Life presents difficulty that needs to be persevered by, the people who fight in life will have a successful one. William Wisseman, a young adult, found ways to have a successful life even though his learning disability caused problems. Muhammad Ali didn't just fight in the ring. After retiring at age 42, in 1984 Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I, myself, don't have a perfect life I also have to fight with the challenges I am faced with. Life presents many challenges; it takes a strong person to persevere and fight for success.
William Wisseman, a teenager who has problems with his education has a learning disability called dyslexia. Dyslexia is a disability that causes difficulty in reading, writing and thinking because the brain does not properly recognize and process certain symbols. This has been a problem for William since he was young. Because he has these problems he left school in the 4th grade and thought it would be better for him to join a special school for students who have learning disabilities. This school helped William with his education by specializing in what’s called language-processing disorder, which helps him memorize signs. William describes his life like solving a Rubik’s cube in an essay he wrote. I think the example he wrote about the cube and his life is really significant because it signifies his life. William states that, "solving the Rubik’s Cube has made me believe that sometimes you have to take a few steps back to move forward." He is saying that you have to step backwards to learn from the mistakes and learn from it to move on. William stepped back to start over his education in a special school in the 5th grade. After learning symbols of a word he knows the puzzles to words and now can read. This helped him learn the Rubik's cube easily, now he can do multiple skills on the cube that many people can not do, he can solve the 3x3x3, 4x4x4 and the founders specialty the 5x5x5 cube. He fights in life to be successful and I believe that he will become a very independent person in the future. William is a strong person who perseveres in life. Another great person who fought against his sickness with Parkinson disease is the great Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, three time heavy weight boxing champion, fights his greatest opponent Parkinson’s disease to maintain his quality of life. When Ali was younger, living in Louisville, Kentucky, he had already started to boast that he would be the greatest champion and never let that confidence go. Ali went on to be one of the greatest boxing champions in the world, fighting 61 times in the ring and winning 56 of those battles; he fought hard for his success. At age 42 he retired. In 1984 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease affects the way you move. It happens where there are certain problems with the nervous cells in the brain where it’s meant to send signals to your brain to move muscles but cant do it. Even though Ali has this disease it doesn't mean he is unable to do anything anymore. Ali knew he couldn't move his body parts properly, but that didn't stop him from lighting the torch for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games. Ali says in his essay "If there was anything that would strike at the core of my confidence in myself, it would be this insidious disease. But my confidence and will to continue to live life as I choose won’t be compromised." He says that the disease won’t do any harm to him because he will get through it and live life the way he used to. Ali’s determination to live life as he always has despite the obstacles sets before him. I also have problems with lives challenges like Ali and William.
I struggle with life's challenges and need to fight for success. I don't struggle with disabilities or a disease, but I struggle with life in general. My parents are divorced, but that doesn't mean that I will never get to see one of them. They divorced when I was 8 years old and still I love both of them no matter what happens. I persevere through the divorce by not letting my hope down, and I visit my dad every year where he lives so that our relationship will stay strong. I also have problems in school, but not with a disability like Williams. In classes I tend to lose focus, get distracted and not listen to the teacher. This is a problem because than I do not understand what I have to do and it is a problem when I do tests. Even though I have these minor problems I still try to catch up with missing assignments, talk with teachers about anything I don’t understand, and redo my bad work to get a better grade. Like the example William showed about stepping back is what I am doing in my school subjects. I believe if I stay focused and on task than I will be a better student in the future. I also persevere hard in life to achieve all of my success’s that I have to face through
Life provides challenges that need to be persevered by individuals to have a successful life. Failing and giving up are not options when you are dealing with life. To persevere in life you have to believe, to believe in your future success.
“When the world says, “give up,” Hope whispers, “try it one more time.” - Author unknown
I think this picture shows that its not easy to move on for success, it will take a long way to achieve your goals. It also shows obstacles you face with when you are on this journey, in this picture it is the storm.
