Overcoming Obstacles Essay

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    The obstacle that I have had in my personal life in the past three years is when my mom was incarcerated in 2013. My mother was my biggest role model and my best friend since I had father issues earlier on in my life. She was the person that I went to for everything. When she left, it was such an emotional strain on my family and me. It was a month into my sophomore year at Apopka High School, so I was fairly new to being in high school. It stressed our entire family out. With her leaving, I had…

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    On the front line of medicine, doctors continue to face numerous obstacles and forces that test their ability of succeeding in this exacting career. They are torn between patients, paperwork, payers, and patient requests. With their demanding career, doctors wish to remain dedicated to medicine while fighting against the many challenges, such as time-management, healthcare systems, economic/social/political barriers, incurable diseases, and the weight of patients lives, they must overcome that…

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    Over the course of high school, one may face many personal and difficult challenges. These obstacles may come in a multitude of shapes and forms from academic struggles to not fitting in with the popular group. I would like to share with you a few personal challenges and internal conflicts that I have faced throughout my high school career. The smaller of the two that I would like to expand on is something that I feel many of us go through, but in my case, it is truly unique: the ferocious and…

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    The person I am writing about is my aunt; Ann Wright. She has overcome a lot of obstacles in her childhood and adulthood. Despite all she has been through she managed to still be successful in life. She plans on opening a home for young women and children because she can relate to their struggles. She wants to inspire and motivate people to keep moving forward, and not let anything discourage them from pushing through when tough times arise. At the age of eleven Ann and her sisters were…

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    that people will surpass any challenge they are faced with and preserve to face any other obstacle. Similar to another athlete, Ralph Marston views the obstacles one faces is valid when the people involved remain focused on the primary goal in order to overcome it; however, when people allow themselves to be consumed by fear, they lose sight of what to do. To overcome an obstacle, people must focus on the obstacles they are faced with in order to not succumb to being part of the…

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    Over my lifetime I have overcome a series of obstacles. Theses obstacles have made me become the person I am today. One challenge I overcame was when I came to the United States. Another was when I was in sixth grade. Another example would be when I had to move to New Mexico. Lastly, the most recent challenge was overcoming senioritis. Been born in Mexico my first language is spanish. When my family and I moved to the United States it was hard for me to communicate with other children…

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    Overcoming obstacles means to propel past hardships and pursue desires. When people are faced with hardship it can be the most glorious relief to achieve goal(s), on the other hand, it can cause a detrimental feeling of unsuccessfulness. When people are faced with obstacles they can have one of two reactions it can motivate them or destroy them. For the people it motivates, it can be the factor that gets them out of bed in the morning. For the people it destroys. it can leave them hopeless and…

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    Look at where you are today. Reflect on your struggles, obstacles, failures, and accomplishments. Would you be where you are today without the love and support of the people around you? For most, the answer is no. When you think about your hardships in life, there has always been that one person to pick you up, to shake you out of your funk, and to motivate you to keep on persisting and never stop. However, we cannot solely view these obstacles as barriers in the way of our ultimate destiny…

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    Over the course of my life I have faced many obstacles physically, mentally, and spiritually. From the deaths of loved ones and friends, to the mud pits and physical hells of being a Marine, the trials and tribulations of my life are many. I brought them upon myself in a way because I made the decisions that have brought me to where I am today, submitting an essay in hopes of getting into a field where I will never work another day of my life. You see life itself is the hardest thing I have had…

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    Life’s obstacles and challenges have acted as brick walls blocking my own pathway to achieving my full potential and accomplishing my own goals. For the duration of my being, I have strived to overcome these walls whether imposed by society or myself through hard-work and determination. The factors or challenges that have most influenced me are de facto discrimination and incessant movement caused by financial stuggles. Instead of allowing these limitation hinder my growth, I have used it as a…

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