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    was the theme I chose to write about. Without the theme, “overcoming the odds to achieve greatness”, she would never have been able to face the challenges she had to go through and will never achieve what she fights for the most, Koro accepting her. It’s amazing how this theme helped her throughout the book. On my topic, I will be talking about overcoming…

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    Shakespeare Gender Roles

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    social normalities of the sexes within Shakespeare’s time as women were stereotypically below men in the social hierarchy and most of William Shakespeare’s plays conform to this but at the same time challenge aspects of it. His plays portray women as having a sense of high wilfulness with an attempt to challenge the social norm of topics such as arranged marriages, being seen as males object without self-ambition and higher goals than being a wife and mother to suitor with the best hierarchy…

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    London uses a diverse amount of literary techniques like figurative language and metaphors to portray how Buck overcomes challenges of the snowy northern regions. Near the conclusion of the novella Buck becomes a beast and is the king once again. The novel The Call of the Wild helps us to realise how easy it is for someone to change character and mind set. It also helps the reader to understand that there is a beast inside all of us and we can choose to show it or not and to be…

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    Peace Corps Volunteer

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    to empower them and allow them to experience more avenues of life. As a long time English major, I have come to know that there is a great strength that comes with writing. I have seen fellow students move people with their words, and strongly communicate their ideas and having the ability to teach students these skills fills me with a profound joy. Moreover, the Peace Corps presents an opportunity to experience everything I love in life: traveling, experiencing and interacting…

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    Stephen Covey Challenges

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    Stephen Covey once said “Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition, such as lifting weights, we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.” I have a physical challenge that causes my feet to hurt, but through Stephen Covey I’ve not only learned how to conquer my feet issues, I’ve also learned great accountability and major responsibility. His words have inspired me to not only help me through my feet issues, but also have made me into a…

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    ” The 2000 film ‘Remember the Titans’ directed by Boaz Yakin, has many themes that enhance our understanding of the world. Some of the themes used in this film to demonstrate this argument are racism, change and overcoming challenges in life. Most of us go through these situations in life proving how ‘Remember the Titans’ improves our understanding. Racism is one of the most recurring themes in ‘Remember the Titans’ since this film is based in 1971 as racism was widely seen then. An example of…

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    Everyday life requires facing many obstacles that get in ones way of achieving their own goals. Everyone has their own unique problems that they have to overcome, which involves them putting in some work. Challenges are an important part of trying to achieve a goal; they help out on whether it is worth going for that goal or not. Overcoming obstacles such as fear, doubt from others or even self-doubting is an important part of being able to achieve a goal. The individual has to have a positive…

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    beautiful destinations. Obstacles in life make us who we are. Our desire and want to surpass these obstacles creates new paths for ourselves, which can lead to greatness and greater opportunities. Everyone in life is faced with countless obstacles, whether it be in my own life, my family, or society in general. Learning to overpass these difficulties will lead to future success and prosperity. Overcoming obstacles is demonstrated countless ways in my own life. In particular, an obstacle…

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    good and bad times and overcomes difficulties. First of all, overcoming the thoughts and challenges of her new disability is just what Bethany Hamilton did when she was attacked by a shark. For instance, she had to change her mindset from negative to positive and from inability to achievement. Bethany had to maintain a favorable way of thinking through all of the difficult tasks she endured. This shows that she wanted to live a normal life and wanted to execute all of the daily activities she…

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    Throughout my education, I may have not encountered serious mental or physical setbacks, but I did have to endure myself. I was the biggest challenge in my high school and middle school career, and it was a hard challenge to overcome. I believe that I am still overcoming myself. Now, you may be asking yourself how I could be the greatest challenge to myself. Wasn’t there something else? No, it was simply myself. I have set immense standards in order to satisfy my main goal: having a 4.0. It was…

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