In Unit 3, we discussed in length about adversity. According to www.dictionary.com, adversity is defined as adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress.
Now describe how Koreans confront adversity. On page 33 of your textbook, there are some ideas that some people might struggle with to overcome adversity. What type of adversity faces many Koreans today? What are some steps taken to overcome it? That are the people's attitude toward this adversity? What can be learned from this specific adversity? Why? Can you identify with the adversity you listed? Why or why not?
Please take some time to think about this question. Formulate your thoughts and write at least one paragraph outlining some or all of the points listed above. Please make sure your name is visible somewhere on the post as I will be taking this as attendance and participation for Monday's class.
Good luck!
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ReplyDelete201234477 이정희 (Lee)
ReplyDeleteName: Kim Yu-na
Type of adversity: poor figure skating environment, injury
Steps taken to overcome it:
The environment of figure skating was poor. There are 30 indoor ice-rinks in Korea, but there are no exclusive ice-rinks for figure skating. General people usually used ice-rinks, and skaters could rent it at night or dawn. Because of this poor environment, Kim Yu-na moved to Taereung, Anyang, Gwacheon, and Jamsil for traing.
Another adversity she had was her injury. Because of the hard training, she always had injuries; lumbar herniated intervertebral disc(2007), hip joint injury(2008), tarsalgia(2010), metatarsal injury(2013). When she had metatarsal injury, she absented two Grand Prix conference and focus on the Sochi Olympics. She overcame these injuries not only by the painkiller, but also by her willpower.
The person’s attitude:
Even though Kim Yu-na had hard time because of the poor environment and her injuries, she did not lose her smile. She was easygoing, and this helped her to overcome her adversities. Also, her willpower for figure skating made her to success in her field.
What can be learned from this person’s experience?
While I was writing adversities and the way Kim Yu-na overcame these adversities, I found that she tried hard even when she was struggling with her injuries. If I were in her situation, I would have given up because of the pain. Kim Yu-na shows us that we can overcome adversities by trying hard with our strong will.
When we think of Kim Yuna, we think of the fame and glory associated with her but often neglect to realize the hard work and sweat she poured into achieving her dream. Great post!
DeleteJay Cho(조윤준), 201132532
ReplyDeleteName: Otodake Hirotada
Type of adversity:
Otodake was born without arms and legs, and only 10cm of those parts were grown throughout his life.
Steps taken to overcome it:
Even if he had no arms and legs, he was not ashamed of his disabilities. Instead, he enjoyed running,swimming,
playing basketball and baseball throughout his school days. He also studied hard and accomplished to go to
"The Wasede university", which is one of the top-class college in Japan. He later made a campaign for disabled
people, which was called, "Breaking the wall between hearts". He was well known for his autobiography,
"No one's perfect", which he expressed what he felt throughout his life. His story touched the whole world and
became one of the famous bestsellers. He has also worked as a reporter in TBS and showed that disabled
person can accomplish anything he or she wants. He has recently worked as a teacher in elementary school,
and wrote an other book about his career in teaching.
The person's attitude:
Otadake said that the disabilities are just a physical character of him. He does not think he is unfortunate
but unique. He does not mind what people say or think, and just like ordinary people, he fulfills every goal that
he dreams of. He believes that there are things that only him as a disabled person can do. So he thinks that by
making things happen himself, giving lectures, and writing books, he can encourage all the people around the
world who are suffering with hardship of life.
what can be learnt from this person's experience?
I read his autobiography several times when I was young, and I was so shocked of his disabilities. Almost
nobody could be able to live without arms and legs like him. Its so impressive that he did not give up on
his life and did all the thing that others can do and cannot do. Most of us aren't easily satisfied and tend
to think that we are the most unfortunate and unhappy ones. However, it can be learnt from Otodake that
even if I'm in a tragic situation, the positive way of confronting or fighting out the situation out can solve
anything. We all are sometimes too negative and anxious about our future, but we should be ashamed of
ourselves of not trying hard to make things happen like him. Also, from what he is doing recently, giving
lectures and righting books about his life story, we should learn to give help to people in need. He should be
respected for his mindful help for others and overcoming hardships of disabilities with magnificent effort.
We should be happy and thankful for all that we have even our fully functioning bodies. Just imagine how your life would be different if you didn't have any legs or arms. When we're down, we should think of him. Great post!
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ReplyDeletepolly(bonhyang Na), 201134823
ReplyDelete-Name: Ji sun Lee
-Type of adversity:
Ji sun Lee got third degree burn of her body and face by car accident. After the car accident she was about to kill herself, when she saw her leg which melt with fire that could see the bone. Furthermore, there was 40 times of major surgeries and except two thumbs, all of her fingers were amputated.
-Steps taken to overcome it:
She was a beautiful young lady but after the car accident she lost her face. But she got overcame the adversity by the faith of believing God and she accept it as a vocation. With the faith-based mind, she try to find one thing per day to be thankful about. All circumstance were hopeless, but she found that there was always at least one thing to be thankful. As she wrote on her book, she think that unless she don't have fingers but she have wrist and arms. The more she lost, the more she regard it as a chance to realize how valuable our bodies are.
-The Person’s attitude:
She was grateful for everthing. For her, who was hang between life and death, everything was a miracle. Everytime the situations around her seen as pessimistic, she try to change her mind and think positively. She always keep the term ’nevertheless’ in her mind.
-What can be learned from this person’s experience?
When she appear in the TV program ‘Healing camp’, there is one thing that she said was strongly impressed me. She said that most of people are regard the adversity as a cave, but she regard the adversity as a tunnel that must have the endpoint. After I heard it, I feel shame about myself. I realized I got everything which are the things that some people eager to get. But when I look back my life, I was easy to express complaint and readily give up when I met hard rocks in front of me. Ji sun Lee was honorous women that beneficially influence people. I wish I be as like as her mind.
Ji sun Lee was just an ordinary person? Yes, it's a good practice to be thankful of at least one thing each day. Better yet, why not take a moment to remember at least three things we're grateful for each day? Great post!
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ReplyDelete*Name: Jim Shin(신현주)
*Type of adversity: Poverty
*Person who faced adversity: My grandfather
My whole life have been influenced by my grandfather who achieved his dream despite of extreme poverty. I want to share his story because there is a good moral lesson for young adults in our age. He was born at the country named Yeosu where there was no infrastructure for education. Also, his family was extremely poor. School was so far that he had to walk one hour to get there. Even though he enjoyed school, he had to drop middle school because he had no money for tuition fee. Instead, he worked at a fabric factory to save money for school. He said he was always bitten by his boss because he looked away to see other students heading to school. He decided to become an important person. After saving money, he could finish high school and started to prepare for an entrance examination of university.
Since he was a baby, his mother always brought a clean water from a well which no one had used it yet at that day and prayed for his success. She had given this prayer every single dawn for thirty years. While he was studying for the test, he heard his mother praying for a god. He firmly resolved to be successful.
One day, he saw a group of people at the auditorium listening to a candidate in the local elections. After his speech, my grandfather found out that they forgot to turn off a mike so, he went up to a stage and started to give a speech about his faith. People were overwhelmed by it. He was very brave and talented. The candidate was moved by his speech too and asked my grandfather if he can help his election campaign. My grandfather accepted it and worked diligently. The candidate was impressed by his hard work and gave him a chance to attend DongGuk University. Therefore, he moved to Seoul attending university and working as a paperboy.
At Seoul, influenced by that candidate, he decided to become a member of the National Assembly. All his relatives’ gathered money and supported him. However, he didn’t even have a political party. No one would invite the person from nowhere who is poor with no power. Despite of his effort, people ignored stranger and he lost an election, but he got many votes for an independent. Even though there was no one to help him out, he didn’t gave up and stood for election again. He failed again.
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ReplyDeleteNothing left for him. All his relatives were disappointed and couldn’t afford the election anymore. However, nothing could stop him. He started to run a small noodle restaurant to save the money for the next election. Everyone laughed at him when they heard about his dream of becoming a senator. He thought that he needed a new, different strategy. So, he started to study English. He was 45 back then. He participated an English speech contest. He recorded a script read by an American and practiced it for thousands of times. Finally he won the contest and he was known to be good at English.
After the contest, he ran for an election again. During an election campaign, he memorized and listed every single islands of Yeosu. There are 365 islands at Yeosu. Also, he visited all the islands to introduce himself. Citizens remembered him and were moved by his passion. Finally, he won an election. With this spirit, he had won four straight elections and worked as a senator for sixteen years. He achieved his life-long dream.
At his autobiography named “Challenge for Dream, Tenacity, Wisdom, Talent and Relationship(꿈, 깡, 꾀, 끼, 끈에 도전하라)”, he talked about how people should be patient and run for one’s dream. To achieve one’s dream, they need tenacity to face the obstacles and wisdom to overcome it. Also, people should find their talent and use it appropriately. Plus, people would be in need of someone’s help, so never overlook the importance of human relationship. He always practiced to do these. That was how he achieved his goal. His attitude was very challenging and he never gave up.
I have heard his story since early years. I was very motivated by him. This is why I am working hard to follow the path of what my grandfather had done before. No one can be SOMEONE when the person tries hard and challenges himself/herself. I learned that the effort will never betray me. So, I tries to do my best in any situation. Following his spirit, I’m sure that I can achieve my own dream too.
Thank you for reading my grandfather’s story and hope you have something to learn from it.
EDEN 201334342
ReplyDeleteWell, I wnt to introduce special person~
Name : My father
Type of adversity : Poverty and education
Seps taken to over come it : As many people did that time, poverty made my father give up studies. His family was too poor to educate him further. Then he decided enter the technical high school to earn money and study. Because of poverty, he had to enter a highschool that provides free dormitories and tuition from government. Such school were only 3 in country, so he should have study really hard. He didn’t have enough money to enter college, so he had attended Night university for holding a job. He used to borrow books and memorize if he want to it, and sign up free lecture what he want. Now he is not poor anymore but still study.
The person’s attitude : He really wanted to study, so he never gave up. He tried to find the way that don’t need money, then did his best for it. Poverty was continuing, but he never gave up. He overcame the poverty by his spirit.
What can be learned from this person’s experience : If I was him, I would give up my study and resent parents who couldn’t pay my school fee. But he didn’t. Finally, he got certified of professional engineer. These days I’m surprised about his indefatigability. I realized from him that disability or penury doesn’t matter, if there is a thing I want to learn. When I’d wanted to give up, I thought as I recalled him, ‘Is it really difficult? Or am I lazy?’
Actually, this type of adversity is not a big problem today. In my case, I could not feel the matter of money for education. However, most young people like me have decision making problem. I guess it’s come from abundance. It is my adversity these days. I already have a lot of things so that I’m afraid about selection. It could be choice of career, menu, order or anything. No matter what I should choose, it was disrupted by this problem.
배은경(Elena)
ReplyDeleteName: Hae-Chul Shin's family
Type of adversity: Experiencing a medical accident and losing their son, husband and dad
Hae-Chul Shin who was a famous singer was dead in 2014 by a simple surgery with the doctor's mistake and then, his family including his parents, wife and children suddenly lost their son, husband and dad.
Steps taken to overcome it: First, they made a place where they can talk to Hae-Chul Shin in their house. His family tell their events what they experienced after his death looking a picture of him. Second, the family keep thinking whenever they do something such as playing and going to nice places. Third, they do what they have to do such as studying and working for another family who are left. However, they always remember him.
The people's attitude: They accepted the fact that Hae-Chul was dead. After that, they try to live good life without him. The family devote their own role in house. For example, his parents take care of his wife and children, his wife works for them and his son and daughter study hard. Also, all of them always remember him and try to live positively although they lost Hae-Chul by the unexpected mistaken surgery.
What can be learned from this people's experience: First, when people are sick and have some problems in their health conditions, they should search hospitals having great surgery skills. Second, people should take care of their health conditions and have medical checkup regularly. Finally, people should spend a lot of time with their family such as parents and children. People cannot expect their future and nobody knows. That's why people should always do their best to their people who are support them such as family and friends while they are living.
Name: Jung Changwon
ReplyDeleteType of adversity: death of lover
The woman name was Seo Yongran and 28 years old met Jung Changwon than they were felling love. However, her parents objected marriage because he was not well educated and 9 years older than her. Nevertheless, they overcame prejudice and objection of marriage. However, she was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer and given 3 months. Nevertheless, He made her his wife and took care of her sincerely. Also he shaved his head to be look like her head since she lost her hair because of anti cancer treatment. He prepare beautiful wedding to make her happy and smile. But, finally, she died the day before wedding. Even if she died, he still loves and misses her. He said “my life could blooming and beautiful because of you. Thank and I love you since when we met first time.”
What can be learned from this person’s experience : I watch this as document 6 years ago and It is still touching and most memorable document in my lives. Even if I was young at that time, I really want to love somebody like them. They loved each other without any condition. Actually these day, people would not able to love someone purely since we live in an age of keen competition. When we have a girl friend or boy friend, we compare them with friend’s lover. I really want to be like Changwon. I feel my acquaintances and family are really importance in my life and wait for my eternal lover.
If you want to watch the document refer this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpKVIuxgZ1c
(you can use English subtitle)
김주호(Juho)
ReplyDeleteName: Colonel young oak Kim
Type of adversity : Discrimination, War adversity
Steps taken to overcome it :
Colonel young oak Kim is a highly decorated us army combat beteran of world war 2 and the korean war. he was selected as a member of the U.S 100th infantry battalion and a combat leader in italy and france during world war 2. when he was young he faced lots of racial discrimination which prevented him from staying long at any job. Also the us army refused his enlistment for the same reason. but after the U.S congress enacted a law subjecting asian americans to conscription, kim was drafted into the Army. Kim left the army after world war 2. but he wanted to fight as korean army. so he re-entered the army. During the korean war his unit was mistakenly bombared. kim was seriusly injured in that incident and became disabled. After serving in the Army for 30 years, Kim retired in 1972. the government of the Republic of Korea decorated Kim for his social service and he is remembered as one of the greatest war hero in U.S besides Douglas Macarthur and Dwight Eisenhower.
The person's attitude :
He faced lots of discrimination as asian. but he didn't give up and overcame his adversity by enlisting U.S army. But as a solder he had to confront much more harder adversity. Every battle in world war 2 and korean war was a struggle for him. Even after retirement, he re-entered army by himself. he could live a happy life but chose to fight for our country. His attitude to our country was really sacrificing.
What can be learned from this person's experience?
Nowadays many korean young people try to avoid military service. In my case I thought it is waste of time to take a military service. But after I read his story I changed my mind. Although Colonel young oak Kim was an american citizen, he re-entered Korean army to save our country. I think it is our responsibility to take military service. So when I am commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduation, I will serve our nation more diligently.
Christine(Minjeong Ji)
ReplyDeleteName: Nick vujicic
Type of adversity: Without limbs
Steps taked to overcome it:
He was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of all four limbs. As a child, he struggled mentally and emotionally as well as physically, but eventually came to terms with his disability. he was discouraged and even decided to commit suicide. but his mother showed certain article about some man have severe disability to overcome his disorder. This was his turning point. So, he started to talk about his life in prayer group and until now give talk for many people to inspire them.
The person's attitude:
He was very pessimistic of his life because he doesn't have legs and arms.
but, now Vujicic presents motivational speeches worldwide which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life
What can be learned from this person's experience?
I have all legs and arms but everyday express dissatisfactions.
although he doesn't have limbs he lives from day to day satisfy himself. dislike him, Looking at me, I felt ashamed to complain.
When I saw him on TV show, he always smiling and gave courage to people. So I was deeply impressed by his appearance
by searching about him I realized that to live to appreciate the day.
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ReplyDeleteEthan(LEEDEOKYOUNG, 200933555)
ReplyDeleteName: LEE DONG JIN
Type of adversity : Poor and Communication(Speech Disorder)
Steps taken to overcome it :
LEE DONG JIN who is very closed to me wanted to stay and work in US with American wife. This is his dream, but he had no any money, even he couldn't buy a ticket to flight. By working part time job in Korea, finally he got the ticket to go to Los Angeles. As soon as he arrived, he was looking for the place to stay and to eat. He, however, had just 8 bucks because he spent all money for ticketing. He couldn't help to sit and stay carelessly on the street. Also, he easily got ignored by other American people because he couldn't speak English well, even a word. Yes he has disorder of speech. Of course, he can speak Korean well, but he sometimes speak very weirdly at some situation. First, he started shoe polisher. No matter how much he earned, he just bought tools, as in brush, better brush. After two months, he got one accommodation, and then he started to work at fast food restaurant. He saved money gradually, finally he could set his deck for taking somebody's portrait and from then on, he could earn a good deal of money. Now, he lived around Seattle with his wife who is AMERICAN as he works for painting writer.
The person's attitude :
He believed his future and what he has always wanted. Even though he couldn't speak English at all, he learned constantly and forward movement his dream.
What can be learned from this person's experience?
No matter what my situation is and no matter how I am(as in, no matter what I have disorder), if you believe your dream, it comes true. The future belongs to those who believe their beauty of future. My life is up to me.
What type of adversity faces many koreans today?
ReplyDelete- Many koreans go to Australia more than any other countries for working holiday because there is no limitation. So it is so difficult to manage all working holiday makers. But koreans still want to go to australia for their goals. There are so many advantages to fulfill their goals, but they can't take them because of language problems.(working conditions, learning english, travelling, friends and safety)
What are some steps taken to overcome it?
- For good example, my friend prepared english skills and grammar, kept practicing english and got along with natives. So he made his goal.
What are the people's attitudes toward this adversity?
- Normal koreans give up studying english and adjusting australian culture, but correct attitude is trying to study and get along with people with english.
What can be learend from this adversity.
- God saves those who help themselves. If you try to make it, you can make it. Even if you made a mistake, you could be better than before.
201033549 Louis
Delete임수연 Jessie 201334509
ReplyDeleteName: park ji sung
Type of adversity: short and small body
Steps taken to overcome it :
he started playing soccer since he was 11 years old. Two years later, his soccer team won at national competition.
His play was enough to show his talent. However, Because of his physical condition, no one wanted pick up him for their soccer team. He was short and had small body compared to others. Most people discouraged him from being soccer player. But he believed that he can overcome his physical condition and can be the best soccer player. He tried to overcome his physical condition through extremely hard training and repeated practice. Finally he was picked for the Korea national soccer team and earned qualification for 2002 world cup.
The person's attitude :
he had hug passion for soccer. No matter what other people said, he believed himself and tried hard to demonstrate his ability.
What can be learned from this person's experience?
He overcame his adversity through only his efforts and became a world class player.
From his story, we can learn that we all have ability to overcome our adversity.
Name: Seung Hyun Kang (Soo Hyun Kang)
ReplyDeleteType of adversity: Single mother
Famous writer Joan K. Rowling was a poor single mother when she came up with an idea of book "Harry Potter" that is so popular worldwide now. Age of 28, she divorced with her husband and became a single mother with her little baby. Since she didn't have a job, she had to live upon a government subsidy to raise her baby and feel humiliated. To get a job, she had to study and get PGCE(Postgraduate Certificate in Education). It was hard studying and raising a little baby at the same time, but she never gave up her dream of writing. While trying to stabilize her life, she sent her writing to two agents. One of them showed interest to hers and there her life as a writer began!
The person's attitude : Rowling didn't give up her dream while she was in a difficult situation. She kept trying to write in her spare time and seek her way by sending her writing to agents.
What can be learned from this person’s experience : Lives are hard for most of people. But we should never give up our dreams.We don't know what will happen tomorrow or near future: what kind of luck we could have and what kind of chance we could get. If we keep trying, we can make it someday.
James(jeong seong hun, 201133691)
ReplyDeleteName: Henri de Toulouse-Leutrec
Type of adversity: Genomic defect(Weak bones)
Steps taken to overcome it:
Leutrec was son of french noble in 20C. Although he was noble, he couldn't enjoy his life because of his weak bones. So painting was his only thing that he could do in his home. Painting was his voice and thinking. When he was twenty, he moved to Montmartre. In there, he drew other artists, statemen, prostitutes. He met Gogh, became his friend. They drew pictures together. Leutrec also drew posters and made his masterpiece 'La danse au Moulin Rouge'. This poster made him famous young artist. He got free ticket to use Moulin Rouge. Besides, he drew many paintings about people's life.
The person's attitude:
Leutrec was not frustrated although he couldn’t have honor of noble. Paint is only escape way for him, but could train his ability to observe things. He met people intactly and drew just their life. He is respected for remarkable artist who didn’t have misconceptions and could saw people and matters intactly.
What can be learned from this person’s experience?
I learned that adversity can be my ability and advantage. Genomic defect gave Leutrec weak bones, but he could focused his drawing. Actually Leutrec said, “If I had normal body like other people, I would not draw pictures.”
유선영(Anne)
ReplyDeleteName: Youngok Kim
Type of adversity: sexual discrimination
About Korea’s sexual discrimination: In 2013, Korea’s gender wage gap is 36.6 which ranked number 1 in OECD countries. If man’s wage is 100, women’s wage is 65.4. On the other hand, OECD average wage gap is 15.454. Based on this calculation we can measure ‘Equal wage day’ it can let us know how much days women have to work if she want to earn man’s annual income. For example, German’s equal wage day is march 21th, and Spain’s equal wage day is February 21th. If Korean women wants to earn exact same money with men, she has to work until May’s 4th monday. In other words, she has to work a year and 5 month if she wants to catch up with men’s annual income. (http://www.oecd.org/gender/data/genderwagegap.htm)
The person’s attitude: Youngok wants to fix this gender wage gap, so she went into research and found ways to let people know. One way she let others know is by set up ‘Korea’s Equal pay day’ She suggest government to take action, and let Koreans know how much discrimination korean women face.
What can be learned from this person’s experience: We can learn how to fight against social discrimination. First you have to collect data. Collect facts about discrimination that could show how serious it is. Second, you have to gather people who agree with you. Then you have to make this problem as ‘issue’ so that government have to move.
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ReplyDelete201334065 권수현
ReplyDeletesoo-hyun kwon (Amy)
Type of adversity: facing racial, ethnic discrimination, and Identity Confusion.
There is a Korean woman who is currently a successful makeup artist, a fashion blogger, also a beauty and lifestyle content creater.
she was born in Korea but she got adopted when she was seven months old. She was raised by a American woman who lived in America.
But since she was an asian girl raised in a western enviroment, she had to struggle with
racial and ethnic discrimination. she had no idea who her real parents were, and she couldn't
get access to learn Korean even though she wanted to. Because of that she also had to struggle with identity confusion. She was a loner during high school,
and wasn't able to fit in most of the times. She questioned herself whether if she
truely belonged here or not.
But as she grew older she tried to see positivity in everything. She decided to change her own perspective and accept her environment,
because she knew there was nothing she could change about it. She began to embrace her
family even though she was not her real mother, and embrace her one and only life.
Also what kept her going during those period was her interest in make-up and fashion. So she started posting blogs related to beauty and fashion, and later on she made her own youtube channel posting videos of make-up tutorials and etc. No matter what others thought about her, she tried to found ways to
achieve her dream life.
And now she became one of the most popular makeup artist and fashion blogger, also a successful content creater
in America.
What can be learned about this person's experience is to
never let the enviroment or the discrimination block you from being happy no matter who you are, where you are, and who you are with.
201331858 이은규 (Grace)
ReplyDeleteName: Steve Jobs
Type of adversity: getting fired from his own company, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Steps taken to overcome it:
The year he presented Macintosh, he was fired from his own company. This was due to the different style of management of Jobs and the board of directors. After he got fired from Apple, he installed another computer company called NeXT. In 1996, 11 years after the foundation, Apple took over NeXT and 2 years later, he was able to return as the CEO of Apple.
In 2004, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. According to the doctors, he would only live 3~6 months. Jobs was told to say goodbye to his family and organize things for his death. However, his cancer turned out to be curable and he lived 7 more years after his diagnosis.
The person’s attitude:
After he was fired from Apple, he had a hard time accepting that he had been fired from the company he started. He was shocked and felt like his whole time he invested into creating the company was gone. However, he soon felt free to imagine and demonstrated his life’s most brilliant creativity. He was even glad that he had been fired.
He was extremely lucky that he could be cured of cancer. By this experience, he understood that time is limited and would never want to waste it again. His will to live saved him another 7 years before his death.
What can be learned from this person’s experience?
By Job’s experience, it could be learned that every cloud has a silver lining. Bad events could turn out to be a good factor, and good events could lead to bad ones as well. Even though one is in a bad situation, he should never lose faith in himself and try to move on with his life. Also, the thought of death would stimulate one to find what he really wants to do which, according to Jobs, is the most important thins in life.
201332342 박상돈(Don)
ReplyDeleteName: Ludwig van Beethoven
Type of adversity: Hearing loss, deafness
Steps taken to overcome it:
Around 1796, by the age of 26, Beethoven began to lose his hearing.He suffered from a severe form of tinnitus, a "ringing" in his ears that made it hard for him to hear music. After he became deaf, he started to observe the vibrations of piano. Beethovan noticed that he could not hear high notes when playing piano. To hear his own compositions, he sawed the legs off of his piano and placed the piano on the floor, and pressed his ear to the floor as well. He would then proceed to bang on the keys, to hear what he had written.
The person's attitude:
He did not give up and realized that he had to face the truth and continue living his dream of composing music. Even Beethoven’s deafness was not enough to be an obstacle large enough to block his path of success.
What can be learned from this person's experience?
Beethoven saw his deafness as a challenge to be fought and overcome. His stubborn nature strengthened him and he came to terms with his deafness in a dynamic, constructive way to become world famous composer. In other word, We can learn that no matter how the hard situation, we have to have great will to overcome the adversity.
Jin (임유진) 201334128
ReplyDeleteName: Hee-ah Lee
Type of adversity: having only four fingers (two in each hand), having no legs down the knees and slight brain disorder
Steps taken to overcome it:
Hee-ah Lee was born as a challenged person. To grow strength on her fingers, she started to play piano when she was six years old. Although it took months for her only to push the keys, Lee kept practicing. Even her brain was in danger to be damaged more if she memorizes songs longer than five minutes, but she tried to remember more. After those five years of struggle passed, she finally became able to play Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu. After she got the first prize in piano competition, Lee kept working on and earned more prizes for years. In 1997, she opened her first piano solo concert.
The person’s attitude:
Even though her body kept torturing her, Hee-ah Lee never gave up. After Lee became a pianist, she donated for the people just like her.
What can be learned from this person’s experience?
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. We can learn to see the problems more optimistic and have courage to overcome it.
201332381 최윤형(ERIN)
ReplyDeleteName: Hellen Keller
Type of adversity: lost her eyesight, hearing and mute.
Steps taken to overcome it: Helen Keller was born with the ability to see and hear. At 19 months old, she contracted an illness described by doctors as "an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain". The illness left her both deaf and blind. Michael Anagnos, the school's director, asked 20-year-old former student Anne Sullivan, herself visually impaired, to become Keller's instructor. It was the beginning of a 49-year-long relationship during which Sullivan evolved into Keller's governess and eventually her companion. Anne Sullivan arrived at Keller's house in March 1887, and immediately began to teach Helen to communicate by spelling words into her hand. Keller was frustrated, at first, because she did not understand that every object had a word uniquely identifying it. Hellen was really bad girl but anne didn’t give up to teach her.
The person’s attitude: Even Hellen lost her eyesight and hearing, her memory and imagination was strongly good. She had many hard times but she kept trying. So Hellen could enter the University and graduated with great grade. A lot of people acclaimed for her. Hellen gave a big hope to all impaired people
What can be learned from this person’s experience: Hellen accepted her disaility and did not think disability is ashamed. She overcame it. Also she care about others even she is the person who need the care. We should overcome the inferiority complex and should be seen beautiful hearted like Hellen did. I learned from her the mind of do our best and do not give up. And we need to consider others and help them always whenever they need.
NamJung Lim 임남정
ReplyDeleteName: The author Ji-sun Lee
Type of adversity: She got burns over her whole body.
[Steps taken to overcome it]
When Jisun was 23years old, the car that Jisun and her brother were in, was hit by a drunk driver.
The car was enveloped in huge flames and her brother got her out of the car.
However she was already badly burned. She was only 23years old who dreamed to become an infant psychology counselor.
At that time, she turned over the death by having over forty times of major operations.
Now, she became a famous person who instills hope around the world by writing about her story.
Moreover she had enrolled in a doctoral course in UCLA.
She never gave up her dream.
[The person's attitude]
She tried to think positively. She said that when strangers look at her with the curious eyes, she always thinks that they stare at me because I'm a superstar. She didn't complain about her adversity, instead she thanked to what she earned by being in such situation.
She also believed in her dream strongly.
[What can be learned from this person's experience?]
First of all I learned that the willness can change the situation. If she didn't have that will and the adhesiveness, it might have been impossible for her to overcome all that huge disaster.
Secondly, it is important to become a strong person in hardship. Her mother also had hard time too but Jisun said her mom always smiled at her and said "it will be okay". Also Jisun only saw her mom crying only once.
She said that strongness of her mom helped Jisun to be strong and gave her brave enough to overcome her diversity.
심준영(Justin) 201333016
ReplyDeleteName: Martin Luther King
Type of adversity: Racial discrimination(White & Black)
Steps taken to overcome it:
King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Gerorgia. At that time in North America, white people discriminated the black. King was one of the victims too.
When King was a child, he became friends with a white body whose father owned a business near his family's home. But as they grew up to the age of 6, the two bodys had to attend different schools. As King was born as an African-American he had to attend a segregated school for his kind. Tragically, he lost his friend because the friend's father no longer wanted his son to play with King. This was the first discrimination that King ever experienced in his life while being a kid.
When King became a high school student in Booker T. Washington High school, he won the first prize in an oratorical contest sponsored by the Negro Elks Club in Dublin. But as he was returning home with his teacher the bus driver insisted that they should stand up so the white people could sit down. He knew that this was wrong but having heard from his teacher that if he refused it would be breaking the law, he complied. Later on his life, he described this 'catastrophic memory' as "the angriest I have ever been in my life".
King and many other civil rights activists founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC). This organization was created to protect the black churches. He carried out his protests nonviolently. He led the SCLC untill his death.
The person's attitude:
King was a preocupied man. He carried out his plans nonviolently and was able to achieve what he wanted ultimately. Although he was assassinated, he was the man who knew what he had to do.
What can be learned from this person's experience?
Never judge a book by it's cover would be the most appropriate idiom to explain the situation. We must never discriminate a person because of his/her appearance. The inner appearance is what makes us a human, not our outer looks.
Iris (홍채은) 201334457
ReplyDeleteName: Frida Kahlo
Type of adversity: Mental and physical pain due to accident
Steps taken to overcome it: She has a limp from infantile paralysis at age 7. And seriously injured in a car accident at the age of 18, 1925. For her life, more than 30 of the surgery, and such as this Accident also make a big influence in the art world, not only of her life. Accident due to mental and physical pain became a central theme of her works. She look her face only in the mirror to overcome the pain caused by accident. and that expresses in especially to her self-portrait.
The person’s attitude: Her strong will for life can be felt throughout her works.
What can be learned from this person’s experience? : Life is very dramatic, and always wore traditional dress and accessories as feminists because her strongly denied about social practice for the 20th century. It is also accepted as an icon of the women. In the 1970s feminist movement has caused her existence. and Mexican government began her work was categorized as a national treasure.