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    C. The best parts and greatest opportunities: Phillip stated his best part about college is being able to learn, having professors who actually care and being in organizations that are made to help minorities succeed. Everyone else suggested being the voice for the voiceless. The voice for the future. You are able to change lives and give kids hope. You learn to focus on strengths, and rebuilding family structures are more important than the problems. You will end up helping child challenge all

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    Through all of my accomplishments and disappointments, I have always remained humble and determined to overcome any obstacle. With that being said I’m Amber, a sophomore in college. A 25-year-old divorced young woman, with a beautiful 4-year old daughter to raise. With that being said, life just hasn’t been easy. I would have never imagined doing all of this alone. In the past year, I’ve lost 9 family members and friends. One happened to be my 44-year-old father and the other was my aunt. The greatest

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    Finding ways to overcome an obstacle can be a struggle for many people. It takes resilience to be successful in overcoming obstacles that are external, internal, or habitual. Understanding these few types of obstacles will help. External obstacles are outside of what you can control; such as, the “economy, natural disasters, physical limitations, and the political climate” (Daum, 2013). Internal obstacles are struggles that we are individually responsible for; such as, “debt, cash flow, time availability

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    Neil Burger, Glory Road directed by James Gartner, and The Pursuit of Happiness by Gabriele Muccino, all set in different times were attempting to express the message that, overcoming obstacles takes effort, resilience, and determination. The films are mainly about how the protagonist who struggles in life overcame their obstacles by having determination, being resilient. The director cleverly use Dialogue to justify that we shouldn't give up on something that we always wanted to succeed in, The use

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    Have you ever believed that you are unable to come over an obstacle? If so, then I will tell you that you were wrong. You might not believe me but after getting familiar with some examples of obstacles from my life, you will know it will take only three steps to come over an obstacle. Obstacles have never been easy for young athletes but they are not impossible either. To overcome the obstacle of making onto the sports team of Track and Field, I only needed a strong mindset, massive amount of practice

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    many different cultures. In the garden the different cultures were segregated. The garden brought together people who were young, old, pregnant teens, as well as people with other backgrounds. The garden helped so many people. In Seedfolks, overcoming obstacles was a big part of the characters lives. Sae Young, Curtis, Wendell, Leona, and Maricela all had tragedies in their lives that became greatness. Sae Young was a very uptight person because of her tragic past. Sae Young was working in her shop

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    Overcoming Obstacles “Challenges are what makes life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes them meaningful”. Obstacles are problems, given to us humans to solve. It could be something as big as being born with a disability or something as simple as learning how to ride a bike. Overcoming obstacles are never easy to begin with. Most obstacles are extremely hard and challenging. But by overcoming them, you’ll know why they are important. The importance of overcoming obstacles in life is to

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    I have had to face many obstacles in my life. I have learned that every obstacle can either make you stronger or brake you. If overcoming the obstacle were easy, everyone would do it quickly and without any difficulties. It is the joy of overcoming the obstacles that makes everything so much worth it. In my case every obstacle has had a purpose. Three unforgettable obstacles that I have overcome are my childhood, an abusive domestic violent relationship, and jail time. To begin with, while some

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    Facing obstacles is very hard to overcome It might seem impossible, but there are people who have overcome some of the most difficult challenges ever. A great amount of people have gone through similar things but end up with a different response every time. They overcome these obstacles by keeping a positive attitude, facing their problem, and accept who they are. First, overcoming adversity needs lots of patience, so keeping a good attitude is important. A young female named Aimee Mullin shows

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    Obstacles are hard to overcome but the only thing really stopping people is fear. There are two people, Andrew and Katie, who had huge obstacles coming their way. One of them may have a bigger obstacle, but they both overcome it. Andrew had to deal with public speaking, and Katie had to deal with basketball. Either way, they both had to overcome it and succeeded. Introducing Andrew, he had a bigger problem that had to do with public speaking, he hated it. To start his day, Mr. Taylor, his teacher

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