Why Determination Is Important

Determination: the ability to strive for and accomplish a set goal. Determination is one of the most important trait anyone can have. It helps you succeed and overcome any boundaries thrown your way. Determination is so significant because without it many feats wouldn’t have been accomplished. It can help people succeed no matter what obstacles they have to face. First, if no African-American had revolted against the status quo and been determined to end all the injustices that African Americans were facing, then we’d be looking at a different America right now. They sought freedom and equality for all-no matter the cost. Those brave African Americans knew that if they gave up and stopped fighting, then that’d be it and we would never have
Times were horrendous and it was a free for all on African Americans in the south. Although soon brave and determined African Americans would rise from the melting pot of racism and segregation and defy the status quo. Leaders like Martin Luther King (civil rights leader) and John Lewis (chairman of the SNCC) were determined to help African Americans escape the burning building of oppression they’d been placed in and treat their burns with healing words of freedom and equality. As the words of Martin Luther King spread throughout the south, more people started to join in the movement. The Civil Rights Movement soon started to form and African Americans were starting to unite for one goal, freedom and equality for all, and they wouldn’t let anything get in their way. They wouldn’t let the brutality of the police, fire hoses, the possibility of death at every turn, or the possibility of failing stop them. They knew if they gave up and didn’t keep pressuring for reform, the government wouldn’t respond. They were determined to obtain their goal as a result of their conditions being so atrocious and that giving up not only meant failure but death. If it wasn’t for these courageous and outstanding individuals who not only dreamed of a better life, but fought for it- I wouldn’t be here
This event is so memorable that it was recently made into a movie. I had the pleasure of seeing and I must say that all the reviews that the critics gave were correct. The movie “Selma” not only captured the hardships and obstacles that African Americans had to face in the south-it also captured the determination and perseverance that they had. The movie had certain spellbinding moments that truly captured the essence of the struggles that they faced and the necessity of the march. Just as Scott Foundas said in his review of the film, “The movie has has the electric feel of events unfolding in the moment, even though we know how everything turned out.” You can also get a electric feel of events by the way a whole scene was dedicated to the march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge and showing you not only the fear but the steel resolve of everyone participating. Although what seemed like a legion of racist cop descended on them hard with the fist of oppression-they weren’t discouraged and didn’t retaliate to show how awful police brutality and racism was in the south to everyone watching the broadcast. The march on the Edmund Pettus Bridge was an amazing example of how determination can help you achieve any goal you