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    The most challenging obstacle I ever faced was life. Life is difficult and comes with a variety of problems. Facing defeat can sometimes be challenging. We are not all gifted with what society thinks its right. Today I can divide my greatest obstacle in to three parts‚ which are race‚ disease‚ and personality. This three problems have shaped my challenge into something that most people are not welly or fully capable of living with it. Today I can fully acknowledge that they have shaped my life and

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    Numerous people believe that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into something good‚ but I believe the opposite. For it wouldn’t be an obstacle in the first place‚ if it could be an advantage. But everyone has their own perspective ‚ and this affects them in how they see life and react to situations. Some people say that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into an advantage‚ but in reality you can’t use the same disadvantage and alter it‚ you have to find another method/path to

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    October Sky Research Paper

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    10/12/11 October Sky Essay The story in the movie October Sky has many similarities to the situation of starting a company as an entrepreneur. The trial and error process is a main theme as Homer‚ the founder of the Big Creek Missile Agency‚ begins to launch rockets into the sky. This is the main correlation between October Sky and the process of becoming an entrepreneur. The Big Creek Missile Agency’s first rocket could be considered a success or failure depending on how you view their accomplishment

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    The biggest obstacle I have overcame in my life was attending college at a four-year school. While my family had a decent income‚ some spending decisions and my parent’s desire for me to “make it on my own” meant I had to pay for whatever education I acquired on my own. This was made more difficult because their income disqualified me from multiple scholarships. Another problem was that the quality of education offered by my local schools was not very high. We weren’t offered AP classes and had to

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    my peers would make whenever I spoke. Likewise‚ I had to deal with the setback I faced academically; this was partially due to the language barrier‚ it did not allow me to complete my school work. Regardless of the obstacles I faced‚ I worked to improve upon them. For the social obstacle‚ I found friends‚ who were part in the ESOL program who spoke the same language as I did; I also practiced my pronunciation of the English Language so that I could communicate my ideas clearly and concise. This allowed

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    Reflection- “October Sky” Since Joe Johnston’s movie “October Sky” was released in 1999‚ many people have been inspired‚ and also emotionally affected by this movie. Many people can relate to the protagonists (Homer Hickam) situation and may have been helped by this movie. “October Sky” is biography‚ drama type of movie and which is based on a real life story. Long story short‚ “October Sky” is a movie about a boy which lives in a town called Coalwood which is in West Virginia. The future of people

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    It has been said that people need to continually overcome obstacles to succeed. Tell about a time that you had to overcome an obstacle to succeed. Essay number 1 Sometimes‚ people make deals with themselves‚ it may be a promise‚ a vow‚ or a personal goal that they must complete to feel accomplished. This summer on my family vacation‚ I did just that wanting to conquer one of my biggest fears‚ heights. The summer of 2009‚ my family hopped into my little car looking forward to a peaceful outdoors

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    Professor B. Sessora ARTS 1301 “Overcoming Obstacles” by Gilbert Garcin Gilbert Garcin - a modern French artist working in the art of traditional collage. His work  laconic and ironic like deduce the viewer beyond the conventional perception and offered him a bit to think about life and its absurdity. Author of all time‚ uses photos of the same people‚ putting them beyond space‚ and time in the sphere of pure ideas‚ and refusing to reality as such proceeds

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    October Sky Movie Summary

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    Peter Travis creates a brand new look on the Movie‚ October Sky directed by Joe Johnston by reviewing the movie for Rolling stones in february 1999 . He discovers the movie to be very unique and refreshing from the movies directed at that period of time. He considers October sky’s optimistic look on life to be way more necessary for common people than those Cynical outlooks of other movies. Traver states that the movie is based on the autobiography “The Rocket boys : A memoir “ written by Homer

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    “This gave Quarta hope that she‚ too‚ could be happy even though she ‚ too‚ only had two arms and two legs.” In the story The girl who was born with only two arms and two legs By:Stuart Baum. The main character‚ Quarta is mature because‚ she is helpful‚ she also is brave‚ and above all‚ she takes charge. Quarta is mature because she is helpful. Why Quarta is helpful is because‚ she helped Kako when he was stuck in a tidal pool. And that takes a lot of strength to pull someone up out of a tidal

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