Word Count: 1359 Bethany Hamilton Bethany Hamilton has become a huge inspiration to millions across the world with her amazing story of hope‚ faith and determination. While at a young age of thirteen‚ Bethany was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark. This shark bit off her left arm and seemed to end her surfing career as a famous pro surfer. Bethany was very eager to get back in the water‚ and she returned to surfing just one month after the attack. Just over a year later‚ Bethany won her first National
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mentor them‚ and whom they can rely on when they encounter challenges in life. Bethany Russell is a woman who affects all of the young women in the Cherry Hills Baptist Church Youth Group by
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about jealousy of the two main characters. Carla and Bethany are the complete opposite of each other. Carla is beautiful but has neither brains nor personality. On the other hand‚ Bethany is an accountant with a high income and very successful in writing short stories but is not satisfied with her appearance. Both girls envy one another wanting what each other have‚ Carla wants to be successful and smart and Bethany wishes to be beautiful. Bethany believes that beauty is everything‚ that it’s a key
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-Bethany Hamilton Bethany Hamilton has gotten bit by a 15- foot tiger shark ‚ can’t get back in the ocean. Bethany wants to get back in the water but she can’t because of her bit off arm ‚ If Bethany gets back in the water her arm wouldn’t heal properly ‚ and the arm would also get infected . Bethany was sitting down on top of the hospital bed with only one arm ‚ when she asked the doctors “ when i can i get back in the water ?” as they explained to Bethany why ‚ Bethany was saying to
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Hawaii. In the story‚ the main character-Bethany Hamilton- is an extremely talented surfer. Her whole life basically revolved around surfing‚ she loved it more than anything else in the world. Bethany spent most of her time in the water‚ either practicing or competing. Until one day during a practice session with her best friend‚ Alana Blanchard‚ something tragic occurred. Bethany was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark. Alana‚ and her father and brother rushed Bethany to the hospital‚ in fear that she might
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crystal blue water turn bright red and your vision blurs. For you‚ it’s all in your imagination‚ however‚ for teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton‚ it was reality. From that day forward‚ Bethany Hamilton became an amputee. The media shared her tragic story with the public. Sean McNamara‚ the director of the film Soul Surfer‚ while attempting to accurately illustrate the life of Bethany Hamilton‚ failed to provide an accurate portrayal for his audience‚ due to the simplistic undertone and glossing of a tragic
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from riding a wave is pure joy‚ but dad always says life is an adventure. Sometimes you wipe out and end up in the impact zone” Bethany Hamilton. These are the words and thoughts of a passion-driven young surfer that came to a shattering alteration the day she became a victim of a shark attack that left her with one less relevant limb. There are three stages Bethany goes through in the movie during process of recovery which are described as: * Impact -Initial disorganization * Recoil-
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I am Bethany Hamilton. I am a professional surfer and sponsored by Rip curl. I grew up in the tropical Hawaiian Islands. I learned to surf at the age of five. I was attacked by a Tiger shark one morning in the light blue sea. The surgery was on my left arm and it is a short stub at the edge of my shoulder. Surfing was my passion and i didn’t want to give up. My parents supported me throughout my attack and new surfing technique. My Dad built a specialized surfboard for me and my new challenge.
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lives as he has today. By continuing on despite his difficulties‚ he proved one thing: his hindrances would not define the course of his life. Rather‚ his perseverance would define it. This can also be seen through the life of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton. After suffering the tragic loss of her arm due to a shark bite‚ it seemed her career was over. Loss of a limb would have been more than enough of a reason to call her surfing career quits‚ but Hamilton astonished many by surfing again just
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dominance over the men around her. The protagonist of ‘Lady Lazarus’ is an allegory of Sylvia Plath herself‚ the suicide attempts in the poem being a reflection of the poet’s own suicidal tendencies. The title itself is a reference to Lazarus of Bethany from the Gospel of John‚ which suggests a similarity between the narrator’s resuscitation by ‘Herr Doktor’ and the resurrection of Lazarus by Jesus; revived without apparent consent. This comparison to God is repeated in her use of ‘Herr Doktor’‚
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