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An actor, when his cue came, was unable to move onto the stage. He said, “I can’t get in, the chair is in the way.” And the producer said, “Use the difficulty. If it’s a drama, pick the chair up and smash it. If it’s comedy, fall over it.” From this experience the actor concluded that in any situation in life that is negative, there is something positive you can do with it.
Adapted from Lawrence Eisenberg, “Caine Scrutiny.”
Assignment
Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good?
In my lifetime, I have seen many ways an obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into a good thing. Sometimes when something bad happens, it can prepare you for the future obstacles to come. For example, if a person gets a serious burn they would panic and not know what to do. If the same thing happened again, the person would be more prepared and have knowledge from the previous experience.
If someone is on crutches, about to open the door, would you open the door for them? If you are the person on crutches you would be at a disadvantage to others. But this can be turned into a good thing. You now have someone to open the door for you, and this is a good way to meet people and make friends.
Sometimes when things aren’t going your way, you have to improvise a little. For example, before a basketball game you see that the other team is much taller than your team. The coach might have only made up plays for a short team. The other team is tall, but slow. You use your speed to win the game. In the blink of an eye, you’ve changed a disadvantage into a good thing. The best comedians always turn an obstacle or disadvantage into a good thing. If the audience is not laughing at his performance, then he has to change what he’s doing. This obstacle about the audience not laughing he could make a joke about, then making the obstacle into a good thing.
NOTE: This essay demonstrates competent critical thinking, providing adequate reasons and examples to support the
An actor, when his cue came, was unable to move onto the stage. He said, “I can’t get in, the chair is in the way.” And the producer said, “Use the difficulty. If it’s a drama, pick the chair up and smash it. If it’s comedy, fall over it.” From this experience the actor concluded that in any situation in life that is negative, there is something positive you can do with it.
Adapted from Lawrence Eisenberg, “Caine Scrutiny.”
Assignment
Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good?
In my lifetime, I have seen many ways an obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into a good thing. Sometimes when something bad happens, it can prepare you for the future obstacles to come. For example, if a person gets a serious burn they would panic and not know what to do. If the same thing happened again, the person would be more prepared and have knowledge from the previous experience.
If someone is on crutches, about to open the door, would you open the door for them? If you are the person on crutches you would be at a disadvantage to others. But this can be turned into a good thing. You now have someone to open the door for you, and this is a good way to meet people and make friends.
Sometimes when things aren’t going your way, you have to improvise a little. For example, before a basketball game you see that the other team is much taller than your team. The coach might have only made up plays for a short team. The other team is tall, but slow. You use your speed to win the game. In the blink of an eye, you’ve changed a disadvantage into a good thing. The best comedians always turn an obstacle or disadvantage into a good thing. If the audience is not laughing at his performance, then he has to change what he’s doing. This obstacle about the audience not laughing he could make a joke about, then making the obstacle into a good thing.
NOTE: This essay demonstrates competent critical thinking, providing adequate reasons and examples to support the