The Unbelievable Determination of Bethany Hamilton Specific Purpose Statement: After listening to my speech‚ the audience will be able to explain how even though Bethany Hamilton suffered a devastating injury that would have ended most people’s dream‚ she achieved success in her sport. Central Ideal: Bethany Hamilton overcame a traumatic injury and went on to reach her goal of becoming a professional surfer and uses her experience to inspire many people‚ including me. INTRODUCTION
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persistence‚ and confidence‚ Bethany Hamilton has illustrated to millions how to strive for the seemingly unachievable. At the mere age of thirteen‚ Hamilton experienced something life changing: having an arm bitten off by a shark while surfing. Surfing had always meant the world to Bethany‚ in fact‚ her career as a surfer was primarily initiated because of her parents (Hamilton 7). From the moment Hamilton reaches the board‚ an inexplicable connection sparks. Bethany said “I’ve tried to explain why
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portion of their life with one arm. To do this you have to be willing to try new things and take lots of risks. Bethany Hamilton took those risks. For my IRP I choose to read Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton. It is an autobiography about Bethany’s journey after a terrible shark attack. She wasn’t afraid of the challenges after the shark attack that would hit her when she got home. Bethany was a young girl growing up on the island of Kauai. She lived a normal life growing up with her mom‚ dad‚ dog(ginger)
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thought they will never succeed‚ Aimee and Bethany have some similarities and differences from one another. One thing that they most are unlike is never giving up even though they tried a couple of times. Both Aimee and Bethany had their limbs removed and they are different because they had different ways of facing their obstacles. Aimee Mullins and Bethany Hamilton both had their limbs removed and they couldn’t do what they loved to do. The best part about Bethany and Aimee was that they learn to accepted
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In the story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ the narrator is overwhelmed with disappointment and misunderstanding in his own life. He doesn’t see all the beauty and creativity in the world‚ but merely goes through the motions of life without actively living. Blindness is an underlying theme in this story‚ but not only as a physicality‚ but a social handicap. The narrator may be more capable of sight than the blind man‚ but he knows nothing of the descriptive illustration of life. It is through the
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A person with a disability can also be a minority that gives insight to that of capability of basic functions that we take for granted. In the story of Cathedral‚ a husband learns about the obstacles of being blind via his wife’s childhood friend. Conceptually‚ the husband does not fully understand the disconnect blind people have in way of day to day tasks. Through his wife inviting the blind man over‚ the
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interpretation of ‘A Death in Bethany’ In this paper I will give a plot of the one act play ‘A Death in Bethany’ which I have read. The play is written by Garry Williams and is a play about a separated couple that has a hard time dealing with the consequences of the husband’s leaving her and the children. Afterwards I will make an analysis of the story and at last I will interpret the play to find out why the characters act the way they do. ‘A Death in Bethany’ is a one act play which takes
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story important? In all stories a good setting is an important thing to have. The setting of a story can have a huge impact on the story. A good setting can make or break most stories as it is sometimes a key story telling point. Take the story “Cathedral” for example it take place in a home in New York City during the 80’s. These details help shape the story and provide the reader with a good idea of what everything may look like. “Cathedral’s setting also gives the reader an idea on how people will
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CHILD HERO: BETHANY HAMILTON by Amanda from Midland “ People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it‚ and just never give up‚ and just go out there and do it.” This quote was given not by a mathematician‚ an artist or a freedom fighter. This person is an inspiration to others by doing what she loves‚ even when a tragic event turned her whole life upside down. She is a pro surfer‚ a survivor‚ and a heroine with an attitude that will get her and her followers to the top of
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One of the many tools authors can use when they write short stories is character development. One such author that creates two contrasting yet comparable characters in his stories is Robert Carver. In the short story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver‚ we see three main characters. The characters include the blind man‚ Robert‚ the blind man’s friend‚ the wife‚ and her husband. Throughout the story Carver sets up Robert‚ the blind man‚ and her friend’s husband to be contrasted in a variety of ways‚
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