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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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    Frederick Douglass ’ Obstacles At a young age‚ Frederick Douglass knew that his pathway from slavery to freedom was the ability to read and write. Mrs. Auld (his mistress) started teaching him the A‚B‚C’s willingly but shortly after‚ Mr. Auld caught on. He got furious and demanded she stopped doing so. “If you teach that nigger how to read‚ there would be no keeping him. It would forever unfit him to be a slave. He would at once become unmanageable‚ and of no value to his master. As to himself

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    Succeeding in life‚ or achieving one’s own goals‚ seems to be the central theme in everyone’s life as is in Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Dickinson expresses the lessons learned in life throughout her poems. There can be many hardships and obstacles preventing one from their own succession. The prevailing of these obstacles leads to one’s success is life. In the poem “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers…” Dickinson uses a bird metaphorically as hope. The feathers as she tells are the hope in a person

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    Self Confident? "There are two types of speakers: Those that are nervous‚ and those that are liars." Mark Twain. Introduction Just imagine yourself being in front of thousands of people. Giving a presentation on how to live a better life‚ and a happier one. People are chearing‚ laughing‚ and having a great time. The presentation ends with a standing ovation and you feel on top of the world‚ inconquerable. To think you were once worried about public speaking‚ but no more. Thanks to

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    you’re slowly drowning‚ gasping for air‚ while everyone you know is floating by‚ sunbathing on floaties. You feel your lungs fill with a crippling feeling of hopelessness. I‚ sometimes‚ picture myself overcoming my Anxiety Disorder and the image of finally being able to breathe and live a normal life pops into my mind. Although‚ I wasn’t the best student in high school‚ I know I will be able to overcome my disorder in college and begin my dream career. In conclusion‚ reading the short stories in English

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    emotional scars that last a life time. As you transition from childhood to adulthood‚ letting your past skeletons haunt you will hold back and keep you in self pity. Adults suffering from childhood traumas tend to self destruct themselves‚ but here are a few stages you can utilize to help overcome your childhood traumas to lead a healthy and happy life. First of all‚ you must gain self-awareness. Self-awareness allows you to understand yourself and re-evaluate your life. Before you reached this point

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    The Great Depression was an era of hardship‚ yet filled with overcoming obstacles. The times were tough‚ with high unemployment‚ scarce food‚ and no money. At the time‚ the economy seemed to be in a never ending downfall. However‚ the Great Depression was not all bad and negative. One positive outcome of the overall era was the strengthening of the American people and government in the long run. The Great Depression brought about a whole abundance of misfortunes for the American people‚ but together

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    struggles you have to overcome. Like the characters in this story‚ I have had to overcome all the hours spent studying to be where I am. I will have to overcome college life too. Odysseus had to overcome several challenges too. Here’s a few. Like Odysseus‚ I will have to overcome many temptations and struggles in my college life. One of these is deciding what is good for myself and my peers. Like how Odysseus had the choose between Scylla and Charybdis. I will have to choose what things to do and

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    she offered me a nickel the first time. I was glad to do it‚ Mr. Ewell didn’t seem to help her none‚ and neither did the chillun‚ and I know she didn’t have no nickels to spare" (Lee 191). Atticus and his children play a substantial part in Tom’s life as well. Due to the accusations‚ Tom inevitably needs a lawyer. Atticus defends Tom for numerous reasons‚ one being to set an example for his children and the rest of Maycomb. Just because Tom is black‚ doesn’t mean he’s not a person. Atticus tells

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    The biggest theme in the film is overcoming adversity. Its something that exists and is real in the shape of defeating your opponents. Overcoming adversity is affirmed throughout the film. Remember the Titans is another great example of overcoming adversity. The movie starts out with a black coach‚ replacing a white coach in rural Virginia‚ which was white dominated at the time. When this happened many bricks were thrown through Coach Boones’s‚ the black coach‚ house. Riots and rallies were held

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