The odds where against him, but he didn’t care, he wanted it, and he went for it. This positive, never giving up attitude, is what makes ordinary people extraordinary. A regular boy from England, who had always dreamed of being an Olympian, left home with a dream to be a ski jumper at the Winter Olympics in 1988, a dream no one thought he would or could achieve.
I won’t say anything else about the movie because I want you all to see it, but it’s that kind of movie that just gives you hope. You leave the theater smiling, and whatever you were worried about just disappears. You are just happy for Eddie; his time came, so will yours.
Again, in this movie I was just worried about his head during those jumps, but that got all my other worries and insecurities out of my head. Being happy for Eddie got me to remember I can do anything. If he can jump from 90-meters (295.276 feet) high, and set a record for his country, I can be successful too. Just thinking about how high that was in the movie still scares me.
I can do anything, except jump 295.276 feet.
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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write.
I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer.
I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book.
Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.
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