ristotle once expressed, “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” Quotes like these inspire me to always have hope during struggling times. In the book, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, a young protagonist, Marji, sees the light and hope for her family and the Iranian people during the war. The people of Iran persist to overcome the war and fight for their country with the hope that they will succeed. Continuous effort and optimism help me succeed in my unpleasant situations. There have been times when I was lagging behind in a swim race, and my teammates, rival players, friends and even I, never thought that I would win. Using inner hope to put in the extra effort to succeed and stay optimistic has made me become
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Barriers in my life, and how I overcome them enhance me to become a better person every day. Hope provides me an escape from the negativity and assists me to improve upon any difficult situation. It reveals the strength in my character and that I would chase my dreams till the very end without losing hope. Being the hopeful person I am today is because of the optimism I have had when I survived getting bullied in schools at India, or defeated my opponents in a swim race. Getting bullied in India was a struggle because I didn’t have any friends and chose to skip school with some people to make them my friends. Clearly that did not benefit my education, but hope helped me get through that year. Overcoming small hurdles like being an outcast at schools in India, and even getting enough sleep, help me feel hopeful that with a little strength and light I can conquer any struggle I face. The goals that I plan for myself and the optimism about them, has built me into a person who can surmount most obstacles with confidence. That feeling of hope, wouldn’t be intertwined in me without the childhood and teenager battles that I put in the effort to conquer. Marji had many battles during her childhood and the book Persepolis states on page 113, when Marji’s mom was yelling at Marji about cutting class, “‘You don’t cut class!’ ‘And you just lied again! The school called and said you had grammar this afternoon!’” (Satrapi 113). Marji faces problems in her school because she struggles to choose between her classes and friends. Small problems, like Marji’s, that I face help me persevere and shape me into a stronger individual. Hope whispers to me that life will improve despite any
Barriers in my life, and how I overcome them enhance me to become a better person every day. Hope provides me an escape from the negativity and assists me to improve upon any difficult situation. It reveals the strength in my character and that I would chase my dreams till the very end without losing hope. Being the hopeful person I am today is because of the optimism I have had when I survived getting bullied in schools at India, or defeated my opponents in a swim race. Getting bullied in India was a struggle because I didn’t have any friends and chose to skip school with some people to make them my friends. Clearly that did not benefit my education, but hope helped me get through that year. Overcoming small hurdles like being an outcast at schools in India, and even getting enough sleep, help me feel hopeful that with a little strength and light I can conquer any struggle I face. The goals that I plan for myself and the optimism about them, has built me into a person who can surmount most obstacles with confidence. That feeling of hope, wouldn’t be intertwined in me without the childhood and teenager battles that I put in the effort to conquer. Marji had many battles during her childhood and the book Persepolis states on page 113, when Marji’s mom was yelling at Marji about cutting class, “‘You don’t cut class!’ ‘And you just lied again! The school called and said you had grammar this afternoon!’” (Satrapi 113). Marji faces problems in her school because she struggles to choose between her classes and friends. Small problems, like Marji’s, that I face help me persevere and shape me into a stronger individual. Hope whispers to me that life will improve despite any