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Percy Julian Reflection
After watching the film on Percy Julian’s life I find it inspiring that through the racism, inequality and the many challenges he faced he was still able to become the great chemist that he was. He set a goal and achieved it. I think this is something all of us can look up to and that when times are hard we can persevere through the struggles we’re facing. There were many points in the film that if I were him I would have given up and this shows me the strength he had to continue on. His strength inspires me to want to reach my goals no matter the struggles I am facing.

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