Farah Ahmedi Compare And Contrast

There are many similar and different factors that drive people to face challenges and reach their goals such as Rikki-tikki-tavi, Farah Ahmedi, and Muhammad Ali.
Rikki-tikki from “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” is willing to face extreme challenges that could risk his life in order to maintain his mongoose family’s reputation and in order to fave his human family’s lives. The great cobra, Nag, sneaked into the bathroom and was going to kill the family in the morning. Rikki was determined to fight him and prevent this. “As he held he closed his jaws tighter and tighter, for he made sure he would be banged to death, and, for the honor of his family, he preferred to be found with his teeth locked.” In this direct quote, Rikki-tikki was compelled to defeat …show more content…
Farah and her mother were trying to cross the border to get to Pakistan by nightfall. Unfortunately, there were no aspects of civilization near the border, so Farah was motivated to get across. “There was nothing here, no town, no buildings, just the desert.” This quote gives away Farah’s feelings about living in Afghanistan. This quote shows that there is nothing there for her, and she wants to escape to a better life in Pakistan. Also, this quote shows that they are stranded in the middle of nowhere, in the desert, at nighttime, in a dangerous country, where if they crossed the border, they would be immersed back into civilization and a better life. While Farah and her mother were waiting to cross the border, a stranger named Ghulam Ali, helped them cross.“Strangers have been kind to me when it mattered most. That really sustains a person's hope and faith.” Ahmedi was very motivated by the kindness of strangers because she lived in a country that was nearly obliterated with war and had a government that was oppressive to women. With this arduous life, it was nice for Farah to see that there was still good in the world. Farah felt salient and motivated to cross the border because somebody had helped her and her mother when it mattered most. To restate, Farah Ahmedi was incredibly motivated to get out of the …show more content…
Ever since a young age, Muhammad Ali was taught by his parents that he could be the best at everything if he tried. “My parents instilled a sense of pride and confidence in me, and taught me and my brother that we could be the best at anything.” Muhammad Ali was motivated by his parents telling him that he could be the best at everything because this is how he was raised. Ali was raised to have a potent sense of confidence and pride, and this made him coveted to be dominant in everything that he did. If Ali’s parents did not raise him the way they did, by ingraining the idea in his mind that he could be the best at everything, then he would definitely not have become a world-champion boxer. Muhammad Ali really owes it all to his parents. Muhammad Ali believed in himself very much. He became on of the world’s greatest boxers by believing in himself. Ali thought that his will in his abilities was greater than that of his opponent’s boxing skill. “Throughout my entire boxing career, my belief in my abilities triumphed over the skills of my opponents.” Muhammad kept having recurring wins because of his strong sense of pride and dignity in himself. This belief that he had in himself also leads back to they way his parents taught him to be. His parents taught him to be proud, the best at everything, and inexorable. His mindset also helped him earn these dignified