In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ the hero Odysseus faces several perils on his journey to return to Ithaca. My own life models this path‚ with my goal of success being hindered. I face several perils; temptation‚ longing and coming of age. All of these elements attempt to discourage me from ultimately achieving what I desire most. Temptation ranks among the most classic distractions in literature and in our own lives. It continually lures focused people away from what they most desire‚ for most
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Overcoming Adversity “All the adversity I’ve had in my life‚ all the troubles and obstacles have strengthened me… You may not realize when it happened‚ but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” –Walt Disney. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago journey across the desert in search of his personal legend. He overcomes negativity‚ the love of a beautiful woman‚ and the fear of actually realizing his own dream. In the story‚ Santiago must overcome many obstacles so that
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What was the most memorable childhood moment from your life? My most memorable childhood moment‚ was not a memory or a day or even an hour. It was a mere second moment realization that would forever affect how I view people‚ life and the world. The summer before my freshman year of high school my mother was scheduled to spend a week in Zurich‚ Switzerland for work. She decided that it was a good opportunity to bring my older sister and me with her to experience the different cultures and explore
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Robert Cordeiro There is only one place in the world that I’m truly content; where all my worries leave my head and I find peace with myself and everything around me and that is on the soccer field. I’ve been playing soccer since I could walk and it’s a passion that I’ll always have. As soon as I step onto the field‚ it’s like everything else around me disappears and nothing in the world matters except what happens on the field. Soccer is the only thing that keeps me sane. It clears my head
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Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ income‚ cuisine‚ interest‚ race‚ ideology‚ or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong‚ and describe that community and your place within it. Black. That is the most dominate trait about me. It is the first thing people notice when they see me. I can change my hair or my clothes‚ but I will always be black. There are plenty of people
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A Night to Remember My heart was pounding rapidly; it felt like a thunderous roar in my ears. The blood was quickly drained from my face. I was slightly nauseous‚ the only thing that kept me from covering the other girls with the unsatisfying scarlet likes of my mothers tasteless spaghetti‚ was the loud wailing of my empty stomach. The pounding was louder now‚ so loud I could barely make out my own thoughts. How could a mere gathering of complete strangers cause these unlikely‚ unknown feelings
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When someone talks about homelessness‚ what do you imagine. Littered sidewalks‚ blue and brown tarps and tents‚ and all they own laying on the ground? Across the nation‚ half a million people were homeless on any given night (National Alliance to End Homelessness). While you may not have noticed‚ there has been an increase in homelessness across the city. Homelessness is all around the world‚ with a total of over 100 million globally‚ and has been recorded all the way back to the 1640’s. With the
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To some‚ standing before a group of their peers for a few minutes is the easiest task they will ever do in school. For people like me‚ it is much more than that. Anxiety disorders have plagued my family for generations and as far back as the beginning of psychology. Both my mother and her mother suffer from some form of anxiety‚ and it was not lost on me. Social anxiety seems to be a continuous‚ uphill battle and hindrance that affects everything from the people I don’t communicate with‚ to what
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Leadership Exploration Essay Assignment For this specific assignment‚ I chose a friend whom I ’ve admired the five years I ’ve known her for. What attracted us from one another was the similarity in our attitudes and we knew from the first day when we spoke that we would get along very well. This is one of the reasons why I decided to interview her for my assignment. Betty and I have a similar personality and drive; we both have lived similar situations where our lives have been exposed to danger
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