Friday, October 9, 2009

Do people learn who they are only when they are forced into action?

Heroes discover their strength ability to help others when they step up to a challenge. A challenge will help one improve oneself by taking an action. I believe that people discover who they really are and also discover what they really have by continuously challenging themselves.

When I was young, I thought running was very difficult because I would sweat, breathe hard, and get very tired. I didn't run after a while, until I reached middle school. P.E.
required everyone to run and by then, I was forced to run everyday. As I started to run I felt like I was going to die. After a period of time, the training helped me a lot and I started to like running. Now, I don't have trouble with running. Instead, I have a desire for running. As long as one steps up to the challenge, anything can be done.

In order to improve oneself, there always must be a challenge. Without a challenge, one will stay the same for the rest of one's live. Competition is all over the world, which means that one must compete against another in order to achieve one's goal. Competition is always a challenge and to beat one another, one must step up to the challenge first. If one does not take action, then one will stay the same level and always let others win. With a challenge leading to competition, one will certainly find their strengths, and know what one can do better the next time.

Heroes take action to defeat their challenges. They turn their weaknesses into strengths with courage and the ability to strive for the best for oneself and others. I think that if I did not step up to my lack of running skills, then I would probably still have trouble running. Although, I was forced into action; I discovered that running was very easy for me after I was trained.

1 comment:

  1. Vicky, this essay is fabulous. Very clear structure, and very strong focus. Did you write this as a practice for the SAT exam?

    My one critical comment: I'd say your second paragraph is much better than your third. The second paragraph has details and examples that prove your point that challenges make us better competitors.

    On the other hand, the third paragraph is kind of redundant. Many of the sentences seem to say the same thing, and there are hardly any details or examples to back up your point. See the difference?

    Still, you pulled off a good one here. Nice job!

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