Overcoming Obstacles In our daily lives‚ too often do we judge others based solely on their appearance; whether it’s by the clothes that a person is wearing or even the color of their skin. The essence of Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue and Peter Marin’s Helping and Hating the Homeless is that in society‚ we are quick to judge others‚ categorizing them based upon pre-assumptions which are hardly true. Chinese American novelist Amy Tan shares her most intimate experiences of growing up with a mother who
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Obstacles of my education During my first college experience‚ at eighteen years old‚ I truly believed I had too many things taking time away from schoolwork. After all‚ I was busy with a healthy social life‚ a 15 hour a week job driving the beverage cart at a golf course‚ and a boyfriend who lived an hour away. It has been fifteen years since that naïve undergrad first entered college. The social life has become play dates‚ the 15 hour a week part time job has turned into a full time “grown up “
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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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So everyone has obstacles in their lives that they have to overcome. Well other than the basics of life struggles I’ve gone through alot with my family and financially. Now‚ in life I take it one day at a time not worrying about what is gonna happen tomorrow. I have surpassed many obstacles like family fights‚ financial issues‚ home loss and running away. So to start off with I’ve had so many family issues. I’ve ran away just to bypass my problems. I as a kid watched so much stuff happen in my
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The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ shows many triumphs and frustrations of human life. Odysseus‚ the hero‚ endures battles and obstacles on his twenty year journey home. There is tragedy and victory throughout. Inevitably‚ some of these obstacles are caused by his men and their desires while others are caused by Odysseus himself. From physical obstacles to emotional obstacles‚ many parts of The Odyssey represent the challenges in life‚ such as decision making‚ temptation‚ and self restraint. In “Penelope”
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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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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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what computer looks like‚ when I was almost fourteen. I have had to overcome many obstacles in life to get to where I am today. When I got accepted to Cleveland state university‚ I was so excited for being for first one in the family to attend a university. Since I only knew little about what to expect on college‚ I made some mistakes in my first semester‚ but I have learnt from those mistakes. When I was in high school‚ things were simple‚ so I had little trouble settling into a college environment
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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES After reading the article by Ms. Ann Harrington‚ "Where there is a will‚ there’s a way"‚ it opened my eyes and my way of thinking to a hold different level. I always wondered how people who have experienced some of the same levels of disappointment‚ setbacks‚ successes‚ and failures walk away with very different attitudes‚ circumstances and results (Werner‚ 2004). It has always been my belief that in order to overcome any obstacle in life‚ whether it’s professional or personal
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experiences in my high school career. With this‚ I have come to the conclusion that whomever said and believed that high school were the best years of their lives obviously did not ever attend such an institution. Although my input is rather cynical‚ I have realized that‚ although high school posed one of the most disappointing and exorbitant challenges‚ these barriers have helped me become the mature and forthright young adult I am today. Within my first year of high school‚ I was already presented
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