Why cross the Atlantic?
In every nation, men at some points are looking at women as a second-class citizen, and that they are not able to do or achieve what men can do and achieve. Tori Murden McClure, the woman, who crossed the Atlantic, has proved that women can achieve whatever men can achieve. She had been through a lot of drama during her childhood, but that had not stopped her from taking care of her little brother, obtaining degrees, and what most importantly, crossing the Atlantic Ocean. In this new world, Tori Murden is one of the women who have an influence on the way people think of women. She had the tools to succeed and she used them, but what made her exactly do what she did? Was Tori trying to prove that women ability to do what men can do, trying to get over the idea of helplessness when she was not able to help her brother, or was just trying to break a record?
As a point of view, that combination of reasons, made Tori decide to cross the ocean. Feelings of helplessness is a harsh feeling and it has an impact on us; as a result, people would react to get over it. In order to get over that feeling, everybody chooses a way to do that; for instance, I decided to take a risk and study abroad just to get over that feeling that I was not an active member in my society, and that I was not capable to achieve my goals by the degree that I had. Tori’s reaction to helplessness become passionate in overcoming it “Learning to joust with helplessness became my passion” (26). She decided to compete with her feeling of helplessness since that event; as soon as she had the opportunity, she took advantage of it. Now, she became a motivating example for people who have hopelessness and helplessness feelings.
Even though Tori knew that every accomplishment she had done would not be recognized like if it’s done by a man, she did not give up. Nevertheless, she decided to keep going and to put her life on the edge. When Tori decided to cross the Atlantic, she might or might not have thought that she will be the one who will change many men’s thoughts about women. Many men think that only males have the ability to do such a hard job like rowing for twelve hours a day for three months, having been in the worst hurricane ever, and surviving. She almost lost her life. She sacrificed her life and left her friends and family just to prove what she wanted to prove without even looking for the fame. The way she thought was very astute, when she said “like men, we could be independent and internally motivated” (4).
As human beings, we are always looking for what makes us be noticeable in our community, Also we want to be looked at as successful individuals. Therefore, each individual has his own ceiling of ambitions. For example, I feel that my ambitions will not stop until I have my own discovery and it should be a discovery that will help to cure a disease and save lives. Although Tori had degrees in three different fields, she did not feel that she had found everything she was looking for.” I am, after all, a woman until my boat dropped off the edge of the world” (4). After that, she gained what she wanted to gain. A personality filled with ambition, passion, and leadership. She got to the ceiling.
During our short lives, we have been influenced by other people like scientists, actors, artists, parents… etc. Moreover, we admire those people and we think that what they are doing or saying is right. Tori worked with the boxer Mohammed Ali and he is known as a successful boxer. He told her that she did not want to be called as the women who nearly rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, and because she admires him, she did it again. She believed in what he told her as well as she believed in her skills and abilities and that she could make it.
The love of the adventure exists in everybody’s mind. Also, taking risks is desirable and all human beings like to take risks. Though crossing the Atlantic was extremely dangerous, it did not stop Tori from taking it to fulfill her desires. She was brave enough to be alone in the middle of the ocean. Having been away from family is an adventure, yet having been in a hurricane is a brave adventure and that is what she proved to everybody.
True researchers for love are the people who believe that love comes without a date, but we have to look forward for it. In addition, any person who is looking for stable and sound love will wait until the time comes. As I said, the love will last when it is the time. In order to have that kind of love, our lists of things have to be achieved and done. Tori had cleared her list of things and achieved what she wanted to achieve, and then she had the time to love and be loved at the age of thirty-five. She wants her love to last forever. This is what everybody should do; we should try to achieve what is in our wish lists to become ready to expose our feelings and look for our lovers.
Trying to change our lives to the best and make them better is something we always want. People would change jobs or migrate to different countries and leave their friends and families just to change the reality. However, some times the reality fortuitously changes. After having been alone in the ocean, Tori’s life changed for the best. She became a president of a university, a married women to a man she fell in love with, and a chair of the National Outdoor Leadership School, where she helps youth to change to the best. She found the stability after having been looking for it.
In conclusion, Tori is a woman who all women should be proud of; especially, American women. What she has done is a proof that males and females are equal at some points, and that gender does not matter as long as we are educated. By reading her story, we can see her passion and how she was trying to get to what she wanted. What we should learn from her story is to use our skills and the tools that we have to achieve our goals and ambitions. Moreover, we should learn that our dreams should not have limits and that we should achieve as much dreams as we possibly can. That is exactly what she did; she did not give up.
To sum up, the reasons that I stated might have been what made her do that or she might have had other reasons. The feelings of helplessness, feelings of the inequality, the drive to show the world women have capability, and are adventurous. Tori had waited ten years before she decided to write her story. She has done a great job describing every single detail about it. Even though she wrote that amazing story and talked about great a mission, she had not thought that what she did is such a great job.” I had to get comfortable with a life defined by something as small as a rowboat” (289). Reading her story is very motivating for women and men. It also teaches us how to be brave and not to give up. Using every means that we have in order to get to what we want. Finally, Tori put her name with heroes and famous people, and now she has an imprint in the history of women. She is brief, smart, and great woman.
Work cited
Tori Murden McClure: A pearl in the storm: how I found my heart in the middle Ocean. NewYork: Harper 2010.
In every nation, men at some points are looking at women as a second-class citizen, and that they are not able to do or achieve what men can do and achieve. Tori Murden McClure, the woman, who crossed the Atlantic, has proved that women can achieve whatever men can achieve. She had been through a lot of drama during her childhood, but that had not stopped her from taking care of her little brother, obtaining degrees, and what most importantly, crossing the Atlantic Ocean. In this new world, Tori Murden is one of the women who have an influence on the way people think of women. She had the tools to succeed and she used them, but what made her exactly do what she did? Was Tori trying to prove that women ability to do what men can do, trying to get over the idea of helplessness when she was not able to help her brother, or was just trying to break a record?
As a point of view, that combination of reasons, made Tori decide to cross the ocean. Feelings of helplessness is a harsh feeling and it has an impact on us; as a result, people would react to get over it. In order to get over that feeling, everybody chooses a way to do that; for instance, I decided to take a risk and study abroad just to get over that feeling that I was not an active member in my society, and that I was not capable to achieve my goals by the degree that I had. Tori’s reaction to helplessness become passionate in overcoming it “Learning to joust with helplessness became my passion” (26). She decided to compete with her feeling of helplessness since that event; as soon as she had the opportunity, she took advantage of it. Now, she became a motivating example for people who have hopelessness and helplessness feelings.
Even though Tori knew that every accomplishment she had done would not be recognized like if it’s done by a man, she did not give up. Nevertheless, she decided to keep going and to put her life on the edge. When Tori decided to cross the Atlantic, she might or might not have thought that she will be the one who will change many men’s thoughts about women. Many men think that only males have the ability to do such a hard job like rowing for twelve hours a day for three months, having been in the worst hurricane ever, and surviving. She almost lost her life. She sacrificed her life and left her friends and family just to prove what she wanted to prove without even looking for the fame. The way she thought was very astute, when she said “like men, we could be independent and internally motivated” (4).
As human beings, we are always looking for what makes us be noticeable in our community, Also we want to be looked at as successful individuals. Therefore, each individual has his own ceiling of ambitions. For example, I feel that my ambitions will not stop until I have my own discovery and it should be a discovery that will help to cure a disease and save lives. Although Tori had degrees in three different fields, she did not feel that she had found everything she was looking for.” I am, after all, a woman until my boat dropped off the edge of the world” (4). After that, she gained what she wanted to gain. A personality filled with ambition, passion, and leadership. She got to the ceiling.
During our short lives, we have been influenced by other people like scientists, actors, artists, parents… etc. Moreover, we admire those people and we think that what they are doing or saying is right. Tori worked with the boxer Mohammed Ali and he is known as a successful boxer. He told her that she did not want to be called as the women who nearly rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, and because she admires him, she did it again. She believed in what he told her as well as she believed in her skills and abilities and that she could make it.
The love of the adventure exists in everybody’s mind. Also, taking risks is desirable and all human beings like to take risks. Though crossing the Atlantic was extremely dangerous, it did not stop Tori from taking it to fulfill her desires. She was brave enough to be alone in the middle of the ocean. Having been away from family is an adventure, yet having been in a hurricane is a brave adventure and that is what she proved to everybody.
True researchers for love are the people who believe that love comes without a date, but we have to look forward for it. In addition, any person who is looking for stable and sound love will wait until the time comes. As I said, the love will last when it is the time. In order to have that kind of love, our lists of things have to be achieved and done. Tori had cleared her list of things and achieved what she wanted to achieve, and then she had the time to love and be loved at the age of thirty-five. She wants her love to last forever. This is what everybody should do; we should try to achieve what is in our wish lists to become ready to expose our feelings and look for our lovers.
Trying to change our lives to the best and make them better is something we always want. People would change jobs or migrate to different countries and leave their friends and families just to change the reality. However, some times the reality fortuitously changes. After having been alone in the ocean, Tori’s life changed for the best. She became a president of a university, a married women to a man she fell in love with, and a chair of the National Outdoor Leadership School, where she helps youth to change to the best. She found the stability after having been looking for it.
In conclusion, Tori is a woman who all women should be proud of; especially, American women. What she has done is a proof that males and females are equal at some points, and that gender does not matter as long as we are educated. By reading her story, we can see her passion and how she was trying to get to what she wanted. What we should learn from her story is to use our skills and the tools that we have to achieve our goals and ambitions. Moreover, we should learn that our dreams should not have limits and that we should achieve as much dreams as we possibly can. That is exactly what she did; she did not give up.
To sum up, the reasons that I stated might have been what made her do that or she might have had other reasons. The feelings of helplessness, feelings of the inequality, the drive to show the world women have capability, and are adventurous. Tori had waited ten years before she decided to write her story. She has done a great job describing every single detail about it. Even though she wrote that amazing story and talked about great a mission, she had not thought that what she did is such a great job.” I had to get comfortable with a life defined by something as small as a rowboat” (289). Reading her story is very motivating for women and men. It also teaches us how to be brave and not to give up. Using every means that we have in order to get to what we want. Finally, Tori put her name with heroes and famous people, and now she has an imprint in the history of women. She is brief, smart, and great woman.
Work cited
Tori Murden McClure: A pearl in the storm: how I found my heart in the middle Ocean. NewYork: Harper 2010.
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