Bethany Hamilton

challenges that come along with it as well, a lot of good things came up in my life because of surfing, I also have had challenges including being a shark attack survivor, and surfing gives me confidence I sometimes can’t find anywhere else (Bethany Hamilton: Follow your dreams!). I was born in Lihue, Hawaii on February 8, 1990. My family already consisted of my mom, dad, and two older brothers and then I came along. Considering I am the youngest in my family and I have two older…

The Animal Prince Many would say that heroes are only from fairytale fables, and humans of some form. In every story there's a little underdog who goes on an adventure, venturing across new lands, beating problems and creatures along the way to their goal to change the world. What if you knew there’s real life heroes. Actually beings that ventured and overcame troubles changing the world. This hero’s name is Winter, and her best friend Hope. Winter had a very rough start with her story,…

opportunity to do something you might end up loving. Movie 3: Bethany Hamilton from the movie Soul Surfer was out surfing with her mates one day and was attacked by a shark and had her left arm bitten off. She was in hospital for a while but as soon as she was let out, she wanted to go surfing. She faced her challenge head-on and kept doing what she loved, despite her being now physically handicapped. This happens when Bethany goes to the nationals for surfing and her family are…

through the movie Soul Surfer, where she was played by Jack Nicholson's daughter Lorraine Nicholson. No? Well, she was that other hot surfer who was friends with Bethany Hamilton, played by AnnaSophia Robb. Her dad, Holt Blanchard, was played by Kevin Sorbo. The movie was a real-life story, which means Blanchard was there when Hamilton was attacked by a shark. Personal Life Born on the beautiful island of Kauai, Alana learned…

The road to success isn’t just straight like everybody wished it was. The road to success has many turns and delays. Those delays represent the hardships in life. Those who really want to achieve their goal will overcome the hardships and keep going. Others would think it’s too difficult and just give up. Hardships can influence a person’s life by making them work harder for what they want. Enrique, a boy determined to see his mother, went through many difficulties in Enrique’s Journey. He went…

Some people think that their true self is expressed during everyday life. They think how they live and do their normal daily routine is what reveals most about their character and what they are capable of. Others think that a man’s character should be judged during times when he is facing disappointments or challenges within his life and what he is willing to do in order to overcome that obstacle. Dr. Martin Luther King had his own opinion on this issue. He believed that the absolute measure of…

an Individual experiences mental or physical struggles. Bethany Hamilton is a surfer in Hawaii who's loses her left arm in a shark attack, merely surviving. Her goals are to win a national title and become a professional surfer. In order to do this she has to overcome her paranoia of being attacked again and continue practicing as she normally does. She wins her national title in 2007 and remains an inspirational champion ("Bethany Hamilton"). Therefore, it is evident that winning comes from…

Broken arm: The basketball thuds against the pavement. Clank, swoosh thunk, the basketball hits the backboard, then through the hoop then the ground. I was by no means an all star basketball player. Soccer and volleyball have always been more of my thing. Even though I wasn’t any good, Dad was, and man oh man was he hard to beat. Whether it was one on one, two on one or just plain old horse Dad sure beat us all. But that was all part of the fun, trying to beat Dad. And trying to beat Dad I ended…

a great obstacle and have to overcome it in unusual ways: a teenager who went through surgery, a patient going through cancer, unfortunate families going through tough times.All of them have a fight for survival. In the movie “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack while surfing with her friends. She was rushed to the hospital in order to survive her attack. She has to live with complications for the rest of her life, and every day she is challenged by doing everything…

no matter what happens, you always have the opportunity to change your surrounding environment. At the age of 13, Bethany Hamilton was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark while surfing. The attack severed her left arm just below the shoulder, 2 inches deeper the attack could’ve been fatal (Viti 32). Recovering from a traumatic event as such, would seem to be an impossible task. Hamilton learned to surf again, less than a month later. She began to do exercises to rebuild her body so she could surf…