The term “norm” is defined as the principles or rules of social life that people are expected to observe. The reason of “attending college” becomes a norm is people assume one will go to college after he or she graduates from high schools‚ at least that is what people observe in present. When I was at the age of 7‚ I was told that going to Top 50 Schools like UC Irvine was a must. Otherwise my parents would
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people against the government as they try to negotiate‚ or in some cases fight‚ for a consensus. Russia was one of the countries to be industrialized later on in history because it faced numerous obstacles‚ such as wars‚ poor leaders‚ and failure to quickly adapt to the evolving situation of the world. While Russian began industrializing in the late 19th Century‚ its impact was greatly reduced during the 10 year period between the Russo-Japanese War and World War I due to
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experience in both cultures have influenced much of her work. Much of her literature has been inspired by her local life‚ the things around her and what happens in her life(“Naomi Shihab Nye”). Naomi Shihab Nye helped people overcome obstacles in their life through her literary works including “Jerusalem”‚ “Burning the Old Year” and “Making a Fist”. Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Jerusalem” helped people by saying that they can overcome things in life. The poem ¨Jerusalem¨ she writes
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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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the chance to attend college which is one of the reasons why I am attending a university. I am the second member of the family to attend college as my sister was the first in the family to accomplish this. Seeing my sister go to college and being able to graduate is another reason why I am currently in college. The main reason I am in college is to be able to graduate with a degree and find a successful job. In order to be able to attain a well-paying job is to attend college. The workforce is extremely
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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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proud of 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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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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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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