Crash! Picture that you are a passenger of a commercial airline headed to an exotic area for the holidays. Suddenly, the plane spits you out as if you left a sour taste in its mouth If you want to survive, you’ll have to push on through with determination to survive until you are found. A rare occurrence, sure, but nonetheless an obstacle that someone could face. There are many different challenges people must overcome in this world. Individuals can conquer these trials with the aid of others.
One example of having the help of others to overpower one’s hardship was when a girl, Aimee Mullins, had her feet amputated at a young age and had to deal with low-quality prosthetics for a significant amount of her life. “A Work in Progress,” is a personal narrative by Aimee herself on how she triumphed over her lack of real legs. Aimee got help from the workers outside of the hospital who helped make her the ideal legs. On page 496 the text states, "And so I started working with engineers, fashion designers, sculptors, Hollywood prosthetic makeup artists, wax museum designers to build legs for me." This quote shows that Aimee searched out for people to help her situation and build her more efficient legs. Physical deficiencies are an enormous obstacle …show more content…
"from The Story of My Life," by Helen Keller is an excerpt from an autobiography text that explains Keller's hardships in her dark, dark world. One of the main helps to brighten up her world was her teacher Ms. Sullivan who taught her the English language. On page 506 the author says, "As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled the word water, first slowly, then rapidly... and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me... As we returned to the house every object seemed to quiver with life." The text shows that Miss Sullivan helped Helen Keller in her early years to get through her barriers of sight and
One example of having the help of others to overpower one’s hardship was when a girl, Aimee Mullins, had her feet amputated at a young age and had to deal with low-quality prosthetics for a significant amount of her life. “A Work in Progress,” is a personal narrative by Aimee herself on how she triumphed over her lack of real legs. Aimee got help from the workers outside of the hospital who helped make her the ideal legs. On page 496 the text states, "And so I started working with engineers, fashion designers, sculptors, Hollywood prosthetic makeup artists, wax museum designers to build legs for me." This quote shows that Aimee searched out for people to help her situation and build her more efficient legs. Physical deficiencies are an enormous obstacle …show more content…
"from The Story of My Life," by Helen Keller is an excerpt from an autobiography text that explains Keller's hardships in her dark, dark world. One of the main helps to brighten up her world was her teacher Ms. Sullivan who taught her the English language. On page 506 the author says, "As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled the word water, first slowly, then rapidly... and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me... As we returned to the house every object seemed to quiver with life." The text shows that Miss Sullivan helped Helen Keller in her early years to get through her barriers of sight and