The things about challenges are overcoming them, and telling your friends and family about what you faced, in my case the challenge I faced changed the way I think about beautiful things, and about my life. How can something so beautiful be so treacherous? I was so happy enjoying my day, but within seconds…pure joy turned into fear. It was a beautiful day spent at schliterbahn, but hours being in the same placed bored me. I asked my brother for permission to go to the island, since it meant just crossing the bridge and there it was.…
Growing up as a kid I never really enjoyed reading and writing. It was and probably will always be my least favorite subject, nothing against you my lovely English professor, but I just don’t enjoy it. The only time I really enjoyed reading as a child was when I got my first leap pad and I eventually destroyed it and it was probably within 2 weeks of getting it,…
Moving Again Have you ever moved schools? Have you lost friends? Well it really stinks. Moving schools have affected me for lots of reasons, but I am getting better.…
I have been watching Survivor ever since I can remember. Every Wednesday night my family and I will sit down and watch survivor together. Throughout the years of watching it I have learned many valuable life lessons. Ranging from loyalty all the way to general survival tips and these are some of the most valuable ones. All's fair in a game Survivor has taught me that all is fair in a game.…
Hope and Success Through all of the struggle with my son’s condition , when I look back on all the great progress he has made, it strikes me how much he has achieved, much more than I ever imagined at the beginning of my journey with ASD. I am so proud of my son for his efforts and accomplishments, and although he still has his challenges, he is an extremely intelligent, smart, caring and loving boy. He has great talents that only now other people start to see as well, such as an amazing talents in art, engineer, math, and other creative abilities. I keep focusing on my son’s strengths, helping and encourage him to develop these strengths.…
My father once told me that in order to become a man you must go through some obstacles in life. As I look to the north I can see that this is going to be the biggest obstacle I will face! The clouds got darker and darker by the minute. I thought it was just me but my friend ,Howard, saw it too. I blinked twice a whirl of air hit my face and all I hear is “TORNADO”,!…
The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? Failure: not quitting my hard classes and not quitting dance how did it affect you: I did bad in school…
The day that would ultimately initiate the hunger for success was a day that I believed in myself and had faith in overcoming adversity. The week began in my freshman year when my close friends convinced me to try out for the Men’s Varsity Soccer team at my school. At the time, I had never played soccer a day in my life so, of course to anyone I was guaranteed to not make the team. Well, when I went to try-outs, I was struggling to keep up but I would always give it my all.…
Thriving Through Adversity Growing up, as the oldest of three girls, I soon developed a sense of entitlement that, in the years to come, I would find did not suit me well. Fortified by the nurturing nature of my mother, I, being the strong willed, independent, and self righteous child I was, found that the ebb and flow needed in aiding the fresh wounds left by the separation of my parents was far less attainable than the easily reachable strategy, that I oftentimes fell back on, known as distancing myself from all that made me feel vulnerable. Not having a strong father figure in my life has helped to shape me not only as a student, a writer, a daughter, or a sister, but a person. Most would view this situation negatively but I choose to…
Overcoming Something Big As I was getting out of the car at 7:45am, you would think that I was related to a sloth. “Just two more years and I am out of here”, I whispered to myself. It is was first day as a junior at George Ball High School…
The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience. Just before your adulthood you are going through high school. Students often take high school serious, some students just do it to get it done, and others just don’t care.…
Obstacles, everyone knows them and everyone goes through them that's what separates the strong and determine from the weak and broken. Everyone has to deal with obstacles but it's how you bounce back and deal with it that truly defines who you are. When I eight I got diagnosed with a learning disability. I went through years of intense tutoring and I had double the homework as every other kid. Homework also took me hour and hours every night that I wouldn't go to bed hours later than my bedtime.…
The first time in my 18 years on this earth that I can say that I really experienced failure was during my freshman year of high school when I tried out for the basketball team. I came into my freshman year of high school thinking I was very prepared for freshman basketball. I thought I was prepared because I had played aau basketball previously for multiple summers and had known and played multiple times against the guys I was competing with for a spot. Well I thought wrong because during the first day of practice I was surprised by the intensity and realized I was out of shape. The first day of practice shocked me because the intensity of the practice was something that I had never experienced before.…
I am divergent when it comes to deciding if I am a carrot, egg or coffee bean. It truly depends on what is happening and what environment I am in. My past experiences changed how I react to difficulties faced in life now. When faced with adversity, I can be stiff and hard inside like an egg, I can get soft and weak like a carrot, or I can change the situation in front of me just like a coffee bean. It all depends on the circumstances.…
A Turning Point Many events occur during a person’s lifetime, some heal the soul and others leave an unpleasant scar. Either way, by time, all of those events come together to give that person a memorable experience that will not be forgotten. I have faced many terrific circumstances, some of which gave me good memories and some gave me terrible experiences. However, the most remarkable event in my life was an exceptional one, one that made me realize that no matter how bad things get, there will always be something better.…