traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries‚ and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements would never have been attained if he was not determined to pass all the obstacles presented before him. His unwavering determination brought him his achievements. Similarly but on a much smaller scale‚ Jerry‚ from "Through the Tunnel"‚ accomplished
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themselves attracted to this country. For some‚ it can be the desire to become more than their parents. For others‚ it is the desire to excel beyond others expectations. No matter the reason for a person ’s desire to reach the American Dream there are obstacles that sometimes seem overwhelming. In the story a raisin in the sun an African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s where racism and prejudice was a serious issue. The Younger ’s family had to embrace the hard reality that
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Stand Up or Step Down The truest friends are by your side. The movie Stand by Me‚ shows four boys; 12 year old’s going out and finding a missing body. Director Rob Reiner puts all the characters to on a journey to discover something about them self’s. Chris and Gordie who are best friends‚ go out on a journey along the way they face many obstacles. In the end‚ they discover more about themselves. Which is unexpected out of them by going out and try to find a missing body. The journey that the friends
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to class to read more of The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a story of a guy who has about a 20 year struggle to return home to is wife and son after fighting in the trojan war. Odysseus faces many obstacles on his journey home such as the Cyclops island‚ The sirens island and Calypso’s island. The first obstacle that Odysseus faces is the Cyclops island. At the Cyclops island they find his cave and the Cyclops comes back to his cave and mvs a huge rock in front of the door so everyone is stuck inside
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Numerous people believe that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into something good‚ but I believe the opposite. For it wouldn’t be an obstacle in the first place‚ if it could be an advantage. But everyone has their own perspective ‚ and this affects them in how they see life and react to situations. Some people say that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into an advantage‚ but in reality you can’t use the same disadvantage and alter it‚ you have to find another method/path to
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Challenging Obstacles for Immigrants Many people migrate to the USA for several reasons‚ to get better life. As we all know the USA is highly developed economically and technologically‚ and it can become a different world to most immigrants. Thus‚ immigrants face various challenges during the first and second year of their entrance in to the USA. Among the challenges‚ language‚ getting a job and culture are common for most of immigrants. The first challenge for immigrants is the language barrier
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Helen Keller had so many obstacles throughout her life. She was blind and deaf. Still‚ she continued to live as normal of a life as she could. Keller made the most out of what she was dealing with. She helped many people by writing books and being a political activist (Wikipedia). We all could take advice from her to go out and do the things we want to do. If we don’t then we will regret it later. If you have wanted to do something for a long time‚ do it. Imagine you are at your deathbed and your
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Frederick Douglass ’ Obstacles At a young age‚ Frederick Douglass knew that his pathway from slavery to freedom was the ability to read and write. Mrs. Auld (his mistress) started teaching him the A‚B‚C’s willingly but shortly after‚ Mr. Auld caught on. He got furious and demanded she stopped doing so. “If you teach that nigger how to read‚ there would be no keeping him. It would forever unfit him to be a slave. He would at once become unmanageable‚ and of no value to his master. As to himself
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1. List the major obstacles to good communication in the day to day work of a police agency‚ and detail the major strategies you would use to overcome those obstacles. People fail to effectively communicate with each other all the time‚ even when speaking face to face. An idea that an individual wants to express may sound perfectly normal‚ just‚ and understandable in their head. However‚ when left up to interpretation someone else may comprehend what is trying to be expressed completely differently
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of the Cid consist of a more realistic tone. In comparison to The Odyssey and The Aeneid there is no divine intervention from gods or goddesses. Most of the obstacles the Cid is faced with is caused by another human or himself and his success can be attributed to his own determination and perseverance unlike in The Odyssey where most obstacles are caused by
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