2. How does an individual rise above hardship according to Tupac? Have you ever felt like a “rose that grew from concrete,” as described by Tupac Shakur? If so, what was the difficult situation that you faced, and how did you rise above it? If not, who is someone else you might describe as a “rose that grew from concrete”? What makes them similar to this rose?

The way I see it, from this question you are expecting a personal answer right? alright, here this is a real one I faced.

back when I was getting prepared for my college entry examination, the some tutors of mine, most of the other students at the lecture and my idiotic relatives were all trying to discourage me.

I was a naughty, crazy kid back in the days, so they were pointing out to that fact, digging out all the things from past and were making fun of me. always saying "little henry is gonna fail this time too", and blah blah blah

but my mom was with me, and soon I learnt that what they say only matters if i pay attention to them! you know what? I stopped caring at all! moreover, I didn't try "so hard" for the exam too because I wasn't gonna change my life, the pace of my life and how I live it to show others that I can or can't do what they want!

I was chilling! and had the best days of my life! calmly and in a relaxed way I did the exam, and then, i got my entrance! its a super competitive exam yet i made it!

All because i didn't listen to the others and was not trying to Prove my self to anyone! the only person you have to prove yourself is yourself and not anyone else. be your self, and everything you ever wanted will right be there for you!

Hope this will help!

Explanation:

citizens united v. federal election commission, case in which the u.s. supreme court on january 21, 2010, ruled (5–4) that laws that prevented corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds for independent “electioneering communications” (political advertising) violated the first amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. in so doing the court invalidated section 203 of the federal bipartisan campaign reform act of 2002 (bcra)—also known as the mccain-feingold act for its sponsors, sen. john mccain and sen. russ feingold—as well as section 441(b) of the federal election campaign act of 1971 (feca), which the bcra had amended. the court also overturned in whole or in part two previous supreme court rulings: austin v. michigan chamber of commerce (1990) and mcconnell v. federal election commission (2003).

immediately perceived as historically important, the decision generated intense controversy outside the court. some hailed it as a resounding victory for freedom of speech, while others criticized it as an overreaching attempt to rewrite campaign finance law. among the critics was pres. barack obama, who remarked in his state of the union address in the house of representatives one week later that the decision would “open the floodgates for special interests…to spend without limit in our elections.” his criticism provoked one of the supreme court justices in attendance, samuel a. alito, to break decorum by mouthing the words “not true.”

explanation:

do you want to each other with answers? ?