Read the article, “Boys swimming: Blind student Alan Brint competes for Highland Park” at the following link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0302-prep-blind-swimmer-alan-brint-20150301-story.html After reading about Alan’s challenge, respond to the following questions in 2-4 sentences: How did Alan overcome the challenge of navigating in life without his vision? How can you apply his determination to your own life?
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ReplyDeleteAlan overcame the challenge of life without vision by challenging himself every day to do better. I can apply this to my life by challenging myself to do better in school and out of school.
ReplyDeleteBrian overcame his challenge by pushing himself to reach his goal. I can apply his determination to my life by pushing my self to do more. Or try harder.
ReplyDeleteBrian overcame his challenge by practicing at his swim meet and working hard to reach his goal. I can apply his determination in my own life by working and trying harder.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge by determination. Even though he is blind he still stuck with it and works on it to get better.
ReplyDeleteAlan Brint has overcame his goal by swimming even though he is blind.And doesnt care so he does what he wants and he keeps getting better at swimming.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenges by having teammates around him and the support of his parents.Alan has also had to give swimming all his strength to become as good as he is and could not have done that without the support of the team and help of team.He learns to navigate by running his hands on the walls to become familiar of the area he is in.I can apply this to my life by not giving up on what I want to do.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his obstacle of being blind by realizing that no matter what what I do I cant change it, so he just embraced his talent of swimming, and with realizing this he has found something that he loves. Even though he may not be the best that doesn't stop him. I think that this can apply to all of us because, we all cna take this because we all have something wrong with us so we all just need to go to the light at the end of the tunnel.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge by when he had Saturdays event circled on his calendar the blog said said that is when he kicked his training into high gear. Also it said people were amazed he could swim also the blog said by counting his strokes and his team would tap him when he would turn or when to finish. I could apply this determination to my own life by giving it my all on everything i do no matter what happens. Also, I could try harder in football no matter who were playing or who I am against you give it your all and fear nothing.
ReplyDeleteAlan is challenged by him being born blind and with that doesn't stop him from doing the stuff he loves swimming. It says that before the school season started he went around the high school and found ways to navigate around the school by counting his steps, and that shows that nothing is impossible.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame the challenge of navigating life without his vision by always trying to adapt to his environment. He does things like practice his way around the hallways or using his cane to make sure he doesn't fall into the pool during meetings. Also, to compete better he counts his strokes when swimming to make sure he doesn't hit the wall. Finally, even though he has a disability he always practices to make sure he is in his best shape. I can apply his determination to my life my practicing even when I'm not playing the sport.
ReplyDeleteBrian overcame his challenge by not caring about the negativity around him. He just did what he does best and swam, no matter his disability.
ReplyDeleteHow alen over came his challenge is by not giving up.Swimming how he wished and beating personal goals.
ReplyDeleteBrian overcame his challenge by never giving up he has determination and he has his dad as motivation to help him through his tough times he always pushes himself stated in the article he believed in himself and he did it.
ReplyDeleteBrian overcame his challenge of navigating in life without vision by counting the steps at his school to go up the stairs. People would tap him on the shoulder to let him know when he needed to turn. He did not care what challenges were in his way, he was going to defeat them. I can apply this determination to my life by we all have challenges that we need to face in life.
ReplyDeleteBrian overcame his challenge of navigating in life without vision by counting the steps at his school to go up the stairs. People would tap him on the shoulder to let him know when he needed to turn. He did not care what challenges were in his way, he was going to defeat them. I can apply this determination to my life by we all have challenges that we need to face in life.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge by getting help from every one else. Alan became a better swimmer. He also gave people hope for things
ReplyDeleteAlan Brint has overcame his challenge by having the help from his team and his coach and family such as his father. One way the team helps him is they tap him when he needs to finish and turn. We all have challenges in our lifes.
ReplyDeleteI agree, we all have challenges in our lives, and with determination we can overcome those challenges just like how Alan did.
DeleteI agree, we all have challenges in our lives, and with determination we can overcome those challenges just like how Alan did.
Deletealan brint overcame his challenge with the help of his teammates and coaches family and friends.
DeleteAlan overcome his challenges without vision by the help of his teammates. Alan also relied on the assistant coach Adam Washburn to help him navigate through the unfamiliar territory at state.
ReplyDeleteAlan over came his challenge by having motivation from his teammates. Also he got help from his coach by him taping on alan.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge by finding something that he liked to do, which is swimming. No matter how hard it was, he just kept trying and became a great swimmer, and he has overcome his challenge of blindness. I can apply this to my own life by always trying as hard as i can, no matter what the challenge is.
ReplyDeleteAlan Brint was blind but even though he was blind he overcame his challenge and is a good swimmer because he had the help of his coach and his dad.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge of no vision with his coaches. He had great determination for swimming because he loved swimming. He also got help from his teammates encouragement. I can apply this to my own life by working harder in every challenge i face.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge of being blind, by continuing on and having help from his team mates to get so far. He had determination and the motivation from his father which i could apply because everyone needs to be determind for something.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your idea of needing to be determined. Being determined can help motivate and push you to reach your goal.
DeleteAlan Brint overcame his challenge by having nonstop determination and always for striving to get better. I can apply this to my life by thinking that if someone is blind and is swimming I can do anything. Alan overcame his challenge by setting his sights high and always pushing for greatness.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andyp3 because he always kept pushing for greatness even though he was blind.
DeleteAndyP3 I agree. when you said that if a blind person can swim and achieve that goal of theirs, then we really can do anything.
DeleteAlan overcame the challenge of navigating in life without his vision by pushing himself to do better even though he lost his sight. He does not think of swimming as an obstacle and tries to get better at it. I can apply his determination to my own life by pushing myself to do better in difficult situations and not giving up.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you with the pushing myself to do better in a situations because Im the same way!
DeleteI agree to LilliannaM3 because she says Alan does not think of swimming as an obstacle and tries to do better every day.
DeleteI agree Alan is determind and he needs to push himself on to keep going if he goes far enough he could be the first olympian to be blind.
DeleteI agree with LilliannaM3 because Alan didn't stop his dreams because he was blind, he kept going and swimming.
DeleteAlan overcame the challenge of navigating in life without vision by motivation and help from his coach and teammates. I can apply his determination in my own life by setting multiple challenges in school and other activities.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I like to try to conquer as many challenges at once as possible, no matter how hard.
DeleteGreat idea. Challenging yourself in many areas will pay off in the long run. Keep working hard!
DeleteAlan overcame his challenge by determination and from motivation by his teammates. I can apply this determination to my life by doing better in school and to playing volleyball.
ReplyDeleteAlan is a great role model of determination. Throughout the difficulty of being blind, he is achieving his goal. He is a new role model to me because he showed me that life is not impossible, but only if you make it.
ReplyDeleteLillyS has a good point because she had a good point by saying that life is not impossible and Alan does is a good model of determination.
Deletei agree on what you said Alan is making his dreams come true even with his disability with the help of his teammates coach and dad
DeleteLillyS has a good point because she had a good point by saying that life is not impossible and Alan does is a good model of determination.
DeleteI agree. Alan,even without his vision, never gave up and always tried to achieve his goals.
DeleteI slightly disagree with LillyS3. Although Alan is a good role model I feel that many things in life are possible but here is also things that are impossible.
DeleteAlan overcame his diversity and didn't give up on his dreams and goals.he wanted to swim and win challenges, and that's exactly what he did! He didn't let being blind get in his way. He trained until he got the movements down perfectly. I can apply this to my own life because when I want to accomplish a task, I don't give up, I keep trying.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge by doing something he liked which is swimming. Even being blind he never gave up and kept trying. This can apply to me by trying harder in school.
ReplyDeleteI agree because he was determined because he liked swimming. Being blind didn't stop him
DeleteI agree with you because Alan enjoyed swimming and he was blind but, he never gave up on what he liked to do and he challenged himself. I also can compare that one of my goals in life is try doing better in school.
DeleteAlan likes to swim even when he is blind and when you think about it is very impressive . He said he likes swimming for the competition he said when he barely beats someone or someone barely beats him he said that those are the best races. I can apply this to my life by pushing myself to do better in situations that are difficult.
ReplyDeleteI think pushing yourself to do better is something great to apply to life.
DeleteI agree with conors3 if I go the extra mile I would blow away even my expectations.
DeleteAlan overcame the challenge of navigating without vision by using a cane to figure out where he is. I could apply this determination to my life by not giving up on something if i get some sort of disability.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame the challenge of navigating in life without vision by motivation and help from his coach and teammates. I can apply his determination in my own life by setting multiple challenges in school and other activities.
ReplyDeleteI agree with MatthewL3, we could all challenge ourselveves over and over to improve in school or other things outside of school.
DeleteHow did Alan overcome the challenge of navigating in life without his vAlan overcame his challenge by following his dreams and believing in himself. Yes Alan didn't have vision when he was born but he still tried new things and believed in himself.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge of being blind by finding out that he liked swimming. He liked swimming enough to work towards getting better at it. I can apply this to my life by trying to make an effort for the things I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Alan overcame his challenge by working towards it and getting better at it. He used swimming as his way to help him get through his challenges.
DeleteAlan surpassed his challenges by doing what he loves. He loves swimming an swimming is the thing that helps him along. He believed in himself and try harder. Although he didn't have any vision, he does have a vision. I can apply this to my life by using what I like to overcome my challenges and obstacles.
ReplyDeletei read the article
ReplyDeleteAlan Brint overcame his challenge of navigating through his life blind by being determined to get better at things that he needed to work at whether it was swimming or finding his ways through the halls.I think that if i had the type of determination that he possessed then I could do anything that I really want.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame the challenge of navigating through life without his vision by being determined and knowing he can be better. He never gave up, and pushed himself to be better. I can apply this determination to my own life by making sure that if there is an obstacle in the way of something I want, I won`t give up on it.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I like that you wont give up in life, no matter what.
DeleteAlan Brint overcame his challenge with people helping him in his life challenge so he can do better in swimming,his team helped him by tapping his shoulder when he was going to hit the wall so he could turn around, and so he wouldn't get hurt.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenges by doing what he loves even though he can"t see. He believed in himself and didn't hide behind the fact he is blind. I can apply this to my life by facing my challenges even if something unexpected gets in the way.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that you included that he embraced being blind and used it as motivation to help himself succeed.
DeleteI love that you said that he didn't hide the fact that he was blind I thought that was great. I said kind of the same thing about how he doesn't hide his blindness, it is just great.
DeleteAlan overcame his challenge of navigating his life without his vision by determination. He had such a strong determination to do what he loved and he worked hard to accomplish it. He didn't let his condition ruin his dreams and what he enjoyed doing. I can apply this to my life by maybe figuring out what I love to do and work hard at it and achieve my goals.
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DeleteI agree with you when you said that he had strong determination, and that he's condition ruin his dreams.
DeleteAlan Brint was motivated that is why he was trying over and over again. That is why he trained for a decent amount of time. I think that Alan overcame his blindness by his coaches and teammates motivating him. So with all of this being said i would do the exact thing that Alan did. I agree with Alan so much and I can't believe that he was brave enough to sigh up for a sport being blind, that just goes to show anyone can do anything if they believe they can.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenges by not letting it get in the way of what he likes to do. He didn't give up on swimming because he is blind, he kept going and practiced more. Alan works harder so that he can continue to compete even if he is blind.
ReplyDeletei like your comment because i have a challenge similar to that one.
DeleteAlan used his challenges as encouragement and overcame then instead of feeling defeated and stopping. He counted how many steps it took to get to different classes. He relied on others to tell him went to turn, or when He was in a new area. I can apply his determination to my life, because I can feel encouraged to overcome my challenges not defeated.
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DeleteI love how you explained how you can apply this to your life. I also like how you explained how he overcame his challenges.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about him working through his fears because Alan never gave up on swimming.
DeleteI agree with your way of thinking. I also think he overcame his fears by doing what he loves to do.
DeleteAlan Brint overcame his challenge of navigating through his life by trying to improve his way of getting around either if its swimming, walking in the park,etc. I think if I had his determination I could improve at many things in life.
ReplyDeleteAlan surpassed his challenges by doing the thing he loves to do and that is to swim. Alan did care that he was blind he didn't let that stop him from doing what he loves. Everyone one should look at him as an example of never giving up and apply that to your life to remember it when you face a hard challenge.
ReplyDeletei like the fact that you said challenges instead of challenge because he did have multiple challenges.
DeleteI like how you included that people should look to Alan for inspiration because everyone has challenges.
DeleteAlan overcame his challenge by pursuing this dream. He pushed himself into the challenge. Alan had a strong motivation that his dream has to be done, like a mission. He worked hard, so finally persuaded his dream and accomplished the task. I can apply Alan's hard work, and use it to complete my challenges in school.
ReplyDeleteAlan overcame his challenge by doing what he loved. he loves swimming, so he practiced and got better. i can apply this to my life by doing what I love to overcome my challenges.
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