The Process of Resilience - PDF
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Michael CabreraENGL 13014/25/18Resilience and Resilient PeopleResilience is one of the most desirable qualities that people seek to possess. Today, people who exhibit resilience in their lifetime are recognizable and commended. Primarily, it refers to an outstanding quality that allows an individual to be knocked down by life but rise above the challenge and overcome it. The process of resilience among humans is ordinary and not extraordinary. For this reason, every individual can exhibit some form of resilience duringthe course of their life. Today, noteworthy individuals that have exhibited resilience include Tyler Perry and Hellen Keller. Both individuals have demonstrated a strong will to overcome adversities during their lifetime and rose above the challenges to achieve great things. Today, Hellen Keller is remembered as one of the most resilient people of all times. Faced with adversity at an early age, Keller rose above all obstacles to achieve great throughout her career. Keller lost her sense of hearing and sight at the tender age of 6 months and had to cope with life without these senses (Hellen Keller). Throughout her childhood, she struggled to develop a form of communication through the help of her educator Annie Sullivan. As an adult, Keller rose above her disabilities and became an active social activist that advocated for the improvement of the welfare of blind people. Her accomplishments defeating her physical hindrances have been made apparent a number of times, for instance her tenacity and strength earned her a bachelor degree making her the first blind person in the history to achieve so. Throughout her life she has fought against many odds not only for her personal achievements but
also to eradicate social evils and uphold the working class heroes contemporary of her times. Herlifelong history of excellence in every sphere of her life irrespective of the odds not only shows her optimism and resilience but an individual with strong willpower to whom political, social and physical restricting factors are nothing but a mere parts of life which need to be triumphed over.Likewise, Tyler Perry is recognized today for his resilience and ability to overcome challenges in life to build an entertainment empire. It is worth noting that Perry had a difficult childhood experience and suffered brutal physical abuse from his father. His father was a violent man, something that caused Perry to contemplate committing suicide at some point (Tyler Perry). He dropped out of school but later earned a GED and worked odd jobs before discoveringhis passion. He was inspired by an Oprah Winfrey show centering round a woman who rose from a life of being black American, inflicted with early pregnancy, poverty and abuse who showed the sheer strength of human willpower and began writing, directing and starring in his films. Perry Even though his first productions were not successful, he made several attempts until his work became recognized. Perry’s faith in life like Oprah enabled him to overcome the abuses, mental scars and his love for writing aimed him to transform his life for the better towards the end. Indeed, both Hellen Keller and Tyler Perry exhibit a strong sense of resilience in their lives. For Keller is exemplary for the remarkable life she led and stands as a powerful example ofhow resilience can allow a person to overcome hard times. She triumphed over difficult conditions with a great deal of persistence and as a result became respected as a world-renowned activist (Hellen Keller). Likewise, Perry overcame the hardships of his abusive childhood
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