My father was a real man, and he was the man who inspires me all though my life. 

My father was tall, handsome and good natured. He had a good reputation for his good temper and could get along with our relatives and neighbours. He often tried his best to help our relatives and neighbours when they need help. He told me that people were living in a group, where people could gain more power and achieved better life, and members in the group should support each other. Now I am a helpful and happy person with many good friends and harmonious relationship, and I think this is own to my father.

My father was a good husband and father. In the environment where my parents lived, a husband often had more advantage and power in a family; however, my father respected my mother and was willing to put her in the most important position in our family. On the other hand, my mother refused to accept any other man and have been singled for 20 years since my father passed away. She says she is not alone.

My father was extremely brave and strong even if he was facing the death. When doctor told my parents my father got a career and had only one year to live, my mother burst into sorrow and despair; however, my father never showed any sadness before my mother. He always comforted my mother with the thought that he didn’t feel any pain and malaise, maybe he would live for a long time. On the other hand, he tried his best to earn and save more money for my family. He told me that he didn’t fear going to heaven where everyone would go, but he did worry about the life of our family without his support.

My father is my hero. He inspired me to face and overcome the difficulties in my life with his sense of responsibility, his optimism and his courage, and I will inherit these good qualifies to inspire my children.

The man who inspires me is Will Smith, he has had a successful career and built a family that loves and supports one another. Will Smith’s impact in Hollywood has allowed him to win four Grammy Awards and land many leading roles as well as making movies with his son. He is a talented actor and entrepreneur, Smith contributes to the music and film industries.

Will Smith and his friend DJ Jazzy Jeff were a hip hop duo and Smith was the MC in the group. At twenty five years old, Smith had a musical breakthrough that introduced him to Hollywood and the film industry. When he turned twenty two, he and DJ Jazzy Jeff were casted in a sitcom which turned out to be very successful and it opened new doors for new opportunities in the film industry. Smith is very close to his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and their three children, Trey, Jaden and Willow Smith. 

The reason why he is an inspiration to me is because he is a hardworking and honest man who values and prioritizes providing for his family. In my opinion, he also raised two smart and conscious individuals who are on the same path as their dad, to live life fully and peacefully, which is important to me. 

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Alan Turing was a mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst and philosopher that lived from 1912 to 1954. Turing is most known for the work he accomplished during the Second World War as a researcher of the English army and the allied forces mandated to break the “Enigma machine”— a machine created by the German forces to send encrypted messages to the entire German army. With his machine created to destroy “enigma”, Turing is estimated to have saved more than 14 million lives and shorten the war by more than 2 years in Europe. He is considered to be the father of artificial intelligence. Despite all of his accomplishments and sacrifices for his nation, Turing was never fully recognized by his country during his lifetime because of his homosexuality. Today, Turing’s work is recognized all over the world. In fact an academy award movie was made in remembrance of his work on cryptanalysis of “Enigma”. His work is really inspiring to me because it tells me that it doesn’t matter who or what you are to society, what matters is what you decide to create with your life.

The man who inspires me the most would have to be my dad. Since I can remember, he has helped me and supported me with anything and everything I tried to accomplish. He loves unconditionally and is very supportive. My mom went tot he dog run one morning with my puppy and it started to rain so he drove all the way to her to give her an umbrella because he knew that she would like to stay with her dog run friends for a little longer. He always knows how to have a good time and make certain situations more tolerable. He has always been good at understanding and helping other people which is a trait that I admire. All he wants for me and my siblings is for us to succeed in whatever field we decide to go into.

Hate the sin, love the sinner.

I chose Mahatma Gandhi as an inspirational man because he is an example, as a leader, to everyone and to his people that we can fight without violence. He used his voice by speaking softly instead of fighting violently. Gandhi fought with intelligence and used his wise words to spark revolution, inspiring many individuals. He led India’s Independence movement in the 1930s and 40s facing down the British colonialists with non-violent protest. He is an inspiration to the Indians until now for what he has done to the country and moved a lot of people around the world with his speech. Now, his speech are now quotes that are used to teach a lesson and to learn from for the youth. Furthermore, Gandhi possessed qualities such as leadership, simplicity and bravery. Leadership was one of Gandhi’s heroic qualities by encouraging people as well as not staining his hands to fight. For me, Gandhi qualifies as an inspirational man as he is an unforgettable role model who is known for changing the world in to a better place by his significant words and he inspires people in our generation, which is why he remains to be one of the inspirational men around the world. And that inspires me to do good things despite all the cruelty in this world, to remain calm and use my voice to speak the truth and to defend myself from others. As Ghandi said, “Hate the sin, love the sinner.”

In my life, the person who inspired me most was my father. A father is a person who doesn’t talk much but gives a lot of action. He is a very responsible person. He is the best dad in the world to me. He advises me on what decisions I want to make, but he never forces me to follow his wishes.

Studying abroad is a turning point in my life. When I was studying in China, I was always a person with many ideas. My father knew my personality and gave me suggestions for studying abroad. And he will listen to a lot of my ideas. Every time I mess up something or think of giving up. My father would tell me “do what makes you happy.” This is a great relief to me.

For me, it is better to urge me to do something than to encourage me to do something. He made me feel that no matter what I did, he would always get his support behind me. If it fails, it is life experience. If is succeed, celebrate together.

I see the characteristics of he are responsible, patient, attentive, courteous and listening. He listens patiently as I tell my thoughts, and doesn’t interrupt me. If he has other opinions, he will wait for me to give advice or encourage me. He would agree with me and show a willingness to listen. He is the most important being in my life.

If there’s one man in my life who inspires me above all others it would have to be my dad. At the young age of 16, my father started his own company cutting grass. He already had a couple of employees and lawnmowers and was already making more than most of his teachers in high school which is why he decided to drop out of high school at the age of 17. My father flew to Belgium a year later and met my mom who he would marry and have his first kid with at the age of 20. By this time my dad’s company was doing better than ever. He employed my grandfather and my mom and was shaping his company into becoming more of a landscaping company and less of a lawn mowing company. My dad started with nothing but a lawnmower and a few of his buddies and quickly with no help from anyone or anything but his ambitions built a company. Over time my father grew his company into a source of income for hundreds of families including his 4kids who he sacrifices everything for. My father is the ultimate role model in my opinion because he started from the ground up, proved everyone wrong who said he wouldn’t make it without a high school degree and showed me how to see past people doubting me.

A man I have found inspiring since childhood is Brendon Urie from the band Panic! At the Disco. He is the only remaining member of the band but continues to release music as Panic!. He joined the band which was founded by his friends while he was still in high school even though he did not have the support of his parents. They kicked him out of the house when he dropped out of school to focus on the band. The first album released after the departure of all other members of the band was written entirely by him and all the instruments were played by him other than the horns. The album was a tribute to him running from instrument to instrument in his garage, trying to figure out songs he’d heard on the radio. One story I find very inspirational is that of the bands first Reading festival. People were not very supportive of the band at first because they did not deem them “punk” enough. Due to this, someone threw a bottle at Brendon’s head, knocking him unconscious. When Brendon woke up he immediately told his band mates to get back on stage and keep performing. This got the band more respect from the punk rock community and their following shows have mostly all been successful. Brendon demonstrates perseverance and dedication and for this I find him inspiring.

When I think of people who inspires me they need to have certain things in there character to motivate me to grow myself into a better version of me.I have different idols for every part of my future self.when it comes to men who inspires me they must have the top men standards to help shine the little man inside me and there’s no one who can do it better than Harvey Specter he is a character in my favourite series “suits”.He is confident loves challenges ,cocky knows how to manipulate people to get where he wants,he’s a smart man who knows what he wants, he’s the best in his field ,and he’s intelligent he can win all conversations .I’m really aiming to build this part of my personality where mixing between the man and women inside me to help creat the best version of me.

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Carine Saiori 

A man that inspires me is David Bowie!!! Not only is he considered one of the most inspirational figures in the music industry, he is also an amazing LGBTQ+ member and ally. He pushed all the boundaries of what it means to be a man, he was not afraid to show his quote on quote “feminine side” and in my words was a literal legend. He has many awards and rightful so. He was never scared to expose himself and despite the prejudice he faced for his forms of self expression, he never let it get to him. Not only is he what it means to be a man but more importantly he’s the pure definition of what it means to be a f human being. He was and still is ICONIC. My favorite songs from him are probably ‘Fashion’ and ‘Let’s Dance’.

David Bowie is widely known for his outrageous outfits and his musical transformation into his altar ego Ziggy Stardust, where he sports a funky getup and a lightening bolt across his face. Songs everybody knows him for are ‘Space Oddity’ and ‘Under Pressure’. As open as he was, Bowie did keep some things about himself personal, like his battle with his health, and in 2016 he lost his battle to liver cancer, which surprising us all, as we weren’t aware of his condition. Leaving behind him was a family, friends, fans and an incredible music career that will forever burn bright.

-Iz Ewart

Pictured below is David Bowie rocking one of his notorious looks: