Aimee Mullins Obstacles

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Michael Jordan once said,”Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it¨. These obstacles can sometimes be a disability. It can also be poverty issue. Even with these obstacles individuals still have to figure out how to cope with them. Some individuals might use the way of guidance and trust their instincts, while others may use resources they have to overcome their obstacle. In the Personal Narrative ¨A Work In Progress¨ by Aimee Mullins, a young girl named Aimee Mullins was born with two amputated legs. She has to deal with not being able to do lots of things because she doesn't have ankles or legs. She overcomes this obstacle by working with many people to help her get new and improved legs that will be just like having regular legs. It says,¨ And so I started working with engineers, fashion designers, sculptors , Hollywood prosthetic makeup artists, wax museum designers to build for me¨(pg.406).This shows that Aimee wanted to try very hard to make sure that it doesn't even feel like she doesn't even realize …show more content…

HIs town in Malawi is facing a time where it’s hard to get food and water so people are dying from starvation and dehydration. He copes with this obstacle by building two windmills that are able to pump water for irrigation and give out electricity so people can watch tv and charge their phones and other things. In the text it states,” He’s currently working on a design for a windmill powerful enough to pump water from wells and provide lighting for Masitala, a cluster of buildings where about 60 families live”(pg.519). In other words, this shows that William Kamkwamba is helping other towns with being able to survive by going there and building windmills for

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