The name is Amryss Clark which in Scottish is actually spelled Emrys. I was a blessing born in Orlando on January 31st. From a young age I’ve always been beyond the ordinary, my Dad would always tell me how as a toddler instead of playing with toys I would pick up books and try to read them although they were upside down. As I matured I finally realized what he was talking about. I’ve always had to act a little older because I didn’t live with my Mom, but ultimately that’s what shaped me. I’ve always sacrificed my “teenage years” to ensure that my home was being taken care of. Facing so many obstacles has helped me develop a optimistic perspective on life. I want to succeed in everything I do no matter how long it takes because I want to be able to pat myself on the back. …show more content…
I take every experience that impacts me as a lesson or an opportunity. One thing that has helped me push forward is poetry. I’ve always dabbed in Poetry but it wasn’t until about 7th grade when I decided to take it serious. In 2015 I entered the local Poetry contest at the library where I wrote a Poem called Mind Games. Mind games was about how people fail because they know that failure exists. In the Poem I talked about how believing that failure occurs is all an illusion that your mind creates in order to limit you. My poem was so intriguing that it was published on the Orange County Library system website. My Dad being a disabled single parent has been a continuous significant event in my life. When he’s in the hospital I have to take care of my little sister and my house but when he’s home I have to take care of the house, little sister, and him on top of school work and my job. I never try to complain because I know that one day it’ll pay off. I’ll be able to have get my Dad adequate
Nick Jans suggests that McCandless was either mentally ill or suicidal, however, this does not seem to be the case. Jans observations gives very good points, but they are not in the correct perspective. McCandless did not die because he disrespected the very land he purported to love.
The two pieces of art that I have chosen to compare reside in Toronto’s ‘Art Gallery of Ontario’. While the two pieces are very different in terms of artistic medium and period, the painting, “The Academy”, by Kent Monkman, makes direct reference to Auguste Rodin’s sculpture “Adam”. The sculpture is a giant bronze cast from 1881 inspired by Michealangelo’s “Creation of Adam” Ceiling Fresco in the Sistine Chapel. “The Academy” by Canadian painter, Kent Monkman was commissioned by the AGO in 2008. The piece was created as a visual commentary on the “injustices and oppression Aboriginal people have suffered” (Filgiano) However different they may appear to be, Kent Monkman ‘borrows’ the theme of Rodin’s “Adam” sculpture to create an analogy between Adam’s banishment from paradise and the Aboriginal’s loss of paradise through colonization.
In 1992, Christopher McCandless set off on an odyssey into the backcountry of Alaska, an adventure that had proved fatal. After McCandless's corpse was found, Jon Krakauer wrote an article on the story of Chris McCandless, which was released in the January 1993 issue of Outside magazine. The article had received a negative response; several readers criticized McCandless for being foolish and ill-prepared, and showed no sympathy or remorse for his death. McCandless has been referred to as a nut, a kook, and a fool. However, McCandless was not a nonsensical man. In 1996, Jon Krakauer's novel, Into the Wild, was published. The novel uncovers more detail of McCandless's story. Into the Wild rebuts the idea of McCandless being someone who is foolish, and speaks of the many occasions where McCandless has demonstrated great perseverance and determination. The novel also proves the intelligence of McCandless, and brings insight into McCandless's psyche. The following examples will illustrate how McCandless was not a fool, but someone to admire.
Especially if you have a disability, you have to change your lifestyle to fit your needs. Everyone should know that you can learn your way, you don’t need to learn in a “normal” way. My point is to have positive in your life, not your whole life, I know at some points there’s negativity. The second way to overcome hurdles is to accept who you are and to have confidence. In the article, “ A work In progress”, Aimee Mullins disobeys her father about changing in new clothes for church. Her father believes it's "inappropriate" for her to wear a dress that shows her bolts of her prosthetic. This is not a right way to give your child confidence. It’s also appropriate because she doesn't need anyone to tell her different. Especially, not her father. In the article, “The Story Of My Life”, Helen Keller didn’t think twice about learning how to speak. When she did she realized that she can become successful. Having confidence is key to always having a smile on your face. I’m surprised what others can achieve with disabilities, it shows that nothings impossible. Although life has its ups and downs, always count on yourself to find a way to
Since I have entered college, I have noticed a number of things about myself. I used to think that I was outgoing and confident, but now I feel the opposite about me is true. I discovered that I have Attention Deficit Disorder and a learning disability and this has caused a drop in my confidence related to school as well as other areas of my life. This influenced me to change my major from journalism to speech pathology where there are always people finding new ways of helping others that are disabled in the realm of speech. The appeal of helping people rediscover their voice after they have lost it, or just finding their voice in general really called to me. Now my goals are, instead of being a journalist working at a magazine, to work at a clinic with adults who have suffered from strokes and have aphasia or to travel around the world to help children learn to speak who have had cleft palate surgeries. For me to be able to help people that have an impairment that hinders their lives like myself has become very important to me.
Throughout life people face obstacles, whether they be physical or in their own mind. Some of these challenges are long term and must be worked on over time. Other trials are short term and are easily addressed. Mine had been accepting my limits of what I could do and what I could not. Accepting these limits was not easy for me and took some time to work with. This obstacle of letting go of some opportunities and taking on the ones I could carry was a difficult task, however, I am now able to excel with my opportunities with these limits in mind. This is how overcoming my challenge has changed me.
I was born early morning in Deland Fl. hospital on March 1, 1998. My parents named me
Watching their struggles is what sparked an interest in me becoming a Physical Therapist. My brother had several surgeries. He can’t walk and is depending on a wheelchair to get around. My mom relies on his daily therapy goals to help him to become more productive in life. In the beginning my mom had hopes that he would be able to walk so that at first that was her priority. After so many years had gone by and realizing that he was not going to be able to accomplish this and noticing that there were other problems, her goals for him eventually changed. In 2009 he ended up having hip surgery. After the surgery, he was no longer able to do some of the things he could do before the surgery. So my mom noticed that he was having head and neck control and he couldn’t sit up by himself. Her focused turned to this being his primary goals. My mom was really frustrated because he went through a lot of therapist and they were not able to accomplish this. My brother is 14 and he still can’t sit up without assistance and we have to constantly tell him to hold his head up. Some times I wonder if he knows that he is handicap because he wants to do everything the kids that are not handicap are
Eighteen years ago on October 27th, 1997, my parents welcomed me into this crazy world. My mother and father were overwhelmed with joy, and my older sister, who was four at the time, was too. My parents had picked my name out months before I was even born. Rebeka Morgan Tratchel, not your typical spelling for Rebeka, but my mom thought it was unique and wanted me to be different. I was born in the great state of Florida in a small town known as Jacksonville. My father had been stationed here for only a few months before my arrival and my mother and older sister, Meaghan, had only been living there for a few weeks. They all thought I would not arrive until November 4th, but little did they know I would come a little early.
Everyone must face challenges in life, but it is how we respond and the assistance we receive that mold us. When I was five years old I was diagnosed with a learning disability called Dyscalculia. My learning disability affects my ability to understand numbers and learn math facts. I was lucky in that my difficulties in math were recognized while attending Pre-K and my family had the financial resources to get me assessed. Others, due to social inequality, are not as privileged. Some individuals do not receive an evaluation until they are in post-secondary education or adults in the workforce. Other individuals with learning disabilities may never receive an evaluation, and go through life never knowing why they have difficulties with academics or why they may be having problems in their jobs or relationships. There often appears to be a gap between the individual’s potential and actual achievement. This is why learning disabilities are referred to as “hidden disabilities”. The individual may appear perfectly “normal” and seem to be a very bright and intelligent person, yet may be unable to demonstrate the skill level expected from someone of a similar age. With the understanding, support, and appropriate interventions, my learning disability did not prevent me from becoming a successful student and adult. The support the NAMI organization gave me and my family in a time of need is another example of how a helping hand at the right time can make all the difference. I am
Some people may see me now and think that I had an easy road to get where I am today. However, as I stated in my introduction my life has been full of obstacles. As I think back on my life there are three specific things I had to overcome. The first thing that I had to overcome was having a speech impediment at the age of four years old. I remember kids laughing at me because I couldn’t pronounce words that started with the letter “S”. Because of this my mother put me in speech classes. I still remember the name of my teacher, Mrs. Bay. She helped me for two years. After working with her I went to kindergarten without any speech impediment made friends and start love going to school hanging with friends and being able to talk right without anyone laughing at me. It
Not only was I a daughter, sister, and student but I became a mother. Becoming a mother was the most important thing that has happened to me and it has changed the way I communicate. I am more nurturing and understanding of people because I look at every aspect of life in a motherly way. It also changed the way I acted. Even though my daughter is not alive, I still present myself as a mother because I wanted to be respected as a mother. My low self-esteem really affected every aspect of my life. I had hit rock bottom and didn’t believe that I could do anything to benefit my life or anyone else’s. I struggled with the person I was and the person I wanted to be. After joining the grief group and therapy, I came to the realization that I was able to do something to benefit my life because my daughter gave me the strength to do anything I wanted. Once I started telling myself that I could do anything and believing it, I started to do better in and I figured out what I wanted to do with my life: be a labor and delivery nurse. I realized that it was only me who could make the changes I needed so bad. Because of this experience, I came out a stronger person and
Life is full of challenges. There are plenty of them throughout a single person's life, but what makes these challenges so important and necessary is that when you overcome those challenges it shows those around you and most importantly, yourself, that you really can do anything you set your mind to. That’s exactly what happened to me. The hardest challenge I have faced in my life is overcoming my dyslexia. To some people dyslexia really isn't a hard task to overcome, but in the eyes of a small, young, inexperienced kid it was like trying to move a mountain.
There is a quote that I choose to live by that states: “Don’t let your struggles become your identity.” I have never been the type of person to let my hardships overcome the goals I trying to achieve. My parents told me they were separating my freshman year of high school, a week later my Grandmother whom I was very close with passed away unexpectedly. Following this unfortunate string of events, my life became a whirlwind over the next few years. My Dad moved to a different town, my Mom struggled with overcoming her mental health issues, and both became reliant on alcohol to get through this difficult time. Money has been very tight since their separation, so tight that they are unable to actually file for divorce. There were some nights in high school where we went without dinner and we relied heavily on our food stamps every month.
What helped me cope with my problems was watching anime and seeing the predicaments the characters got into. By the end of the different anime, I would grasp a life lesson that it represented, being live your life the way you want to, you’re in control of your own destiny, be brave, and you have people who cherish you, so smile. These are just a few of the important life lesson that I acquired form watching anime. Moreover after hearing the story of the El Cristo Roto from my grandma, and knowing the significance, sacrifice, it made me gather up the strength to possess a strong will of self-control. Nothing in this life is realized without hard work and sacrifice. I plan to transfer to an animation school and graduate in order to become an animator. I chose the path of an animator because I want to show people of all ages the lessons that a cartoon or anime can portray to us. Additionally, working with a group of animators to which we can develop various anime that give life lessons to the audience and