college education directly after finishing high school. Other individuals choose to return to school for a college degree later in their lives for various reasons. Returning to school as a college student can be both challenging and rewarding, and requires a goal oriented mindset, changes in one's lifestyle, and strategies to overcome obstacles in order to be a successful student. All of these issues were deeply considered in my personal decision to return to school to pursue my college education.…
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Period: 5 In my first freshman year of high school, there are many challenges and obstacles I have overcomed, and to this day, I am still working on overcoming some of them. Although many of theses challenges I have faced were, and are still difficult for me, I believe they are all part of the essential aspect of growing up and experiencing a real high school. In fact, I have gained and developed much selfknowledge, valuable to my entire life because of these obstacles I have had to face. Without these challenges…
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Obstacles and disadvantages are always going to be with us through out life ;however, they are here for us to overcome them. When you go out to the real world, problems are going to be everywhere ,but it’s how you fix your problem that will affect if it’s good or bad. An obstacle can be with you since the day you were born ;however, some things in life can not be changed but it is how you live with them what matters. For example, in the book “The Outsiders” there is two groups in high school ,the…
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Overcoming an Obstacle Throughout my life, I have overcome several obstacles. One of the most challenging obstacles I endured was becoming a teen mom at the young age of sixteen. During this time, I did not know that I was up against. Approximately, one third of teenaged females in the United States become pregnant, and once pregnant, are at increased risk of becoming pregnant again (Basch, 2011). I did not realize that I would face all the challenges and sacrifices that came along with being…
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Jennifer Branum Section 101 Introductory Essay Adjustment is making changes to meet a goal and to be able adapt to a situation. There are many needs and obstacles that people go through facing adjustment. For example, I work with mentally ill clients at my job. I had a client sitting in the front lobby in the middle of that night stating, “I am waiting for the bus to take me to Kansas City.” I needed to get her back to bed and have her change her clothes due to being incontinent of urine. When…
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with many vigorous obstacles. Though it has been a struggle, I have managed to overcome them. Some of the obstacles that have made a big impact on myself were growing up in a low income community while struggling financially, coping with my health condition, and my grades drastically dropping during junior year because of low attendance due to being bullied. At the age of 2, I was brought into a city called Waipahu known as a low income community. With crime rates being high and people without…
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animals the world has ever seen. They’re graceful, ferocious when needed and recognized as one of the most powerful of all land mammals. Not the biggest in stature, but tigers are fearless. Willing to make any sacrifice and willing to conquer any obstacle it must. I don’t consider myself to be the most beautiful or the most ferocious. I don’t even consider myself graceful. But tiger’s and I, we have common characteristics. We are both, for lack of better words, “go getters”. We are also both loyal…
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Tension mounted as the Richmond High Oilers faced the upcoming basketball championship. The town was wild with excitement over their undefeated team and the bleachers were filled with cheering fans for every game. No one could imagine that on January 4, 1999 the community would erupt in dissention and so many lives would change forever when Coach Ken Carter padlocked the gym, refusing the players access for failing to keep up their grades. Inspired by a true story, “Coach Carter” is an inspirational…
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succeed, after overcoming your failures is a sign of courage. To ultimately succeed, it is necessary to fail at times because it shows bravery through your determination and strength to continue what you set your mind to. Even our role models have failed numerous times. However, they keep fighting their falls until they accomplish their goal. Michael Jordan, an outstanding basketball player perhaps the best of all time, was cut off his high school team. Jordan still overcame this obstacle, and was willing…
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people encounter different obstacles and disadvantages in their lives. In addition, each obstacle can be turned into a positive influence and aspect which will lead to having a happy productive life another way they can be turned into something good is that if you accept and learn from them your obstacles will more than likely not happen again. It doesn’t matter who you or where you live, we all have rough times and the only way we can get something out of our obstacles and disadvantages is to see…
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