Overcoming Obstacles Essay

Not only did Lucas’s eyesight have a significant impact on his life, but between frequently moving around, losing his mother, and being unable to find work and keep his music group together, Lucas’s life was far from easy. However, it is the obstacles that Lucas faced that makes him the perfect person to be a blues singer. It seems like singing the blues was a great way for Lucas to get his feelings and emotions heard. Lucas was clearly a great representation of what blues music was intended…

was an intelligent man who was very dedicated, determined and hardworking. His childhood and pre-presidential life affected the person he became and the decisions he made in the areas of politics and presidential opinions. Lincoln overcame many obstacles in his childhood that prepared him for the rigors and difficulties of being a politician. Even though he went through many hardships, his tough patches in life helped him develop long-lasting characteristics which helped him strive and stay…

been many obstacles that stop me from improving myself, or make learning harder, but eventually with time I am able to get over them; however there has been one obstacle that I have not been able to overcome directly, but instead I have adjusted to it. This obstacle has affected who I am and how I think. None the less I also like to see this obstacle as something that has helped me grow in life. My biggest obstacle is not something tragic, but I like to see it as a rather common obstacle that…

Life in the United States as a minority can be extremely challenging and discouraging at times, but Jackie Robinson set a hopeful example to many people that the color barrier could be broken as the first African American to play for the Dodgers in a major league sport. Throughout my life I have been faced with odds that have not been in my favor, and with casual racism, but I have prevailed in a similar smaller scale. I attend a small high school of five hundred thirty seven students, and…

Throughout, everyone has to overcome obstacles. The amount of obstacles and the trial that you may endure differ. Colin Wilson, author of many bestselling books, including a personal favorite The Outsiders has said an interesting statement about the way a man completes the trials and obstacles of life. ""The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain." This quote, coming from the brilliant mind of Colin Wilson, explains the…

Wes had A working mother who wanted the best for her son. Wes Moore’s mother was raised by college-educated parents, and she spent her life working and struggling to achieve things for herself and her family. She moved two times in an effort to find stable, safe place for her kids to grow up, and she worked several jobs so she could afford to put her kids into private schools. When it appeared that Moore was going to fall into the thug lifestyle, she sacrificed economically and emotionally to…

There has been many obstacles I have had to overcome, but the main obstacle that affected me the most has been my grades. It was very challenging to overcome, but I did everything and anything I had to do to achieve my goal which was, to pass the class I was horribly failing. The biggest problem was that it was a Doula Roman class, and if I found it, it occurred have affected my financial aid in enormously, I could have been put into financial aid probation. How was I going to pay for college…

without a job and had to rely on others to make sure my sister and I had food, clothes, a bed, a roof over our head. Many things happened while getting back on our feet and living a normal, healthy lifestyle as a three-person family. To overcome my obstacles I had to help my family, become the “man of the house”, and to try and get a good education. Throughout my teenage years and looking back on how you cannot take life for…

Losing a loved one is a tough obstacle to overcome in life. It can become even more difficult when you add on the fact that you are entering your freshman year of high school. This was my freshman year. Transitioning into high school can be a scary thing; at least for me it was. Though, I was still at the same school, I still felt as if I was in a new place. Many of my middle school friends had left to go to other schools and I felt alone and nervous for the new year. however, I was not alone. I…

one way or another, he wanted this world to be different. For me the term, "It's morning in America" means a dawn in the heart of a man who wants to help the world in one way or another. Every day we face the obstacles and barriers that the world presents us, which in sometimes those obstacles or barriers prevent us to start putting in practice our dreams. In Obama was born the want to help those who are less fortunate. He had passion for the community. I felt identify a lot with Barack Obama,…