“Many times we are our worst enemy. If we could learn to conquer ourselves, then we will have a much easier time overcoming the obstacles that are in front of us.”― Stephan Labossiere. Helen Keller had to overcome many obstacles. Farmers who survived the dust bowl overcame obstacles as well. People who overcome obstacles by never giving up on what they’re passionate about.
In the autobiography, “The Story of My Life”, Helen Keller faced the difficulty of being deaf and blind. It was difficult for Helen Keller to correspond. Helen Keller thought it was impossible for her to learn. Around that time, Helen was slowly starting to learn how to interact.Thanks to Anne Sullivan, Helen’s teacher, Helen was able to learn a new way to connect with others.
In the video,”The Dust Bowl”, farmers faced difficulties of living in the Central States in the U.S. With the difficulties, there was a severe drought worse than the one in California recently. Without water, there was a lack of crops. Without water and crops, the topsoil turned into dust. The farmers had a way to move, but it was the only way to survive.
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Helen Keller learned how to communicate by placing her hand beside people’s faces, with her fingers on top of their nose, mouth, and throat. Farmers had overcome their obstacles by selling as much furniture and belongings at markets, burn the rest of their belongings they can’t sell. After that, they leave as quickly as possible to move to California for a better life and soil to grow crops again. Overcoming obstacles is a challenge, but after a while, things would progress and get