A Beacon of Hope and Happiness
Life is not fair. Not everyone is born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth. Not everyone turns out to be successful. Although this is true, the phrase has become a pretext for rationalization. We often blame our failure on the unfairness of reality when the fault is entirely on our part. Then imagine how unfair life would be for someone without arms and legs. However, Nick Vujicic accepted his fate and changed the stark reality into an ideal one through hard work. Vujicic let the world know that persistent effort is all we need to live the life of our dreams. He is a symbol of hope and happiness for the world.
Nick Vujicic is an Australian motivational speaker born in 1982 with tetra-amelia syndrome, a very rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. All he had was two feet with only two toes on his left foot. Due to his congenital deformity, Vujicic struggled both physically and emotionally throughout his childhood. He suffered from severe depression and committed suicide at the age of 10. However, at the very moment he jumped into the bath to end his life, he realized that he could not put his family through pain and decided to live. One day, his mother showed him an article about a severely disabled man who was overcoming hardships and leading a happy life. This was a real turning point for Vujicic as it dawned on him that he was not the only one fighting through disability. He had found hope for the first time in his life.
Endless support and love from families and friends encouraged Vujicic to move forward. His parents constantly reminded him that he was not different and he could do anything. As a result, Vujicic learned how to get dressed, write, and even play sports just like ordinary people. Furthermore, he started his own non-profit organization called Life Without Limbs at the age of 17. Following his graduation from Griffith University with a Bachelor degree in accounting and financial planning, he became a motivational speaker and worked for his organization. In order to share hope with people around the world, Vujicic travelled to over 44 countries. He addressed various audiences such as teenagers, teachers, businessmen and Christians with different cultures and backgrounds. Vujicic also wrote several books with his first publication, Life Without Limits still gaining popularity all over the globe.
Hello, skirt~! I really enjoyed your essay because I personally like him ! He inspired me a lot.
ReplyDelete1. Maybe throughout the three last sentences, it shows cause and effect; Because he accepted his life, he could become a symbol of hope and happiness.
2. Yes, but I think the topic sentence in the first body paragraph doesn't contain a cause in itself but with the sentence before it says a cause and the topic sentence says the effect.
3. Yes, they were logical enough that I could read through your essay without any pause!
4. Yes, for example, 'as a result', and 'due to' could be one of them in the third line in the first paragraph.
5. I'm not sure, but the line of 'The message Nick Vujicic sends out to the world is simple and clear: nothing is impossible.' could embrace what you commented in your essay, so could be yes.
6. Yes, it could be an evaluation and a reflection that you said about his spirit and its ability to overcome obstacles in our lives.
See you tomorrow man~
Jae Hyun Park/second draft/tues11am
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Life is not fair. Not everyone is born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth. Not everyone turns out to be successful. Although this is true, the phrase has become a pretext for rationalization. We often blame our failure on the unfairness of reality when the fault is entirely on our part. Then imagine how unfair life would be for someone without arms and legs. However, Nick Vujicic accepted his fate and changed the stark reality into an ideal one. Vujicic let the world know that persistent effort is all we need to live the life of our dreams.
Nick Vujicic is an Australian motivational speaker born in 1982 with tetra-amelia syndrome, a very rare disorder characterized by the complete absence of four limbs. All he had was two feet with two toes on his left foot. Due to his congenital deformity, Vujicic struggled both physically and emotionally throughout his childhood. He suffered from severe depression and committed suicide at the age of 10. However, at the very moment Vujicic jumped into the bath, an image of his family wailing at his grave flashed through his mind and stopped him from ending his life. Not long after the incident, Vujicic’s mother showed him an article about a severely disabled man who was overcoming hardships and leading a happy life. This was the turning point for Vujicic’s life as it dawned on him that he was not the only one fighting through disability. As a result, he found hope for the first time in his life.
Endless support and love from families and friends encouraged Vujicic to move forward. His parents constantly reminded him that he was not different and he could do anything. Consequently, he learned how to get dressed, write and even play sports just like ordinary people. Furthermore, Vujicic started his own non-profit organization called Life Without Limbs at the age of 17. Following his university graduation, he became a motivational speaker and worked for his organization. In order to share hope with people around the world, Vujicic travelled to over 44 countries. He addressed various audiences such as teenagers, teachers, businessmen and Christians with different cultural backgrounds. Vujicic also wrote several books with his first publication, Life Without Limits still gaining popularity all over the globe.
The message Nick Vujicic sends out to the world is simple and clear: nothing is impossible. As the name of his organization and book imply, he proved that even a life without limbs can turn into a life without limits. Vujicic never stopped challenging himself because he knew that he could surmount any obstacle. He taught us that we can get what we want by appreciating what we have and focusing on what we can do. With such spirit and motivation in mind, we can make anything possible. Nick Vujicic is the living example that however bad life treats you, you can make it extraordinary if you fight for it until the very end. He is, indubitably, a beacon of hope and happiness for the world.
Jae Hyun Park/final draft with improvements/tues11am
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We complain that life is not fair. Imagine how unfair life would be for someone without arms and legs. However, Nick Vujicic accepted his fate and changed the stark reality into an ideal one. Vujicic let the world know that persistent effort is all we need to live the life of our dreams.
Nick Vujicic is an Australian motivational speaker born in 1982 with tetra-amelia syndrome, a very rare disorder characterized by the complete absence of four limbs. All he had was two feet with two toes on his left foot. Due to his congenital deformity, Vujicic struggled both physically and emotionally throughout his childhood. He suffered from severe depression and committed suicide at the age of 10. However, at the very moment Vujicic jumped into the bath, an image of his family wailing at his grave flashed through his mind and stopped him from ending his life. Not long after the incident, Vujicic’s mother showed him an article about a severely disabled man who was overcoming hardships and leading a happy life. This was the turning point for Vujicic’s life because it dawned on him that he was not the only one fighting through disability. As a result, he found hope for the first time in his life.
Endless support and love from families and friends encouraged Vujicic to move forward. His parents constantly reminded him that he was not different and he could do anything. Consequently, he learned how to get dressed, write and even play sports just like ordinary people. Furthermore, Vujicic started his own non-profit organization called Life Without Limbs at the age of 17. Following his university graduation, he became a motivational speaker and worked for his organization. In order to share hope with people around the world, Vujicic travelled to over 44 countries. He addressed various audiences such as teenagers, teachers, businessmen and Christians with different cultural backgrounds. Vujicic also wrote several books with his first publication, Life Without Limits still gaining popularity all over the globe.
The message Nick Vujicic sends out to the world is simple and clear: nothing is impossible. As the name of his organization and book imply, he proved that even a life without limbs can turn into a life without limits. Through his experience, he taught us that we can get what we want by appreciating what we have and focusing on what we can do. With such spirit and motivation in mind, anyone can make anything possible. Nick Vujicic is the living example that however bad life treats you, you can make it extraordinary. All you need to do is fight for your dreams until the very end. He is, indubitably, a beacon of hope and happiness for the world.