothing. When he died, he had Graceland.
2006-10-02 03:33:32 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oprah...she was sexually abused as a child, worked as a TV anchor woman where she was racially discriminated against...look at he now!
2006-10-02 03:43:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sir allen sugar
2006-10-02 03:16:40 · answer #9 · answered by dianafpacker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋