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    Throughout our lives‚ everyone has had to face difficulties and challenges. While these obstacles are unpleasant‚ they shape us into who we are today. One of the first obstacles that I had to overcome came in the form of a boy named Jeremy. I met Jeremy when I was in the first grade. The two of us had manage to become close friends. He was my first best friend. Coincidentally‚ we found out that we actually lived very close to each other. Since our houses were so conveniently close‚ we often visited

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    With life‚ there are many obstacles to overcome such as growing up‚ finding a job‚ and gaining your education. Behind each of those obstacles is a goal that can change your life‚ my goal started as I was growing up. Obstacles are known as a barrier‚ and my plan was to get past that. I had a certain interest and that happened to be science. Science would always make me feel wiser and more intelligent compared to my classmates. As I grew older‚ my interest in science grew stronger as well. When I was

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    In the beginning during my education‚ the study of the diploma program of the dental hygiene will be very challenging to me while being a mother of three schools going kids. I need to work hard to be on time in the college and maintain the results required for each semester / term. Another concern is the competition and saturation in the market of the dental hygiene professionals due to a large number of students passing every year. It is a challenge to get a good job in a reputable organization

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    Even though the struggles faced by Odysseus and me are different‚ they have a common overlapping theme that ties them together. Which causes them in turn to be in fact very comparable. Both Odysseus and I face obstacles such as temptation‚ laziness‚ and distraction. Although his obstacles come from his want to go back home to Ithaca‚ mine are from my desire to live a happy and healthy lifestyle. Temptation‚ sin or not? Depending on who you ask it may or may not be. Temptation can come in any form

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    The environment that the two brothers grow up in effected their prospective on life. The harsh environment made sonny fell trapped and I believe that the usage of drugs made him forget where he was and fell free. While at the meantime we see his younger brother travel trout the city reminiscing about past event while at the same time worrying about his older brother. Born in 1924 in New York City‚ James Baldwin grew up I Harlem with some of the same problems that sonny had. Baldwin

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    As humans‚ we overcome obstacles daily‚ from homework to household work etc. Although some of us like the easy way out of conflicts‚ nothing in life is easy you have to earn it. In addition‚ obstacles show you that nothing comes easy everything has to have a challenge in order to reach success. Therefore‚ I do believe that something good can come out of any obstacle that comes our way. Living in poverty is a good example. For example‚ in the book “The Glass Castle” the author Jeannette Walls

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    shows us how the boys deal with obstacles. If those boys can’t overcome obstaclesobstacles overcome them. Therefore‚ they must persist in the end when they face adversity. Sometime‚ some of them are lucky to overcome obstacles by persisting in the end‚ but many of them can’t overcome obstacles because of the situation‚ or they don’t even want to overcome obstacles. Overcoming obstacles is hard‚ and that causes us to give up easily. However‚ we might defeat obstacles if we keep persisting. Mark Salzman

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    Hitler’s life was a crazy ride including many hardships‚ battles‚ as well as the scars that came from those battles‚ but he fought off all those things and grew even greater in his later life. For Hitler‚ nothing came easy. He had to fight for a lot of his life‚ until it came to that perfect moment when he was on top and people were forced to listen to him. Hitler had to put up with many hardships early in life‚ which influenced his beliefs and led to greater problems for the people in his later

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    The sweat poured down my body. I knew I had to give everything in this moment. Right here right now soaked and drained. Every breath I take in I realize I am overcoming everything. Obstacles in life are very much like the increasing weight and strain I apply to my body. The love I have for bodybuilding is rooted with a dark past. I feel serenity knowing that I am the only one who can break myself down just to build myself back up. My whole life I allowed others to beat me down and hold me back. I

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    struggles‚ it has not stopped many individuals from achieving their goals. Determination plays a key factor in overcoming significant odds by guiding individuals to overcome physical and socials obstacles when achieving their dream. Social obstacles are difficult challenges people are trying to raise and fight to benefit other people. A very great example of someone who overcame social obstacle is Nelson Mandela. He fought against racial discrimination and sought equal rights for everyone. Although he

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