Three clients and the MashUp

Angela Merkel - Chancellor of Germany

Helen Keller - American deafblind author, activist and lecturer

Miranda Kerr - Australian supermodel

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, is without question one of the women who in the world owns the most power. She “is regarded…as a steady hand in a time of crisis and a formidable presence”. While she now commands the respect of many world leaders, her high profile has also earned her the respect of the public. "She is perceived as an almost presidential figure." She was born on June 27, 1880, and lived on a homestead. It was not until she was 19 months old that she contracted an odd illness, which might have been scarlet fever or meningitis. The illness didn’t last for a particularly long time, but it deprived her of hearing and seeing. However, the dark world could not ever get the triumph over her. She maintains her strong will for her life - always “be the best she could be”, and relied on her tough perseverance to conquer the greatest handicap a human being can have. She also focuses on nutrition and health, and keeps her physique through daily yoga, light jogging, and a diet of steamed vegetables, fresh fruit, and fish. Although she is pragmatic and “definitely lacks the traditional kind of charisma or she lacks some qualities of good speakers”, her words are always clothed in color and beauty, and her performances show so shining self-esteem. Now she seems “quite at home on the world stage”, besides hosting major gatherings such as G-8, she is an American author, activist and lecturer. In addition, she dabbles in modeling in the fashion industry and becomes “Australia’s clotheshorse and national productivity killer.” By so many powerful positions, she has got many achievements - she steers the country to get through the crisis, her struggle and her victory against physical affliction have set an good example for the disable, and she also encourage “young women to embrace their individuality” to treasure themselves.

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Text MashUp：Power is strong will, tough perseverance and shining self-esteem.
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Image sources:
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2.Chelsea, Massachusetts: Whitman Studios, ca. 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/ppmsca/23600/23661v.jpg (accessed 1 June 2010).
3.Image, Google,http://www.sinemaestro.com/uploads/galeri/j/jan/janfeb/88622_miranda_kerr_vogue-1_122_111lo.jpg (accessed 1 June 2010).


Reference:
1. Kyle James, "Angela Merkel: From shy physicist to two-term chancellor ",Politics, October 30,2009 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4827143,00.html (accessed 1 June 2010).
2. Unknown, "Helen Keller in town," yesterday's news, Monday, January 26, 1925 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/oldnews/archives/203 (accessed 1 June 2010).
3. Marc Espino, "Miranda Kerr enters the self-help genre", International business times, May 18, 2010 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/24139/20100518/miranda-kerr-self-help-book.htm (accessed 1 June 2010).