Struggles Essay Examples

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Struggles of Parenting (702 words, 1 pages)

These days, the way parents raise their children, what is considering acceptable, is a much debated topic. Some think tough love is the best way to go. Punishing them over the smallest things, and not letting things slide. On the other hand, some people believe a tender, loving way is ... Read More

Overcoming Struggles in A Short Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune (1067 words, 4 pages)

Negative Beginnings Can Get Better Being mistreated, bullied, and the target of taunts has been an all too common theme for overweight teens in America. A question many people ponder is how one of those bullied individuals might feel, and if he or she can really shake of the jokes. ... Read More

Katniss and Peeta's Struggles to Survive throughout the Hunger Games (610 words, 2 pages)

Many people go great ways to save their lives throughout all they do. For example they pray, fight themselves everyday, and have to go through day to day struggles many dont have to face but, yet they are still more happy then anyone else in the world. They embrace what ... Read More

My Struggles to Excel in School (1334 words, 5 pages)

I grew up in a traditional household my mom was a stay at home mom and my stepdad worked as a truck driver. One of many very important lessons they always taught my brothers and me was the key to a bright and successful future is to maintain a good ... Read More

My Academic Struggles with Spelling and English (651 words, 2 pages)

Discuss the subjects with which you had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain?Spelling, English, My story behind my ... Read More

The Emotions of the Character of Holden Caulfield Throughout His Struggles in the Book, The Catcher and the Rye by J.D. Salinger (444 words, 2 pages)

The book The Catcher and the Rye has been a very astonishing novel to read. The book shows messages that other books would not show. Even though other novels do not give messages it just has a story behind it. But one thing throughout this novel that caught my eye ... Read More

Struggles of Everyday Life Depicted in Alice Walker's Everyday Use (824 words, 3 pages)

In Alice Walkers Everyday Use depicts many struggles of everyday life such as culture, history, and family. The story opens with the narrator, Mrs. Johnson also known as mama. She is waiting outside in her yard for her daughter Dee who is visiting from college. Mrs. Johnson then introduces her ... Read More

The Struggles of a Teenager (852 words, 3 pages)

He wakes up each morning staring into the eyes of the same glowing blue digital alarm clock that screams, without warning, into the darkness. He struggles to find that spark, a reason that ignites him from the cozy layers of linen and onto his day. He is young and he ... Read More

The Struggles of Segregation in Film and Literature (1077 words, 3 pages)

The year is 1619 and youre looking to trade some supplies for food and other goods at Point Comfort, the checkpoint for ships wanting to trade with the colonists of Jamestown, when suddenly a Dutch ship docks nearby. With a peaked sense of curiosity, you take your money and start ... Read More

The Struggles and Opportunities for Women in Law Enforcement (6006 words, 26 pages)

This paper explores the impact of the work environment, work-family conflict and coping with the stereotypes of women in law enforcement. Women have struggled to gain influence in policing, progressing only slowly until the 1970s, when equal opportunities legislation brought integration and some measure of success. This paper utilizes survey ... Read More

Obstacles and Struggles in The Old Man and the Sea (562 words, 2 pages)

In the novel The Old Man and the Sea there are many characters that go through obstacles but I think the most persevering character was the old man, Santiago. He made it though so many obstacles throughout the book and after each obstacle his persistence grew even stronger. Santiago showed ... Read More

The Struggles in My Life and the Pursuit of a Career in Law (989 words, 4 pages)

When I was nine years old, my family fled Sri Lanka to escape thecivil war that ravaged our country. February 18, 2000, we packed our livesinto four suitcases and boarded a plane westward with only 210 in cash.Although numerous obstacles have consumed our time in the United States,the personal challenges ... Read More

Struggles In Life and Sonnys Blue (1017 words, 3 pages)

In life we face many conflicts and struggles with our loved ones, the world and ourselves in general it is almost inevitable to escape these issues. The only thing we are capable of doing in attempting to cope and endure it so that we dont suffer and die, tolerance is ... Read More

Struggles in College as an International Student (1209 words, 4 pages)

I have had many interesting experiences throughout my academic career, though when I reflect on my past, one seems to stand out the most. After completing high school in my home country, Saudi Arabia, I received a full scholarship to New Zealand to study English for three months. This experience ... Read More

My Struggles to Become a Successful Pom Dancer (1415 words, 5 pages)

Prologue Everyone seems confused when Pom is talked about. So what is it exactly? Pom is a form of athletic dancing that schools participate in. Just like cheerleading but with dancing instead of stunting or tumbling. The main focus around Pom is dance, so to become a pommie someone has ... Read More

The Common Struggles of Mankind (621 words, 3 pages)

The author writes about the common struggles that all of mankind facesfrom the beginning of times. The question why is man so different? Whyis man so equal at times? What seems to be man's greatest strengths,also seems to be man's greatest obstacle to overcome. The passion andpower we acclimated throughout ... Read More

Personal Struggles and Being An Adult (790 words, 3 pages)

Out of all people in this world you can trust me when I say I have been through a fair share of struggles. From day one, my life went down the drain and it has not started to go up until recently. There was a point in my life when ... Read More

Struggles and the Relationship Between A Mother (944 words, 3 pages)

Struggles are a part of life. Everyone goes through them and everyone handles them in a different way. Struggling change peoples lives in so many ways, to losing a family member to not having enough money to eat, you never know. Struggling is not planned it just happens. You have ... Read More

The Struggles of Being a Single Mother (2059 words, 6 pages)

There are many women in this world, there are women that stay home, women that are young and go to school, but the ones that get my respect will be the ones that are hard workers not only in their job, but also that go home to clean, cook, and ... Read More

Growth out of Personal Struggles (476 words, 1 pages)

Tell us about personal, social or family challenges you have faced. Howhave you dealt with them and how have they shaped your thinking? (500words or less)I think I began to grow up that summer when I got stuck in a closetwhile playing hide-and-seek with my sister. I must have closed ... Read More

Qiugang and Minamata Struggles to Stop Pollution (341 words, 1 pages)

The people of Qiugang long of someone to stand up and lead them. Everyone in the village wants a better environment, but nobody wants to step up and take charge of the operation (Yang, Lennon, Yale). These are the feelings shared by the vast majority of the impoverished people in ... Read More

My Struggles Through High School (798 words, 2 pages)

High school graduation is always a different year for student, its an event that will always be saved in our memory. Probably some people considerate it as a normal year, some has it as continue path and for some it is the ... Read More

The Struggles and Risks of Immigrants to the United States in Enrique's Journey, a Novel by Sonia Nazario (1065 words, 3 pages)

Eight years after the publication of her best-selling novel, Enrique Journey, Sonia Nazario decides to experience the Journey that all migrants take when they cross over to the Unites States. Nazario decides to take the same dangerous risks as migrants do when they ride on top of the train, called ... Read More

The Struggles in Our Pursuit of Happiness (1370 words, 4 pages)

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Many people do not understand why they can never achieve happiness but they do not realize that the way they are going about finding it is ... Read More

The Life and Struggles of Virginia Woolf (1758 words, 5 pages)

Patton 1 Josh Patton Mrs. Theresa R. Coco College Prep English 12 8 March, 2000 "Virginia Woolf - A Life of Struggle and Affliction" The literary critic Queenie Leavis, who had been born into the British lower middle class and reared three children while writing and editing and teaching, thought ... Read More

An Essay on Edna's Struggles in Kate Chopin's The Awakening (523 words, 2 pages)

This is a look at 'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin. When you first look at the life of Edna you think there is not much to discuss. Edna is a married woman who at first seems vaguely satisfied with her life--'she grew fond of her husband, realizing with some unaccountable ... Read More

Identity Struggles of a Boy Named Benjamin Komoetie (670 words, 1 pages)

Throughout this thought-provoking novel, Matthee shows us how the environment where people are brought up, plays a strong part in who they become. She compares and contrasts the bright, open expanse of the Long Kloof with the darkness of the Forest, as well as the inhabitants of these areas. The ... Read More

Ghosts, Incest, Murder: Hamlet's Internal Struggles (666 words, 2 pages)

Hamlet Through life people encounter different incident and situations where one has to make choices. Everyone is not alike, so there are numerous ways in which people deal with these encounters. In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the main character Hamlet undergoes a bunch of dilemmas and emotional stress. ... Read More

Harry's Inner Struggles in The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway (674 words, 1 pages)

The story about pain, about being fed up with the reality, about dying at the foot of the mountain which is said to be the highest in Africa. The thing as uncertain as the unknown presence of the mysterious skeleton of the leopard lying close to the western summit, dried ... Read More

A Paper on Rosa Park's Act of Defiance and the Civil Rights Struggles (933 words, 4 pages)

Rosa Parks act of defiance triggered a bus boycott that became a landmark in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her place in history is firmly secured, the legendary Rosa Parks continues to lead by example and deserves a special note of thanks. On one dark ... Read More