struggle benefits them by training them to learn from their mistakes, persevere, and ultimately succeed. People learn more from overcoming obstacles than from not having any challenges at all. To demonstrate, in “Does Teaching Kids to Get ‘Gritty’ Help Them Get Ahead?” NPR ed. remarks that making mistakes is part of the learning process and that even “[Steve Jobs] failed one of the Mac projects he was creating”(13) and “He used his mistakes to help him along his journey”(14). Although he flopped at
Author J.K. Rowling famously said “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” Looking back now, my first experience with drugs seemed innocent and insignificant. I was 15 years old the first time I smoked marijuana with my friends. In school, the phrase “marijuana is a gateway drug” was repeated so many times that it no longer held any meaning to me. I carelessly thought “i am too smart to ever be a drug addict” and shrugged it off. Now, at the age of 29, I am proud to say
The main idea that is brought up in Angel B. Perez’s work, “Want to Get Into College? Learn to Fail.” is that colleges do not look for perfection and unflawed students, but rather students who have failed and have the determination and learning experience to get past that failure and achieve greatness. Students from across the world believe that colleges look at GPA and perfection of their reflections in their personal statements, but really it is the opposite such as the stories of defeat and triumph
honorable knight. This chivalry code has religious, moral and social aspects that a knight must live by, aspects such as honesty, courage, honor, hope and love and friendship. But is anyone willing to lose their own life to keep this code of honor? How much does one value one’s own life? Gawain being a virtuous knight who possess all the morals that a knight must possess is tested by Morgana, her aunt to see if it is true that the knight of the round table are as noble and honest as their reputation
When I was in middle school in my country, Nepal, one of the most difficult tasks I had ever done in my life was learn how to swim. I thought swimming was one of the important forms of exercise to help me to remain physically fit; however, I was always scared to swim in the water. Over time, I did not just learned how to swim, but also learned that the best part of the learning is to make mistakes and learn from them. First, I was always scared to swim and swimming for the first time made me more
Thinking lowly of yourself can derive from many different aspects of life: having harsh parents, not achieving a dream goal, or being compared to others. From these, there are two ways people can react: ceasing to care about anything or becoming a perfectionist. To help subdue this mindset is to realize that everyday is a new day with new opportunities and more chances to fix previous mistakes. As a Christian, overcoming the thought of being a failure comes from Christ and his view of me as a
Being an idealist is always a positive thing. Everyone should aim for something to reach in their life, and set goals. However, everyone starts from something lower and often demeaning. In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip and Estella show how they begin in an inferior lifestyle and improve themselves to be better people over time. The characters act inconsiderate in the initiation of the story, disrespecting themselves and others. In order to transform into a truly nice person
directed by the Wachowski Brothers, an idea that is carried throughout the movie is the importance of knowing thyself. This is an important message for teenagers in society because knowing one’s identity will help reach their full potential in life by overcoming fears and having confidence. The directors use both visual and oral language features through motifs, special effects and dialogue to help the audience the message throughout the film. One of the ways in which the directors portrays the importance
It has been scientifically proven that we can create certain abilities or talents in ourselves simply by working very hard at the work we want. However, the fact that someone is naturally talented is also not denied. For instance, when we listen to a singer who has a really magnificent voice, we often conclude that he or she has a gift, a real piece of talent from God. We come to the conclusion because we judge and evaluate this singer’s innate talent while listening to the songs he or she performs
negative and pessimistic thoughts, this will rob you of the strength to go on. So, instead, look on the situation as a challenge. Rise to meet it with extra effort –- extra thought, energy and time. Challenges can make life interesting if you do not run away from them. By overcoming, you grow in confidence and resourcefulness. You can then undertake future tasks with greater assurance and