The Funny Thing About Adversity Recently, I was reading an article that is called “The Funny Thing About Adversity” which is written by David DeSteno who is a psychology professor at Northeastern University. DeSteno’s purpose is to convince the reader that experiencing hardship makes a person sympathetic or unsympathetic depending on the case of hardship that person has experienced, and being a compassionate does not occur by chance. DeSteno makes two primary claims: one is by illustrating that if an individual has lived through unpleasant events, that person will be familiar with the difficult situations involved, which would lead a person to be sympathetic. The second claim is that it is incorrect to believe if someone has experienced the same struggle that you experienced, he might not lend a hand due to the fact that there is a glitch in the human’s mind that makes people forget about their own past hardships. Initially, DeSteno begins his argument by providing the opposite of his claim, which is an excellent method to persuade his readers. Since, he uses scientific studies that demonstrate adversity is linked to many types of negative mental outcomes as nervousness and unhappiness. Then DeSteno smartly shifts to support his claim by trying his best to argue the scientific studies’ outcomes, by referring to the result of past real event, as the collapse of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-powered plant within Japan, where people even in the middle of their individual
In Larry Lankton’s text, “Beyond the Boundaries” we gradually enter an unknown world that is frightening yet filled with immense beauty for miles. Due to the copper mining industry, a gradual increase of working class men and their families start to migrate to the unknown world with unsteady emotion, yet hope for a prosperous new life. In “Beyond the Boundaries”, Lankton takes us on a journey on how the “world below” transformed the upper peninsula into a functional and accepted new part of the world.
' ' 'James Stephen Smith ' ' ' was a schizophrenic defense attorney and who thought women were the “the tools of his enemies” through a an old story in the Bible called the wife of Heber.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once wrote that “the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.” And that couldn’t be more prevalent in the book, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Every single character struggles with the internal conflicts of right versus wrong, forcing them to do things that will change their life indefinitely. Whether it’s through Werner’s choice to murder a one of his one Nazi officers to save Marie-Laure, Or through Etienne’s actions to stop being a bystander of the war and instead risk his life to help defeat the Germans.
In the article “Champion of the Underdog”, the author explains to us Lucy Cooke, zoologist wants the people in the world to pay as more attention to unattractive animals in the underdog as cute animals. In order to gather more audiences, Cooke makes online contents instead of using conventional channel. She claims providing funny and humorous contents is the best way to deliver the significant messages to the people. When amphibians are just around the corner of extinction, scientists focus on the financial support of adorable animals. The gravest threat of the disappearance of amphibians stimulated Cooke to launch the blog for them. Endangered amphibians is the signal to reflect danger on the ecosystem. Cooke tells the people uncovered, but
The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela is arguably the most important novel of the Mexican Revolution because of how it profoundly captures the atmosphere and intricacies of the occasion. Although the immediate subject of the novel is Demetrio Macias - a peasant supporter of the Mexican Revolution -, one of its extensive themes is the ambivalence surrounding the revolution in reality as seen from a broader perspective. Although often poetically revered as a ‘beautiful’ revolution, scenes throughout the novel paint the lack of overall benevolence even among the protagonist revolutionaries during the tumultuous days of the revolution. This paper will analyze certain brash characteristics of the venerated revolution as represented by Azuela’s
“First of All, Treat Them with Hope” is a program directed towards the immigrant population in the state of Utah. According to the Center for Immigration Studies (2014), there is an estimated 41.3 million immigrants (documented and undocumented) living in the United States. In Utah alone, the estimate is approximately 236,954 immigrants (Center for Immigration Studies, 2014). These numbers, however, are approximated due to the fact that many immigrants who are undocumented are not involved in social systems which allow for them to be counted due to fear and discrimination. Thus the estimates provided are most likely lower than what is actual fact. With the assistance of Family Counseling Services of Northern Utah, an agency who works closely with the immigrant community in Ogden, Utah, we will be able to help immigrant families adapt to and deal with their everyday cultural challenges. By doing so, it will provide them with the tools and education needed to better succeed in life. One of the long term goals is to be able to expand this program from a local beginning to a national market. By expanding this program and creating educational conscience throughout our nation, we will create a more accepting and informed community that promotes equality and inclusion instead of fear and negativity.
In “The Victims” by Sharon Olds it describes a divorce through the eyes of the parents’ children. The first section is shown through past tense as the speaker is a child and the last section is shown in present tense with the speaker already being an adult trying to make sense of past events. The word “it” in the first two lines carries a tremendous weight, hinting at the ever so present abuse and mistreatment, but remaining non-specific. The first part generates a negative tone toward the father who is referred to as malicious by the mother who “took it” from him “in silence” until she eventually “kicked him out.” Through the entirety of the poem the children are taught to hate their father. Who taught them? Their mother showed them that their father was a villain and were taught to have no sympathy for him but “to hate you and take it” and so they did so. Although the poem never directly states what the father did to receive the family’s hated, the speaker gives examples as to why he is hated.
In The editorial Can You Meet the Challenge? author Jane Emery challenges not only the students of Central High, but the America as a whole to mature and prove to themselves about who they really are. Through the editorial Jane Emery shows her aspirations of a more intact and improved society. And that she want the nation to come together as one.
In Disappointment is Impossible, Gene Kranz relates these exciting noteworthy occasions and offers new data about the acclaimed flights. What seemed, by all accounts, to be an almost immaculate mission to the moon were, indeed, a progression of hair-raising close misses. At the point when innovation flopped, as it once in a while did, the controllers' just plan of action was to depend on their abilities and those of their partners. Kranz uncovers little-known subtle elements to exhibit the initiative, pupil, trust, and collaboration that made the space program a win.
In Man With A Problem, Carl Adams stands on the ledge of a hotel building trying to reel out his wife's mistress, Steve the police officer. Carls wife had been seeing Steve and confessed it to Carl. It caused problems and she got very stressed and committed suicide. Steve was at the scene and was trying to help Carl come down by talking to him. Carl persuaded Steve to come onto the ledge, then Carl pushed Steve off the ledge and then jumped after him to his death.
Steve Goodier once said “Those who overcome great challenges will be changed, and often in unexpected ways. For our struggles enter our lives as unwelcome guest, but they bring valuable gifts. And once the pain subsides, the gifts remain. These gifts are life’s true treasures, bought at great price, but cannot be acquired in any other way.” This quote is saying that when one person is going through great challenges, they are changed and earn treasures after that adventure. Challenges can bring one wisdom, learning life lessons and becoming braver.
In “Man Has No Nature,” Jose Ortega argues that man must earn his life metaphysically. Ortega’s strongest argument towards this belief can be seen as the process that one must go through to earn their life. Ortega has the ability to, through only four pages of writing, describe man’s nature and how that seems to effect his choices. In this paper, I will make evident all of Ortega’s evidence that, man must determine what he is and then make him that belief in order to earn his life metaphysically.
"He thought only about each step when it came, and not the impossible task that lay before him. Higher and higher he climbed. His strength came from deep inside himself and also seemed to come from the outside as well."
As people, we try to understand each others’ hardships, but the extent to which we do, depends on the type of hardship that occurs. Take these two scenarios. Suppose it’s your best friend’s surprise birthday. You walk out the office, hop in your car, but immediately after turning the ignition, your car dies. Luckily, a co-worker lets you borrow their bike, but the five mile ride to the party is harrowing--explosions of thunder startle you, pouring rain assaults your back, and bitter cold gnaws at your ungloved hands--delaying you enough that you miss the surprise party. Now suppose, you’re the same man with the same problem, but this time on your bike ride home, the weather is perfect. Your a mile from your destination
Just like any other character developed by a child, nature and nurture are significant factors in reading and writing habits.Research shows that attitude towards reading and writing cultivated early can largely affect the ability of children to express themselves through writing. In most cases, children’sfirst encounter with books is bedtime stories from their parents.My journey of reading and writing was a rollercoaster. A story of battles, some won others lost.