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    Overcoming Obstacles Wayne Gretzky, a former professional hockey player, once said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, emphasizes how important it is to overcome the many obstacles life throws. The novel mainly revolves around Jean “Scout” Louis Finch. Throughout the novel, the young girl faces an abundant amount obstacles and challenges. She has a neighbor named Arthur “Boo” Radley. The novel is set in the 1930’s in Maycomb, Alabama, during the…

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    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 that had…

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    Overcoming obstacles and challenges are a huge success in lives of people.In enders game, ender overcomes many challenges that help him grow to be a better commander.Overcoming obstacles in my life is important because the obstacles help shape how we act.Overcoming obstacles as a family is also important it helps us gain each other's trust in stressful situations.Overcoming obstacles in life is very important because it helps shape us and how we act. In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott…

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    Obstacles are things that impedes or prevents the implementation of continuous improvement tools. The definition of life is having obstacles, it is essential to overcome obstacles because it achieves success, helps us focus on what’s important and personal growth. There is much in literature, film and in reality that tells us overcoming obstacles is a possibility. Michael Oher the main character in the movie The Blind Side faced many challenges and obstacles as he was growing up. He had a rough…

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    Obstacles and disadvantages can be turned into a positive.Obstacles and disadvantages are a way of considering that you’ve made a big mistake in life and want to rewind to the past where you didn’t want to worry about anything and just be positive and someday in the future you’ll have a bright future ahead.The obstacles and disadvantages matter since when you’re in a situation you have to accomplish it and overcome it ,therefore; when you have a disadvantage you can make it better in the most…

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    every college student they can fight for what they believe in and to never give up when times get hard. The bravery that she exhibited through it all showed me that no matter what you are going through and the obstacles that are thrown in your way you can always overcome them, and by overcoming those trials and tribulations you become a greater person because of it. As Malala said in the book “We don’t understand how great God is.” Malala’s Journey from the Beautiful scenic Swat Valley has been…

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    Hunting Obstacle By: Mikel Vance A very hard obstacle I used to have problems overcoming was hunting. Some reasons hunting was an obstacle for me to overcome was it was hard to shoot the gun, hard to figure out where exactly to hit the animal, and staying extremely quiet when stalking an animal. Part of the reason I saw hunting as a obstacle was because I had troubles learning to shoot the gun. One reason I had problems shooting the gun was because I had problems keeping the gun in one…

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    This writing assignment is centered on the topic overcoming obstacles. What better way to talk about overcoming obstacles than to talk about the life of Oprah Winfrey. As much as we know about what all Oprah Winfrey has accomplished we fail to realize what she has been though to get where she is today. She was born is Mississippi where her mother was a teen on welfare. Already it's starting to look bad. Only because when she was born times were hard. As much as her mother was trying to care for…

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    I may only be 18 years old, but I must admit that I've gone through a lot in my life. In all honesty, I'm thankful for all the struggles I've endured. I was given these obstacles because I am capable of overcoming them, one way or another. One obstacle I faced growing up was bullying. I never knew how to stick up for myself. I was an easy "target," simply due to the fact that I was extremely shy. Yes, in fact, I was that shy, quiet girl who sat in the back of the classroom and never said one…

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    Overcoming Obstacles Looking back on the obstacles that I defeated as I was growing up was a bit not as easy as I thought it would be. I had to think about the various times in my life that I felt either overwhelmed or that I was not good enough. I never thought that there were very many in my early life. But looking back, I realize that was a fallacy of my making. Middle School Middle school was an extremely tough time. I physically develop faster than most of the girls in my seventh and…

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