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Write a 7 paragraph essay to the following question using standard paragaph / essay format. All essays are submited online in the comment box. When you have your response make sure you write your name, then subject an period you have class.
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Jane: USHI, P9
QUESTION:
Based on what you have read and analyzed in class through the above reading, write about an experience in which you faced a barrier that took extreme determination on your part to overcome.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Write a clearly written introduction paragraph to the best of your ability.
2. Write a clear thesis statement.
3. Quote "Before The Law" two times in your essay (one line at a time is necessary).
4. Each paragraph must be 5 to 7 sentences.
5. Indent your paragraphs.
6. Must contain a clearly written conclusion paragaph.
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Joel Rosa: USHI P9
ReplyDeleteIn the story “Before the Law” by Franz Kafka a man from the country was faced with a barrier. That barrier was a gate keeper who told him he could go in but it wasn’t his time yet. He could have gone in but he decided to wait and he died and never went in. So last year I was faced with a barrier who was Ms. Morrissey. I could have just failed her class by not doing her work but I decided to do it. In the next the next few paragraphs I’m going to explain how I overcame that barrier.
First of all every time went in her class she made us take out our agenda book, passbook and I.D. Then if we forgot one of those items we will have a 30 minute detention or a referral to read-a-thon. So every morning those were the first things I made sure I had before I went to school. I could have just argued with her like the other students did but I just kept it to myself. She didn’t care if you lost one of those items or if they got stolen.
Secondly, when went to her class we had to stay outside with our homework in our hands. Her homework always used to be long articles we had to highlight and label the important things and copy them of on a separate piece of paper in cornel notes. Then she had to check to see if we had the homework to let us in. Then if we didn’t have the homework we had to fill out a paper explaining why we dint have the homework. Then we had to do the homework again that night. Then the next morning we had to serve a read-a-thon.
Furthermore when we got to her class we couldn’t go to the bathroom. If she ever let us use it for an emergency we will have a 30 min detention for every minute we were gone. Then if we ever went before her class and got to class late she didn’t let us in if we didn’t have a pass from the teacher before. If she let us in without a pass we will have to do the work we missed and serve a detention. But I made sure I never was late and that I didn’t have to use the bath room.
In class when we were sitting down we couldn’t talk or ask questions without raising our hand. If we ever did she gave us a zero on what we were doing. Sometimes she didn’t even warn us and just gave us the zeros. Most of the students got a lot of zeros and argued with her for it. But I just stayed quiet and I never had a problem with her.
Then she also was the teacher for gym. So every time we went to the gym we had to have our passbook, agenda, and I.D. But since it was gym we had to have a t-shirt shorts and lock. If we didn’t have any of those items we couldn’t take gym and just take a zero for that day. But also we couldn’t wear colored sox; they either had to be black or white. Next when we changed we had to sit down on the floor without talking and if we talked she will give us a zero for the day and we couldn’t participate in gym that day.
In conclusion last year I faced a barrier which was Ms. Morrissey. I could have just failed her class by not doing work and arguing with her. But I decided to just get over it and do what I have to. So I passed her class with A’s and B’s. So now I’m a sophomore and I don’t have her anymore.
Montize Goode USHI P9
ReplyDeleteDuring my freshman year at Newark Tech I was faced with a gatekeeper similar to the gatekeeper in "Before the Law". The gatekeeper I was faced with was my health/gym teacher Mrs.Morrissey. Mrs.Morrissey is one of the older staff members at Newark Tech and demands respect and hard work at all times. The gatekeeper in "Before the Law" demanded patience from the country man who was an impatient person. Within the next few paragraphs I will compare my experience with the gatekeeper to the gatekeeper of the story "Before the Law"
In "Before the Law" the man was anxious to be granted entry into the law. The gatekeeper promised him entrance but not at the moment. The gatekeeper goes on to say "It is possible" "but not now" to the man's request to enter the law. My experience with the gatekeeper is also similar to the story because in the beginning of the semester it was possible for me to gain respect and trust from Ms.Morrissey but not at the moment would I get it. Indeed I would earn the trust and respect from the teacher but with time.
Some of my peers took it upon themselves to disrespect the gatekeeper known as Ms.Morrissey. They would soon pay for the mistake of doing so. Many of the students who played with fire did get burned. Some were removed from the student body at Newark Tech and others made up for failing the class in six weeks in summer school. I was not one of those students because I did not fail or even disrespect Ms.Morrissey.
Ms.Morrissey's rules were simple but also strict. She gave homework every night and expected it to be completed in full or else. Her bathroom policy was also strict. No one was allowed out of the classroom at any time of her block period. Her detention was thirty minutes and if not served she would make sure immediate action was taken with administration.
Ms.Morrissey had a huge problem with talking without permission just like any other teacher. She would see to it that punishment such as detention and referrals were given everytime someone disrupted. Her class period was generally short seeing to it that she had a lot of material to cover in a short amount of time. She was also really big on joking around during class and talking back. Again she would see to it that a detention was issued. A few times I recieved referrals and detentions for disrupting or joking around. Ms.Morrissey took her job very seriously especially since she's been teaching for over 30 years.
In "Before the Law" the gatekeeper warned the man saying "If it tempts you so much,try going inside in spite of my prohibition". In my case the gatekeeper I faced also warned us that there will be stronger gatekeepers in the future. She warned us of those tougher like Mr.Wescott and Mr.Styler who are higher level health/gym teachers. Her warning was "If you think im hard you've got another thing coming". Meaning that the gatekeeper that I faced was nothing compared to what I will face in the future.
In conclusion I have faced the gatekeeper and I overcame the barrier and passed my class. In "before the law" the country man wanted things to go his way and ended up dying. From my personal experience and from reading this story I see that having things your way will get you nowhere. In the story the man was impatient and ended up dying without gaining entrance into the law. I've faced the gatekeeper and overcame the gatekeeper and I know that this is not the last time I will face the gatekeeper.
Yahkeem Ballard
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In “Before the Law” a man from the country was challenged by a complicated, big barrier. The gate keeper, who was the barrier, told the man he could go in the gate but not yet. The man was seeking the law to gain entry to a doorway. The man wanted to cross the gate, so the gate keeper said it is possible to cross the gate but if you cross this gate there will be more gatekeepers, which all more powerful than the next. The man waits by the door for years; in his quest to find a way to pass the gate he starts to bribe the doorkeeper with everything he has. The doorkeeper accepts the bribes, but he only did it so the man would not feel bad.
The man waited at the door until he just was about to die and Right before he died, he asks the doorkeeper why even though everyone seeks the law, why no one else has come in all the years. The doorkeeper said "No one else could gain admittance here, because this entrance was meant solely for you. I am now going to shut it."In other words, the gatekeeper shut the door to the future that he could have had if he wasn’t so afraid of the challenges he would face if he had entered.
A time when I faced a gatekeeper in my life was when I felt that my family neglected me because I was so different. I knew that everyone thought I was weird because I never did any of the same things their children had done; therefore, I turned out different. I behaved differently and spoke in a different way from them all, so they thought I was weird, strange person. But at that age I could not seem to understand why they acted that way towards me.
After a while, I started to feel like they all hated me, so I should hate them too. They thought I was spoiled and selfish. When they’re kids had most of the same things as me and things that I wish I had in their normal lifestyle. My family wasn’t the only obstacle in my life, I was too, in a strange way we were all the gatekeepers in my life.
When I finally realized that I had to be my own individual, I understood that I had to stop blaming them for the condition of my life in the past few years. I never had anyone to talk to about these things other than my grandmother. She was something like a counselor to me, I could tell her anything and trust her not to disperse it amongst anyone else. When she died a few years back, I thought about making some bad decisions that would have thrown away all of the progress I had made over the years.
But that would not be what she wanted me to do. Today I know who I am as a person; I look into music as stories and chapters of my own life. I know what I want to do in my life before I die and the only gatekeeper left in my life is me, so far I haven’t stopped myself from overcoming these obstacles in life. I just hope I won’t lose momentum, and let my fear overwhelm me, But as of right now, I’m seeing my future in tunnel vision.
In conclusion, my childhood was similar to the man and the gatekeeper’s situation. The gatekeeper in my life is struggle for my family to accept the way I am. Everyone in my family thought that I was a bad, selfish child who would not do anything for anyone else, but in reality they did not just take the time to know the real me. I am a fifteen year old man who likes to listen to music, chill, and live life; I also do not care about what people say about me. So I crossed that gate with pride and dignity and became the man I am now.
Leslie Serrano
ReplyDelete9/11/09
Mr. Avery
US History
Based on the story "Before the Law" the main is caught up in a situation were there is barrier and he don't know if he should go in or not. Next thing you know the gatekeeper was the barrier. In my freshmen year i went thru a barrier. A barrier with my Health/Phys ED. Teacher. I would tell you all about my experience.
First off I want to tell you a little of Ms. Morrisey. She is a Health/ Phys ED. Teacher. Most students don't like her because she is mean. She been wokring in Newark Tech for probably over 30 years. Throughout years and years she asks you for agenda book , passbook, and your ID. (Dont you forget them things or else your stuck with her for 30 minutes afterschool or read-a-thon with the principal).She always make you work in the GLENCOE textbook. (They are very old.)
Before I entered the school , my friends that had her before had told me a little about her. They were scaring me because they were saying how she is realy mean and etc. To tell you the truth she is mean. Everyday in her class used to be silence or an arguement with one of the students. No one liked her. Everyday in my class there used to be some arguements with her. It was either because someone wanted to go to the bathroom or because she complaing that the student is talking. Either she is going to find a way and put yoh introuble.
Ms. Morrisey is a very hard teacher to deal with. In Health class she would make you work non-stop. You must hand in all her work completed for the points or else there is a good chance you are going to fail. Everyday you would have stay outside in a line, ready with your agenda book, passbook, ID and your homework. If you dont have her homework you have read-a-thon. And at the same time she would tell you "I would be seeing you for summer school".
It was the same thing for gym. You must have a lock, white socks and gym clothes, your agenda book, passbook, and your ID. She would make you sweat alot in her class. You would do alot of running laps. Actually you would just do alot.
Well now you have known alot of how it would be in Ms.Morrisey class. It was a risk I took. Like "Before the law" the man didnt know weather to go in the barrier or not. I had to go in the barrier and do my part or else I would fail her class. But i went in the barrier and did my work and classwork and passed.
Toward the end of my experience, I faced the gatekeeper. I tryed my hardest so that I wouldn't fail in the barrier. Unlike the man that it didnt go his way and that's why he died. But I survived. So at the end I faced the gatekeeper and pass but the man of the country died and didnt even make it.
My experience in with the gatekeeper from the story 'Before the Law', was when in my freshmsn year of my high school , Newark Tech, with my Gym and health teacher Ms. Morrisey. My experience with was one i would never forget. It will stay with during my high school years. In my essay i will talk about experience with Ms. Morrisey and how it is related to the story 'Before the Law'.
ReplyDeleteBefore I went to Newark Tech my next door neighboor used to tell that every freshman had to have Ms. Morrisey . I didnt take it as anything, but on the first day of school she actually gave the whole class detention for being late to her class, but everyone went to the gym because that was the class on our schedule. No matter how much I told her that I didnt know how to read the schedule, she kept saying that was not an excuse. In her class she didnt want you to anything without her permission, like simply ging to the garage bil to throw away gum.
In the story the 'Before the Law' the gatekeeper said ' I am powerful. And I am only the least of the door-keepers. From hall to hall there is one doorkeeper after another, each more powerful than the last. The third doorkeeper is already so terrible that even I cannot bear to look at him'. The man was ruled by his fear to enter the gate.
Ms. Morrisey class is not an easy class to pass. She would just give you so much work you would wonder if it ever end. If you dont hand all her work completed you get detention and you lose a lot of points. Her class is real is to fail but not pass. Like everything she gives detention for and makes you lose points that could help you pass her class.
In 'before the law' the gatekeeper never physically held the man back from entering the gate. The gate keeper always said "It is possible," says the doorkeeper, "but not at the moment". Well Ms. Morrisey never used physical force but you never knew what was going to happen to you in her class. She always made it look like you were failing her class. Ms. Morrisey had a bad habit of making it look and sound like you were going to be spending the summer with her for summer school.
Ms. Morrisey class was my barrier. I pass and I was happy i passed with good grades. I went through that experience and would never want to repeat it. Her class was a challenge but i passed. Even though other students didnt and had to go to summer school.
Quiana Tucker : USHI, P9
ReplyDeleteIn this story "Before The Law", comes a man from the country who asks to gain entry into the law. He is faced with a gatekeeper who grants his wish but not directly. This leaves the man confused on whether or not he really wants to gain entry into the law. The gatekeeper simply tells the man, "It is possible, but not now". This didnt make the confusion better.
He then goes on to tell the man, "If it temps you so much, try going inside in spite of my prohibition." The man most likely gets happy nd one side of him is telling him to go on inside. However, the other side of him is telling him maybe its just not a good idea. So he continues to sit outside with the gatekeeper. little did the man know that he was the gatekeeper nd the only on holding himself back.
I was recently faced with my own gatekeeper. my brother and I got into a minor arguement. Which led to him and I not talking for about 3 weeks. Little did i know it was going to get that serious. Being that im the person that i am, very arguementative, thinking that i know everything, "grown" (in his words) , i didnt want to listen to what he had to say.
Being a highschooler, we tend to think we're in "relationships" with these little immature boys. And we always think we "love" them. They put all this stuff in your head that always have you "so far gone", and it's sickening once you snap back into reality. Well i was the one "so far gone", and my brother was just trying to save me before I hurt my own self. But i just wouldnt let him.
Well that was 3 weeks ago. Last week, I found out that my "boyfriend" wasn't as faithful as he should have been. And that was when i snapped back into reality. I told my brother was happened, and all he could say was "I told you so." Yes, he was right. Luckliy, he didnt put me down and call me names, he only told me, "What doesnt kill you, can only make you stronger!". And i agree.
My gatekeeper was only myself. I knew things weren't suppose to be the way they were, but i didnt say or do anything about it. I put stuff in my head saying that things were going to get better and to let it all play out on its own. well, yes ! They played out on its own, but not how I wanted it to be. Maybe my gatekeeper was trying to hold me back from opening other doors before i got myself hurt. Maybe she was trying to warn me. And thankfully, I didnt listen. Now i know the truth, and i feel better.
Your gatekeeper may only hold you back from the worst for the better or to make you feel better. But sometimes you have to push him or her out the way to get the truth. Im glad I pushed mine out the way, cause now I know what I thought was real, was only in my imagination, and the truth is out. All thanks to my brother and my gatekeeper, I'm more focused on school, my grades, my friends and family, rather than some immature "knucklhead". And believe it or not, i feel so much better ! =)
Maximo McNicholas: USHI, P9
ReplyDeleteIn the story “Before the Law” a man faces a gatekeeper. In my first year of high school I faced I similar problem. In order for me to get to sophomore year I needed to get past Mrs. Morrissey the gatekeeper. She holds my pass to succeed. There was no way around her. There was no way under her. The way was through her. By through her I mean doing all the work she asks me to do. It was a lot of work.
In the story the man ask if he could gain entry and the gatekeeper said not at the moment. I wanted to get d to sophomore year but could not unless I have permission from the teacher. If the teacher says no I will still have to continue working hard. So in the beginning of the semester I could not gain entry into getting an A or going to sophomore year. It was possible but not at that time. Mrs. Morrissey gave me a desk and some work.
The gatekeeper gives the man a stool and there he sits for days and years. In my case it was not a stool it was a desk and I sat there for half a school year. Mrs. Morrissey gave me assignments to do in class. She also gave ample homework. P.E. was dreadful. If we were to talk out of turn we would lose like 300 points. If we looked the wrong way we would lose 100 points. We were never aloud to talk back. Everyday we needed to have agenda book, passbook, and I.D.
She gave us the rules and the work all we had to be followed. It was my choice to ignore or do what she asks. In “before the law” the gatekeeper gives the man the choice. He could try to go past him or he could wait. The man decided to wait. I had the choice as well. I could sit there in my desk for the rest of the year or I could work to my destination. I decided to work. I was not going to let the gatekeeper win.
In the story the man did let the gatekeeper win. He had 2 choices. The dark choice, or the bright choice. At the end of the story the man ask why the people after him were allowed entry. The gatekeeper tells him that he was allowed entry all along. Obviously the man chose the dark choice. He did not challenge himself. He did not try. He would’ve had the best life. Instead he wasted his life on a stool rotting away.
I believe we have got past our gatekeeper in our lives. It might have been easy or it might have been hard. But you got passed it. In my case my gatekeeper was defiantly hard. There was homework everyday. No matter who you are you never be able to avoid her system. If you were absent your homework still had to be handed in. I use to think it was impossible but I made it past her.
The worst was yet to come. When Mr. Kafele handed me my schedule I was shocked. Once again I had to face my Gatekeeper. Once again I had to face Mrs. Morrissey. Though I was shocked I was not scared. Now I knew it was impossible. I faced her once and I could do it again. I knew I would come out victorious.
Amir White
ReplyDelete9/13/09
Mr.Avery
US History
In the passage "Before the Law" a man who was from another country was intimidated by a barrier known as the gatekeeper. During my freshmen year of highschool I was also faced a barrier. It was similar to the barrier in the passage. The person that intimidated me my freshmen year was a teacher . The teacher name was Ms.Morrissey she was the freshmen gym/health teacher. Im going to tell you some things about her.
Ms.Morrissey was both tough and mean. Her job means everything to her so she takes it real serious. When I first told my older cousin I got accepted to newark tech the first thing he warned me about was Ms.Morrissey. I thought my cousin was just trying to scare me a little but wen I first had her class I believed everything he told me. Ms.Morrissey told my classmates and I that we had to have our passbook, agenda, and ID everyday for class or we would have a detention. When I heard that I knew I had a decision to make.
In the passage "Before the Law" it says "The man from the country has not expected such difficulties" thats exactly how I felt. I could have done two things. One thing I could have done was not go to her class and fail her class. Another thing I could have done was go to her class and face my fears. That would have been the right thing to do so I did it.
There is a difference between me and the man in the passage. The difference is that I faced my fear and the man in the story didnt. The man waited outside the gate until he died and that was a bad decision. If he would have faced his fear instead of being scared of the unknown he probably would have had a brighter future. To me the man in the story was a coward.
The man in the story thought that the gatekeeper was keeping him away from passing but at the end you notice that it was himself. I went to Ms.Morrissey class everyday and everything turned out fine. Ms.Morrissey was always hard to put up with but I never let it ruin my day. Having Ms.Morrissey made me a little stronger. I was now able to put up with all of my teachers because since i was able to put up with her that just made the other teachers seem easier to put up with.
The first cycle i had Ms.Morrissy i got two A's and thats when i started to notice that she wasnt that bad. I noticed all I had to do to pass her class was listen to her and follow her orders and everything would turn out fine. Since i started to become less scared of her i started to listen to her less than I was the first cycle. Do you know what grade i got because of that the second cycle two B's. I know thats not bad either but those two B's dropped my GPA a little bit. I learned something from reading this passage, I learned that you should never be scared of the unknown and you should never let your fear stop you from doin what you want to do. In the passage it say's "The gatekeeper gives him a stool and allows him to sit down at the side in front of the gate". To me thats similar to what Ms.Morrissey did, she tried to intimidated us so bad that would make us want to sit outside her class instead of coming in.
In conclusion the gatekeeper in the passage "Before the Law" is similar to my gym/health teacher in so many ways. Also the difference between me and the man in the story was that I faced my fear and the man in the story didn't. I didn't let myself fall into the barrier like the man in the story did. By reading the passage "Before the Law" i learned that you should never be afraid of the unknown and you should always face your fears. Good would always come from it.
Santara Osborne
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US History 1
September 13, 2009
Overcoming Barriers
Barrier-Anything built or serving to bar passage such as a railing or fence. Overcome- To prevail over; surmount. Determination- To be especially driven to do something or complete something. Many people run away from a situation when they are faced with a barrier that seems too tough to overcome. I myself was faced with a similar experience where there was a huge barrier for me to overcome.
The experience I had was very tough in my opinion. When I share this experience with others and tell them how it was such a huge barrier to overcome they don’t quite see why. Some people say that this experience should have, “Came and Gone.” They seem to think that it’s that easy to overcome what I see as such a huge Barrier. In order to continue to prosper and move forward in my life it was essential for me to overcome this barrier. As you read on you will begin to see my experience through my eyes and hopefully understand why I found this experience so hard.
The experience that I found so hard was when I lost my grandmother. My grandmother was my everything. She would come get me from school some days and take me to get ice cream. She would take me to the park, to the roller rink, and swimming in the summer time. So as you can see my grandma and I were very close. So you can imagine how hard it would be to lose someone that close to you and not even have the chance to say good-bye.
My grandmother died six years ago when I was only 9. Being so young I didn’t understand what was going on at first. My parents where at the hospital every night so they weren’t home to explain things so I began to gat curious about what was happening. After a while I realized something was wrong. One night my mother came home and sat us all down and explained to us what had happened and she told us that my grandmother passed away that afternoon. To me this was like a stab in the heart. It was like I had just lost my best friend.
In “Before The Law,” by Franz Kafka the gatekeeper was the barrier and to me overcoming the fact that I had lost my “best friend,” was just like facing that tough gatekeeper. In the passage the man asks if he would be aloud to enter the law at some point and the gatekeeper says, “It is possible,” but not now.” That’s how I felt about overcoming her death. I knew it was possible but not at that point. I didn’t know what to do quiet honestly. I knew my grandma wouldn’t want me to be all broken up because of her death. She would always say, “Just know when I’m gone, I’m in a better place.”
Remembering her words day by day it became a little bit easier to accept the fact that she was gone. I cried a lot of days and laid awake a lot of nights thinking of her. After a while I stopped doing this knowing how it would break my grandma’s heart to see me cry. Sometimes I would try to forget that any of this happened but when I came to the realization that in all actuality it did, it would make this hurt even worse. So eventually I just learned to accept the fact that she was gone but never forgotten.
“You are insatiable,” are the words of the man trying to gain entry to the law. That’s how I felt…in the beginning I was unsatisfied with the fact that she was no longer with me. Then I realized she was in fact always with me in mind and spirit. When I realized this I no longer became sad when going to her house or seeing her pictures. In the end I was happy she was now in a better place. I know for a fact that when faced with a very tough barrier or obstacle in your life sometimes you just want to give up because it seems impossible to overcome. So I just want you to know that if I can overcome my barrier you can overcome yours.
Zemora Anthony
ReplyDeleteMr. Avery
US History
September 13, 2009
Response to Before the Law
Life is the course of existence or sum of experiences and actions that constitute a person's existence. Fear is that which causes a feeling of being afraid; that of which a person is afraid. Denial is a refusal to accept or believe something. Approximately 5.3 million American adults ages 18 to 54 ( about 3.7 percent), have some type of phobia. How can the human society reach an higher goal when the only thing holding us back is ourselves?
For the short 15 years I have been walking this earth, I have seen many people back away from great things that could change their life for the better just because they were afraid. Believe me, I AM one of them. We sit and wait for an opportunity to come our way and when it does, we flake out because the fear of failure takes over our whole state of mind. We constantly search for some that has been here the whole time but fear and denial seem to mask what we call reality.
In the passage Before the Law , a man wasted his entire life on something he could have had all along. I believe if you try something once and you dont succeed then try again. This passage shows how a fear of someting so little can change your life in such a big way. Fear of rejection has become a big part of todays society and the author showed us how crippling fear of life can be. My basketball coach always to my team "Life is to short to be wasted on ' I would've, could've, should've's. Take life as it is and take every opportunity you get because you never know when it might be your last."
Words are easier said than done. I come from a community that judges me and the person that I will become. Judgement is my fear. I feel as though relief of judgement is beyond my gate and the gatekeeper is myself. The man in the passage is denied once and discourages his self. Like the man I was also denied once but at a very young age. This changed my whole life and still affects me eveyday. I love to sing but the fear of what someone elses thoughts keeps me from branching out.
“I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.”-Sabrina Ward Harrison.
See the man from the passange did not realize that great power lies in him. Great power also lies in me and the people that surround me. I put the quote above because that is exactly how I feel. People constantly tell me that I can do anything and like I said before, words are easier said than done. How could I reach out to other people when I can reach out to myself?
Life is meant to have challenges and the man from the passage could'nt seem to grasp that concept. I am willing to pass my gatekeeper (myself) and be all that I can be. I will not sit and wait for an opportunity to come to me, I will go to it. Curiosty is what is telling me to move pass and beyond my wildest dreams. This passage taught me that the only thing that holds me back is myself.
Determination- ascertainment, as after observation or investigation. I AM DETERMINED. Purpose- the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. I HAVE A PURPOSE. Don't let nothing stop you from living life the way you want to. Learn from the passage and walk past your gatekeeper (or any life obsticle) with your head up high.
Bianca Terry
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Overcoming barriers is a hard thing to do for anybody because you have to get used to a new thing or pattern. My barrier was getting my grades up my freshman year. In all my classes I was not doing so good, I made the decision in my second marking period to not do my work and just fail and not caring about my family wanting me to do good.
My decision cost me to be restricted from anything that I wanted to do during that time. My education is the most important thing to me because without that I can't go or do anything in my future without an education.
I have an purpose in my life and in this world, if I didn't I wouldn't be put on this earth for nothing. My barrier was the worst thing in my life that could happen to me. Barriers are setbacks that keep you from acheiving your dreams or any goals that you planned.
In the passage "Before The Law", a man who comes from the country wants to enter the law but there is a gatekeeper who grants his wish but not really what he wants. So the man is left to wonder whether he really wants it or if he doesn't. His decision is now confused and doesn't know for sure.
In that passage the gatekeeper was a setback for the man who now doesn't know what to do. We can overcome barriers and obstacles, but just know how to overcome them in the right way. How I overcame my obstacles was difficult but easy at times.
I worked hard and didn't give up. I did all the things I was supposed to do by getting my grades up and doing the right thing. It waz harder on my part because I had to get in all my work in on time and do it right.
It waz tiring and I waz angry that I couldn't do anything with my friends. My decision affected my outcome, I thought I wazn't gonna have to do all this to pass my class for that semester. But after all it waz worth it.