“All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” -Walt Disney. Many‚ if not all‚ success stories begin with obstacles. An obstacle is something that blocks‚ prevents‚ or hinders one’s way of progress. Before one can have a success story‚ they must face at least one obstacle. My obstacle was waiting until the last minute to do my volunteer hours for Tennessee Promise. As a high school student I was never really taught time management. When it came to having things turned
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The Parable Story "Dead Men’s Path" In this short story "Dead Men’s Path‚" Chinua Achebe gives the protagonist an exciting chance to fulfill his dream. Michael Obi was fixed officially headmaster of Ndume Central School‚ which was backward in every sense. He had to turn the school into a progressive one‚ however the school received a bad report when the supervisor came to inspect. Why did the school get a nasty report and Obi could not become a glorious headmaster even though he put his whole
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India is a country with innumerable diversities‚ an entity composed of many communities‚ races classes‚ languages and subcultures. In any such nation‚ there are many obstacles to the achievement of national integration. In India the following hindrances are obstructing the growth of national feeling‚ casteism‚ communalism‚ linguistic fanaticism‚ social disparity‚ economic inequalities and immorality‚ regionalism etc. 1. Casteism: Caste is an imported part of our social fabric. This was
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DRE 098-S209 November 11‚ 2013 Overcoming Obstacles In life overcoming obstacles is not something that is easy to do. Depending on what you are trying to overcome it may take days‚ months‚ or even years. One mistake I made in life was dropping out if high school when I was in the ninth grade. This was my obstacle that I had to overcome. At times I would sit and think about where I could have been in the years that had passed me by
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able to overcome its best. I’ve faced many obstacles in life from leaving my mother behind in the Dominican Republic to having to work at a young age in able to provide for myself. I left the Dominican Republic at age 5. My mother sent me along with my father to the U.S. for a better being. There were more opportunities and a better future for my brother and me here. At the time‚ I didn’t know what was going on. Ever since my life has been full of obstacles. Having to leave my mother behind at that
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Epic Journey of the Raider of Cities The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ is an Epic Poem in which Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca‚ has fought in the Trojan War and he and his men are now on their journey home. While on their journey‚ they come across many obstacles and challenges in which only Odysseus makes it home. Through the acts‚ words‚ and thoughts of the character‚ one is able to see Odysseus make it back home with his family. The setting in this Epic is adventuress covering the Aegean and surrounding
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to face a contrary impulse by the drive of ambition? When confronted with challenging tasks‚ we intend to endure it with perseverance till the end‚ whether we have achieved the goal or not. In Welty’s work “A Worn Path” seizes the moments of the protagonist as she overcomes her obstacles from every angle. Poe’s character‚ Montresor is also someone who entitled to this but does it in a rancorous way. With all opinions aside‚ these protagonists have attested persistence through strength‚ endurance‚
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Ian O’Connor’s article‚ “You can knock Colin Kaepernick -- don’t call him un-American”‚ presents an argument to the reader that the criticism of the character and patriotism of San Francisco 49ers quarterback‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ is unwarranted. O’Connor argues that Kaepernick’s recent actions of riding the bench for the playing of the national anthem during the team’s preseason illustrates an essential principle of American ideals‚ the right to freedom of expression. While not the most scholarly in
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traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries‚ and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements would never have been attained if he was not determined to pass all the obstacles presented before him. His unwavering determination brought him his achievements. Similarly but on a much smaller scale‚ Jerry‚ from "Through the Tunnel"‚ accomplished
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of the Cid consist of a more realistic tone. In comparison to The Odyssey and The Aeneid there is no divine intervention from gods or goddesses. Most of the obstacles the Cid is faced with is caused by another human or himself and his success can be attributed to his own determination and perseverance unlike in The Odyssey where most obstacles are caused by
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