hero represented Torrance in Olympic fashion. Louie Zamperini attempted his bid at a spot on the US Olympic team yesterday during the grueling 5000m race at the Olympic Trials. For those of you who do not know‚ this distance is unfamiliar territory for Louie‚ but he felt that his chances of winning a spot were better in this race. The race could not have been scripted any better. The runners took their mark and were off with the sound of the gun. Louie remained relatively incognito‚ as he dropped
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trait needed for runners‚ and is important for one’s mind. Endurance gives an athlete their will to keep on working to the end. Mastering endurance takes a while‚ but once it is mastered‚ it is very important. Louie held endurance and needed it his entire life. In the novel of Unbroken‚ Louie does not have a part where he does not use it‚ such as his childhood‚ his olympic training‚ his time in the army‚ his time on the raft‚ his time as a POW‚ and his time with his new family. Endurance is highlighted
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capabilities‚ Louie pushed himself to do his best no matter the circumstances‚ he was an extremely determined man. For instance‚ after being imprisoned for quite some time‚ Louie was forced to race against a Japanese civilian. Knowing that all of the officials were setting him up to fail just so they could humiliate him‚ made Louie determined to win. Louie knew he had the capabilities to come out on top‚ and he wanted so badly
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speeds up and becomes the first American to cross the finish line in that race. Louie would have never been the runner‚ he was without Pete because Pete wanted to find a way for Louie to stop stealing and fighting. On page thirteen it says‚ “If Louie were recognized for doing something right‚ Pete argued‚ he’d turn his life around‚” and once he won his first race he was determined to win each race he was in. Louie had crashed with the Green Hornet‚ and had to find a way to survive on a raft with
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plane crash which stranded him sea for many days. In fact‚ Hillenbrand focused on Louie’s determination to orchestrate his true story of survival. The beginning of this book portrayed Louie as a delinquent child and for the most part he earned this title. Thankfully‚ hiding in him like a diamond in the rough‚ Louie possessed a greater quality was a characteristic that was seldom noticed: This truly vital characteristic was his determination.
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“Unbroken‚” a novel by Laura Hillenbrand‚ hope is the only thing that doesn’t leave this novel for the main character‚ Louie Zamperini. Every ounce of human strength is tested and the audience sees what makes a human unbreakable. For miles and miles‚ all the American Military airman could see was water. Tangled in fear‚ he was only surviving off of hope. His name was Louie. When Louie was a little boy‚ he was a trouble maker‚ always stealing and breaking into houses. As he grew older‚ he grew a passion
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Facts – Little Louie 1. Unemployed 2. Dates Wild Wanda 3. Plans to rob a bank with Billy Bad Boy and Vinnie Bagadonuts. 4. Knows a gun collector named Smith 5. Breaks into Smith’s house 6. Breaks into the gun locker and steals couple of handguns‚ sawed-off shotgun‚ and automatic weapons. 7. Robs the bank 8. In a shootout with the armed guard a bank teller and police officer is shot. 9. Runs from the police officers. 10. Breaks into Smokey’s house. Little Louie 1. Conspiracy
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situations‚ such as devising a plan to capture sharks‚ that would prove to be the end for most others. Louie made the most out of what little resources he had and paid attention to the details that would help him in the future. Even in the grips of death‚ Louie used his quick wit to bring himself back to the land of the living and keep himself going. During the first few chapters of the book‚ Louie both acted like and was seen as a criminal because of his delinquent nature‚ and because he used his
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home safely‚ Louie never gave up hope. In the beginning of Hillenbrand’s book‚ she described Louie as a delinquent‚ but most of the time Louie gave what he stole to others. At school‚ Louie often got bullied; it had grew so violent that Sylvia‚ Louie’s sister‚ said‚ “ ‘He could have ended the beatings by
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overcome difficulties. This will be shown through one of Watanabe’s beatings of Louie and the Japanese race. Unbroken is about how hardships can be defeated by belief and pride‚ shown through Louie’s will to survive from Watanabe’s beating. Louie was captured by Japanese men after floating on a boat in the middle of the ocean with little supplies for a record time. He was taken to POW camps and met inhumane conditions. Louie was starved‚ beaten‚ and exercised to the limit. In one camp called Omori‚ one
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