Hurdle

had won first place at Districts and knew I had those in my district beat, but I had heard the other districts offered far more competitive runners. As I bolted down the track. It wasn’t going as well as my last race. I just knocked the first two hurdles into long-term comas. The rest of the race I pushed it, yet I failed to beat anyone more than I had already faced. This helped me close out my Freshman year and…

Did you know that people who are gritty are more likely to complete their goal, unlike someone who does not have the passion for resolving? Some may say that you do not need the grit to accomplish a task, but if you put thought into it, nothing can happen without interest and hard work. In a TED Talk, Psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth informs, “...grittier kids were significantly more likely to graduate…” Therefore, putting more effort into your work will lead you to a satisfying result. Overall…

Bernice Johnson Reagon once said, “Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.” My life experiences have pushed me to discover myself. I was born with a rare craniofacial condition called Saethre- Chotzen. A craniofacial condition is an abnormality of the face and head. For myself, the bones in my skull do not grow properly; consequently, I have gone through six major skull reconstructive surgeries. I was hearing impaired until I was…

water affects the Middle East and peripheral lands through social and economic development. This development deals with trade, agriculture, war, and customs in the region as water became essential to the success of Islamic civilization. The first hurdles of Islamic civilization were to overcome the scarcity of water in the Middle East, and afterwards ingrained ideals of water remained as a part of Islam. As described by Solomon, “Islam’s core habitat was a desert surrounded by two saltwater…

"Why don't you learn how to cook biryani? What will your husband do?", said my mom in the kitchen. I never found the time to learn how to make dosas or chutney and I sure wasn't going to learn to please someone else! My aunts and uncles wondered why I would spend so much time stressing school and then go into a field that didn't lie underneath the STEM field. Growing up surrounded by Indian culture, I would see my 22-year-old cousins having arranged marriages with successful men they've never…

Failure was not an option. I wanted it with every fiber of my being and I was not going to let anything stop me. I feel the same way about my education and wanting to become an engineer. I have had my fair share of hurdles in my education, but I have overcome every single one I have faced so far. Failure may knock you down, but as long as you get up, better yourself, and try again it is always a victory. When failure is something you accept, it only goes to show that…

Although they recognize that the fear is excessive and unreasonable, people with social anxiety disorder feel powerless against their anxiety. They are terrified that they will humiliate or embarrass themselves. Some everyday tasks become immensely cumbersome and even seem impossible to accomplish. One of the most troublesome activities for someone suffering from social anxiety is establishing friendly, casual, and romantic relationships. Those who have not experienced social anxiety may not…

Identifying the reasons why the United States of America’s founding framers established the unique governmental framework is just as important as recognizing them. In a time when the framers were actively trying to quell individual political ambitions and prevent the reintroduction of a tyranny, they turned to the separation of power and checks and balances. The idea was to separate powers across the political spectrum, which would then prevent any one branch from amassing a concentration of…

Our elderly parents, grandparents, or friends have a great deal going for them. They have all of the experience a person could ever ask for. They have lived a long, full life. They have acquainted themselves with everything possible. If they had the opportunity to go back in time to re-live all of their experiences differently most of them would not take it because they would do everything exactly as they did the first time. On the other hand young children have almost no experience at anything,…

Leaders need to possess high-level cognitive abilities and revolutionary thinking to overcome hurdles and create or sustain visions of a successful future. Leadership courses provide the tools and the chance to develop critical thinking skills using real-world application, enabling any leader to quickly understand the problem faced and overcome it…