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I feel that Abraham Lincoln said this quote because you do not really know who and what a person is unless you give them something. In this case, Lincoln was talking about giving power. People act differently when they are alone, with friends, with family, and with adults. Power can get to people and change them into a bad person or either a better one. A person’s true character matters more than any amount of power they have. People do not realize who are not important in the world and the only way they can get attention is when they have power. Almost everyone can overcome adversity is what he is basically saying. Adversity happens to everyone, but character is different for everyone. Adversity makes up your character and shows who you
Once, a wise soul has spoken, “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful”. Adversity means having troubles and difficulties. It’s what you need to persevere through in order to do something you’ve wanted to do for a long time. If you want to pass that test, you’ve gotta conquer your fears and fight through all the troubles that arrive in front of you. Become your own hero. Adversity is a situation that took place in the novel “The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton.
“All of the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me.” Walt Disney. The books A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, a fictional book, and Iqbal a fictional book, share the same theory. A Long Walk to Water is a book about the true story of Salva; a little boy that gets separated from his family because of the war in South Sudan and later becomes the leader of a group called the Lost Boys of South Sudan. This novel also includes a fictional story of Nya, a little girl that can’t go to school, because she has to walk to the water well twice a day, taking up most of the day. Salva helps Nya get a water well in her village years later by using his organization, Water for South Sudan. Iqbal is the true story of Iqbal Masih, a little boy that became a child slave, but was able to set himself and his friends free from slavery. This book is told in the point of view of Fatima a fictional little girl that was one of the children who was enslaved in the same factory as Iqbal. In each book, the characters grow stronger because of a cultural conflict. Cultural conflicts can force people to become stronger.
The idea of taking risks appeal to most people, but what is actually learned from the act of risk taking? In the two readings, “Breaking through Uncertainty –Welcome Adversity,” by Jim McCormick, and “Neighbours,” by Lien Chao, the benefit derived from taking risks is explored. In McCormick’s article, a parachuting jump mishap leads to his revelation that confidence and certainty can be found. Chao’s short story deals with Sally befriending an elderly couple and joining them for Canada Day celebrations, and along the way realizes what’s important to herself. Though “Breaking Through Uncertainty –Welcome Adversity,” deals with a life saving risk, “Neighbours” is more about a personal risk, something that demonstrates much greater benefits as personal satisfaction.
Quote 3: Adversity is like a strong wind. I don’t mean just that it holds us back from places we might other wise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be” (Golden 348)
The optimal age to experience adversity is late teens to early twenties. If the person it too young, they will become overly vigilant and distrusting. Too old, and the person will not be resilient enough to overcome the adversity in a beneficial way. Throughout all of this, we see that the key to adversity is fully overcoming it by searching for useful, constructive lessons. The message above is overly simple. It says that we can do it, which Haidt would agree with, but it gives no tools. Haidt would say that we can do it only if we have the proper affective style, age, and support network. It is not always fully your choice whether something gets you down or not. You could have a negative affective style, or not be at the right age to deal with your adversity. As far as “you can do it” Haidt would agree that this is true, anyone can overcome adversity, but it is once again not that simple. Every person is different and those difference effect how much we can benefit from a situation. In short, I think that would technically agree with this statement, but would agree that it is not that simple. It is not just not letting it get you down, it is what you are able to pull
Abraham Lincoln once voiced “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” One key term in Lincoln’s statement is “adversity,” which means a hardship and suffering of humanity. Another important word in Lincoln’s statement is “character,” which means people’s traits, features, and morality. Overall, Lincoln means that men should not be judged by what they experience, but what their actions are when they have control. Furthermore, Lincoln implies in his statement that people should not be trusted unless they have been given authority, revealing their true nature. Finally, when looked under the Lens of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln’s statement can be proven true through Shakespeare’s use of the politics and power motif.
The quote once spoken by former president, Abraham Lincoln, in essay topic two questions the integrity of person’s moral character when introduced to power. The quotes centers upon Lincoln’s claim that power has a tremendous and drastic effect upon a person’s character and can ultimately reveal the true nature of a person. Lincoln goes on to say that many people are able to withstand and persevere through many struggles and trials in life, which often test a person’s character. By withstanding such troublesome struggles, a person’s character for the most part remains intact. However, Lincoln reasons that when given power, the ultimate authority and influence, to act unjustly without facing any ramifications for the committed actions, a person’s moral character is often
Award-Winning author Laura Hillenbrand writes of the invigorating survival story of Louie Zamperini in her best selling book, Unbroken. Louie Zamperini was an ambitious, record-breaking Olympic runner when he was drafted into the American army as an airman during World War II. On the mission that led him to embark on a journey of dire straits, Louie’s plain crashed into the Pacific Ocean, leaving only him and two other crewmen as survivors. Stranded on a raft in shark infested waters, without any resources or food, and drifting toward enemy Japanese territory, the men now have to face their ultimate capture by Japanese, if they survive that long. Louie responded to his desperation with dexterity, undergoing his plight with optimism and confidence, rather than losing hope. In this memorable novel, Hillenbrand uses a vivid narrative voice to divulge Louie’s tale of endurance, and proves that the resilience of the human mind can triumph through adversity.
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In life, people will always have something to say about you in everything one does in life, either negative or positive, but it’s the moment when you let what is said upon you affect the way you live your life, that when its becomes a problem. I for myself have been victim of so many people saying things about me and letting get into my head, but I had the courage to overcome a lot of obstacles like that. I have struggled with a lot of obstacles in my life some got the better of me while I have been able to overcome most of them. I am writing this essay to give an example of an obstacle which I struggled with for a very long time and I nearly took the best of me, but with time I was able to overcome it.
The example of “Overcoming adversity” in this movie is when the dangerous civil war takes place in Thailand between the rebels and the government, trapping a family of Americans in the hostile country, and it is up to the parents whether they live or die. A quote from the movie which contributes to the adversity is when Jack tells his wife “There’s a war going on out there”. The adversity they encounter is mentally and physically challenging because this requires them to think and make fast decisions as well as fight for their lives if they had to. During their struggle to reach safety they tried to take shelter at the American Embassy which was a disappointment because it was completely destroyed. I think the author and director is trying to show us that a very spontaneous adversity could arise but the best way to overcome the adversity is with teamwork, good decisions and will to fight for your life like how the family did things they could never dream of. In conclusion, although these two films/texts are in completely different time periods, one ancient, one modern and have different situations. The adversity the characters from both movies have to face in my opinion are both quite similar because in both movies, the protagonists have to save someone they love from dangerous enemies which leads to the “adversity” they have to overcome. Something similar about a character from No Escape and a character from Saving General Yang is how the father in No escape and the Eldest brother in Saving General Yang both have the trait of leadership and bravery which was two very crucial characteristics. This is because without these traits, the father from No Escape would have never had the bravery to lead his family to safety and the eldest brother from Saving General Yang would have never had the courage to lead his brothers
Adversity affects people’s characters and personalities every day. Although adversity may not affect everyone, it affects an abundance of individuals every day. I have faced adversity in my life. Ever since I was little I have been playing soccer, and every day I have been trying to get better and better. My parents compare me to my sister every day due to the fact that she plays soccer as well. Being compared has changed me into a more hard-working individual and made me a better person as a whole. See, adversity does not always change people for the worse. Sometimes, like in my case, it can coerce people into becoming stronger. Adversity shapes a person’s character through displaying different forms, altering individuals for better or worse,
Overcoming Obstacles Throughout a persons life, they are faced with different obstacles, and different challenges of all different types. My life in particular has been full of ups and downs, especially towards my soccer career. In the novel The Pact, three boys, George, Rameck, and Sam, are faced with many obstacles throughout their lives, where they must learn to overcome and achieve great success on their own will power. Essentially, I did the same thing. My soccer career has been one of my most difficult life challenges, creating the person I am today.
Overcoming adversity is imperative. In fact, you can 't have the happiness and success you want unless you have adversity in your life and overcome it. It is essential for progressing into who you want to be. It shows you what you are made of. It teaches you more about yourself, how to approach what you want, and how to maintain the success that you have. Without it, you wouldn 't know how far you could go or how capable you are because you wouldn 't have anything to push you or compare to.
...nk of as accomplishments that shaped who we are. Measuring ourselves against our personal achievents and the adversity we face is one of the many ways that we can examine our lives and potential. Adversity plays such a big role in our lives that it's almost invisible. We don't realize that practically everyday we face it and set it up to determine who we are going to be. Sometimes people are given a really crappy deck of cards and don’t know how to handle them. When were in a difficult situation, or faced with adversity we have two choices. Battle through it and become an even greater individual because of it or succumb to the situation and give up. It it all depends on how much determination a person has to fight through the adversity and in turn, become a better person.