The Importance Of Overcoming Adversity

Overcoming adversity says a lot about a person. The adversity in life I have had to personally overcome is a birth defect. I was born with a cleft lip which has caused me to have five procedures from the ages of three months to sixteen years old. Not a day goes by where I’m not reminded of the challenges I’ve had to overcome, because every time there is a mirror, I’m reminded by a scar upon my face.

Before getting back up after you fall you have to gather all your strength and push whatever made you fall harder.Every time you fall the same solution might not work so you have to be stubborn and keep an attitude that tells your challenger Try your best shot, and that if you fall you won’t be gone for long.People overcome obstacles in less than three ways the three ways are by keeping a positive attitude, being determined, and lastly being a creative problem solver.

Adversity is defined as an unfortunate event or circumstance. Men and women alike all deal with it, from birth to death. Stephen Curry, Ben Carson, and Robert Downey Jr. all faced adversity in different measures and in different parts of life, but it affected their lives in good ways and bad. Adversity pushed them to become successful in each of their fields of expertise, whether medical, athletics, or acting. Adversity doesn’t look at your bank account or how much talent you might have or your home life, it’s something everyone deals with. Choosing to overcome these unfortunate events is what leads to success.

I believe that everyone should be interactive with their family. I’m really close to my family, and I trust them with all of my thoughts. My family has always been there for me no matter what happens. My family makes me the center of their attention. They always try to go to my sporting events and always tell me that I do well to build my confidence up.

There have been many times I have faced adversity and failed or given up because the task was too daunting. But there was one specific time where I would not give up and I took the challenge head on and succeeded. I had just moved to Washington State and friends and classmates were telling me to try out for hockey. Now not even knowing how to skate at this time the idea was scary to me, but I decided to give it a try. Most kids my age had been playing since the could walk, so these kids had an immense amount of experience over me. Now I had little to no time to at least learn how to skate, so I didn't make a fool of myself. When I my first practice came around I started three years behind my friends. I was eager to start working as hard as

One time I had to overcome adversity is when I had an AP bio test. This was the third or fourth big test we had taken in the class and the last test before the second quarter began. The week before the test I procrastinated studying until the very last night. The night before the test I knew I had to buckle down and study for at least a couple of hours.

Just when everything's going your way, it can change in a blink of an eye. Even when things don’t go your way, you can’t give up. This is a story about my experience about overcoming adversity, and not giving up.

The message in this video is that learning how to help people who are deaf in ways that most wouldn't think of, can make a major impact on their life. This video opened my eyes, I feel like once I really think that I understand what it could be like to be deaf I learn something that never would have crossed my mind. I have never grown up knowing someone who is deaf or seen people use sign language. So this is something completely new to me, because of this I think it's easy for me to forget the little things and assume what I shouldn't.

In October of 2016, my grandma passed away from a hard battle with cancer. My grandma was my rock, the person who always pushed me to be better, the person who was always encouraging me to keep going, and the person who inspired me the most. During the battle, I experienced a lot of adversity. Whether it was school or cross country meets, that feeling never seemed to go away.

Adversity is what shapes people into who they become and what type of path they will go down. Authors Jo Parker, Richard Wright, and Allen Wheelis all wrote about adversity and how each person dealt with it in a different way. Parker published an essay from an impoverished mother and how she tried to overcome being in poverty with kids to try and take care of. Wright wrote about a boy who was starving and when there was money to buy food he would be beaten up by neighborhood bullies. Wheelis wrote about his own experience with adversity, with him having to spend his summer cutting grass and his father passing away from tuberculosis. They all dealt with each of their own adversities in a different way from each other. These authors either had to either adapt or die to try to overcome each of their own adversities.

Howard Schultz believed “In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.” What I think this means is you don’t know how much you can handle till you go through it. This quote means so much to me, because I recently faced a challenge when I had my knee problems not too long ago. My life changed forever when I landed wrong going for a rebound in a mid season game.

Resilience is needed to overcome obstacles. Resilience is a quality possessed by people who are able to "bounce back"(Harrington,2012), after they are faced with an obstacle. In my opinion, adult learners personify resilience. Making a decision to better ourselves through education. Despite pre-existing responsibilities, such as, balancing family, work, and assignments. We overcome obstacles daily, to create a better existence for our families. I feel a sense of pride knowing that I'm striving for better.

There is so much suffering people have to deal with in this world. I believe we are given an obstacle we have to overcome. It just depends on the person’s inner strength and will to not give up and keep trying. Nancy proves this to be true she is different from others in her condition especially how she refers to herself as a cripple. Throughout the essay she writes about her experience and her journey with MS. The way she goes about it makes her readers not feel bad for her but to feel proud for her because she has not given up. Its shows us that she’s accepted the obstacle given to her and she is not giving up even knowing her illness doesn’t have a cure.

Prompt #2: Describe an obstacle that you’ve experienced. What does your experience show about your character?

After watching the video I believe we need to inform individuals more about hearing loss and what we can do to prevent hearing loss, such as setting our ear buds at a lower decimal. Another interesting thought that appeared to me while watching this video was the sound of different music and how it can affect individuals. For instance people hear sounds differently according to their ear cells. However when would an individual realize that their music is too loud or how do people really determine when a certain decimal can damage their cells. For instance an individual should know if their music is too loud in a car if the car is actually vibrating to the beat, or if your body starts to shake. But for ear buds I believe manufactures should start making their headphones exceed to only 80 decimals, instead of 110 decimals. By doing this individuals will not be hurting their ears, and they might be able to distinguish when a certain sound is too loud so they can properly protect their