Though overcoming adversity causes stress, it is beneficial because it creates a stronger individual. In the video, “Famous Failures,” Leo Messi had a growth hormone deficiency and he was cut from the team. In the same video, The Beatles were rejected by Decca Recording Studios, but they had faith and kept on singing. The article, “Ballet Survives in War-torn Iraq,” points out students who attend Baghdad School of Music Ballet overcome the adversity of religion and war by dancing. The kids were also resilient because they didn’t care about what people thought. The article, “Advanced Life Skills,” states, the strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It is the one that stands in the
