the best of her ability at school. What motivated her to learn English was the challenge and…
In The Running Game by Wendelin Van Draanen, Jessica, the main character, is hospitalized after an accident. A vehicle crashed into her bus after a track meet and she is now missing one of her legs below the knee. She ran a 400 meter race in 55 seconds flat during her last meet, but now it takes her five minutes to move 20 feet. She heals quickly and her doctor is pleased with her progress, but her mental state isn't doing so well. She slips into depression. She is frustrated because she knows that she is supposed to appreciate all that her family and friends are doing to help her adapt to her situation, but she feels as if she is a stranger in her own house. Learning to live without her leg isn't the only battle that Jessica faces. She also…
Jane Arrowood is a fifteen year old girl whose arm was amputated when she was bitten by a shark. Jane is really stubborn and she doesn't let herself try new things. She was still finding out how to be courageous and brave after what she had been trough. Justin is a kid who is around eight or nine or ten years old who lost his leg below the knee. He was a brave kid because he never was arguing about his disability. He was just a kid with half a leg less but that didn’t stop him from going on with his life.…
Even though Bethany Hamilton is now an amputee she never gave up on her dream of becoming a champion surfer. The lesson people can learn from Bethany is never give up on your dreams. Do not let a disability get in your way. You should motivate yourself to become whatever you want to…
In spite of her major, life-altering obstacle that occurred at a young age, Bethany Hamilton persevered and was able to live a successful life. With the support of her friends and family, she got back on the board, won countless competitions, and received numerous awards. With her resilience, optimism and extreme talent, Hamilton is unstoppable. Recently, she got married and is now the mother of a baby boy. Though she only had one arm, she was resolute to not let this hardship define her, but rather to attain any goal that lay…
When comparing the two teenagers, Hannah and the author of Diary 34, one can see their similarities and differences. For example, both Hannah and the writer of Diary 34 got a second chance at living their life to the fullest. In the video on Hannah, she tells for story of how she overcame cancer. She believed God gave her a second chance at life to one day help kids going through life with cancer. The author of Diary 34 spoke about how two of his “idols” died a year ago.…
Wilma Rudolph is most well-known for her extreme success in track and field. What is most ground-breaking about Wilma and her success is the fact that she was a woman succeeding in what was considered at that time a “man’s sport.” She broke many records, but most importantly was the first American woman to win three gold medals during the same summer Olympics. Wilma had faced many troubles throughout her life, from illness and disabilities to insecurities and friendship issues. However, the most difficult time in her life was not the obstacles she overcame to reach her success but the point in her life after all of that- the point when she went back to reality. Throughout this paper I will discuss how the bio-social-psycho-spiritual-cultural…
In the novel, Ethan Frome, there are two women that are apart of Ethan Frome’s pitiable existence, Zeena and Mattie. There are both acutely different from each other but they also share some similarities between themselves. Zeena and Mattie are different in many ways in the matter of appearance, their outlook on life, and their interest in Ethan Frome but eventually it shows towards the end of the novel that Mattie is not so much distinct from these qualities after “the smash up”.…
When life gets tough, at no time give up on oneself. Someone in the world is always having worse problems. At a young age most children admire people such as celebrities, star athletes, and movie stars. Unlike most, I admire Lauren Ashton Terry, a Moulton Alabama native who always had dreams of becoming Miss Rodeo USA. The determination she has is one I hope to one day have myself. The christan girl she is, she never lets the devil win no matter what the situation is at hand. Leading up to her trip to Oklahoma City she had lots of choices to make and always prayed about each one. Her family owns Iron Rail Arena. Practice is not a problem for her. She has been a passionate rodeo girl since she could barely walk. While growing up and in high…
The play Beauty written by Jane Martin is about jealousy of the two main characters. Carla and Bethany are the complete opposite of each other. Carla is beautiful but has neither brains nor personality. On the other hand, Bethany is an accountant with a high income and very successful in writing short stories but is not satisfied with her appearance. Both girls envy one another wanting what each other have, Carla wants to be successful and smart and Bethany wishes to be beautiful. Bethany believes that beauty is everything, that it’s a key factor in life. She thinks that it will bring her much good than she already has. However, Carla knows the disadvantages of being beautiful and tried to warn Bethany not to wish for it.…
It has to take incredible courage to process a challenge like losing a limb in war. Stories abound from young men and women who stepped on a mine, or were ambushed, and their vehicle blown-up. For some, the moment is frozen in time and they cannot shed it. For others, they don't remember anything before waking up in the hospital without all their parts. To take in that realization, and then go on to perform as a star athlete is to this author, unimaginable. The incredible strength and perseverance to go on with life and then for some, to further demonstrate their zeal for life in their high level of participation in sports, is mind blowing.…
Miss Brill in Katherine Mansfield’ short story “Miss Brill” and Emily in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner exhibits interesting similarities and differences. The differences and similarities are evident in their characters. The two stories appear different but the relationship they share is very profound. The stories openly to the reader the realization of similarities and dissimilarities in them and the readers in terms of themes within the story, character traits and plot advancement. The plots of the stories unfold to review the dissimilarities in the social lives between Miss Brill and Grierson Emily. The dissimilarities cannot overweigh the similarities between the two characters in the luck of romantic and genuine social lives and their fateful states of denial.…
Remember to breath and do not shoe your weakness. Shay Williams has a powerlifting meet, and it will affect her chances of getting a big scholarship for college. Shat knew she must break her own records, so she could be seen by the college recruiters. Shay’s life depended on this one meet. If she messes up, everything will be ruined for her, especially her college dream. She seconded guessed her about deadlift, squats, and benches, especially after suffering through one hell of a week at practice and life at home changed dramatically. She believes she must make her mother, Jackie, proud or she will be a huge disappointment to Jackie unlike her two sisters.…
By this time I was ready to be done. Maybe rodeo really wasn’t for me. I thought things had already been bad, and now they were even worse. My emotions were so high, I was a complete wreck. I tried having a positive attitude, but I wasn’t sure if there was anything to be positive about. Three months in a back brace and almost a month in a wheelchair was the start of my junior year of high school. The summer of my junior year had not been what I had expected.…
Everyone is unique because he or she can be identified distinctly from the other. However, a personal identity is how everyone sees himself. Personal identity is very important because it affects the way everyone feels about himself or herself, and behaves. Personal identity is the way that someone sees herself or himself, and it is closely related to your image. Sometimes it is object of controversy. Sometimes it exists a conflict between the real appearance seen by the other and the personal identity of someone. Rachel Dolezal, is a born white woman who is still clinging to the notion that she is Black solely because she identifies as such. In the meantime, Bruce Jenner is making headlines for his sudden transformation into Caitlyn Jenner. Although Rachel and…