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Examples Of Overcoming Obstacles

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“Sometimes life can feel like an obstacle course, but if we try hard enough, we can usually make it over the hurdles.” This quote, written by Pearson, means that in life we will face difficult challenges if we try hard enough we can overcome them. When I read this quote a question popped in my mind, “How do we overcome obstacles?” I thought about it and I think we overcome obstacles by looking at what options we have to solve the obstacle and we choose the best one.
An example of looking at our options to solve a downfall is in an article titled “Against the odds”, by Pearson is an Informative text about a US Airways pilot facing an obstacle. When he was on a flight to North Carolina from New York a flock of geese struck the plane. After a loud explosion both engines were disabled. The pilot discussed what options he had. The pilot could either turn back to New york, land in New Jersey, or land in the Hudson River. He thought that landing the plane in the Hudson River was the best option so he went for it, against the odds he landed it safely. This article is a good example of overcoming obstacles because the pilot looked at the options he had to solve the situation and choose the best one. “The Grapes of Wrath”by John Steinbeck, is about farming families who had to move because of a severe drought that caused massive dust storms. On page 459, paragraph 9 it states, “Maybe we can start again in the new rich land-in California, where the fruit grows.” This shows that they

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