Overcoming Challenges in Life Essay

During my life so far, I’ve experienced countless challenges from tough classes, to changing friend groups, to figuring out who I want to become. However, none compare to the arduous struggle to jump out of my comfort zone and conquer my elementary anxiety on which I determined my place among my peers and began the definition of who I was. Starting elementary school, I was cripplingly anxious, not simply the occasional bout of nervousness most people get, but I was truly terrified of what others…

Throughout the book, Li slowly unravels he truth about communist China and Western countries, and, continue to do what he loves through handwork and determination with freedom in his hand. Challenges set by individuals can lead them to cross boundaries, allowing them to grow. Li Cunxin has overcome many challenges in ‘Mao’s Last Dancer”, that led him into great success, enabling him to achieve many great opportunities such as visiting America. The opportunity to visit America , allowed him to…

Overcoming challenges in life requires one’s mental strength and courage. Though challenges are demanding, challenges can also be very rewarding and valuable. Even the most strenuous challenges prove to be beneficial. This applies to Himani Bannerji’s story “The Other Family” in which a ethnic family immigrates to Canada. The mother is often questioning her decision to immigrate her daughter to Canada and ponders if it caused more harm than help to immigrate. Obstacles appear when the daughter…

Obstacles in life come in different shapes and forms when they are least expected, which is why everyone in the world faces obstacles in their lives, obstacles make life more interesting. If life were comfortable there would be no point in working hard to achieve a better life; there would not be a feeling of accomplishment. Two of the most common obstacles a lot of people face is learning a new language and global warming, in the fictional world, there are harder obstacles to overcome such as…

Khadijah is qualified for Harvard University because of her boundless potential and overcoming hardships which made her who she is today. Her boundless potential makes a portion of Khadijah’s success. Khadijah personality and potential makes her who she is today because according to the article “I’ve pushed a lot of my past away...Khadijah enthusiasm seems boundless she speaks about friends, school, and the debate team. “ Getting away from the struggles she experienced she created a wall a…

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful”. In Jack London’s classic novel The Call of the Wild, Buck must adapt to overcome these challenges. Adaptability is essential for survival in Buck’s journey. At the beginning of the book, Buck has to adapt when he starts his journey. First, he has to adapt to the new weather. For example, Buck gets moved to Alaska. Since Alaska has much different weather than California, Buck must adapt to the change in…

rowing races and experience tough challenges and hard work. After all the rowing practice, they soon make it to Berlin to row in the Olympics. In Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie and his family go through very tough times being Jewish and fearing Germans and basically losing trust in everyone. Joe Rantz and Elie Wiesel demonstrate resilience by overcoming struggles/tragedies and overcoming a loss of faith. First, “Night” and “The Boys in the Boat” show resilience by overcoming struggles/tragedies.…

family moved to Norfolk, Virginia where I was born soon after. Continuing up until the time I reported to West Point in the summer of 2016, I lived in many different places and enjoyed the experience of meeting new people all the time. Throughout my life so far I have lived in San Diego, Norfolk, Italy, Memphis, Rhode Island, and even Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. So naturally the question…

activity that can claim your life, you will have some level of fear. However, the difference between daredevils and the rest of us, is that they have harnessed a way to continue to take action despite their fears. You can scour the internet and found probably hundreds of hacks for overcoming fear. But the truth is, the only thing that daredevils do that many of us don't, is make the choice to accept the fear and do the activity anyway. At the root of overcoming fear, that's all it…

fail. The end results in overcoming a hardship may result in a better character, stronger mentalities, or the discovery of a natural inclination to surrender to fate. In the short story “God Is Not a Fish Inspector,” W.D. Valgardson exemplifies the qualities a person must have in order to successfully overcome an obstacle. He also illustrates the characteristics that reduce a person’s chances of gaining a desired outcome. Fusi Bergman illustrates the challenge of overcoming obstacles through…