Refused

becomes so enticing. We might consider letting go of our dreams and stop trying. In this kind of situations, inspirational stories of people whose situations were far worse than ours yet they refused to give in can rekindle our motivation.W.Mitchell is one of those people who beat the odds simply because he refused to be beaten by his circumstances. His story can teach us valuable lessons about how adopting the right attitude and resilience are what truly counts when it comes to achieving one's…

Antigone Paper Antigone was justified in her acts because there are a lot of people in today's society that did nothing worse by just breaking a law that was thought to be unjust by that certain person anyway, and we call them heroes, so in that case Antigone was a Greek hero. Antigone Accepted her punishment because she knew it was a law. Antigone was justified in her criminal acts because she did something that she knew would end up getting her in a lot of trouble, but because in her eyes…

provide him with a son. Henry wanted to divorce her and get the pope to annul his marriage, however, the pope refused. Luther had different personal reasons for leaving the church. Luther had personal beliefs that went against what the catholic church stood for.…

fought a whole war to achieve it. They wanted freedom from Britain because they were being heavily taxed, having their privacy taken away, and mistreated; “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” (DOY) Jefferson wrote this in the Declaration of Independence and was stating that the King refused the colonist’s basic rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness causing the colonists to become angry…

him “NO” and she stated the man proceeded to bang on her car window. Once I was notified of this event I walked down to the far end of the parking lot & approached the gentleman and asked multiple times that he would have to leave the property, he refused multiple times to leave. I state…

In March 1935 Germany announced that it would not obey the Treaty of Versailles. The league only issued a mild disapproval. Germany began with rearming and then proceeded to move German troops into a 30 mile wide zone on either side of the Rhine River. The Treaty of Versailles had forbidden this action. The zone on either side of the Rhine River was a buffer between Germany and France. It was also an industrial area. The French and British did not want risk war, so they gave into Germany’s…

successful man, in his life and his family. Rip Van Winkle did not have any plan or dream on his life. In the first part of the story, Irving described the details on how Rip enjoyed to assist the neighbors, and how he played with the kids. But Rip refused to work. “The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor.” “Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white…

Muhammad Ali “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” (Muhammad Ali). These are the famous words of Muhammad Ali, a famous African American boxer from 1960 to 1981. Ali was introduced to boxing when his bike was stolen. At only 12 years old he started sparring with a local police officer to get revenge on the thief. It was there that he discovered his talent and went on to become one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was popular for his outspoken and rebellious personality, as well as…

They state that Eric was extremely uncomfortable running through the lines with the football team because of the banner and thus refused to run with the team this year. Because Eric refused to run through the lines, his fellow teammates and students refused to eat lunch with him and ostracized him from other social activities, citing that Eric should have just run through the lines since the band’s signs have nothing to do with the football…

authority. They wrote many complaints concerning how the king affected their laws, trade, and taxes. For example, the first injustice the founding fathers pointed out stated , “He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” This particular grievance conveys that the king refused to approve the law for the good of the public. In addition, they expressed that the king was “. . . imposing taxes on us without our consent.” This is demonstrating taxation…