For a long time now‚ my mother has been the sole supporter of my family. And in many ways‚ I wouldn’t be writing this essay had it not been for her efforts to hold this family together‚ to keep us focused on our responsibilities. Including our education. This small excerpt has aroused several questions I’m sure: Why has my mother been the sole supporter? How has she inspired me to rise above our situation? Where is my father‚ meanwhile? All questions that will be answered within the proceeding synopsis
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Adversity It was the classic high school romance: she was the cheerleader‚ gymnast‚ and sprinter. He played football‚ basketball‚ and baseball. She was a junior and he was a freshman‚ but that didn’t matter. They spent a lot of time together- he used to either come watch her during gymnastics or call her right after practice. She went to all his games. Neither of them worked‚ but they had each other. Their relationship was great. On Valentine’s Day‚ he cooked her some chicken for dinner‚ and it
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over the power of friendship‚ which can be very dangerous. Kenny was the bully at first; he starts off by bullying Tub‚ because he is overweight. Kenny says to Tub‚ “All I can say is‚ it’s the first diet I ever heard of where you gained weight form it” (88). Kenny also tries to run over Tub with his truck‚ but toward the end of the story Kenny becomes bullied by Frank and Tub. Tub ends up shooting Kenny‚ and instead of Frank and Tub rushing him to the hospital‚ they take their time. Also on the way
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I walked home from school‚ carrying a heavy load of books on my aching shoulders. Each step I took was accompanied with a wish that I was already at home‚ resting on my cozy bed. I walked on‚ my eyes stuck on the burnt black road. As I dragged my foot along‚ I could see small pieces of dried tar rolling on the rough surface. <br> <br>Upon reaching my doorstep‚ I heaved a heavy sigh of relieve and pleasure. At last‚ I have reached my long waited destination; home. My red‚ sticky palm reached out for
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507 accurate responses were obtained and 7 were rejected due to incomplete and insufficient data from the respondents of the survey. Out of the 507 respondents who took up the online self assessment test online by using Adversity Response Profile Version 9 to know their Adversity Quotient Scores by clicking on the unique URL (http://aq.peaklearning.com/govindaswamy) provided by Peak Learning Inc‚ USA exclusively for my research study upon signing an agreement. The results reveal that out of 507 respondents
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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 and I went through tough times together and we had no food or money to survive with. We had to save everything we could to buy what we needed to stay alive
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definition of friendship is a state of being friends; friendly relation‚ or attachment‚ to a person‚ or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will. That all sounds nice‚ but it doesn’t cover the fact that a true friendship is a relationship that can survive the test of time and remain unconditional. Friendship for most people is a combination of affection‚ loyalty‚ love‚ respect‚ and trust. The general traits of a friendship include similar
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and rare. A friend‚ who stayed in our life‚ is the one with characteristics that makes our days better. Being: loyal‚ supportive and honest describes the true “friend”. Loyalty is a necessity in any relationship. A good friend is loyal to the friendship. Being loyal means stands by friend’s side in their good or bad moments. While some people change a problem to a weapon to destroy a person‚ a loyal friend won’t let such situation a way for gossiping in friend’s back. Being loyal is being faithful
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never find a better sparring partner than adversity. What does that mean? It means that we need to face what can hold us back. What can drag us down‚ and what leave us with pain and despair. By fight I do not mean punch it in the face‚ I mean don’t let it hold you back. Don’t let it drag you down‚ and don’t let the pain creep up behind you. If we fight back we will become stronger and be able to conquer. There are many great examples of facing adversity but none as great as Jesus Christ. He stood
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Defining friendship A friend is someone you can trust.That they can get you through mind numbing class.Someone who pulls you back and stays when everything else goes astray.Amiga’s are those who guide you through fear.They stand below you shouting‚’Don’t worry!I’ll catch you.I’m just right here!’ When you’re almost lost and could not see far.It takes only one friend to show you where you are.Unfortunately‚it does not always last long.This happen when a friend is just a clone. In some
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