Mahisha Dellinger Childhood Case Analysis

Through it all, I obtained the ability to overcome any situation at hand, no matter how long it took. I achieved through my obstacles with my school's' motto, “Find a Way or Make One”. During the year of 2009, I joined a step team in high school called the Distinguished Upper-class Kings Empowered through Step (D.U.K.E.S). Growing up in Houston, Texas things are not always as sweet as some would make it seem, especially my particular neighborhood. Even though I had a stepfather, I wouldn’t call him a role model.

A person living with the circumstances of Erik Weihenmayer may have a difficult time accepting them, and making the best of the situation- and justly so. They would be presented with an exhausting conglomeration of obstacles. Erik Weihenmayer learned to accept his situation. He chose not to see it as a road block to a fulfilling life, and went on to climb some of the world’s tallest peaks, attain an education and a career, and his face on the cover of Time Magazine.. The essay “Blindly he goes up”, it is disclosed that Weihenmayer became lost while trying to find his way to a gym, only to arrive once it had closed for the day. He chose to see the situation as an adventure rather than a nightmare. He faced life with an exemplary attitude, and

Today, thousands of kids grow up with hardships, but have potential to be successful. One example of this is in The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. The book is a memoir that tells stories about Jeanette and her family. For the most part Jeannette’s child hood was filled with hardships, but did this make her as successful as she is today? Jeannette Walls is successful because of her hardships she experienced as a child, which shaped her into who she is today.

This essay will discuss how someone's level of future success is determined by the amount and types of extrinsic factors in their lives. Even though this can be argued by people that believe that an individuals success is determined by intrinsic factors which are psychological.Extrinsic factors could be money, things you see in your neighborhood, actions you make.In the book “The Other Wes Moore” you can see that some extrinsic factors had an impact on the success of the both Wes’s because the factors were pushing The Author Wes to succeed and holding down or limiting the Other Wes from succeeding.If both had the same opportunities and help they would have become equally successful they might not both have become authors but they would have

Sociological imagination played a part in this story because the author Wes Moore made connections on how personal experiences relates to public issues. He grew up in poverty and maintained ambition to receive proper education. Thus this tells readers not to let where you came from or your downfalls hinder you from being successful. The Author Wes Moore displayed that education was the key to all future success. He also showed that there should always be a backup plan in case the funding runs out. In the book it wasn’t luck that determined the fates in

Have you ever been so down in life that you thought everything was coming to an end? Or have you experienced problems in life that made you want to give up? Life is full of ups and downs. In the book Everyone Leaves, the author, Wendy Guerra was inspired to share her story of growth from her life experiences. She wrote a novel that was inspired by the diary that she kept with her since she was young.

The Up Series documents the lives of fourteen children in a longitudinal study. The filmmaker interviews these fourteen individuals every seven years to examine how their lives progress over time and to examine how their socioeconomic status affects their life. In this paper, Suzy will be examined from age 7 to age 56. Over the course of the Up Series, Suzy’s personality and priorities changed dramatically in almost all of the aspects of her life. From the small bits and pieces of her life that were captured and shown on the series, the course her life could have taken could have been much different. Her story shows that one life event can change the course of your whole life. In the end Suzy was the poster child of how one life event can change the rest of your life. She is not necessarily the poster child for wealth, prosperity and privilege that the series paint her to be. Initially, she was because that was the type of person the filmmaker wanted to portray her as. However, in the end, she was successful at portraying herself very differently. It took her many years to do so, but she was able to do it. By the end of the series, Suzy changed the way she portrays herself, and much of this change has to do with the life events she has experienced. She experienced being a resistant child and young adult on the series, losing a parent at a young age, finding a successful marriage and experiencing financial instability. All of these events happened at an age the made her grow

Have you ever imagined experiencing abuse as a young child, and living on the streets for a year, and finally becoming an inspirational and successful entrepreneur? Despite all the challenges in Chris Gardner’s past, he was able to overcome the obstacles and achieve his goals. “[He] made up [his] mind as a young kid that when [he] had children they were going to know who their father [was], and that he [wasn’t] going anywhere.

Karen White, an American novelist once said, “Hope, sometimes that’s all you have. When you have nothing else. If you have it. You have everything.” In Sherman Alexie’s novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” he gave us a glimpse of what his life was like on the reservation and his life struggles. In the novel, he went through many milestones to get where he is today. It was hard find hope for Junior. the protagonist in the story, with the fact that he life on the reservation didn’t give much opportunity. After he left he was able to achieve dreams, compared to being in poverty on the reservation. He then came to a realization the world is full of endless opportunity and doesn’t always have to be sad. Junior started to be

Author Stephen Covey’s quote “ I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions”, has now become a lifelong maxim as a I continue to grow and learn about myself. That said, to fulfill this maxim I must continually strive to better myself, and ensure that my past of childhood poverty and abuse never become a hindrance as I develop in university. I am confident that my attendance in this summer institute will allow me to continue growing into a working professional, as well as equip me with the tools necessary to be successful in the working world. Nevertheless, unlike other summer institutes, the LEDA program will allow me to work in a space designed for students with similar upbringings as mine. This unique attribute will

There are many experiences that one encounters in his or her lifetime, but only a few of these experiences are significant enough to leave an impact on our lives. It is safe to say that these experiences help shape us to be the person we are today. With these experiences, along with how we are raised, is what leads to our development as an individual; cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually and how we view the world and ourselves. These experiences leave a lasting impression, and we refer back to them when faced with difficult situations. Whether these experiences are good or bad can change the makeup of our identity, and internal perceptions.

During our lives, serval blissful, traumatic, culture event that established the transformations during cognitive, social, physical, and characteristic changes in our lives from the time of birth through our death. A person’s existence is shaped and molded by the experiences that have set us physically and mentality. The interview conducted for this project for an understanding of, Mrs. Candi Jones, is a mother, daughter, and sister. She was the middle child of in a physically disable household where father and sister hearing-impaired; a mother who is deaf. They are a mixture of a sibling through birth, adoption, and foster. During the interview with Ms. Jones, she discusses experienced numerous events in her life that play a major influenced

This paper is a work of self-examination to find out what influenced my development from birth to this my 56th year. I will delve into my past and try to honestly and without judgment describe what events and actions led me to become the person I am today. I will look at the way in which the culture and family I grew up in build the frame-work of the person I have evolved into.

When I was growing up, I remember my family situation as extremely chaotic. I was one of eight children and my father and mother had little time to devote to me individually. Most of the time they spent trying to earn enough to support us with their meager resources. I was often called upon to act as a surrogate mother to my siblings. I felt I had little time to develop my own unique perspective and voice when I was very young. Even as a preschooler I remember doing chores to help out at home. However, this situation did foster some positive aspects of my character. I learned to be mature at an early age and gained a sense of competence because of my responsibilities. But I also was taught put the needs of others second to my own. I feel that I did not learn to value my own, legitimate desires to an adequate degree as a young girl and have only recently acquired a true sense of worth [THESIS].

Many people come out into this world, becoming astonishing people that we see today. From what we see, we learn that many didn’t come without their own humble beginning. Bionca Bauer, an extravagant being who is a nerd of all things. With short luscious black hair, A smile that shines as bright as the sun itself. Outgoing being, befriending all to comes by. Though she didn’t sprout to who she is now. She faces many obstacles that were difficult to overcome as a dysfunctional family, mother’s drug addiction, and new a beginning.