Obstacles In The Circuit

In his short story, TIm O’Brien intentionally chooses words and phrases that evoke emotion in the reader. The author’s word choices give the reader a complete view of O’Brien’s perspective of his dilemma. “All of us, I suppose, like to believe that in a moral emergency we will behave like the heros of our youth, bravely and forthrightly, without thought of personal loss or discredit.” TIm O’Brien uses this quote from his short story to generate a feeling of uncertainty in the reader. It prompts the reader to question his/her own ability to be brave and strong in a time of crisis. The author also uses the words and phrases in his short story to connect to the reader. “Driving up Main Street, past the courthouse and the Ben Franklin store,

“We had to rebuild him, both mentally and physically, but you don't have to rebuild the heart when it's already there” (Seabiscuit). In the story Seabiscuit written by Laura Hillenbrand, obstacles are an everyday aspect, whether it’s mental or physical. Seabiscuit had grown up with many of each, being misunderstood and considered lazy. When in the hands of a man named Tom Smith, Seabiscuit was able to overcome obstacles that he had created for himself. With the help of people that understood him Seabiscuit was able to shine like the star they knew he could become. For him good friends helped him go a long way.

Throughout the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, a man and a boy live in a post-apocalyptic world where they endure countless hardships. The new troubling Earth is lifeless, hopeless, and radiates destruction. However, the novel does not simply teach of the despair of the world, but rather the strong will that these survivors require. They must have the perseverance to endure the initial shock of their new world, to live despite their circumstances, and to keep their own humanity intact, but also be able to limit their compassion. However, some might argue that their will to survive means nothing. Looking at the bigger picture reveals that the only objective of the novel is to convey the character’s tragic circumstances, the hopelessness, and the reality of the cruelty of humanity. Is the point of the novel to teach persevering through hardship or to reveal the unnerving truth of the reality of circumstance?

Imagine that everyone was doing hard tasks that prove to be risky and dangerous, and challenges soon rose around these difficult tasks. These tasks would be devastating and generate life decisions, such as the question: who would you save, who are you going to save, Do I have to save this person or can I run away from reality? What are the costs of these questions and what would everyone’s challenges be? Challenges are everywhere-they are significantly the hardest element everyone must go through. Without challenges, the world would be a place with no improvements and a futureless world. A futureless world personifies an undignified empty world that costs people to suffer. Many characters had already faced these types of challenges especially Jacob and George, but those two had always fought hard to fight the challenges they were facing. John Steinbeck and Patrick Carman had at least compared both George and Jacob as two different characters through the book Mice and Men and Thirteen days to midnight, but they had similar challenges through their temptations and its consequences, Its Relationships that cause troubles and their bravery to save the person they love. And these challenges will be shown.

Perseverance, adaptability, integrity are all key features outstanding people learn to master. In this essay I will show three articles/poem that show great examples of how people used at least one of these in their lifetime. The first paragraph is a poem by Langston Hughes it is called “Mother to Son”. The second paragraph is an article about a man called Nick Vujicic it is called “Life Without Limits”. Third paragraph is by Neil MacFarquhar and it is called “Saudi Arabia’s Freedom Riders”.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. A book about a boy who has to overcome sickness, poverty, hunger, and death, all while powering the city with hope. When young William can’t afford to go to school he betters his education at the library, with some help from the librarian, about power and generating electricity. One day he finds a book on wind power and starts to build his own windmill to power his house. Even though it’s hard with many setbacks like famine and sickness, and others telling him he can’t or will never be able to do it, William has perseverance, and does. One of the themes in the book The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is perseverance. No matter how much, or little, money you have; the conditions you are in or the place where you come from you are the only one that can decide what you are going to do with your life and what your actions are going to be.

followed the journey of a man, William Moraley, as he traveled to the colonies and then eventually back to England. He faced many obstacles as he tried to find success within the colonies, but ultimately he failed. Through his journey William Moraley was not lazy, he had to network himself and find work so he could make his way back home to England. In addition, Moraley seemed to be constantly running into bad luck and didn’t have the right skills to truly succeed in the colonies.

In life, our experiences affect us in different ways that eventually form our wold view. This experience affects the way we think, the way we speak, and how we deal with oncoming problems in life. Most experience that shapes and influence in life happens during childhood. In the excerpt “I Beat The Odds” Narrated by Michael Oher, and the Film “The Blind Side” directed by John Lee Hancock, Michael Oher’s past experience influences his present worldview in life. It is when Michael Oher struggles on his early stage of live and eventually changes him into something else. This similar struggle shapes me as a person today where I have the same problem that I already overcome and win. This struggles as a teenager

In these two texts ‘‘The Osage Firebird’’ and ‘‘A Life Painting Animals’’ these authors talk about the ways people have overcome obstacles and barriers to become successful. Some have had to go through more than others to get to the highest point. I think the author of ‘‘The Osage Firebird’’ expressed more struggles that Maria Tallchief faced. Rosa Bonheur had less obstacles to go through.

In section II of chapter two of Hunger of Memory, author Richard Rodriguez speaks in great depth about his love and hate relationship with books and living the life of a scholar. Being that he and his family were middle-class immigrants from Mexico, Rodriguez starts out by expressing the notice he took to his parent’s bilingual abilities in his childhood. Somewhat of a rarity, having both parents from a different country being able to speak at least a small amount of English, young Richard was relentless in the disappointment he showed toward his parent. Often he compared them to his teachers, who seemed to know much more than his mother and father. He knew that “reading was something done out of necessity” for his parents but to his teachers

a big help for their family, the money they made was the only thing getting the family by,

But reality became an insurmountable obstacle to achieving their dreams. Steinbeck didn’t communicate the central idea directly but implied it in a discreet manner. He used metaphors prompting us to draw inferences to extract one of the many deep rooted themes in this

“...We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us” (John Steinbeck) think about having a flaw you couldn’t help that might affect your daily life every day of your life and how you would be treated unfairly or others around you. Well, put yourself in Lennie Smalls shoes for a day.The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is an American tragedy; Lennie is often given consequences for his unknown disability and/or moral flaw, weakness, and inability to adjust to situations. Lennie struggles in his everyday life due to his moral flaw and is taken by a trip down a long suffering path.

When put in difficult situations, the human race appears to be able to achieve just about anything. Whether it be a task as great as overcoming racism or tyranny, society as a whole has with the idea of the human spirit. Without it, the determination to overcome any form of despotism would not exist. As displayed in the Moon is down, Antigone, and by Martin Luther King Jr, when faced with the impediments of life, the human spirit tends to persevere in order to triumph over oppression.

Living during a time where it is hard to make ends meet is hard enough, but trying to succeed is even harder. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, many characters face the predicament of trying to prevail during a difficult time in America’s history, the Great Depression. Many of the characters have one common fantasy, to get out of the life that they presently have and move to a place they can call their own. However, these dreams are ephemeral because of many issues. Steinbeck’s story conveys the concept that even when people work their hardest, they might not reach their dreams.