Language Arts Assignment 2

Article from: The Straits Times Friday, Febuary 27 2009 pg. A12

Article Title: Scaling One Peak After Another

Being a victim of cerebral palsy, Ms Oh has done quite a commendable job of climbing one of the tallest mountains in South- east Asia, Mt Kinabalu, and writing a book that inspired others. Ms Oh, who walks with an awkward gait and speaks with great difficulty was often an easy target for taunts, cruel jokes and discrimination. Although a high fever rendered one of her four siblings mentally impaired, cancer robbed her of her doting father and her best friend, her late mother was bedridden and suffered from chronic skin disease which led to the amputation of her mother's right leg, and her brother was a compulsive gambler who lost her poor parents' savings, Ms Oh did not give up in self pity, but to chase and live her dreams. Evidently, we can learn lots of values from Ms Oh, things like resilience and positive thinking.