What Are The Actions Taken By Robert Frost Essay

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“I do believe in the old saying, ‘What does not kill you makes you stronger.’ Our experiences good or bad, makes us who we are. By overcoming difficulties we gain strength and maturity.” -Angelina Jolie. In the matter of minutes a person's life can change, whether it be good or bad, the way they confront it, can be what shapes him or her. An individual can overcome all challenges in life, if they find the right way to face his or her demons, and move forward. In the book Frost, Cheryl experiences a number of challenges, that shape who she is as a person. To deal with the three funeral she had to bare the weight, of her father, baby sister, and also her mother’s death. Going through this experience, she was left alone to fend for herself. Her …show more content…
Her methods of coping, were not always the best adjustment, but they helped her not go over the rails herself. Not all her ways to cope were bad, she soon learned to deal with her suffering in a better way. Cheryl, finally finds herself at peace, when she takes two months with her grandfather, without people, gasoline, and just the freedom of the land. The land, to far from any civilization, to far to have distractions. Her grandfather used this natural method to bring her back to the roots of her culture. This was were Cheryl really found herself, and was able to get over the obstacles that she had faced. In Frost the author reveals that challenges may be faced and though they are difficult, they tend to shape who we are as …show more content…
My world is at a constant change, most things are never indistinguishable. I have moved, I have had to face with my parents divorce, and I have also dealt with a new school. I learned to adapt to such changes, and that has made me stronger as a individual. The ones that change your life on the other hand, is the ones you will never forget; such as death. Death, an ease to the dead but like hell for the living. It is what we all fear, not to die but to lose the ones we love the most in this world. To go on another day, another minute, another second without them their is like an impossible nightmare, that not one wants to face. To lose is already enough pain, and we think, that it can't get any worse than this. Losing two in the same month, can crush a person, even destroy them. It's like the world has stopped, you can’t think of what life would be like without them their. I lost my uncle and then a few weeks later my grandfather. Both of them, close to my heart, I didn’t want to face the challenges of them gone from my life. For weeks I isolated myself from everyone, my friends and family. To help deal with their deaths I became closer to the animals around my farm such as my horses. I rode them after school, at night, as well as the morning. It became a daily routine to be with them, and no one else. Being on the land, and on the back of my horse is what nurtured

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