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    Josiah D. Stratton Eng 1B Mrs.Shadarra James March 18‚ 2024. Overcoming Obstacles “Standing up for yourself can be tough‚ but earning people’s respect is worth the fight.” It is important to overcome obstacles because it builds confidence and mental strength. First of all‚ defeating obstacles helps you gain mental toughness and strength to handle life challenging battles. For example‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. faced many battles trying to obtain equal rights for African-Americans. During his

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    As Jane’s journey to find freedom continues‚ she’s face with more obstacles. This includes her life at Lowood School which the conditions at this school are far from idyllic (perfection). However‚ Jane is able to succeed academically and she is also able to develop new skills that were helpful for her in every opportunity that was given to her. Even though she was succeeding in Lowood‚ she still struggle to find self-fulfillment and freedom because she was still treated poorly and was locked down

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    Life of Pi: Obstacles and Goals In the book‚ Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ the protagonist‚ Pi‚ finds himself stranded out at sea and struggles to survive. Against all the odds‚ the protagonist faces many obstacles in his journey towards survival. Achieving something worthwhile requires effort‚ sacrifices‚ and conquering obstacles‚ just like in the protagonist’s case. To achieve a worthwhile goal‚ which is survival‚ the protagonist overcomes the difficult obstacles he stumbles upon in his journey

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    Josiah D. Stratton Eng 1B Mrs.Shadarra James March 18‚ 2024. Overcoming Obstacles “Standing up for yourself can be tough‚ but earning people’s respect is worth the fight.” It is important to overcome obstacles because it builds confidence and mental strength. First of all‚ defeating obstacles helps you gain mental toughness and strength to handle life challenging battles. For example‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. faced many battles trying to obtain equal rights for African-Americans. During his

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    Throughout my entire senior year‚ I had reflected upon my experiences in my high school career. With this‚ I have come to the conclusion that whomever said and believed that high school were the best years of their lives obviously did not ever attend such an institution. Although my input is rather cynical‚ I have realized that‚ although high school posed one of the most disappointing and exorbitant challenges‚ these barriers have helped me become the mature and forthright young adult I am today

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    my accomplishments. I’m looking forward to graduation and attending a college that has a strong soccer program. I believe that my success is due to my personal culture that has influenced by my ability to be mentally and physically strong and have high self esteem. Overcoming adversity‚ being poor‚ living in the U.S.‚ having abilities‚ being 18‚ and being an African man have contributed to my personal culture. Overcoming adversity helped make mentally tough. Being born in Africa‚ my grandmother

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    The U. S’s struggle with race and gender Overcoming race throughout the Americas has been an issue repeated for centuries‚ an issue that we tag gender onto. Although‚ these struggles make us stronger through every obstacle we face with both of these topics‚ America is a country full of ethnically diverse human beings that can only become closer to solving the issue but not quite close enough to finish it. Race continuously sets our nation back in politics as well as

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    daily. One who has PTSD from the vietnam war. One who lives with being paralized. The father from the short story “Stop the Sun” by Gary Paulsen and Christopher Reeve from the the auto biographical narrative “Still me” that both face and overcome obstacles that develop the theme or central ideas. The father from “Stop the sun” faced and overcame PTSD by talking to his son. “‘This thing that you want to know - there is so much of it that you cannot know it all‚ and to only know only a part of is..

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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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    James Brown Mrs. Lanoue LNG 321 November 15‚ 2012 Overcoming Glioblastoma After being diagnosed with Glioblastoma‚ one of the most dangerous brain cancers‚ one’s estimated life span is 12 months and so many things in their life change whether it’s for the better or worse. Although with different types of treatment and a little hope people can overcome this kind of adversity. Anyone can have Glioblastoma and not only does it affect the one diagnosed it also affects the people associated with

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