heal the wound that exists in my mind but affects my body. In life‚ many obstacles have to be faced. Overcoming an obstacle is a serious event. The situation itself speaks to the innermost parts of a person. Resilience "enables the individual to examine‚ enhance and utilize the strengths‚ characteristics and other resources available to him or her" (Harrington‚ Where There’s a Will). The fears within the individuals create obstacles in the mind also. Studies have shown that people who face their
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so she helped me and was giving me tips here and there‚ consequently the next time I got assigned a similar assignment‚ I already knew what to do‚ affecting my grades to come because I already knew how to do those good 700 word essays‚ consequently I did not fear essays that were to come in the future because Valeria taught me how to start an intro‚ start a body paragraph‚ even how to counter argue I feel so great full for her‚ resulting in me getting good grades and appreciating her much
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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 and I went through tough times together and we had no food or money to survive with. We had to
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Overcoming Obstacles By: Conner Anderson Through my entire life I have experienced obstacles and challenges‚ starting in my childhood‚ continuing into middle school‚ and in the present day in high school. But even though I have experienced hardship I have persevered and pushed through it and this very perseverance has helped me throughout my life. One of the first challenges I faced was when I first started elementary school. My mother and father had just divorced and I started to feel the effects
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James Brown Mrs. Lanoue LNG 321 November 15‚ 2012 Overcoming Glioblastoma After being diagnosed with Glioblastoma‚ one of the most dangerous brain cancers‚ one’s estimated life span is 12 months and so many things in their life change whether it’s for the better or worse. Although with different types of treatment and a little hope people can overcome this kind of adversity. Anyone can have Glioblastoma and not only does it affect the one diagnosed it also affects the people associated with
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There have been many times in my life where I had to overcome adversity‚ but my best example was way back in elementary school from the grades kindergarten through 5th grade. I used to not care about my academic standpoint or ego on how people looked at me. I had the potential to be a very smart and excellent student and excelled in school but I didn’t take advantage and did everything possible to not do the work. In many circumstances‚ I would have lied or cheated so I wouldn’t have to do the work
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All of us will face different obstacles in our lives. When dealing with those adversities‚ would you always repeat the same course of action? Now‚ close your eyes. Imagine you are on your way home and a barricade is erected‚ blocking your way. What would you do? (pause) Will you stop and wait until the barricade is removed? Will you bypass it? Or will you select an alternative route? Open up your eyes and see. There are lots of alternatives in dealing with a situation. So why stick to the same old
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To Overcome Fears Fear is not something which you can easily go to the doctor with to get fixed. A lot of people believe incorrectly that fear is for their own good. There is a cure for fear‚ so long as you know where to look. If your afraid you’re afraid. Fear is something which you feel‚ it’s simply there and a logical thought. If you suffer a fear of a description you have probably handled it in various ways. Most people with a fear of heights‚ for instance approach their fear primarily by
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I had started to be that girl who sat at lunch by herself‚ or even went into a teacher’s classroom just to get away from all the hate. It all started when I lost my father. It put me in a deep depression. I started to wear baggy clothes and not talk to any of my friends. They still tried to talk to me but all I did was block them out. My dad was my idol. I wanted to be him. Every Sunday after church we would go to the basketball court for over two hours just working on my lay-ups and free throws
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The U. S’s struggle with race and gender Overcoming race throughout the Americas has been an issue repeated for centuries‚ an issue that we tag gender onto. Although‚ these struggles make us stronger through every obstacle we face with both of these topics‚ America is a country full of ethnically diverse human beings that can only become closer to solving the issue but not quite close enough to finish it. Race continuously sets our nation back in politics as well as
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