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    those who are affected can be pros at pretending to be okay. Not all hardships are that dark - common issues like a recent break-up are hard to overcome too. But one thing I have learned is that everyone can overcome their obstacles. I’m in the process of overcoming an obstacle of my own. Most people (unless they’re on my team)‚ would never guess that I have a medical condition that affects my breathing. Due to the way that I control my breathing‚ someone may not be able to tell that I’m struggling

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    The biggest obstacle I have overcame in my life was attending college at a four-year school. While my family had a decent income‚ some spending decisions and my parent’s desire for me to “make it on my own” meant I had to pay for whatever education I acquired on my own. This was made more difficult because their income disqualified me from multiple scholarships. Another problem was that the quality of education offered by my local schools was not very high. We weren’t offered AP classes and had to

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    All through life an essential need is a college education to have an easier successful life‚ however there are numerous obstacles to overcome. Obstacles in life are truly difficult and the decisions in our path are set there to help us grow as a person. The obstacles‚ and how I choose to manage them‚ help mold and form my character‚ to then go ahead to help one another’s with their obstacles. I have confronted some harsh obstacle throughout my life‚ however I won’t give it a chance to get to me.

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    The Importance of Overcoming Obstacles Adversity is something that can increase ones mindset in a positive way. Going through hardships can help develop a mature mindset overdue to principal. It gives people self-confidence and assurance to not run away from adversity.This gives people a break to step back and look at life situations and the bigger picture on how life can be tough. For instance Magic Johnson. In 1979‚ Magic Johnson was drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was very successful‚ he

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    Overcoming Obstacles By: Conner Anderson Through my entire life I have experienced obstacles and challenges‚ starting in my childhood‚ continuing into middle school‚ and in the present day in high school. But even though I have experienced hardship I have persevered and pushed through it and this very perseverance has helped me throughout my life. One of the first challenges I faced was when I first started elementary school. My mother and father had just divorced and I started to feel the effects

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    Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall‚ don’t give up. Figure out how to climb it‚ go through it‚ or work your way around it.” -Michael Jordan. Sometimes life throws difficult obstacles at us that may seem impossible to overcome‚ but why not make something good out of it? The human specie has the ability to overcome obstacles‚ but only some are able to benefit from it sooner or later in life. Some therapists can teach you how to overcome obstacles‚ and that’s great because

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    Overcoming any obstacle in your path forces you to learn. One example of these learning experiences‚ is life lessons. Obstacles force you to learn new lessons by facing your challenges full on. Miley Cyrus is a great example of this. She went through a very bad spot in her life‚ and yet she overcame it and is now better than ever. As well as your obstacles teaching you life lessons‚ obstacles also allow you to learn from your past mistakes. Once you overcome and obstacle in your life‚ you are not

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    Overcoming Obstacles Everyone in the world has had to overcome some kind of obstacles in their life. Obstacles can be a very small or even a very big thing in our everyday lives. For example‚ an obstacle could be if you have enough money to buy milk to having to overcome being homeless and struggling to get through life all alone. People typically learn from their own life obstacles or maybe even from reading about someone else’s obstacles in their life. Nobody wants to have to overcome any obstacles

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    “If you’re trying to achieve‚ there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall‚ don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it‚ go through it‚ or work around it (Michael Jordan).” My life has been all about overcoming failure and just getting over obstacles no matter the difficulty. “It’s not how many times you fall that matters; it’s how many times you get up.” This quote sums up my life and how I have always

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    A common theme so far in the texts in College Prep English had been for the characters to overcome a mindset or obstacles in order to better themselves or situation. Therefore‚ these texts can be grouped into the label “Life Almost Straight” because the mindset or obstacle in all veers the main character off the straight path. Even if there might be a roadblock in the plan it is important to stay close to the path in order to achieve goals being set. Obstacles in life connect to the human condition

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