Period 6 3/15/12 How My Optimism Helps Me Overcome Obstacles Optimism is such a funny thing. It has the capability to help you solve some of the most challenging and troublesome problems you’ll ever face in your entire life. This is exactly what optimism does for me. I have had some of the most challenging and troublesome things happen to me and using optimism during those times really helped me through them‚ and I honestly don’t think I would have made it through all of those times without
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double sidedness of pride. Brother’s pride pushes him to give Doodle a life away from his rubber sheet on the bed. When Brother’s obsession with turning Doodle into the "ideal" Brother goes too far‚ his pride pushes Doodle to his early death. “I should have already admitted defeat but my pride wouldn’t let me.”(346) When he takes Doodle to Horsehead Swamp that Saturday before the first day of school‚ he knows it’s too late to meet the goals he set for Doodle. Again we see shame and pride coming together
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The most challenging about writing The worst subject in school for me is English and now English in college is my worst class. Writing is challenging for me especially essays. This can be frustrating and hard to overcome as a writer. No one in high school taught me how to write essays and this is why I am in English 0305/06 in college because of my writing is not good. I do not prewrite on my essays because it takes time and I do not understand the writing process of it. When I start writing
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The Challenges African Americans Have Overcome: Throughout history‚ African Americans have been faced with great adversity which they have overcome to get to the place where they are today. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ some of the most influential leaders were born; they came and paved the way for the upcoming generation. In many instances their circumstances cost them their lives. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ many events taken place to give us the freedom we deserved. On January 1
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Albert Schweitzer has said‚ “One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” When you beat the obstacles you face‚ then you can win any battle that approaches you. When it’s a lifelong battle‚ however‚ the obstacles seem to never go away. Since I was little‚ I have had trouble with my vision. Being almost legally blind has made my life difficult‚ especially in sports and school. Forced to wear glasses since a young age‚ they severely crippled
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Mental Strength to Overcome Formidable Obstacles. Riding in the vans‚ sitting with my hands folded in my lap‚ not sure what to expect‚ I look ahead into the distance seeing some guy walk up to the van as we come to a halting stop. This guy is dressed in drill instructor like clothes and that’s when my heart slowly sinks. My adrenaline starts to pump as he approaches the van‚ when all of sudden in the blink of an eye he opens the door‚ he angrily yells‚ “5 seconds!!!! You have 5 seconds to get out
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Describe an interesting film you saw recently. You should say; What is the title? When did you see it? What is the story about? And explain why this movie was interesting to you. Last summer‚ my family and I went to AMC Movie Theater in Cupertino and enjoyed a movie entitled “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. It was a Science Fiction and adventure movie in three-dimensions. We enjoyed state-of –the-art computer graphics in the movie. For instance‚ when a dinosaur chased the characters
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Implementing Social Media in the Workplace (Facing Obstacles and How to Overcome Them) Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Bill Coffill Endicott College Social Media originally began‚ and has long been viewed as a solely a conduit for personal interactions‚ and a way for friends‚ family‚ and acquaintances to remain connected. As of 2009‚ Facebook alone hosted 200 million users‚ double from just one year earlier (Hempel‚ 2009). Due to social media’s
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found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you’ve got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.” What this quote is saying is that anything that you want to accomplish will have obstacles and you have to have the will to overcome them. I‚ too‚ have set goals for myself and had to face obstacles to complete them. People have to face many obstacles in their lives such as losing friends due to
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In the future‚ when your children ask you what you have done in life that you feel must most of proud of. What will you answer be? In my life‚ I overcame many obstacles‚ achieved more success and had defeats. Up to now‚ I do not care about what I do best. Once‚ my children asked me what I have done in life that I feel must most of proud of‚ I recognized that I have not thought about it before. But I know some things that I never forget and I always feel proud of it because I did it well. That is
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