They were all trying to find their balance through the response of mental toughness. However, as athletes their ability to focus, rebound from failure, cope with pressure, and persist in the face of adversity positioned each of them on different individual levels during their journey. Dottie Hinson displayed the characteristics of the “fear of success” athlete. She wanted to quit the team and sport numerous times because of external factors. She became extremely uncomfortable with the tensions between her sister, the thought of her husband in combat at war, and the expectations of the team.
A Call for Help The National Bestseller Half the Sky is an eye-opening, stirring book written by Nicolas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. It tells the stories of many courageous and remarkable women all over the world who suffer from injustice, brutal treatment, and struggle in hopes of a better tomorrow. The authors are researchers who travel and gather facts about the way women are being treated in different parts of the world. They put those stories and statistics into one book in hopes that the world will realize these problems will not be taken care of on their own. The authors started off strong by catching the reader’s attention with the story of Srey Rath, a brave young Cambodian girl who was captured and forced into prostitution
“My Antonia “Character Development Essay The character Antonia from the novel, My Antonia develops into a strong young woman who goes through many obstacles. Antonia Shimerdas life is hard and difficult; her family is poor and the Shimerdas are disheartened. She must sacrifice her own happiness to help her family survive the tough seasons on the wild Nebraska prairie. She openly acknowledges the fact that “Things will be easy for you [Jim]. But they will be hard for us.
Like David, she understands that the community they live in, Waknuk, is not safe for them and realizes early that they need to escape. Also, she is able to think quickly on her feet in times of danger and extreme pressure, for example when Petra’s horse was attacked. Along with this intelligence, she also demonstrates patience. Like when Petra has difficulty controlling her telepathy powers and it is very overwhelming, Rosalind acts very motherly and patient and tries to help her understand her gifts. Also, when the search for their kind began, she was very patient with David and Petra because they were very unprepared.
Alleyah therefore learned early that it would take planning, hard work and assertiveness to gain the benefits of being successful. I believe Alleyah has worked hardest at balancing her academics, community and extracurricular activities, home life, relationships and her faith, thus achieving considerable success. Alleyah’s life at home has been quite challenging, particularly due to her mother’s and my divorce. Not only did Alleyah have to endure her first 12 years with the burden of two displeased, divorcing parents. The last six years, Alleyah has had to manage an adolescent and teen life in the midst of divorced, angry parents with different parenting approaches and expectations of her.
Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most controversial First Lady in United States History. Throughout her life she was very determined and courageous, Eleanor was a staunch activist in her fight for the civil and women's rights movements. Eleanor Roosevelt’s life was full of controversy and compromise; power and action. She was a devoted wife and mother, but between Eleanor and Franklin there was often conflict and confrontation because she was so determined to fight for her ideals. Franklin encourages his wife to “warm up” (Cook 5) to ideas that were not so popular and he would demand her silence on highly controversial political issues.
Katniss never fully came into her own in Mockingjay. In Hunger Games, she was a floundering yet passionate girl desperate to protect her family and stay alive. While she made a lot of mistakes, we loved her even more for them, because we saw her struggle, we believed her desperation and her motives, and we wanted her to succeed. We saw her near-double-suicide not as the easy way out, but the final spit in the face of the Capitol that had pulled the strings for so long. In Catching Fire, the story was fast-paced and intense, Katniss still struggling but really maturing as a fighter and a person.
Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon Draper is about a girl name Keisha and all of her friends and how everybody she knows had to overcome huge obstacles in their lives. No matter what it was death, injuries, or family issues. This book is good because of the characters especially Gerald, a friend of the Keisha’s, themes and the style of the writing. So far, Keisha is still trying to move on over her ex-boyfriend Andy’s death. But just when the school year just started, the principle introduces the school to his son Jonathan.
The families experience fear, especially the children and wives, when there are break-ins and scares of intruders coming to turn them into the Nazi’s. They experience despair when months pass without any progression and a continuous lack of food and other necessities, but never lost their hope and looked forward to the radio announcement advertising the position of their county against the Nazi party. Although the families were undergoing hard times, they kept their heads and courage up, even in times of great trouble. The diary of Anne Frank has taught an enormous mass of people great lessons about her life and life during hard times such as the holocaust. This diary is a primary source and excellent example of how living really was during this time for an average teenager.
Child of The Dark Paper Carolina has made some bad decisions in her life, but so has everyone else. To me she represents the everyday woman struggling to keep her family alive and well. All she wants is the best for her children and herself. Carolina is a strong woman and she is very independent. As Audalio Dantas, I will publish the Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus because I want to show the people how Carolina’s pride in her own independence is the vital importance that determines both her identity and the way she reacts with other favelados.