Fear In Eleanor Roosevelt's Stepping It Up

From the beginning of written time to modern society today, humans had countlessly evolved and grew stronger as they conquer and face their fear. One fearful self would start off as a scared and petrified being with a particular fear, but as he/she expose him/herself to that fear, the fear would gradually die away like a leaf withering in the harsh winter. Likewise, Eleanor Roosevelt had once stated, “We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face.” True enough, her quote was proven through countless stories and experiences, which includes “Stepping It Up”, “Ricki-tick-tavi”, and my very own personal experiences. So with evidence from other stories and events, Eleanor’s quote,

In the biography, “Stepping It Up,” by Editor, Anthony, a young dancer with the love for music, grew stronger in his pathway of music as he gradually conquer his fear of public humiliation. The young hip-hop dancer started off in fifth grade as a boy with the fear of public humiliation after he discovered that society don’t always accept his talent of dancing. Instead during his school year, those who voluntarily chooses to dance with the girls in the special events, like parades and carnivals, would be treated diverse and different from the others. This finding causes irrational fear as well as an enteral struggle to gradually form and build up inside Anthony as he slowly matures toward eight grade. That is when Anthony realizes that in order to grow stronger in his path of dancing, he must seek and face his fear to truly conquer it. Indeed, he did edge closer to conquering his fear by first exposing his inner self to the face of humiliation when the article stated, “During one of the first practices, we broke up into groups, said our names and were asked to freestyle. I had no clue what to do. When it was my turn, I tripped on my way toward the middle of the circle. I choked and got way nervous. I threw my hands over my head like I was in a rave but it didn’t fit with the old school hip-hop beat. My spins were offbeat and I lost track of the music. I looked around and everyone was staring at me. I quickly walked back to my spot on the outside circle. It was the longest 30 seconds of my life.” Anthony felt that he is a failure at freestyling, but on the contrary, by exposing himself to his fear of humiliation, Anthony is progressively growing stronger in confidence as he adapt to the face of his fear, humiliation. Another event that proves that Roosevelt quote is right is when Anthony decided to face his fear by deliberately starting a cypher with his two friends, Tai and Ica, in the stated