Whether she's wearing a black hat or a white one, it's clear Rousey's star continues to rise and, though it might be hard to fathom that 2014 could be bigger than 2013, she has most certainly made a name for herself by overcoming obstacles and conquering new challenges.
Erdrich states that even though it could have been written for young women experiencing the same difficulties Angelou faced, the book does not preach, but "presents Angelou's life path scattered with enormous obstacles endured and conquered through knowledge of self and a singular brand of mother love".
For centuries the earth, too, has been regarded as an obstacle worth conquering.
The scene has a twilight zone quality, as if these craftsmen belonged in an earlier century when time was not an obstacle to be conquered, when construction demanded not just brawn but brains and judgment, before building materials were mass-produced and prefabricated.
Now Matthew and Marilla are gone, though Anne remains shrewd and plucky, ready to conquer all obstacles the way she conquered Matthew and Marilla's hearts.
With the significant obstacles that have been conquered in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, it is urgent to impel accelerating development of room-temperature Li-S batteries with high energy density and long-term stability.
Currently, we treat a university degree as an obstacle course to be conquered.
Since mountaineering became a popular sport in the 1850s, members of its community have often spoken of the "last great problems" in climbing: a peak that has yet to be summitted, a route that has yet to be conquered, an obstacle that has yet to be cleared.
To me that feeling means that you have conquered an obstacle or achieved a goal.
So for a black kid to never see a black superhero, in a sense is an obstacle that cannot be conquered, things that cannot be conquered in their lives.
She explained that, "my life experiences and the voices in our heads (as women), that told me 'you can't do this,' disappeared into a faint whisper, and with the support of our peers, we all conquered every obstacle.
