He pointed out Mr. Cathey consistent bombardments of challenges and how he handle each situation. Every good point in his life such as becoming a father was met with a bad point in which he couldn’t go to school because he became a father. The author allowed us to feel happy for the situations that seemed any reasonable person would feel good about and upset about the unforeseen variables that tend to find Mr. Cathey. The author makes sure you feel the joy and pain of a young man who could have made it to a higher level but came up short because of his bad decision
Nothing is this world is perfect. Our government that has survived over two hundred years and multiple wars but, it is far from perfect. It is full of flaws. Barack Obama makes these flaws apparent in his book, The Audacity of Hope.
This leads Mimi to finding her own way to get the tools, and eventually leads her to becoming close friends with the boy next door because he has the tools needed and is willing to teach her. ” Her courage and determination can empower kids, especially girls, to embrace the sciences and their own dreams'' (Hilton). If Mimi hadn’t had the courage to talk to the boy, even though his father balks and makes rude comments about her interracial family, she wouldn’t have won the science fair and she wouldn’t have gotten a step closer to her dream. Children reading this novel can be inspired by Mimi to take that leap and talk to someone new, be open about their dreams or continue to have the determination to achieve those goals. Nevertheless, the novel let’s readers know that it is okay to dream big and to keep dreaming big no matter what others
Throughout history, we have had to deal with conflict. How we deal with conflict can be most challenging of all. We all can find our strength to make it through treacherous times. A positive attitude can help a tremendous amount when dealing with conflict. An example of this can be found in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Only 5% of people accomplish their dreams in a life span of 100 years. This isn’t because chasing your dreams is not acceptable or frowned upon, but because people never want to take the hard way, they never want to put in the work. Although, seeing that only 5% of people accomplish their dreams, it shouldn’t deter you from the fact that it’s possible you can become a part of that 5%. The readings, “89th Connecticut College Commencement Address” by Robert D. Ballard (Non-fiction) and “The King’s Highway” by Henry Van Dyke (Fiction), both share the common theme of; when things get tough, don’t take the easy way out. The Commencement Speech takes place at a graduation ceremony and the author talks about the challenges he has taken on throughout
On Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 a tornado tore through the town of Smithville, Mississippi. The residents of Smithville had been going about their business. They knew of the storm, but no one really expected anything to come of it. The tornado sirens had been going on and off most of the morning, everyone started to grow quite accustom to, but still quite annoyed by, the noise that seemed as though it just would not go away. Most people may only have a faint memory of that day.
In the end, his suffering paid off as his hope and dream of finding his family alive finally came true. Through the story of a young boy who treasured all his blessings in a harsh environment, I learned to value the things I have and to not waste these special
Before reading this book, I had no motivation, I didn’t think I could fulfil my dreams at this age. I wanted to learn to be more confident, work harder and learn from my past mistakes and I learnt just that, however, there were times when I was reading the book I felt that my life was very disorganised and there was no hope, at the start of the book Lilly reminds the readers to not be discouraged as this is a chance to grow and learn. I realised that if you want something you have to work hard for it. This book doesn’t contain fluffy, inspirational tumblr quotes or hopeful thoughts to make you feel good about yourself. A quote that stuck with me after reading this book was “There's no escalators - there's only staircases to success.
In his article “The Mythology of Hope and Change”, Ira Chernus Speaks about human tendencies. He tells us that humans are neither good nor bad. We strive to do the right thing, to care for one another. Yet at the same time, we are very selfish, lazy, and unwilling to go out of our comfort zone to help strangers. Humans, or Americans, enjoy the idea of a new life, a better life.
Throughout the class so far, multiple articles pertaining to the human condition and life have been read and analyzed. These articles go under the saying “Life Almost Straight”, and an interpretation of this saying is that life isn’t a straight path towards a goal. In fact, it’s like a curvy back road with pleasures, rough spots, and hope. The author of the article “College should be an adventure” expresses his five suggestions about how to make college days seem like an adventure.
Dispositional optimism is a topic discussed by Dan P. McAdams on page 48 of “The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self.” Dispositional optimism is “a generalized expectancy that good, as opposed to bad, outcomes will generally occur” and that it has positive effects when coping with illness (48). Much research has shown that the power of positive thinking can help people “recover from illness, endure personal hardship, and triumph over a host of other adversaries” (48). While often the effects are exaggerated, empirical evidence shows that some of this may be true. When I first started to encounter medical hardship, aside from the breaks, sprains, strains, and pulls I encountered through middle school, I was in high
Many of the students felt the same way, one in particular, Dennis, never thought he would be able to finish high school. Traditional school just wasn’t for him. Now, fast forward __________ years to Elizabeth Forward School District. You know what you would see walking down the halls and in classrooms? Students, lots of students.
If someone has ever been in a bad state of mind or faced with a hard decision, they know that it is hard to stay positive. It’s usually easier said than done, but having an optimistic mindset can benefit many areas of someone’s life. Throughout history, especially during times of war, there have been multiple people that stood out because of their positive attitude. Winston Churchill is one of those people, shown in “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat” (Churchill). Another great example of someone with an optimistic mindset is Anne Frank in “Anne Frank:
In The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, a central theme is hope. First, the image of Mrs. Weera’s encouragements represents the theme of hope because it represents new ideas and how they could still survive happily. For example, Mrs. Weera said “Don’t give up hope” in the story, she had brought the family back up to work hard to survive and earn money without their Dad. In addition, Mrs. Weera had been reminding them about the wonderful ideas, and she even came up with one, which is the “boy” disguise.
His optimism is generated from and proven in this essay through his and Hazel’s parents lack of discipline providing encouragements to pursue
