In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ the hero Odysseus faces several perils on his journey to return to Ithaca. My own life models this path‚ with my goal of success being hindered. I face several perils; temptation‚ longing and coming of age. All of these elements attempt to discourage me from ultimately achieving what I desire most. Temptation ranks among the most classic distractions in literature and in our own lives. It continually lures focused people away from what they most desire‚ for most
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I want to talk about how I came across obstacles in my life in America. I was only eleven years old when I came to United States. I started going to school few months before 5th grade end. Then when I was in 6th Grade‚ I was the only Burmese person in school. I was bullied and insulted in school for who I am and where I came from. Before I came to United States‚ I thought everybody would be friendly to me and help me in anyway that they can‚ because I’ve been hearing all the great things about United
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Odysseus faces many challenges and obstacles throughout his extensive journey home. All these challenges‚ barriers‚ trails‚ and obstacles can be categorized into two general categories; internal and external. These are things that he must face in the physical sense (external) and things he must deal with inside of himself (internal). According to Johnston‚ many things stand between him [Odysseus] and home—external obstacles which threaten to destroy him and inner obstacles which threaten to so sap his
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It’s indisputable that the “numbers” aspect of my application isn’t the strongest. Obstacles and challenges often seemed to get the best of me during high school. But still‚ I have emerged confident and optimistic. By ninth grade‚ life had hit me too hard. I was still drunk on anger from my mother’s schizophrenia diagnosis‚ her disappearance from my family and my parents’ divorce. Years of art therapy had helped me recover from these traumas and in 10th grade‚ I was on a stronger path: I knew
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Over Coming Obstacles When I was a little boy I was always one of the smart ones in class‚ but I was also the most outrageous one too; No matter what class it was or who was in it. When I was in high school‚ I was always getting in trouble‚ but if you spoke with my teachers or other students they would always say‚ “He’s a very bright and smart individual; he just loves to express himself‚ way too much.” When I had the opportunity to express myself‚ I always took advantage of it. I use to see myself
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However‚ human nature can take a toll by many different obstacles. One such obstacle may be totalitarian governments. Its assault on human nature is unlike any other obstacle. Many dictators are leaders of totalitarian governments. They defy human nature by causing harm to other humans and spreading false knowledge to the innocent. The dictators themselves are defiant
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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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Obstacle to Ethics: Determinism DETERMINISM: Our choices and actions are the result of pre-existing conditions. We do not have free will or the capacity to choose between alternatives. We are not responsible for our actions‚ cannot be blamed or praised for them‚ because we cannot act "against" or contrary to the forces or pre-existing conditions that compel us (psychological‚ social‚ economic‚ environmental‚ genetic). Since we could not have done otherwise‚ it is pointless to grant rewards or
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A goal or challenge in my past that required perseverance and determination to accomplish would have to be my high school basketball career. My basketball career did not start out as one would have dreamt of growing up in a small town in the basketball rich state of Indiana. In Indiana‚ basketball is like a second religion. I grew up idolizing my uncle‚ whom played for the high school that I would eventually attend. I would run around my grandmothers house acting out my fantasies of winning
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How to overcome a fear?? Have you ever been scared of something and just couldn’t get over it? I have and let me tell you something that it was not easy to overcome it. We all have fears that we’re scared of getting over of because we’re too scared to try. There are several phases on how everyone can learn to overcome a fear. I’m not going to tell you that you’re going to overcome it the next day‚ but just by following these steps you can practice to overcoming it. First of all‚ you’ve got to
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