...In my brief eighteen-years of life, I have encountered many obstacles and faced great amounts of adversity in my athletic endeavors. From pulled quad muscles to kicking in a game while battling salmonella, I have always played to my best abilities by learning to manage and overcome barriers that stand before me. While these physical hindrances have been difficult, none are as devastating as failure. Most consider failure to mean that one didn’t reach their end goal due to poor performance or circumstances. This is not failure but instead part of the process of being successful. The real failure, however, is when someone gives up on their goal and quits trying to reach it. As an athlete, I have heard a lot of pep talks about success and failure....
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...The Legend of Bagger Vance Reflection A major component that enabled Junah to conquer the challenges he faced in The Legend of Bagger Vance was his ability to ultimately surpass the mental road blocks that he had set up for himself along the way. Throughout the movie Junah dealt with many difficult situations that he was not able to conquer until he finally reached the third and final stage of development referenced in our class. In the beginning, Junah faced some severe adversity shortly after perfecting his abilities in golf. He was called to serve in the war and I would never wish the experience he had on my worst enemy. This severe adversity truly portrayed where Junah was at mentality following his return. He could not handle life as it was anymore and ran off, never coming back in touch with all those that he used to care so much about until much later, but not to see those who he used to be close with. Although, following a series of events in which the golf tournament is started and Junah is approached by the young boy about participating in the said tournament, we get our first glance at the stage Junah is in at this moment in time. In his first conversations about golf, Junah states that he has “lost his swing.” This is the first or physical stage of development where he is approaching his problem strictly at the physical state. His attitude is one of an upside down cup unwilling to accept help from others. His “swing” is symbolic for something much deeper that is...
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...Since 2015, Kylan Bautista has had to look adversity straight in the eye and learn to overcome the unthinkable. As a senior in high school it wasn’t the stress of passing final exams, picking where to go to school, or even just who to take to prom like most of us. No, the adversity Kylan had to face was a matter of life or death, when he discovered at the age of 17 that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor that ended up changing his life completely. Kylan being a very gifted athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football had his first seizure at baseball practice. A day that truly would change his life forever. When I’ve heard people describe this day to me the main word that comes to light is scary, frankly the word scary barely scratches...
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...entrenched the color-line through the First World War. I will conclude my paper by talking about how racial ideas played into the acceptance of immigrants within U.S. culture and as a justification for U.S. imperialism into the 1920s. The first couple of decades in the twentieth century were some of the low points for African Americans since the end of the Civil War. America was always viewed as a role model for democracy to the rest of the world. Little did they know about the problems that were hidden from the public. America was battling racial and gender equality. Women had long been battling issues such as the right to vote in the political system and the types of jobs they were able to hold. Our text stated that “a typical life path for a woman of this era was marriage and family, where her responsibility was tending to a home and caring for the needs her children and spouse” (Bowles, 2011, p.20). On the other hand, African Americans were battling separation and segregation. The Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 legalized racism and proposed that separate but equal facilities were fair and just at that time....
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...07-05-13 ENG111 K. Courage I believe courage is something that comes from deep inside oneself. I feel everyone has courage and uses it at different times and in different ways. I think most of the tales,stories and movies that we and our children are raised on have heroic and inspirational themes. The Bible tells of David battling Goliath, and The Wizard of OZ tells of the cowardly lion who must find courage to face the witch. There are other forms of courage such as when Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela spoke out against injustice, or people like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney took huge financial risks to follow their dreams. Courage ranges from physical strength to mental stamina. There are probably more kinds and examples of courage than what I'm going to talk about,but I'm just going to touch on a few. The first kind of courage is overcoming fear,so you can do what needs to be done. It could be something as small as overcoming the fear of speaking in public. Whatever your fear, it will take courage to face that fear. Fear of failure kept me from going back to school and furthering my education. Finally,at age thirty-eight, I overcame my fear and returned to school. I regret not doing it sooner. Nelson Mendela once said” I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who...
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...Many are like David facing his own giants in life, rather than facing actual giants, such as conquering a circumstance or illness that threatens to derail you. Malcolm Gladwell writes about people rising above difficult circumstances in life, like in his book “David and Goliath Underdogs, Misfits, and The Art of Battling Giants” using pathos, ethos, logos, and rhetorical tactics like metaphors, similes, anecdotes, epistrophes, and allegory. Gladwell uses numerous inspiring stories throughout the book to encourage the readers to agree with his point of view. He accomplishes this by presenting strong evidence supporting his claim that the underdog may, and frequently does, have the upper hand in social circumstances. Gladwell backs up his arguments using both primary and secondary sources. In...
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...Whenever you think of the greatest basketball players of all time you think of Kareem, Shaq, Lebron, Michael, Kobe, Bird ,Russell,and Magic. Everyone has there opinions and there is great debate over who is actually the best. There are thousands of different opinions, but most NBA analysts lists all come down to 4 players Michael Jordan,Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, and Lebron James. I believe that Lebron James is greatest basketball player of all time because he is so valuable to his team and makes everyone around him better on and off the court. Lebron is on pace to be the NBAś all time scoring leader. Lebron James is so valuable to his and led 2 different teams to 7 straight NBA finals. He is a 4 time MVP, a 3 time finals MVP and is...
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...Leader 2: Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde, born on 1 January, 1956 in Paris, France into a family of academics is the first woman to run the 188 country financial organization, spending much of her two years on the job, battling the debt crises in Europe and calling out for ailing global economies to accelerate steps for a stable growth. She succeeded Dominique Strauss-kahn as the next person to lead the IMF under a cloud of controversy and in the wake of the global economic crises. Lagarde was a labor and anti-trust attorney in the US before having a six year stint as French Finance Minister. Lagarde has certain characteristics that help her succeed as a leader. Her tenacity and commitment are clearly shown through her ability to climb the ranks and reach the positions of power even amidst adversity. Even though she has no economics degree, she seems to have made up for it through her experience. She followed a more inclusive and team-minded management style. Her blunt and straightforward discussions which can be actually taken as rude by some are actually an advantageous quality for a leader. She is very intelligent and confident and her quick wit keeps others on their feet. She is an assertive spokesperson for the advancement of women in everything and believes that in the economic and financial area, women are for a variety of reasons underrepresented. A mother of two, divorced, she liked to trumpet womanhood as an asset in the huge world of finance. Her...
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...were most interested in my workout regimen and what supplements I was taking.” (Fujita) Playing football provides players with opportunities to develop skills in communication. “I found myself receiving e-mail after e-mail from people presumably motivated by keyword searches for “football, concussion, trauma, disease.” (Fujita) These abilities allow people to operate productively as leaders. Playing or coaching sports such as football, soccer and any other types of sport activities will help members learn how to treat other participants with respect. Another reason why I would let my son play football is because it shows them great discipline. “Certainly there are lessons to be learned from playing football, about toughness, battling through adversity, and teamwork.” (Fujita) Discipline is very important in football because you have several moving parts for each play. “Sure, training camp is easier than it used to be and everyone is smarter about limiting in practice contract.” (Fujita) Anyone who plays the sport will have to learn about how important it is to be disciplined with everything they do. Football provides education, friendship and job opportunities. “How can I bash a game that produced so many friendships, paid for a part of my education and helped me become comfortable financially.” (Fujita) Many retired football players continue their career as entrepreneurs, salesmen, coaches or fitness professionals. “And now I actually get paid to talk about football on television...
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...Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne | October 24 2012 | Adrianne Jacobs Western Civilization 77303 Word Count: 927 | Ashlee Graves | Anchorage Woman Part of Archaeological Discovery October 24, 2012 An exciting discovery is being celebrated half way around the world today. Ms. Ashlee Rose of Anchorage, Alaska was working with a field crew on the restoration of the Palatine Chapel, in Germany when a great historical document was unearthed. The document was a narrative written by the Barbarian, Einhard; a fostered son as well as loving and loyal subject to King of the Franks, Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great. This piece of history was Einhards endowment to the legacy of his great king. It was once quoted by the Roman Orator, Cicero, “It is an outrageous abuse both of time and literature for a man to commit his thoughts to writing without having the ability either to arrange them or elucidate them, or attract readers by some charm of style." (Einhard) However some might receive Einhard recount as a disorder of written expression, Ms. Rose described it as, “a romanticized account of a glorious life, which leaves the reader with a little more hope for the compassions of men.” The account of Charles’ life, as written by Einhard recounts the glory of his reign by beginning with the kings’ delegation of power. Pepin, Charles father, had ruled over the Franks for 15 years before dying of dropsy in September of 768. Upon his death, Pepin consecrated his power to his...
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...bargain closes the case as quickly as it opened, and the prosecution team gets win without having to rely on a jury or argument. The main role of the defense attorney is to come to the aid of the accused and provide a competent defense or defenses to prove the innocence of the accused. During the plea bargain the defense attorney is trying to get the best deal for the client being represented by the defense. The plea bargain is a good tool for the defense as well. Even though the pea bargain can count as a lose the defense attorney secures two objectives with it. First objective is the defense attorney lightens the case load for him or her self. Secondly, the defense attorney secures possibly the better deal for the client instead of battling with the prosecution and getting a much harsher sentencing. The criminal is the defendant that has a failed defense, incompetent defense attorney, or both. The accused status disappears after the conviction making the accused a...
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...The Coming Out Process; Athletes Edition For most collegiate and professional athletes life is hard, with the media critiquing their every move and also trying to stay on top of their game so they can succeed to the best of their abilities. Now they are all facing change and for few they have to fight adversity. NBA Player Jason Collins, Division 1 College Football player Michael Sam, and Division 1 College Basketball player Derrick Gordon will now have to face one of the biggest adversities and that’s being in active in their current sport as an openly gay player. This will be new for not only them but also the league they each are individually apart of, as they become the ‘First’ openly gay player in each of their sport. As silly as it may sounds the NBA and College sports haven’t been exposed to this sexual preferences for varies reason, people keep it to themselves, players or staff are scared to the be the ‘first’, or simply because players were heterosexual for the most part so no one was ever concern about a homosexual in what is called a “MAN” sport. This source said best, ‘despite decreasing homophobia, openly gay male athletes are still rare in organized, competitive team sports.’ (Anderson, 2012). Its funny because people change sexual preferences everyday and their coming out stories aren’t nationally televised but yet when these three individuals came out to the public seems like red flags when up all over the sports world. A player could’ve had the best...
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...The Uprising of Othello One always hears an inspirational story about how an unlikely person overcomes adversity to make a difference in the community, country, or even the world. Barak Obama, despite his African American background, was able to become the President of the United States and change history. Rosa Parks, despite her African American background during the Jim Crow Laws, refused to get off the seat at the front of the bus and was a catalyst of the beginning of a new revolution. Cinderella, despite being an overworked poor daughter, was able to find her Prince Charming. All of these people had a foundation of life, their background, as something different from the social norm; even so they could make a difference and overcome their obstacles in life. But for every story of success comes hundreds of tales of failure-of one’s race, or culture which may prevent them from their goal or final outcome. In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, Othello is said to be a tragic figure- one who starts their life as very high, noble, and proud, but soon slowly crumbles away due to fate. One could ultimately argue that is true, the downfall of Othello was inevitable, yet Othello’s background, the foundation of his life was the character flaw. Shakespeare’s Othello is one whose background in the Moor and military causes his downfall and eventual death. Through Othello, Shakespeare demonstrates that one must believe and trust him/herself before making life-changing decisions. Othello’s...
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...S.R.NELSON’S STEEL DRIVIN’ MAN REVIEWED 1 1 S.R. Nelson’s Steel Drivin’ Man – John Henry, The Untold Story of an American Legend Reviewed Caroline M. Smith University of Houston – Downtown S.R.NELSON’S STEEL DRIVIN’ MAN REVIEWED Introduction 2 Scott Reynolds Nelson examined the life and death of a Mr. John William Henry in the insightful book titled, Steel Drivin’ Man – John Henry, The Untold Story of an American Legend. According to Nelson, John Henry was from Elizabeth City, New Jersey, turned 18 in 1865 and stood five feet one and a quarter inches when he first appeared in Prince George County, Virginia in April of 1866 (44). Here, as Nelson began his journey to the truth behind the real John Henry, he encountered many mysteries. Based upon my understanding of Nelson’s research compiled in his book, Steel Drivin’ Man, this paper will explore only three mysteries that Nelson encountered along the way and how he confronted them. I will examine the circumstances surrounding John Henry’s incarceration, the events that led him to drive steel and finally, the cause of his death. In doing so, I hope to gain a deeper awareness of the life and times of John Henry, whether he be fact or fiction, which can qualify a deeper appreciation of the triviality of some of today’s commonplace woes. S.R.NELSON’S STEEL DRIVIN’ MAN REVIEWED 3 Nelson was unable to find any earlier recordings of John Henry until his arrival in Prince George County after the Civil War when...
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...Rise Up Tiffany R. Sims African American Art Dr. Akua McDaniel 11/20/12 Struggle. Hope. Change. Since the colonial period, and even many years before this time period, African-American people struggled with inequality, lack of rights, and racial injustice. This struggle came to a historical high during The Civil War in the 1860’s. With much effort and persistence, the war ended and slavery was abolished in the nation. The result brought hope to black people in the United States. This newfound faith amongst black people was captured in many different forms, such as propaganda, literature, and most importantly, art. Two black, female artists portrayed this spirit in the forms of sculptures. During the Post-Civil War era, Edmonia Lewis and Meta Warrick Fuller created works that symbolized the struggle for freedom, hope for the future, and a need for change for African-American people. The American Civil War was arguably one of the most deadliest and important events in the nation’s history. Political tensions came to an all-time high and caused a split and war amongst the States from 1861-1865. Slavery was a root cause of the war. The North, also known as the Union, was fighting for the abolishment of slavery while the South, also known as the Confederacy, was fighting to preserve slavery laws in the nation. In the end, the North prevailed and laws were made to end slavery and give black people the rights and privileges they deserved. The...
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