Essays on Adversity

In numerous components of our lives we must overcome many difficult challenges such as financial and political hardship, danger, and misfortune. The statement suggested by the Roman poet Horace that adversity helps us build a better character that would not have been built otherwise, holds…

The Language of Disability The language used to describe disabilities throughout all societies has controlled how disability and the people who live with it are viewed by today’s world. The way people speak, the words they say, and what the words mean all come into…

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” ~ Vince Lombardi They say that hard work pays off, and it does. You probably have heard it numerous times. Parents say it, relatives say it, and even grandparents say it. I have participated in…

Adversity often comes as a surprise to us, yet it is something we all will likely experience. During dealing with hardship, our personality develops and evolves to match the new circumstances. In Hamlet, Shakespeare examines the way in which adversity takes us through a range…