profit from：得益於；利用
Those opinions include taking classes to develop new skills or bravely striking out on another career.
strike out：想出；刪去
生命最堅強的意誌
Determination
佚名 / Anonymous
In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with Manhattan Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea.
Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He first managed to convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. Then together they developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.
The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move. In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.
All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.
For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife' s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man' s indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world.