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    Kris Carr Obstacles

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    Moliere, a french actor, once said, “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” As we continually go through life, we realize that obstacles are unavoidable. What we have failed to realize is that these obstacles are definitely an opportunity and it is up to us to take the opportunity. Once we experience these challenges and truly meditate on them, we will be able to see that there is an opportunity to every obstacle. Many role models have shown that these opportunities are everywhere

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    a boy that likes basketball and gets injured. Then he still tries to play even though he is hurt. Rana’s theme, was that you can overcome any obstacle, is revealed through Billy practicing and Billy making the final shot. Through this lesson, readers learn that nothing can stop you from reaching your goals. One event that shows you can overcome any obstacle is when Billy practices. For example, Billy has a broken foot and he still loves basketball so he went outside to play some basketball. “Everyday

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    beauty of Edie, and this causes him to go against the ideology of his older brother Charley and long term employer Johnny Friendly. Both of the works of literature aforementioned in this synthesis essay, seem to commonly overlap in the theme of love overcoming negativity and death. In Tale of Two Cities Madame Defarge is a radical French revolutionary who will go to any extent possible to overthrow and get rid of all forms of aristocracy. Lucie Manette has married Charles Darnay, who is a blood relative

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    Walt Disney said, “All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” The poem “Still I Rise,” the short story “The Ugly Duckling,” and the song “Skyscraper all have the common theme of overcoming adversity. The poem, “Still I Rise” is about responding to mistreatment. No matter how hard someone tries to tear them down for not liking their qualities

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    finds out the horrific stories about everyone around her. People may say this story only highlights the domestic victims life this may be somewhat true the book is in Skeeter’s point of view. This story's theme is about racism,segregation,and overcoming obstacles in society.

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    Through The Tunnel

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    Through the Tunnel by Dorris Lessing is a short story about a boy named Jerry, who vacations with his widow mother to a beach and on his own, faces an obstacle of passing through a tunnel as an act of proving himself worthy. Jerry overcomes this challenge by spending his vacation preparing himself through sheer determination, “On the day before they left, he would do it. He would do it if it killed him, he said defiantly to himself”(Lessing 206). Lessing’s choice of setting in the book, the tunnel

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    In the short story, “Average Waves in Unprotected Waters”, the author, Anne Taylor, uses literary terms that are linked to vital parts of the story, to contribute to her decision of the title. To begin, Taylor emphasizes a connection between the title and the text by showing the symbolic value of the protagonist and society. The protagonist, Bet, drops her son Arnold off at the hospital because he was getting too hard to care for as he continues to get older. These actions show that she has a difficult

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    building their own practice pitch to play on. Also, when the villagers didn't support them, they continued to build the pitch and impressed the villagers. The villagers were so impressed, that they eventually came around. Finally, they overcame many obstacles in the semi-finals which almost led them to victory. The first example of the Panyee boy’s determination is when they built their own practice pitch to play on without any materials or help. Some evidence for this is when one of the Panyee boys

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    Overcoming adversity is a challenge that everyone has to face. Some good examples of people who overcame adversity are the Boston Marathon runners, John J. Pinder, and Malala Yousafzai. They all had challenges to face, but they never gave up. Overcoming adversity is going to be hard, but the ending will be worthwhile, that’s why patience is needed to overcome adversity. Life is like a roller coaster, full of ups, downs, inside outs, sometimes you may start out slow, but as you go along, you speed

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    to physical and emotional danger” (All about fear). Fear is usually due to an experience that made a person’s body react in an unfamiliar state. Fear can keep people from dangerous situations, also a set up for building confidence, and overcoming fear is an obstacle. Subsequently, fear can keep people from danger or threats. For instance, if a mother told their child not to put their hand on a hot stove and the child puts their hand on the stove, next time the child saw the stove their

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