Personal Challenge Essay Examples

Imagine a world where everyone has technology, whether it’s a cell phone, laptop, tablet, you name it, everyone has it. Even those living in the far away depths of America, and those who can’t even afford free school lunch. This is hard to image and poses many questions, but in general, it is unrealistic. “Our Future Selves,” an article written by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, informs readers on the importance of technology in revolutionizing our today. Both authors are highly involved with the…

happy, we tend to feel optimistic and believe we are in a “safe, familiar situation,” which causes us to assume “little effort is needed to change anything” (Forgas). But when we feel sad, we tend to get alarmed, triggering “more effort to deal with challenges in our environment”(Forgas). So, unlike people in happy mood believing everything is perfect, sad people tend to have more motivation to innovate, to create, to explore from the suffering and the inconvenience they experienced. However,…

Values are similar to the colors of the rainbow. Each very different, but they all have a purpose. To help to create better people. In all the stories that have been read this quarter, many values have shown through on many occasions. Out of the values, three constant ones that were clear as day were kindness, loyalty, and selflessness. The stories that will be used are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Abuela Invents the Zero by Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Little Women by Louisa May…

How does one define success? People have different viewpoints on success. Some people usually think success is all about how much money you some people think success as you are being happy. In my opinion success is being able to support the ones you love, the ones who make you happy, and the ones who support you in your time of need. Many people strive to be successful however not everyone becomes successful. In the book By Malcom Gladwell, the story of success. He questions what makes people…

In the following chapter, Lavender and Cavaiola focuses on controlling perfectionist in three different relationships; romantic, parental and work. They discuss how a controlling perfectionist acts in each setting and the distinct problems they present. When you don’t have constant interaction with these people everyday, they don’t seem to cause any problems, but when you’re dealing with a perfectionist daily, it can take a toll on you. As a romantic partner, controlling perfectionists come off…

The True Cost of Survivor Guilt Have you ever been in a situation where survival was the only thing on your mind? We all need survival, the real question is if you have what it takes to survive. Survival is a skill we all possess. It has a lot to do with community, brotherhood, and adaptability. The community clearly loves their veterans. You've probably seen the bumper stickers, Semper Fidelis, it means “always faithful.”Nancy Sherman, the author of “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt” has…

“That kid had an obsession with English.” The word obsession is mostly used in a negative context, like “that guy was obsessed with drugs,” or “she is obsessed with gambling” as one hears the use of this word with a negative action it changes people personal definition of the word. If one would look in most dictionaries, when they give the example of the word in a sentence it is always use the native context. Being obsessed with something or someone can be damaging to people’s daily life and…

my life. Another long-term goal of mine is to fully enrich myself in the subjects that interest and intrigue me the most. I hope to have this aspiration carry over to my intended career of an engineer so that my work will always interest me and challenge me to do my greatest with enthusiasm. A short-term goal of mine is to simply fall into place of where my life will start. Acceptance is…

Freedom vs Safety, a battle that will never fully resolve. There is an umpteen amount of reasons each item is exceptional, and is viewed as important to a variety of people. Freedom is the power to be unrestrained and unhindered. We see numerous situations in the world, as we know it where freedom is denied and the thought of safety being promised in return is nevertheless denied as well. North Korea being an example to that, dictated by the un wrenching government powers, are the people of…

Jones, demonstrates the theme of having grace under pressure by putting the character in tough circumstances. The mother faces the challenge of convincing the secretary to let her daughter sign up for the school. Since she is illiterate, she has a fear of being embarrassed in front of her daughter so she asks the secretary to kindly fill out the forms for her “‘I can’t read it. I don’t…