In the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ adversity is defined as “a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune”. Throughout his film‚ The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‚ Peter Jackson displayed the effects of adversity on identity through his deuteragonist‚ Aragorn. Adversity shaped Aragorn’s identity in three instances; when Gandalf died‚ when the Uruk-hai initiated an attack against the fellowship‚ and finally‚ when Frodo and Sam departed in a different direction
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Practical Philosophy November 2001 Plato’s theory of Love: Rationality as Passion Lydia Amir ’I … profess to understand nothing but matters of love. ’ Socrates in Plato’s Symposium. times‚ when due to their education and to political changes‚ women earned the right to love and to be loved as equals to men. Introduction One of the most influential traditions of love in the Western world is Platonism. Originating with Plato’s writings on love (mainly the Symposium whose explicit subject is the
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air to overcoming life changing events‚ individuals encounter varies adversities since the day they were born. Through the accumulation of differ experiences‚ our perspectives toward life would be unique‚ and it would gradually shape individuals’ identities. The modern play‚ the Death of a Salesman‚ by has significantly depicts the idea that the formation of an individual’s characteristic is greatly influenced by the adversities they came across with. In the story‚ the loneliness and abandonments
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The debate over whether adversity reveals hidden talents‚ which in peaceful situations will remain undiscovered‚ is a controversial topic. For instance‚ the poem‚ “The Proof of Worth” by Edgar Albert Guest explains how hardships display the true nature of a person. Similarly‚ Patrick Kohan highlights in his article‚ “The Importance of Adversity in Growth and Development‚” how obstacles should not be removed to help a child succeed. Furthermore‚ Laura Hillenbrand’s novel‚ Unbroken‚ showcases the worst
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Adversities are sometimes difficult overcome if a person possesses more negative characteristics. If the person possesses more positive than negative characteristics‚ the person can prevail in any face of adversity. Some may say that for a person to overcome an adversity‚ they must be optimistic‚ but if a person is optimistic‚ their hopes can be risen‚ making them think that they can succeed when they can’t. To overcome adversities a person must be brave so they can express themselves in powerful
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Is adversity a road block in your life? Your subconscious may be part of the problem. Adversity can easily hold you back from being successful in business‚ relationships‚ career and the enjoyment of life itself. There’s no doubt that everyone encounters some form of adversity in their life. Some even face this condition very early in life or at a young age. However‚ the failure to take action early on will only intensify the negativity. So whats the secret to virtually eliminating adversity in your
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Adversity is something that all individuals encounter in various ways throughout their lives. One of my favorite teachers always used to say‚ " Life is not always a matter of holding good cards; on occasion‚ it requires being able to play a poor hand well." As a sophomore in high school‚ I had to face my first real challenge with adversity. My parents had to leave me on my own for multiple weeks on end to help support another sibling in a different state. Adversity had hit me in this stage of my
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Adversity can bring out the positive and negative sides in a person. In “The Proof of Worth‚” Edgar Albert Guest demonstrates how challenges in life can help someone understand what he or she is capable of during a hardship. Similarly‚ “The Importance of Adversity in Growth and Development” written by Patrick Kohan exemplifies how children will never learn how to conquer an obstacle if they are always given assistance. Furthermore‚ Laura Hillenbrand’s novel‚ Unbroken‚ indicates that experiencing
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may try to cover up the past‚ but in the end this feeling is what drives humans to compensate for evil deeds and give back to the world. In this book “the Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini‚ the authour demonstrates the effects of guilt on Amir’s life. Amir commits his sin of ignoring the fact that his loyal friend Hassan was raped by Assef‚ and flees to America due to the injustice of the Taliban. He sees America as a way to hide his past. The past haunts him constantly and he is forced to face his guilt
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they were free and hardly any people mainly whites believes that they are free and they consider that all black people are to be known as N**** and as slaves. The black young man in the film‚ his name was Soloman. Nevertheless‚ Soloman experienced adversity when he was tricked into being in the circus‚ but he was led into a trap that the men that took him to join the circus because how well Soloman can play the violin‚ but soon Soloman was taken aways as a slave and sold to other states illegally‚ and
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