I feel that people do not set high goals for themselves or challenge themselves with difficult tasks.
You should use the word "often," because obviously some people do set high goals.
I feel that people often fail to set high ...
Rachel, I'm not helping any more with this essay until you remove the part about what women are expected to do.
A homemaker is an example of where a women is put into a situation and expected to fulfill the needs of the household even if she may not think that she can accomplish all the tasks . The lady of the household is expected to... A man can be a homemaker, and a woman can be a professional making money at the office. Your essay reflect a worldview that is oppressive to women. When a woman gets married, she does not have to be a homemaker.
So, I'm protesting this essay! Please change it so that it says a "woman or man" can be a homemaker. Who told you that a woman is expected to be the homemaker? This is the 21st century. :-)
A woman can be the president of the company. She can be the owner of the company, and she can fire the men, who will then need to go home and be homemakers.