The Achilles Heel

As Achilles has his weak point, the heel, we all have a weak point in our life. This can be for example familiar, physical, health troubles or emotional challenges.  To confront these obstacles first we have to recognize what are our weaknesses.  After recognizing it, we have to start thinking positive and  try to find a solution to it. Because if we don’t accept that we have to learn how to life with it and we just think that we cannot find a solution our life will be very difficult.

For example the physical challenges that a sportsman can have. If a professional runner suffer a health problem and loses its leg, he can see this like the end of his carrier or try to find a solution to this problem.  The situation will be difficult but everything depends on how you think and if you want to achieve the goals you have planned for your life. Other important thing is that you don’t give up just because what people tell you, because they don’t really know how much you can do.

In conclusion our weaknesses are proofs that life put us. We have to fight against them and win. Sometimes this fight is not easy so we can get in a group with our same problems and try to share our ideas, this can help us see that we are not alone in this fight. Also it give as inspiration and motivation to keep fighting. Our daily life is full of challenges and our weakness makes them difficult but we have to keep going and don’t give up by anything. 

Glossary

§      Challenging: to invite or summon (someone to do something, especially to take part in a contest)

§       Collapsed: fell down suddenly.

§      Courageous: possessing or expressing courage

§       Crushed: pressed something so hard it broke.

§      Crutches: a long staff of wood or metal having a rest for the armpit, for supporting the weight of the body

§      Determined: of unwavering mind; resolute; firm

§      Empowerment: the giving or delegation of power or authority; authorization

§      In store for: planned for

§      Judging: to appraise (something) critically

§      Landscape: an extensive area of land regarded as being visually distinct

§      Limitations: something that limits a quality or achievement

§      Overcome: to get the better of in a conflict

§      Peak: the pointed summit of a mountain

§      Proof: any evidence that establishes or helps to establish the truth, validity, quality, of something

§      Recognition: the act of recognizing or fact of being recognized

§      Revelation: the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, especially  something true

§      Scars: any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound

§      Scattered: to separate and move or cause to separate and move in various directions; disperse

§      Soared: flew very high or fast.

§      Tough: strong or resilient; durable

Grammar:

Gerunds

To form a gerund, add –ing to base form of the verb.

Use the gerund after a preposition, such as for, in, of, and about.

 

Infinitives

To form the infinitive, use to and the base form of the verb.

Use the infinitive after certain verbs, including agree, decide, expect, hope, learn, manage, need, try, and want. 

Bibliography

Ferre, T., & Sanabria, K. (2009). overload informtion. In T. Ferre, & K. Sanabria, north star 4 (pp. 21-40). USA: Pearson Longman.

word reference. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.wordreference.com/definition/Underlying