Proinsias De Rossa may not be known to the world at large but he is one of the prominent politicians in Ireland in the last half century. His political career started in 1956 at age 16 when he joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and became politically active with the Sinn Fein party. He served seven months in prison at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin for his activities with the IRA. Afterwards he began a hardworking political career that saw him become the Leader of the Workers Party from 1988 to 1992.
He accomplished so many things. He graduated from UC Berkeley. He worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II as a mechanical engineer and Junior Scientist. He worked on many other interesting projects at SRI in Menlo Park, Lockheed, and Raychem.
Philip Larkin was one of the most prolific literary figures in Great Britain during the second half of the Twentieth Century. He was also a person who stuttered throughout his life.
My greatest accomplishment regarding stuttering is to have conquered my fear of public speaking. I have given keynote addresses, been featured on podcasts, and invited to speak at numerous forums and conferences.
As an elected member of the Assembly of the Republic from 2019 to 2022, she did not let her fractured speech hold her back from speaking before the Assembly.
The Netflix original movie 13: The Musical stars Eli Golden in his first lead role. The actor said he hopes showing off his singing and dance moves lands him on Broadway.
Ed Sheeran certainly hasn’t let his stuttering limit him in his career. The secret to his success? “Don’t be scared to be honest with yourself and with the people that love you.”
Monday, May 8, marks the beginning of National Stuttering Awareness Week, a weeklong spotlight on the condition affecting more than 80 million people worldwide.
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