1. At the end of the first scene‚ Rocky was not capable of reaching his goal of becoming heavyweight champion because he wasn’t physically fit enough to fight. Throughout the majority of his jog/run‚ he was breathing heavily as if he was trying to catch his breath‚ which can be considered a sign of lack of physical fitness‚ it was especially apparent towards the end of the clip‚ when Rocky was going up and down the staircase with immense difficulty. In order for Rocky to be able to reach his goal
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Stephen (Steph) Wardell Curry is a pro basketball player who can be considered a champion‚ on and off the court. He took a part in society by supporting funds‚ and helped and inspired fans all across the nation. Stephen Curry is a famous NBA player who created the three-for-three challenge‚ a challenging and responsible task that supported the Nothing but Nets Campaign‚ a movement that saves the lives of others through fundraising and awareness. Curry achieved many goals in his 2012-13 season‚ including
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Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke the color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie won the national league rookie of the year award his first season‚ he also led the dodgers to the national league championship. That was the first of his six trips to the world series. Jackie Robinson influences me because‚ just because he was a different color he didn’t give up.he kept trying and eventually he broke the color barrier‚ and made it into the hall of fame in 1962. In 1949
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Lucas engaged in parallel play which he loves playing alone and didn’t interact with peers in his play. When he was sitting next to his sister and his friend‚ he just concentrated on his own play and didn’t make any interaction with them. He seemed to show interest in their play and enjoy the companionship for a very short period of time before throwing a tantrum. He then threw marbles at his sister and destroyed the game‚ showing that he didn’t have the capacity to play collaboratively and in groups
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Several years ago‚ times were exceptionally different from to the present day. The United States confliction with segregation and children having to follow their parent’s footsteps of their careers and traditions. A young boy named Homer Hickam struggled with his father’s way of living by choosing Homers dream for him‚ Homer struggled following is own dream due to his father. Homer dream of becoming a rocket scientist seemed absurd for the people in Coalwood‚ where most boys either be a coal miner
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responsibility. It gives one great power to overcome great obstacles. Frederick Douglass adulthood was full of these great accomplishments because he thrived on his intellect‚ but it wasn’t without hardcore struggles as a slave that fueled his passion to accomplish. The purpose of this essay is to directly pull events in Frederick Douglass’ youth and times in slavery to his political ideologies‚ because we ultimately know that overcoming obstacles builds character. Douglass’ political standpoints are
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Reading books became very challenging for me because it was just the thought having to read out loud that made me not want to read because I felt like I was going to mess up the words and not sound articulate. The first time I read a book in eighth grade I remember having the feeling of wanting to read more books. Reading is more than just opening the book and looking at the words it’s all about taking time to understand how and why the author chose to write the book. When I started to read books
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of you or someone else and trying your hardest to fulfill those needs‚ that it is showing dedication to your quest‚ and that it is not giving up‚ even when it is believed the odds are against success. Heroism is trying your hardest‚ no matter the obstacles‚ to fulfill the needs of yourself or others. In the poem Moco Limping‚ by David Nava Monreal‚
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My life has had ups and downs up to this point. It has not been the smoothest road anyone could have in there life. There has been distractions and let downs on my way here‚ but i have been capable of overcoming those obstacles and keep my life on the correct path to success. My biggest obstacle in life was when my mom and dad divorce. I was eight years old at the time entering second grade when it happened. At the time my mom was not paying as much attention to me‚ because my older brother was
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“The hardest obstacle to overcome in any leadership position is getting past the apathy to get people involved in the process to get things done…The greatest enemy to accomplishment is apathy” (Burke). National Honor Society upholds its members to have 4 important values. These being scholarship‚ character‚ leadership‚ and service. Leadership‚ in my opinion‚ is a very important aspect in National Honors Society because you are expected to be a role model by positively inspiring people around you
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