Success is something in life we all desire. We all want to achieve our goals, whether that is something as simple as making your school sports team or attaining fame and fortune, but there are always obstacles standing in our way. Sometimes, the obstacles standing in our way may be so large, people even give up on their hopes and dreams, or even more than that, like giving up on their life in general. Despite having large setbacks, we must be able to find the strength to overcome our struggles to obtain success. Examples of overcoming adversity to achieve success are constantly surrounding us, in real life and in all forms of fiction. It is the sole basis of almost every story, from children's books to adult novels. We learn of achievement
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A transorbital lobotomy is when a pick like instrument, ie an icepick, is forced through the back of the patient's eye socket to sever connections with the prefrontal cortex, a part of the frontal lobe of the brain. Furthermore, the lobotomy was thought to be a “cure” for various mental illnesses, including anxiety, schizophrenia, and depression, but a lobotomy was performed on Howard simply because his step mother needed a way to “fix” him and get rid of him. Consequently, Howard suffered for decades because of his lobotomy, facing abuse, asylums, drugs, criminal activity, …show more content…
To be more specific, Claunche is disabled. He was born with no fingers on his right hand and his right foot was a couple inches shorter than his left. Because of this, metal spikes were screwed into his bone and wires were placed through the entirety of his leg, which he had to walk on as well. It was extremely painful and frustrating for him, and giving up would have been easy. However, Steven made a decision to “focus on what I (claunch) can do, not on what I cannot do.” and accordingly, focused on his abilities instead of his disabilities. As a result of this decision, Steven was a starter on his high school varsity basketball team as a freshman and won rookie of the year. Not to mention, was one of the top scorers as well. He did all this with no fingers and a limp. Just like all of us, Steven faced the choice to “let the obstacle overcome you, or overcome the obstacle.” He most definitely decided for himself that he was going to overcome his obstacle.
The film, A Beautiful Mind is a complex story regarding the life and strugle faced by the brilliant mathmetician, John Nash. Unlike Amy and Steven, Nash’s obstacle was that on a psychological level;
A transorbital lobotomy is when a pick like instrument, ie an icepick, is forced through the back of the patient's eye socket to sever connections with the prefrontal cortex, a part of the frontal lobe of the brain. Furthermore, the lobotomy was thought to be a “cure” for various mental illnesses, including anxiety, schizophrenia, and depression, but a lobotomy was performed on Howard simply because his step mother needed a way to “fix” him and get rid of him. Consequently, Howard suffered for decades because of his lobotomy, facing abuse, asylums, drugs, criminal activity, …show more content…
To be more specific, Claunche is disabled. He was born with no fingers on his right hand and his right foot was a couple inches shorter than his left. Because of this, metal spikes were screwed into his bone and wires were placed through the entirety of his leg, which he had to walk on as well. It was extremely painful and frustrating for him, and giving up would have been easy. However, Steven made a decision to “focus on what I (claunch) can do, not on what I cannot do.” and accordingly, focused on his abilities instead of his disabilities. As a result of this decision, Steven was a starter on his high school varsity basketball team as a freshman and won rookie of the year. Not to mention, was one of the top scorers as well. He did all this with no fingers and a limp. Just like all of us, Steven faced the choice to “let the obstacle overcome you, or overcome the obstacle.” He most definitely decided for himself that he was going to overcome his obstacle.
The film, A Beautiful Mind is a complex story regarding the life and strugle faced by the brilliant mathmetician, John Nash. Unlike Amy and Steven, Nash’s obstacle was that on a psychological level;