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1、英语写作论据：名人事例主题1：宽容 A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slappe
2、d me in the face.They kept on walking, until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.
3、The friend, who had slapped and saved his best friend, asked him, After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and now, you write on a stone, why? The other friend replied: When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away, but when someone does som
4、ething good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it. Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your blessings in stone.主题2：豁达 One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the purpose to show him how poor people can be. The
5、y spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “Very good, Dad!” “And what did you learn?”The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle
6、of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.” When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless. The boy added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!” Is
7、nt it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, youve got everything!主题3：逆境奋斗 Oprah Winfrey (1954 -)Winfrey is one of the most successful and richest people in the world today, but she didnt alwa
8、ys have it so easy. She grew up in Milwaukee, Wis. and wasrepeatedly molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend. She eventually ran away from home, and at age 14 gave birth to a baby boy who shortly died after. But Winfreys tragic past didnt stop her from becoming the force she is today. She
9、excelled as an honors student in high school, and won an oratory contest which secured her a full scholarship to college. Now the entrepreneur and personality has the admiration of millions and anet worth of $2.9 billion.主题4：乐观 Kris Carr (1971- )In , Kris Carr was a 32-year-old New Yorker just enjoy
10、ing life. But then, a regular checkup at her doctors office resulted in a diagnosis of a rare and incurable Stage IV cancer, existing in her liver and lungs. Instead of succumbing to the disease, Carr decided to challenge her diagnosis head on. She attacked her cancer with a brand new nutritional li
11、festyle, and turned her experience into a series of successful self-help books and documentaries. Eventually, she launched her own wellnesswebsite, which is followed by over 40,000 people. Today, Karr is now revered as one of the most prominent experts on healthy living.主题5：执著 Van Gogh (1853 1890)Va
12、n Gogh is considered one of the greatest artists of all time, yet the poor guy only sold one painting the entire time he was alive:The Red Vineyard at Arles, which is now in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. Even though he made no money, he stillpaintedover 900works of art. Though his persi
13、stence went unnoticed when he was alive, Van Gogh proves you dont need external validation to be proud of the work you create.主题6：勇气 Malala Yousafzai (1997 )Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and spokesperson for womens right to education. In retaliation for her high profile campaign for e
14、ducation and criticism of the Taliban, she was shot in the head at close range by a Taliban gunman. She survived the gunshot wound and has become a leading spokesperson for human rights, education and womens rights. In October, , the Nobel committee awarded Malala the Nobel Peace Prize.Her increased
15、 profile and strident criticism of the Taliban caused Taliban leaders to meet, and in , they voted to kill her. On 9 October, , a masked gunman entered her school bus and asked“Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot at you all.” Malala was identified and she was shot with a sin
16、gle bullet which went through her head, neck and shoulder. Malala survived the initial shooting, but was in a critical condition. Her father was convinced she would die and told the village to prepare for her funeral. Her critical organs were failing and she developed an infection. In a coma, she was moved to a hospital in Rwalpindi. Later on the 15 October she was moved to Birmingham in the Unite
