My talents, I have learned, are at the core of who I am - my nature to endure, survive and surpass the seemingly impossible situation. In my short life I have probably dealt with a wide variety of experiences that most have not. Two experiences that have both tested and strengthened my endurance in life, will to survive, and triumph in surpassing them are ovarian cancer and a sexual assault.
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In the last few months of my senior year of High School I was diagnosed with stage two ovarian cancer. One day after school I felt a pain that I could have never imagined before. I was taken to a hospital where I was misdiagnosed and treated for an ovarian cyst. The hospital informed me that they had made a mistake in the way they treated me and that I would have to undergo cancer treatment. That was the last time I stepped foot into that hospital; and with the help of my parents I petitioned and fought whenever possible to never return there again. I struggled with my health insurance until they acknowledged their hospital's wrong doing. .
A month after my first surgery, I began treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, one of the world's best cancer centers. The doctor said I was lucky because pain for ovarian cancer patients typically manifests when it is too late. I endured and survived the pain not only of the cancer but of the hospital's mistake so that I may be well again. I was determined to be well again so that I may start college in the fall. I began my freshmen year at Gustavus Adolphus College like I wanted, in the fall.
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The week before the start of my sophomore year at college I was sexually assaulted. The impact of this experience has had a lasting effect not only in my personality but in my academics for the years to follow. I was strong when it first happened because I spoke out and I reported him. I did not press charges with the police but I notified the college and attempted to continue with my life.
That is, the ability to adapt to a changing world. Another important component is the ability to handle stress. ... Adapting gives us the means to survive. ... Without these things its hard to survive. ... My final component to a healthy personality is a collaboration of several different theories. ...
It can keep you up at night thinking about the possibility of surviving a zombie apocalypse. ... For me, the three most important things for my survival would be to have proper firearm training, close quarter combat ability, along with being able to survive and live in the wilderness. Which is why I am grateful for my hunting and camping background, knowing these will be very important skills when surviving after the apocalypse. ... If you can master these skills, you will have a good chance to survive in a post-apocalyptic zombie ridden world. Anyone who is unable to head my warnings, or tak...
Today's society is based on survival and what choices one must make in order to survive in this harsh world. ... Everyone who survived in The Lord Of The Flies were hardworking and never gave up which is why having this quality would help to better ensure my survival on the island. ... Another one of my skills that would aid in my survival is my strong athletic ability. ... As a result of my ability to get along with others I am easily able to participate in team sports and group projects. ... The skills that I have acquired throughout my life such as my hard working skills, my athletic a...
My Understanding of the Universe The universe is an extraordinarily profound place that is fully yet to be discovered. ... Most things in the world have self-protective methods in order to survive. For example roses have thorns, animals have instincts, and humans have both instincts and the ability to reason. Everything in life has a desire to survive; hence these things will do anything in their power to survive. Although objects such as plants do not have the ability to think, there is something in the universe that gives them the ability to protect themselves from other things i...
When I began to search for my greatest strength I found that leadership kept reoccurring throughout my life. ... I believe this strong sense of self comes from living a life where I had to be a leader, and taking the initiative in order to survive. My involvement in vast organizations requires time management skills, Organization skills, and the ability to rate tasks on a hierarchy in order to decide what does and does not need to be done. This Strength inevitably leads to my weakness "my broad interest base. ... I also have been prioritizing my responsibilities. ...
My least favorite character was Mercedes. Even though her part was small, she made me sick to my stomach. ... My favorite character was Buck. He had the ability to make people fear him as well as adore him. ... He was my favorite character because he reminded me of myself. ...
Which of the three factors had the greatest impact on Chuck Noles Fate/ability to survive? ... Chuck Noles Fate is determined by chance while his ability to survive is determined by his heredity. ... Which brings me to my next point, he utilizes all the opportunities chance provides him. ... Brian survived the wreck with only his hatchet. ... Therefore, proving that of The Naturalists' three factors that control a mans fate, Heredity and Chance proved to be the most important factors in Chuck Noles ability to survive. ...
In her novel, The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver develops the theme that women in community have the power of the world and the ability to survive on their own. ... All of these people are women who have survived on their own, their stories will justify a woman's ability to survive without male influence. ... All of these above mentioned incidents in the story show the ability for a woman to survive on her own in various ways. ... "He touched my cheek. ... Women have the ability to survive in this world independently and this novel portrays that. ...
Now we have truly forgotten how to survive. ... That river, that is the river that gives me my fish. ... And that wheat, that is the wheat that makes my bread. ... The ability to realize that our resources are the frameworks of our very existence was in fact clear to man at one point. ... The ability for people to be mobile in style was very pleasing. ...