J. K. Rowling As A Role Model

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“When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try and treat the world better than it treated you.” Role models are people who are always enthusiastic, optimistic, calm, and self-assured in themselves. You don't want someone who is always down or tries to bring you down. Everyone likes someone who is happy with their achievements but continues to strive for bigger and better objectives in their life. Many people look to someone to serve as a model or motivator for their life. Mine happens to be J.K. Rowling because of her persevering in hard times, Patrick Stump for his ability to be humble about everything and Ricky Gervais for his love of animal advocation. These people have inspired me to enjoy the little things in life and not take things for granted.

J.K Rowling is the creator of the famous series Harry Potter, but little do people know of the struggles she had before having her book published.It would take
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For instance, he doesn’t use social media platforms to brag about his work and fantastic life as a celebrity; instead, he uses them to connect with his fans and treat them as equals. In an interview with absolutepunk.net, Patrick talks about the attention he and his other band members get:“I think Joe's underappreciated, I think Andy's underappreciated, I think Pete's underappreciated, I don't think people know how good he is…but if anything, I feel over appreciated. I think Patrick Stump gets enough attention.”This shows how he feels that he gets way too much attention, and his members are not recognized enough for what they do for the group. Since listening to “Fall Out Boy”, Patrick has taught me that I should always be humble because I can realize I still have much to learn and can also appreciate life instead of

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