RESILIENCY & OVERCOMING ADVERSITY What is Adversity and Resiliency? Copy the definitions into your workbooks Adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction; a stroke of ill fortune; a disastrous event Resiliency: readily recovering from shock or unfortunate events THE FOLLOWING IS A STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO HAS FACED A CHALLENGE THAT WOULD OVERWHELM MOST OF US. SHE HAS DONE SO WITH COURAGE AND DETERMINATION BEYOND HER YEARS AND INSPIRES ALL THOSE WHO HEAR HER STORY. SHE IS THE SAME AGE AS YOU
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The Odyssey Book 2 - Penelope tells the suitors that when she finished weaving she would choose one of them but every night she un-weaved her work. - Athena helps Telemachus get his crew and ship ready for his journey. Book 3 - Nestor has a very high regard for Odysseus. - Nestor was amazed. He took Telemachus by the hand and told him that he’ll be a hero some day‚ then Nestor prayed. Book 4 - Telemachus introduces himself as himself and Meleanues knows him because Meleanues was there
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order to really understand the resiliency of the human spirit‚ one can look at works of literature from numerous time periods. Authors have long utilized the idea of a person’s strength to combat suppression and promote hope for a better tomorrow. An example of an author who accomplishes this feat is George Orwell. In his novel‚ 1984‚ Orwell undoubtedly warns society of future tyranny. However‚ a more overlooked aspect of this novel is Orwell’s indisputable use of Winston and Julia’s grit to leave the
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which college to attend. Finally‚ the brothers came to a decision on which college felt like family. The brothers choose Yale. The night before deadline day Nigel said “they treated us like family.” Over all‚ the art of adversity is a powerful way to call this. Overcoming adversity is all that matters when being able to get accepted into 59 colleges. You have to know what you want to be and what college makes you feel like “family.” Applying at more than one college is extremely helpful because if
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I believe that the term "adversity" is relative. What I have experienced in my life and considered adversity may be a mere irritation to someone else. On the other hand‚ what I consider my daily trials could be seen as a calamity to onlookers. I do not believe that my hardships can be compared to anyone else’s‚ because everyone handles trials differently. That being said‚ when my mother decided to leave my father‚ it was the most difficult time of my life up until that point. We left suddenly one
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Roman poet‚ Horace‚ one said‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have laid dormant’. This means that through a hardship‚ one can develop strength that wouldn’t have existed had the hardship not happened. For example‚ in Suzanne Collin’s book‚ “The Hunger Games” Katniss suffers through traumatic hardships. Her father is tragically killed by a mining accident‚ and she is forced to grow‚ and learn from it. Exemplifying that tragedy can help people
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The Odyssey In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus had to face many challenges during his travels; a few of these difficulties were a cannibalistic Cyclops‚ huge whirlpools‚ determined suitors‚ along with many hardships. Odysseus fought constantly to return to his homeland of Ithaca‚ but to accomplish this Odysseus had to be clever‚ resourceful‚ and have great leadership qualities. Odysseus proved throughout the story that he was very clever. When he was faced with having to get out of Polyphemus’s cave‚
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for a day DeVry University Let’s be lefties for a day We’ve all heard the cliché “walk a mile in my shoes”‚ this week I had the opportunity to participate in an experiment that allowed me to experience adversity as a left handed person. The experiment correlated with our lecture on diversity and it was a challenge! It gave me a new perspective on the simple conveniences that I take for granted as a right handed person. It also allowed me the opportunity
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view‚ straightforward and honest narrative diction‚ imagery as well as the physical images Christopher draws‚ Haddon approaches many questions in his writing. Among these are how does society view people with disabilities and differences‚ how can adversity be overcome‚ and how does Christopher’s family become the catalyst
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Dealing with Adversity Telicia Hood English 125 Brendan Praniewicz 9/25/2011 Dealing with Adversity In the mid-1960’s‚ going from a girl to a woman was hard‚ but if you were black and going through‚ it was much harder. In the poem “What it’s like to be a black girl” Smith (1991) depicts this transition as very challenging. In comparison‚ “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker (1970) depicts life through the eyes of a black woman. This paper discusses the content‚ form‚ and style of each poem
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