Adversity is hardship; it is the difficulties and suffering that one must overcome. Witnessing adversity through a fictional story helps viewers understand how adversity shapes identity. Naruto is originally a manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It is a story about a child, Naruto, seeking recognition and respect. He dreams to become Hokage, the shinobi who is acknowledged as the strongest and leader of his village. Shinobi is ninja in japanese. He wishes for everyone to stop
In addition, Santiago is able to endure great physical pain and displays the virtue of courage in the face of adversity. In the novella, the old man’s battle with the fish is characterized by extreme pain and suffering. On the first day, Santiago has hooked a giant marlin but instead of pulling it in, the fish begins to pull the boat. During the entire time, Santiago suffers greatly due to the depravity of food, water and rest. Also, he experiences constant pain from the fishing line: “his left hand
Roman Poet, Horace’s quote says, “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” I agree with his stand on adversity because though it may seem bad, it can lead to finding your true self. If one was not put under enough duress. Then they wouldn't find out what type of person that are now will they find out how they will react to certain things. Having your character developed even more so may potentially lead to a brighter future, because
Adversities are hard to avoid in one’s life; everyone has to face them at one point in their life. The effect it has on a person’s life can change their perspective towards the world. When problems arise individuals traditionally become stunned to such difficult situations that they face. The adversity becomes a brick wall that is challenging to break down. An individual's true character in addition to their nature is revealed when they face a conflict in their life or a challenge. In the novel,
easy for a team to feel sympathetic in the midst of a title run. But sympathy is the junk food of the soul, it contains nothing uplifting and ultimately is a negative emotion. A winning team prepares itself for the adversity it is certain to encounter along the way to success. Adversity should almost be welcomed because it forces the team to remain uncomfortable, which is when the most growth is seen. “It is the combination of hardiness and ability to grasp context
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
are harder to discourage.An example of positive attitude while facing adversity would be in the text “A work in progress” where Aimee Mullin faces her adversity with humor like when she broke her wooden leg and while all the other people in that room were freaking out all she could think about was that her parents were going to kill her.I chose this example because out of all the stories we read in class about facing adversity Aimee Mullin struck me as the most positive about her obstacle.It’s important
“Everything in life takes place for a reason, no matter how hard or how unfair it may be something better will always come out of it.” Our sufferings throughout life have brought us to this very moment. Every adversity has given us a different soul from the moments before the unthinkable. Those moments transform us and leave us never the same. The challenges life forces us to endure, many times will leave us broken and feeling hopeless. Our perspective alters and either leave us feeling challenged
Horace states, "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant," meaning that differences in a person's life, meaning misfortunes as a whole, has the ability to change a person's personality and character. This can go two separate ways though, it can make them into a better person, or a worse person. But the overall idea that Horace stated is easy to agree with. Some people will use a negative part of their life, and do their best to make it
When working in a team environment, adversity is something you can't get around. No matter what your task is, there is nearly no way to not work with adversity. You will either be working with other people or, as odd as it may sound, with yourself. Working with other people is he easiest part, because as many people know, your worst enemy can be yourself. I picked three things to discuss that hit either the strongly agree or strongly disagree category. The first is my strongly disagree statement