The teenage years have definitely been some of the toughest years. Through the course of only 3 years of being a teen‚ I have learned many lessons. Some of the challenges that I have encountered are: to overcome insecurities‚ judgement from others‚ and self doubt. High school has accentuated many feelings of where do I belong and who I am as a person. Even though high school has placed me in situations that an easy choice is not always available‚ I have begun a transformation to become a balanced
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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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Topic: I am afraid of Speaking English 1. Why I fear speaking English? I have a fear talk because I find it hard to think of English when communicating an idea. Fear that my pronunciation is not correct and transmit incorrect information or idea and thus cause the receiver to obtain a bad interpretation of the message. 2. As I can achieve any fear of the English? Is that putting the language into practice ‚ whether with exercises or means ‚ such as exposing me to hear or be with people
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In the year 1957‚ “Sonny’s Blues” was published. James Baldwin writes about Sonny’s life in Harlem. Sonny starts out as a lost young man who gets himself into trouble but gets help from his older brother throughout the book. In the movie Finding Forrester‚ published in the year 1999‚ directed by‚ Gus Van Sant. Jamal Wallace is living in New York with his mother and older brother. Jamal is a sixteen a young man who plays basketball with his friends and has a talent for writing. One day Jamal is dared
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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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All through life an essential need is a college education to have an easier successful life‚ however there are numerous obstacles to overcome. Obstacles in life are truly difficult and the decisions in our path are set there to help us grow as a person. The obstacles‚ and how I choose to manage them‚ help mold and form my character‚ to then go ahead to help one another’s with their obstacles. I have confronted some harsh obstacle throughout my life‚ however I won’t give it a chance to get to me.
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Harriet Jacobs overcoming adversity Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is Harriet Jacobs’ story of everything she faced as a woman born into slavery. Using the alias Linda Brent she wrote of the situations she had to overcome. Jacobs not only had to handle being a female slave but she was subjected to sexual harassment by an owner‚ physiological abuse‚ having to be confined in her grandmother’s attic causing physical problems‚ and continuously trying to run to avoid slavery. Harriet was a woman
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Sometimes obstacles are more than a hurdle to jump over. We have to learn not only how to overcome our trials‚ but how to cope with them emotionally. When I was seven years old I was diagnosed with leukemia. I basically lived in the hospital for two years‚ and while I received treatments to get better physically‚ my emotional journey was different. The biggest lesson I learned was how much a smile‚ a ‘thank you’‚ and a little hope can mean to someone. Whenever I’d see my doctors‚ I always had a knock-knock
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Failure‚ a part of life most people try to avoid as often as possible. It comes in many forms‚ scaling from missing a problem on a homework assignment to flunking out of a class. The word ‘Failure’ is seen so negatively most people hate to associate with it. A lack of success is one of those aspects of life that at first is upsetting‚ maybe even frustrating that ends up helping someone blossom. People learn from their defeats‚ learn to change and accept. Everyone has failures and part of life is
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David Arturi Period 8 English II H October 25‚ 2010 Necessary Bonds Make no mistake; the world today is not an easy place to grow up in. Hatred‚ poverty‚ and violence affect everyone. However‚ these are not the only problems. Every day we are all faced with adversity‚ ranging from simple tasks‚ a math test‚ to seemingly impossible ones‚ such as moving on from the loss of a good friend or family member. We are challenged to be strong and overcome this diversity. Sometimes we feel hopeless
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