The Influence Of Adversity

During the time that I would quietly sit in a classroom, or in a centrum by myself I would question why no one saw what I did in the mirror whenever I looked at myself. A youthful young man is what I saw from the very beginning, one that was intelligent, fit, determined, and honest. However, no one saw what I did instead they criticized how insane I was for not seeing the physical me. No matter how many times I tried to push the negativity out of my mind things only got worse from then on. Depression and anxiety settled in along with a daily dose of bullying from students when I went to school. The physical harassment got worse, I recall days I wanted to give up because I wanted them to feel the pain they dealt me, but refused to hurt them instead I would bottle up my

The life of Nelson Mandela has inspired many to pursue the essence of resilience and the ways in which people recover from adversity to strength. The argument lies in whether resilience is a born quality or something that could be learned. In looking to find the answer to this question, I had to read several articles on the subject which turned out to be quite of a challenge, but most of the information available concluded that resilience is a process that is learned versus something that which is innate. It’s a process that is learned from self-motivation, life experiences and continual learning versus a quality that one is born with.

Since coming to America, I have moved to an ample amount of places because my father’s job concerns. I changed school frequently and in each new school I was never greeted with a warm welcome. With one glance my classmates saw I was different from them. I was often bullied and teased because of my racial difference from my classmates, from these experiences I became a quiet and docile girl. This way I thought I would not get in anyone’s way. I had closed up in the world in front of me; I never expressed my own opinions and always agreed with the majority. However secretly inside of me, I was frustrated not being able to express myself and yet I was unable to change. I craved to be what I was in the inside to be on the outside. Still by

I was very shy and awkward during my adolescent years. A cringe-worthy yet endearing moment of reflection of suppressed memories. I was the fourth child out of five, to two immigrant parents. We were a low income family with no budget for vacations or expensive school trips. Socially I was not accepted. I was always the outlier. Subsequently, I was bullied and it impaired my childhood for quite sometime. I felt as if I was sentenced to social death that I just could not replevy before the end of adolescent years. Other students taunted and jeered at me habitually; even with uncontrollable factors. I specifically remember my Haitian heritage being one of the domineering methods of my torture. I recall that being subjected

From the outside, I’m a 4.0 student who takes honors classes, but ever since I started my education, I felt I wasn’t good enough. Always in my brother’s shadow, when relatives come over I would get called “the one that worked hard,” compared to my genius brother who as smart without even trying. Being jealous of my brother’s smarts, I was ashamed when people asked if I was his sister. However, when Zits learned about his father’s inner conflicts that restricted him from raising Zits. It made me understand that just like me, my brother has insecurities as well.

After years of harassment, I concluded that the only way to end this torment was to change myself. I deepened my voice and regulated my actions, concealing the qualities that made me, me. For a while, it worked; the bullying had ceased, and I eventually fit in. However, after eighth grade, after I had finally managed to

This limited my circle of friends to just the people I had known for years. My athletic endeavours also partially attributed to my academic shortcomings, as I focused more on them than I did on school. I realized I had to have better balance between my activities and school. Instead of coming home, skipping my homework, and immediately going to bed, I would stay up later to make sure all of my work was done before going to sleep. This balance allowed me to take on other activities in addition to my athletics. I since have become involved in Class Council, National Honor Society, and Academic Challenge. While the first two organizations primarily consist of service work to the school and the community, Academic Challenge invokes the competition of athletics into an academic setting. This has allowed me to make new friends while also experiencing the competitive aspect I have always enjoyed. Branching out in high school, while not easily done at first, greatly benefitted me, allowing me to diversify myself in areas other than athletics and to better manage

I was told my Hebrew language skills were not up to par with the schools expectations and so I was forced to transfer to a “Yechud” (lower level) class for my Hebrew subjects. My English skills were up to par and remained in the mainstream class; however, my new class experience changed as compared to the enjoyable sixth grade school year. In sixth grade I was the popular girl, everyone loved me for my kindness and willingness to help others in need, but after transferring to the “Yechud” class my mainstream classmates looked down at me as if I obtained mental disability that changed who I was. At the start of the seventh grade school year, I went from the popular girl to the stupid girl. I was an embarrassment to my classmates nobody wanted to be seen with a “Yechud” girl. The “Yechud” class had a separate lunch table at the end of the huge lunchroom excluded from the rest of the school. Instead of allowing the blistering hot waters to dissolve my self-esteem I took the piping hot pain and casted it up to the heavens never once bringing it down. Horrid confrontations from my evil classmate cannot take control over my strong mind, I refused to believe their nasty words. Moving forward and trying to be the best possible student was my only option. It didn’t matter what people thought, the only thoughts that mattered was my own. Continuing my journey in the boiling waters of hell was the only way to create my fully cooked pasta and manifest a perfect dish. Callous and insolent students cannot define me, I am Michal Tempelberg whether I was in the “Yechud” class or not. Kindness, lovingness, and robust determination will always be my strong

In high school, I was an outsider, because I was not part of a sports team. However, that does not mean that I was classified as a specific group. I tried everything a high school can offer. I tried sports, music, theater, band, art, academic clubs, and more. The school administration would think me as someone who the high school would not benefit from. Concord-Carlisle High School in Concord, MA is a very sports-centered school. The school takes so much pride in sending student-athletes to division 1 sports school. There were several times when the driveway of my house would be filled with open cat food and whipped cream, and other times the mailbox would be on its side. Someone in my school attacked me. My family and I, in distraught,

Adversity puts people in difficult or unpleasant situations which can create very strong emotions that can help or harm. When people face adversity, it is seen as a challenge and whether or not they overcome the challenge is personal. However regardless of whether adversity helps or harms, it is advantageous because it offers a challenge to overcome which builds character.

A grieving widow and mother finds out she has cancer. She worries about her family and who will take care of them. She wonders how she will pay for her medical expenses. Above all else, she wonders how this adversity fits into her life. The word “adversity” has a negative connotation when in many circumstances adversity gives rise to experiences that can change a person’s life and character for the better. The Roman Poet Horace once said “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” His words are proven time and time again through the many challenges that life throws at a person. Different types of challenges, including physical and mental adversity, give way to amazing strength and courage and open the door to new opportunities.

Is overcoming an adversity difficult? Adversity is different for everyone. For some people adversity is overcoming their biggest fear or fighting cancer. No matter the circumstances they are different for everyone even if the problem seems similar. Adversity could also be about injuries or if something happened to another person. It’s normally not easy to solve, but the situation is different for everyone. For me, my biggest adversity was going through a big knee injury.

Intro: Adversity; misfortune, disaster and trauma. We have seen adversity on both the major and minor levels of the past, present and in fiction. We often see in all aspects the negatives that adversity leads to. So this begs the question, does adversity lead to growth? We see adversity from the Columbian exchange through growing populations and new technology. In the New York Times’ article by Andrew E. Kramer, one reads about the financial growth Russia faces after a long time of recession. Likewise, in Catherine Hyde’s “Pay it Forward” One will read about the emotional and mental growth people have after Trevor dies which essentially causes the movement to flourish. We see adversity everywhere in life, and although there are many negative consequences that go along with adversity, eventually, it will lead to development and a rise in success.

It’s a huge improvement in every person’s life that when you are in a sport, adventures, or even a dance community can change your personality and identity. If anyone have known from many years ago until now, they would notice a big difference in my personality and that I am complete different person. Back when I was younger, I was antisocial person or I can call it “homebody” who always playing video games. Although I loved sports especially soccer, but I haven’t gotten any chance to practice it until I participated in a soccer competition in high school. At the beginning I have been chosen for my class team as a midfielder and we won the contest and I got an award for being the best assistant. now I am a better off person because of the sence of community that came into my life after years of being indoor and spending most of my time at home.

Adversity is necessary for character to exist because one’s struggles define them. Character is a blank canvas until adversity adds color. Character is the darkness before adversity speaks light. Character is a blank page until adversity writes words. (1) Some may argue that personality is genetic. However, scientific studies of twins who are separated at birth show that they have completely different characters. Hardships are essential in forming personality as it creates a desire. There exists two exceptions to this rule. When someone has a complacent mindset and they are unable to overcome their difficulties; when the challenges are too difficult and the person is killed.