The Lightning Thief : A Short Story

Being the sole caregiver and breadwinner she hustled each day to provide a stable and loving home for our family. Her resilience and grace instilled principles in me that I may not have acquired if I grew up with both parents and financially secure. Her grind is mirrored around the country by black women. 72% of African American children are raised by single black women.

Evidently, her life exemplifies the overcoming of poverty and how it really is possible as long as you stick to education and persevere through life.

Some individuals living in poverty with a determination to succeed work hard all of their lives to become what everybody doubted they could. Despite of their financial problems, drug and crime surroundings, or difficulties in the language skills, their desire to triumph fuels their persistence. Those who make it to success are the few living examples of the purest form of hero anyone can be. They are not only their own heroes but also the heroes of the poor children who dream of becoming like them someday.

As Hayslip grew up she became more and more aware of the situation her village and she were in. She knew that at any moment she could be harmed by the Americans or the Viet Cong for any reason or flaw they found in her daily activities. While in her teenage years she suffered more than anyone else could imagine. She was arrested and tortured on three separate occasions, she was put into a torture camp and she was raped twice by men she knew well. Even though she went through many hardships she survived and became a stronger person for her trials and tribulations.

My mother, a housekeeper at a Best Western Hotel, has been recognized for her exceptional commitment, leadership, and organizational skills for maintaining a clean and hospital environment in collaboration with her colleagues. She is from the countryside of a small town in Mexico called San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalisco, a beautiful place known for its rich history and architecture. At an early age my mother lost her father during a storm in Mexico. The loss of my grandfather was devastating for he left behind a widow, a new born, and a total of 8 children. The hardship caused several of the older children to leave school and start working to support the family. My mother however, managed to remain in school but with time, the teachers that would go out to the country to teach the children stopped coming and my mother was forced to resign her education. With school no longer an option my mother began working due to the lack of resources. At this point she was only able to obtain an education up to the 6th

Deborah Sampson was an incredible woman. She conquered so many things and taught people to dream big. She was born in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Deborah had four siblings and her mother had to give them all away, because she couldn't provide for them. Deborah was just five when her mother gave all her children away. Her father died in a shipwreck looking for adventure. Deborah had a hard childhood. She lived with woman named Miss Fuller. Deborah learned a lot from Miss Fuller like how to read and how to make bread. She lived with Miss Fuller for three years, until she became very ill and died. She was eight years old and homeless until she went to live with

Clara Barton’s early life made a great impact in her later years. For example at the age of eleven her brother, David, suffered an injury while helping build a farm. Most eleven year old girls wouldn’t have been able to manage taking care of a person for two years, however Clara felt the need to help, and she was rather good at it. This is what

First, one reason that Percy Jackson is a hero is because he is selfless. And The Lightning Thief, in the very beginning,

Many Children in the world face challenges that most people don’t have to. For example, two of his people face very hard challenges, Abdul, and Kundila. Two people who have it harder in life then us.In these stories, Doris Pilkington, and Katherine Boo amazingly show the challenges these two people face. In Katherine Boo’s story, Abdul has to work for his family to raise money to move to a better neighborhood. In Doris Pilkington’s story, Kundila has to protect his family from the white raiders.

“ ‘I’m supposed to go to the Underworld and confront the Lord of the Dead.’...’Find the most powerful weapon in the universe.’...’And get it back to Olympus before the summer solstice in ten days.’ “ The Lightning Thief is a book in which Percy Jackson, the hero, and his friends Annabeth and Grover, must undertake a quest to reclaim Zeus’s master bolt from Hades. “The Hero’s Journey” is a pattern of stages that many heroes experience. Throughout Percy’s quest, the archetype of “The Hero’s Journey” is followed. A few stages of “The Hero’s Journey” that Percy undergoes are The Ordinary World, The Supreme Ordeal, and Confronting the Father.

The legacy in which Connie left behind was incredibly potent. She put forth such determination in serving her family: her husband, firstborn son which whom I loved, her second born son, and youngest son with Down syndrome. Connie attained her role as a stay-at-home mom with pride. Constant care and attention was put forth by Connie; thus, she was and is an inspiration not just to me, but to numerous quantities of

Born and raised in a small farm where she lived a long time in poverty, but managed to be strong for the good of her family and herself. Here is the story of a woman who had many difficult moments in her life, but even though she managed to keep going and doing better than before.

Despite her youth, her extraordinary life to date is reason enough for her to have documented her experiences. But Little Daughter is more than just the experiences of a young woman who has succeeded against all

Leigh Anne was the first to see the needs of Michael Oher and adjusted to that needs, and eventually by the goodness of her heart and sympathy of what Michael’s life was before she decided to convince her husband to adopt Michael. They sent him to Wingate Christian School for secondary education but he felt discriminated by his schoolmates and even his teachers. But because of Mrs. Tuohy’s kindness, courage and positive attitude, she never gave up on Michael. She treated him as her real son and made him join the School’s football team which they discovered that he has extraordinary athletic skills. Her encouragement and love for Michael made him realized that he can be a better person and learned the game of football and later became a star player and he was offered by different state colleges for college scholarship.

From an early age I learned that our very best is often brought to action when we willingly take on challenges and persevere with grace through trying times. As a widowed, single mother, my mom strove for excellence in every area of her life in order to put food on the table for her children. She studied to be a nurse, quickly rose in to administration, became the first in our family to obtain a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), and earned a seat as a director for an international healthcare organization. Her determination and positive spirit served as a great example and sparked a passionate drive in my life to help others while striving for greatness.