Struggle

The Struggles of All Single Mothers Can you imagine what it is like to be the ruler of the island while also trying to raise your children alone? Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey shows the life of a single mother, Queen Penelope. She must rule Ithaca while raising her son Telemachus in the absence of her husband. She has no one to rely on, she is on her own, and the responsibility weighed heavily on her. King Odysseus has left for the Trojan War for the past 20 years. Penelope is doing everything…

The Struggle to Succeed To enjoy and have a substantial life, growing up in a well fit environment is necessary. People, places, and problems help shape someone’s life so they can prosper. Immigration in the late 1800s was a struggle to succeed, the new life in a strange place with promises is a risk people were willing to take. Although most scenarios were not positive, the immigrants experience was life changing, the travel to The United States, the processing and the settling all corrupted…

mathematician, knowing how the data is collected and analyzed provides me with an increased comprehension of research studies that are completed, particularly in my field of psychology. One such study involving the fitness levels of children who struggle with ADHD is a case in point. Understanding descriptive statistics and ANOVA test scores allows me greater clarity into the results and conclusions of the study. Summary of the Study Numerous studies conducted on children diagnosed with…

My Struggle to Learn My Self Worth as a Competitor and Wife I have never really taken the time to dedicate myself to anything. Over the years I have tried different things and just never really found a fit. That is until I began strength training. For myself, strength training has become my go to for nearly everything. Stressed? Go to the gym. Sad? Go to the gym. Any frustration, be it large or small, I was able to find solace from in the confines of a gym with the smells of iron and sweat.…

football in very crucial moments. Some athletes lose focus on the ball and they worry about what’s around them and what they are going to do. They also can get nervous when the cornerback comes to make the play and they hear the footsteps. A impact this struggle has is very important in games because it could mean winning or losing the game. It could also mean winning the championship or winning in a tournament, but no matter what type of football game it is catching the football is very…

The United Aboriginal Struggle “Get over it!” A statement that has been repeated time and time again, with regards to Indigenous land. It’s a surprise that Aboriginals want their land back after centuries of not owning it. Is it not? Well, no, it is not. For centuries, the majority of the Indigenous population in Canada has been living in poverty, segregated from Canadian society, and have been given little compensation to show for it--a small payout here, some minor benefits there--yet the…

Outsider: The One Who Struggles Darshana wasn’t born blind. Her biggest passion had been painting. At dawn she would paint the sun as it rose in the early morning and later after dusk, the moon and the stars in the night sky.Her artistic talents made her different from the other teenagers in her neighborhood and she liked it that way. Going blind meant she lost more than just her sight. It meant losing most of the people she used to think were her friends, a large portion of her independence,…

Infertility is a medical issue that affects 80 million couples around the world, 14 percent residing in India. (Bahuguna 2003). In the article, infertility is defined as “the inability to conceive within two years of exposure to pregnancy” (World Health organization 1975), though the current definition from the World Health organization is as follows: “the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.” (WHO 2012). This is a clear…

Universal struggle. As a nation we face it and as a person, we face it daily throughout our lives. Struggling is something that tests and defines the persons we are and who we will be. The trailer, for the biopic film Stronger, establishes the theme of universal struggle through a wide variety of tones. As the trailer opens, the director attempts to develop a tone of friendliness but also heartbreak. The tone of friendliness is found at the scene of the bar and the willingness of the main…

English 1A September 25, 2014 Life’s Struggles From time to time we stumble upon struggles in life where we gain the strength to overcome the toughest obstacles we will ever face. Struggles are a part of life and they are inevitable. Although he has experienced many struggles throughout his life, Ernesto Rodriguez, my dad, believes that those struggles are what changed his outlook of life for the better. He has dealt with emotional and physical struggles in life that made him a stronger and…