a hero in a story makes them feel better about their chances of success in their own lives. However‚ a hero is only as great as the obstacle he can overcome. The obstacle can be a natural disaster or even a wild animal but it is a human villain who himself develops and changes as the story unfolds that can be the most challenging‚ and therefore interesting obstacle to overcome. In fact‚ it is the villain who makes the story exciting. What is a story without a villain? For example‚ what would the
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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES After reading the article by Ms. Ann Harrington‚ "Where there is a will‚ there’s a way"‚ it opened my eyes and my way of thinking to a hold different level. I always wondered how people who have experienced some of the same levels of disappointment‚ setbacks‚ successes‚ and failures walk away with very different attitudes‚ circumstances and results (Werner‚ 2004). It has always been my belief that in order to overcome any obstacle in life‚ whether it’s professional or personal
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Ray Pyle November 18‚ 2012 Essay #5 College Entry Essay 9:40-Sect. 46; 11:10-Sect. 69 Most Challenging Obstacle: The Death of My Father Most people would say that high school and resisting peer pressure would be the most difficult task that they have ever faced. Well the most challenging obstacle that I had to overcome was the death of my father. My life was turned upside down when it all happened. It greatly impacted me on a physical and mental level.
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15th Anniversary: ’Deliver Us from Eva’s’ Lead Wasn’t the Real Villain 15 years ago this month‚ Focus Features released Deliver Us from Eva‚ a film about 3 guys who try to wrangle their overbearing sister-in-law (Gabrielle Union). It was funny‚ entertaining‚ and had a bomb R&B soundtrack. Union was spectacularly brilliant in the title role. Her quirky facial expressions‚ bodily twitches and pronounced delivery of the rapid-fire script brought the eccentric and hyper-intelligent Evangeline Dandridge
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Over Coming Obstacles When I was a little boy I was always one of the smart ones in class‚ but I was also the most outrageous one too; No matter what class it was or who was in it. When I was in high school‚ I was always getting in trouble‚ but if you spoke with my teachers or other students they would always say‚ “He’s a very bright and smart individual; he just loves to express himself‚ way too much.” When I had the opportunity to express myself‚ I always took advantage of it. I use to see myself
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Obstacle to Ethics: Determinism DETERMINISM: Our choices and actions are the result of pre-existing conditions. We do not have free will or the capacity to choose between alternatives. We are not responsible for our actions‚ cannot be blamed or praised for them‚ because we cannot act "against" or contrary to the forces or pre-existing conditions that compel us (psychological‚ social‚ economic‚ environmental‚ genetic). Since we could not have done otherwise‚ it is pointless to grant rewards or
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Obstacles to Unity Coming Of Age In Mississippi‚ Anne Moody’s poignant autobiographical account of growing up black in Mississippi in the years surrounding the Civil Rights Movement‚ allows us to peer through a window into a world that no textbook could accurately represent. What we see forces us to discard any illusions of the Movement: that it was an effortless transition to improved race-relations‚ that it consisted of a unified Southern black front battling segregation and white oppression
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Overcoming Obstacles In our daily lives‚ too often do we judge others based solely on their appearance; whether it’s by the clothes that a person is wearing or even the color of their skin. The essence of Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue and Peter Marin’s Helping and Hating the Homeless is that in society‚ we are quick to judge others‚ categorizing them based upon pre-assumptions which are hardly true. Chinese American novelist Amy Tan shares her most intimate experiences of growing up with a mother who
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A goal or challenge in my past that required perseverance and determination to accomplish would have to be my high school basketball career. My basketball career did not start out as one would have dreamt of growing up in a small town in the basketball rich state of Indiana. In Indiana‚ basketball is like a second religion. I grew up idolizing my uncle‚ whom played for the high school that I would eventually attend. I would run around my grandmothers house acting out my fantasies of winning
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good morning the honourable judges‚ teachers‚ and fellow friends. The topic of my speech today is “STAND UP”. In this speech I will be talking to you about the necessity and importance of making a stand in our communities. I now come to the first part of my speech. In this part I will explain that making a stand and standing up for what we believe is important and is a necessity. Making a stand in the community is a necessity and responsibility that everyone‚ both young and old‚ needs to be involved
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