Nothing Is Impossible Essay

Ethan Grotke
Grammar and Writing II Section E
May 20, 2016
The Boy Who Said "Nothing Is Impossible"
During the 1700s transportation in the United States was by foot, horse, and pushing boats upstream
or down. This made traveling long and difficult. In 1765, a man named Robert Fulton was born who
lived to change transportation with the invention of the paddle wheel steamboat. Although his
childhood was challenging, he was determined to face anything exciting. Without the influence he
had growing up he probably wouldn't have become famous. Everybody always asked him, "That
can't be possible," but he replied, "Nothing is impossible."
#3 As a young boy, Robert had an unusual childhood. Robert's father died when he was young but
Robert tried to help his family when he could. He did most of the chores...show more content...
During the war, fireworks were scarce so Robert invented his own for the town celebration. Robert
was usually late for school (cl) because he was constantly making things. His teacher didn't
appreciate Robert until one day he came to school with a real pencil! Robert had a (trip) unique,
uncommon, and exciting childhood.
Several people changed Robert's life. #5 Since Robert's father had died, his mother was responsible
for the household. #2 While growing up, his mother wanted him to have an education and take care
of himself. For work, Robert helped a (trip) sturdy, friendly, and hard working gunsmith. The
gunsmith was a best friend to little Robert. "Quicksilver," as they called him, helped the gunsmith
with (trip) nails, horse/ox shoes, and/or guns or bullets. Another great influence was Benjamin
Franklin. Robert was visiting with Benjamin when he told him he could go to England to learn how
to paint and
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A man... No, a GREAT man, a powerful man, a monster of a man once said, "There is nothing
impossible to him who will try". That man was Alexander the Great, leader of Greece, Conqueror
of the middle east, almost Conqueror of Asia, and all round sexy beast. To the Greeks, he was the
greatest ruler to ever rule over the sacred lands of Greece and almost the world too. Alexander was
a great and somewhat cocky of a man to quote this. But what he accomplished during his lifetime
granted him the mantle to say these words. To delve deeper into the meaning of the quote, three
main points arise. At first Alexander had defied many things that were deemed impossible in that era
such as "Solving" the Gordian Knot, and yet he was only an ordinary, but incredible, man. This point
will tackle Alexander himself... Next is to uncover the meaning of the first half of the quote, "There
is nothing...show more content...
In reality it is actually deeper in meaning than it may seem. While "Nothing" is quite simple,
"Impossible" is only an opinion. A large man may see fitting into a small gap as impossible, that
same gap may as well be a cavernous gulch to a child. So to see "Impossible" through Alexander's
brain would end up with a laugh and he would shove it out of the way and keep moving forwards.
Alexander was tutored by Aristotle, which may bring a reason to why he came to this conclusion.
In the mind of Alexander he may have been inspired by the words of his tutor to not think the
impossible as an immovable mountain, nor did he believe in order to move the mountain it needs
to take years of work. No. What Alexander had said is "the mountain may look immovable, but it
has its weak points that will bring it down instantly". This is just restating what we already know
about alexander! He was a brilliant military tactician, he quite literally eats and breathes these sort of

A Utopian world is impossible to create because nature would not allow it. Shakespeare's play
shows that no matter how much language players and technology changes human nature overall
is misinterpreted. In order to have a perfect world, we need conflicts to occur because
imperfection is key to perfection. A Utopian society only revolves in a person's mind. A person
might think of a Utopian Society to escape their situation but they do not look at the
disadvantages, let us take killing, for example in a Utopian world, killing someone is illegal. If we
do not kill anyone, how are we going to find food to keep ourselves alive? We have to kill. Negative
aspects of humanity's basic nature are jealousy, greed and revenge that would always...show more
content...
Said by Veronica Roth an American author that published Divergent in 2011, the story will take
place in the future and they are trying to create a utopian society. If we had a Utopian which is
impossible because our basic nature would never let that day arrive. Macbeth's ambition to be
king also greed and jealousy are the negative aspect of our basic nature. Humanity's basic nature
includes jealousy, greed ambition, which always will create conflicts. This type of nature exists in
Macbeth. Macbeth's ambition is king and for his kids to rule in Scotland. The greed is to jealousy
and one's ambition that would not let one succeed to create a utopian society. As Macbeth said when
he invited Duncan to his house, " as I am his kinsman and his subject strong both against deed: then,
as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door.." Act 1 Scene7 Line13–15 as Macbeth
states that he is his kinsman whom he should protect and shut the doors against the murderer shut
the door... "He is the one who is murdering him. Hearing a prediction from the witches does not
make him non– culpable, the witches only persuade him to do the guilty act. Even Banquo had
believed in the conspiracies at the end, but was really loyal to Duncan which he has asked by
Macbeth to commit the guilty act with him, he refused to do so. It shows how you can lose any
friendship and loyalty. Macbeth killed his son

Kant, a soft determinist, said that in order to make a moral decision we must have freedom. Kant
believed that the ability to make moral decisions lay within the existence of freedom; stating that
if we are not free to make our own decisions those decisions could not be moral as we were never
free to make that decision in the first place. Kant thought that a person could be blamed for an
action if they could have acted differently; for example if a person's family is held at gunpoint and
they are forced to open a safe they cannot be blamed as they did not have a choice. If we are to have
free will we must have the ability to make a decision that is unhindered; Kant believed that we must
have free will if we are to be help morally...show more content...
Ted Honderich was another hard determinist who approached the idea of free will using the physics
as his base; using the Aristotelian idea that nothing occurs without a cause. Honderich believed that
events within the universe are determined and humans act in response to those events and are
therefore not responsible for their actions. Using this belief one would argue that moral decisions
cannot be made as there is no freedom to do so, everything is already determined beforehand.
Saint Augustine was a religious determinist who believed that humanity required God's help to do
good; this is granted by God to humans, therefore God determines who will be saved and who
will not. This is known as predestination; there irrelevance of our actions whether moral or
immoral as God has already chosen those who shall be saved. John Calvin argued that people
have no free will in regard to moral decision making; stating that God makes his choice about who
to save, therefore does not look at a person and recognise them as good. Calvin stated that people
only do good because God made them that way and placed them in an environment that would
only make them do good. Logically Calvin concluded that if we have no control over our actions
due to being made to act in a certain way, we cannot be considered responsible for them, thus we
cannot make a moral decision as the

Over time people have made the future their own by expanding human understanding of the earth,
and looking beyond what is thought impossible. Although the Oxford Dictionary defines
impossible as not able to exist, or be done, the word impossible can't be defined in a single
definition , because the definition changes as people's ideas change, people's beliefs change, and
life in general passes on. Throughout all of humanity people have slowly become more advanced ,
and throughout it people have made what was thought impossible possible. If someone from the
present were to go back in time and tell someone there would come a time that man could create
ships that can take people to the moon they wouldn't believe it. To define something impossible now
would be meaningless, taking in the fact that one day in the distant future with new thinkers and
technology, new standards are set to raise the level of what is "impossible". Although the definition
states impossible as not able to exist, many...show more content...
In towns people may tend to believe in local legends and some people tend to believe in
superstitions from horoscopes or from fortune tellers. Everywhere around the world people witness
things and live differently, and what some people think as irrational or not possible others from
halfway around the world could think differently. Cultures also change and from over time so
things that people thought long ago in an area could not even be the same thing people believe
hundreds of years later. One culture this includes is roman culture, because the people believed in
many gods, but later converted to Catholicism. Some places can tend to believe and stay the same if
the values are passed down strictly through generations. If what people think and feel is impossible
changes as time continues on, it makes impossible an ever changing word that transforms along with
the

Persuasive Essay :Nobody Is Perfect?
Hannah Montana once said, "Nobody is perfect." I strongly agree with this as it is indeed, a fact.
No one has the ability to do everything absolutely perfect, which includes, yes, me. Statistics
show that approximately one third of the American population regret some major life choice.
While most people wish they could go back and redo something or change some event in their
life, I do not. I see these mistakes as a learning opportunity as well as a chance to better myself
and others. Cross country is a good example of times that I might wish I could go back and
change something. These three mile races might not be life altering, but I always want to do my
best and how I run does affect my emotions. The first two races of the season were great. I ran two
minutes off of my personal best at our first meet and then ran five seconds off my personal best at
the second race. Practice was going great and I felt that this was going to be a great season for
myself. As the season went on, however, I began to have a mixture of good and bad races. One
particularly bad race was at our home meet. I went out way too hard and I killed myself in the first
half. That race was a minute and a half slower than what my time had been in practice during our
Kenyan Run. As to be expected, I was upset about this and had two choices. I could either accept
it and learn from my mistake or I could dwell on it and let my whole season go down the drain and
give up. My choice was to accept it and learn. Everyone has a race or two that is crappy and this
was that race. I changed my mindset and prepared myself for the next race in Newton. At this race
I still ran slower than my normal times. Once again, I was faced with a choice. I chose again to get
over it and learn.
The season went on and I'd have a good race, and then a bad race. Finally conference came and by
that time I had determined that I was going out too hard at the beginning of my races. The
conference race was held at my least favorite course, Newton. Coach told us that the race would
go out very fast. This psyched me out and as is to be expected, I went out too hard. During the run
up that long nasty hill in the first mile I was prepared to pass out. I had accepted that I was

Perfection Is Impossible
Perfection is impossible. There is no one in the world who has not failed at least a hundred times.
However, the hard part is learning from that failure and growing from it. People tend to bury their
failures and try to hide them almost like a time capsule, hidden inside for a long time until someone
finds it again. They are afraid of someone finding that time capsule and expecting treasures and
spoils, but to be disappointed to only find worthless failures. We view failure as something that is
worthless and disappointing and see success as a treasure. We expect something good out of
anything we've worked so hard for and are returned with disappointment, as we can't always
succeed . We need to learn to realize is that failure is good and allows you to achieve success, if
you let it be a learning experience. You need to overcome the fear of failure, persist your way
through challenges, and know where you want to be in the end.
Everyone is born with a fear of failure. Failure is a part of our human nature, it is ingrained in us.
Any successful person has achieved their success through failure. You can't prevent it in any way,
and it's pointless to try and in the end, it will come. Some people have such a large fear of failure,
they pass it onto their children, such as Morley Callaghan's friend's father. He gave his child only
one chance, and lost all faith in him because of one failure. As a result of this, his friend lost all
faith in himself and soon dropped out of school

Life Without Limits
LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS There are some things in life that are out of your control that you can't
change and you've got to live with. The choice that we have, though, is either to give up or keep
on going. I tell your life is interesting, Life is a JOURNEY. But I tell you there are sometimes in
life where you fall down and you feel you don't have the strength to get back up. You see, if you
try 100 times to get back up and if you fail 100 times, if you FAIL and you'll going to GIVE UP,
do you think that you'll ever going to get up? No. But if you fail and try again? And again and
again? For as long as you try there is always that chance of YOU getting up. Does that make sense?
And it's not the end until you've given up. And just the fact that...show more content...
Life is not always good. Life is not always rosy. Life is worth living when you find purpose.
Everything you do, just follow your heart. If that's who you want to be, if that's what you want to
do in life, then walk to it. One day at a time. But I want you to know that nothing is IMPOSSIBLE
and if it is impossible for your dreams to come true let's say you want to become a Doctor or a
Lawyer and you can't become a Doctor or a Lawyer for some reason, maybe you're not good in
science or in business law and politics. I know somebody who couldn't be a Doctor or a Lawyer.
They're doing something now that they actually love to do. See, all things come together for the
good. That's how we should be in our life. Not only you and your life, but what about the people
around you? You know, if you think that you have no purpose in your life. Let me tell you this.
There are several people come up to me and said "RJ, I don't have a purpose. Hindi ko na alam
anong gagawin ko sa buhay ko." Let me ask you one thing. If you went through your life full of
pain, full of tears and at the end of your life, you actually save somebody's life, is your life worth
living? Is the pain worth somebody's life? If you could actually save somebody? Can you
imagine? If you actually saw somebody nearly gets run over by a car and you dive and get them
out of the way over the car? For instance, an example, would that be worth living? You've saved

Why Nothing Is Truly Alive
The concept of life from the way one can see it is most similar to the way Ferris Jabr thinks about
it. In Ferris Jabr's Why Nothing is Truly Alive (2014) he talks about how nothing is actually alive
and all of it is a concept. This is the way one can perceive how life is because perception is relative
depending what has been taught. In reality nothing is alive because there is no one concrete
definition of what life means. In the article "Why Nothing Is Truly Alive" Jabr is arguing that the
creation of the Strandbeest by Dutch artist Theo Jansen is the same, in the sense of being alive,
to an animal or plant. Also he is saying that nothing is actually alive too. Now the Standbeest is
an animal made up of plastic tubes, wood, and sails. They move from wind hitting the sails and
that moves the machine. Life does not actually have to be alive it can be things that one may
want life to be. Many things in this world are only seemingly alive because people assume that the
thing is alive. For example even though crystals grow and have reproduction of what they are like
most people in society would not classify them as living. There are many things that are out there
in the world that may have traits or seen as to be alive, but in reality they are not. Some may say
that most living things move like humans and animals, but water also moves around, yet society
would say that water is not alive. In one's perspective they would argue that water is alive to them.
They may think this

Christopher Reeve's story as told in "Nothing Is Impossible" is an inspirational story that tracks his
life from his paralysis and onward. During this time, Reeve went through vital stages of self–doubt,
self–importance, and generally questioned the significance of life. Through the encouragement of his
family and the doctors, Reeve went through a mind–changing process that altered his life for the
better, and helped him to master the impossible. In this autobiography, Reeve wants to inspire
disable–bodied individuals and illustrate that they have choices they can make. In "Nothing is
impossible", Christopher Reeve elaborately explains his emotions, experiences and thoughts of his
injury, and how his family and friends came alongside him. Reeve structures his autobiography by
linking his current situation with extracts of speeches from his past in order to examine how he
thought prior to his injury, his reaction immediately following the injury, and his slow journey
towards hope. In order to evaluate the inspirational nature of the text, it is critical to examine the
struggles he went through as he passed through the process of pre–injury, injury, and post–injury.
Reeve's mindset and his experiences prior to his accident set the importance and the inspirational
nature for the autobiography. In his life before the injury, Reeve had a positive mindset and a clear
plan for his future. Prior to this accident, Reeve was an exceptional actor who had never foreseen
himself with an

Failure Is Impossible By Susan Anthony
Firstly, Susan Anthony lived at a time when women were being discriminated against both at the
workplace and in politics. Despite these challenges, she managed to join politics and to address
numerous issues affecting women. Her charismatic character enabled her to command attention as a
leader. Some of the achievements she secured for women are still being enjoyed today not just in
America but across the world. Her famous statement "failure is impossible" is a reminder of the
possibilities she believed in and the mentality that enabled her to fight for women's causes with zeal
(Sherr 98). To understand Anthony's strong personality and send of justice, it is imperative to
examine her upbringing and the values her parents stood for. One aspects

Physics Of The Impossible By Michio Kaku
The word "impossible" has been a controversial topic discussed for years by people who just
explain why there is nothing more we can do. In the book, Physics of the Impossible, Michio
Kaku takes multiple ideas and concepts from recent books or movies and he discusses how each of
them could or could not exist in the future. Kaku is a theoretical physicist who attended Harvard
after winning a scholarship there (preface xi). His passion for science began young in life when he
entered and won a science fair, which was his inspiration (preface xi). Kaku appeals to science
fanatics and technology enthusiasts by making connections with his audience. He connects with our
logos, or logical side, by telling us step–by–step how each of the discussed fictional technology can
become real. Next, he appeals to our ethos, or ethics side, by beginning each of his chapters with
quotes from well known scientists to get our attention. He also appeals to ethos by being credible
and using actual scientists from modern times, interviewing them to gain insight on how some of
the processes work (16, 23). Lastly, he appeals to the pathos, or emotional side, of his audience,
beginning his book by establishing a personal connection between his childhood, and love of
watching Star Trek, making readers gain his trust since that is a familiar subject for most (1)....show
more content...
By defying laws of physics, Kaku convinces science fanatics and technology enthusiasts that due to
the rapid growth of science, what seems "impossible" today will not be in the near and distant
future. Each of his chapters discuss a new device, everything from force fields to extraterrestrial
life, and how it is possible to have these new technologies in the future if science continues to
advance. He makes three distinct classes of impossibility based on how far into the future each
technology is, each one being more complex than the

Nothing is free. Essay
I definitely think the best things in life are not free. There are so many examples I can name. For
one, every thing you want in life you have to work hard to earn it. Nothing is given to you for free.
Everything in life costs you or someone else money, time, or effort.
This includes all the important things in life like air, freedom, life, living, love, children, marriage,
jobs, and friendships. However, if we consider the meaning of free, "without cost of any kind
to anyone at any time––past, present or future", it would be hard to find anything that is free.
Every aspect of life carries some sort of commitment.
Freedom is not free. In order for this great country of ours to possess freedom that it offers, countless
numbers...show more content...
There are those these things must be provided for and we do, because they cannot. Then there are
those who refuse to work to provide these things for them––the rest of us bear the burden of doing
so. Furthermore, death is not free. Just ask those who pay for the memorials of that dear departed
loved one. Pain and grief that caused by separation from those we love causes the emotional cost that
is great and sometimes overwhelming for long periods.
Air, even the air we breathe is not free. Just one aspect of it not being free is the many companies
and agencies that fight to keep "clean air" at the forefront of the world's attention. Much
of the cost of living is due to various programs that operate (at least under this appearance) to clean
up the air and keep certain harmful elements at acceptable levels.
Love is not free. "Free love" became a catch phrase during the so–called hippie era of
our society, but that was not, and never will be love, it was just plain ole' lust. Love lasts beyond
the space of a few moments of passion because love and includes a commitment. The pleasure of
passion was a reward of commitment to love, but in today's world, we want the pleasure without the
commitment. Dangerous foolishness of lust will hurt emotionally, mentally, physically, and
financially, for whoever is involved in such actions. Not anyone who thinks love is free has ever
counted the cost of

Why Is It Impossible To Create A Utopian Society
My last and final reason why I think it is impossible to create a utopian society Is because of lies
and deception there were many moments in the novel where the characters had created lies. In the
novel Snowball is a character who is shown to be a responsible, caring, idealist, and a boss. In the
beginning of the novel, a lot of characters are considered her as a friend, comrade and buddy as seen
in chapters 1–7. Everything changed after chapter 7 when Napoleon and the dogs kicked her out.
This was all because she got attention. The reason into why she was kicked out was that windmill
got destroyed however she had nothing to do with it. Napoleon had created a lie so that his fear of
snowball taking his place as leader of the farm will not

"Just do it", "Our time is now", "Impossible is nothing"; these modern motivational sports messages
adopted by companies such as Nike and Adidas were originally backed by the women suffragists
whose goals were to increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government. The
historical context and sacrifices these women made are often overlooked, and the only date
remembered is August 26th, 1920: the passing of the nineteenth amendment. In educational settings
teachers present information about wars and the passing of importance legislation, however there
remains prominent gaps in our understanding of women suffrage for equality––"a war that had been
going on for half a century". Jennifer Friedes's story "Iron Jawed Angels"...show more content...
But if I do not act, it is a different kind of defeat, equally decisive and maybe worse. because then I
will not even have a conscience left"(Brink 304–305). Accepting the established system and
believing that this is the absolute fundamental way of life in which women were asked wait their
turn, withdrawal and neglect the possibility of influencing any decision that would affect their lives
and those of their children. Both Alice and Lucy couldn't accept these restrained freedoms existing in
a certain manner and they formed the Congressional Union known as the National Women's Party,
rallying together other supporters of the movement, and emphasizing their opinions on gender
inequality through the technique of White House picketing. They directed their efforts toward
change, opposing the exclusion of women and began asking the hard questions: Mr. President how
long must women wait for liberty?"... quoting the Declaration of Independence: "We hold truths to
be self–evident: that all men and women are created equal". In addition proclaiming that they "shall
fight for the things in which they have always carried dearest to their hearts", specifically to " have a
voice in their own governments" They were met with brutality from the opposite sex, faced obstacles
of imprisonment and responsibilities for instance to their children; they even received hostility from
the National American Woman Suffrage

It Is Impossible To Stay 100 % Neutral Analysis
Personally, I truly believe that it is impossible to stay 100% neutral in any situation. Everybody
forms a certain opinion on a situation. For example, you see a person deliberately kick over a
trashcan on the street and you are with a couple buddies. You guys are all going to form an opinion
whether its... "Wow, that guy is a disrespectful degenerate" or "maybe something happened in his
personal that caused him emotional distress which filled him with the need to lash out". But no one
will just walk by and not think anything about the situation. I believe that the closest example of
neutrality in society is the judges in the justice system. They have to sit down read a situation, hear
both sides of a story and then form a verdict on the case

Happiness Is An Impossible Dream Essay
For centuries, people had been seeking happiness. Everybody wants it, but it seems like nobody has
it. Everywhere you go – at work, at home, in school, at the market, in church – you see people
struggling; they exist but are not alive, like they are designed to be slightly dissatisfied with
everything.
Male and female, rich and poor, young and old, no one is free. Everyone is in a cloud of discontent.
For all the things they do have, they're always wanting something they don't and can't have... to be
happy.
As if happiness is an impossible dream that one should forever chase. As if happiness is always there
in some end of time, future dimension, not available in this present full of disappointments.
Maybe you are also one of the crowd and you...show more content...
He is anxious all the time. Worrying doesn't have any use but to cart off happiness. It doesn't solve a
problem or influence the result of anything. Anxiety only affects the worrier. It makes him, well, not
happy.
3. His life is complicated. He runs three companies simultaneously, has five wives and seven
mistresses, twenty four children from nineteen different women, a board director of the home
owners' association, president of the national businessmen's club, avid golfer and congressman. No
wonder he is unhappy.
4. He hoards and doesn't give. He keeps everything for himself, and only cares about himself. He
doesn't need anyone, and in effect no one needs him either. This hoarding isn't only about money
and things; it's also about compassion, time, and talents. As Chris McCandless said before he died,
"Happiness is only real when shared."
5. He expects too much. Expectations are the source of life's stress, frustrations, annoyance, misery,
and pain. He creates these expectations in his head of what things should be, what his wife and kids
and employees should do, what life should be like, and when they are not met happiness goes out of
the window.
Do you recognize any of these signs in yourself? Are you starting to realize what hinders you to
become truly

Impossible To Speak Forbidden By Elie Wiesel
"To be silent is impossible, to speak forbidden." said author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
This quote here is Wiesel's way of showing one who did not experience time during the Holocaust
how it is fair to say that they could never begin to understand what it was like. If one were also to
ask Wiesel to speak about the work he did or what he saw at the concentration camps, he may
explain how speaking of it fails to acknowledge the depth of evil put out, and how it is discourteous
to the memories of those who died during the Holocaust. Speaking may be forbidden, however, it is
for the failure it may bring for speaking the truth about the Holocaust.
One may say that by never speaking of the Holocaust, will then make those who died become

Essay on Imagine a World Without Technology
Imagine living in a world where technology didn't exist. That iPhone you have, computer you're
reading on, or even that nice car you drive, all gone with a single blink of an eye. The world you
would be living in would be nothing but an empty, dark and cold place. You would have to learn
to adapt to a new way of life. That's why today, with the incredible breakthroughs in technology, the
world is becoming more and more evolved. The technology we use today, whether it is the simple
things we take for granted, like a refrigerator, to the incredible medical innovations that are saving
lives, all benefit us in many ways. People in today's generation have become so adapt to technology
that others, mostly people of older generations, are...show more content...
Before technology there weren't the safest ways on providing people with better health. There
weren't machines such as x–rays to help provide the best treatment for patients. Doctors wouldn't
have been able to discover diseases and cures for these diseases, if it wasn't for technology. New
technology is being invented to help provide patients with the best possible care, and a healthy
and longer life. People who would not have been able to survive a century ago with half of their
brain missing, today are living lives nearly the same as a person with a full brain. There are
people who have a machine instead of an organ or limb of their body, and are still doing activities
that a person without a machine would be capable of doing. Innovations in medicine have come so
far and are still growing rapidly.
Lastly, an advantage technology has is that it provides students with better resources to enhance their
learning. Today, a lot of schools throughout the world are equipped with technology in their
classrooms that help with teaching students. One technological invention that is used in many
schools is called a Smart Board. Before the invention of the Smart Board schools had long green
boards on the walls that teachers could write on with chalk, known as chalkboards. Now, with these
Smart Boards, teachers can write on them with special pens. They also have features similar to a
regular computer so they can pull up websites or videos to show

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