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    The Virtue of Perseverance

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    WRI 1100 Sara Domguia Perseverance Perseverance and other obstacles in life “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people “ - Randy Pausch ( The Last Lecture ) When I hear the term perseverance I think of obstacles in life‚ the amount

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    Perseverance

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    Perseverance Perseverance means to continue steadfastly‚ especially in something that is difficult or tedious. It requires regular practice to develop the quality of perseverance. Only a patient person with strong determination can achieve his goal by perseverance. Perseverance is the secret of success. Without it‚ no great achievement is possible. Even if a person is not very talented‚ nor highly knowledgeable‚ but of an average merit‚ still he can succeed in life simply by his perseverance. Every

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    Perseverance What comes to your mind when you think of perseverance or persistence? Maybe that time you really wanted that cute dress or that new book‚ so you begged and pleaded with your parents. Perhaps the times you’ve tried out for the sports team until you finally made the team. You could even be remembering the moment when you were stuck on that level of a game‚ so you kept playing that one level over and over to get to the next. How about when you beat your time in running? You could be

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    PerseverancePerseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich. Many people have different perspectives on perseverance but originally it is defined as a steady persistence in a course of action‚ especially in spite of difficulties‚ obstacles‚ or discouragements. To me it is much more than that‚ it is getting through any obstacle that gets in the way of achieving your goals; it takes commitment‚ dedication‚ hard work‚ endurance

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    Are there different ways to show perseverance in different stories. There are three selections in this prompt that will be touched on. One called the lost boys that talks about Islamic law and religious freedom. Another talks about the relationship between a mother and son with the theme of life in a poem. All of these prompts have to do with perseverance in some way. All of these prompts are very different with different people yet they still come together with one word. There is a lesson

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    Life is not easy for any of us. We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. In high school you can’t be the person that blends in to the crowd. You have to persevere beyond the others by taking your classes seriously‚ working hard and longer for your grades‚ and focusing on the material the teachers teach you. Persevering though the obstacles life throws at you can make you a more successful person. Most people take classes because they have to or because they want to graduate

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    Theme of perseverance and determination Since it takes determination in order to persevere‚ I have chosen to put both characteristics into one theme that I believe was evident throughout the epic. Had Odysseus not personified both of these traits at all times‚ there would have been no epic because the hero would never had been able to survive away from home for 20 years before returning. It is only through Odysseus’s sheer determination that the story was able to reach its climatic conclusion

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    10/5/2011 Section 181 Topic #2 Perseverance can determine an individual’s success in overcoming a wide array of adversities. For the more successful folks‚ as well as for those who are more adept at maintaining focus and concentration‚ this wide array can be summed up into one word‚ adversity. If necessity is the mother of invention; consequently‚ adversity is the death of any who are unable to persevere. Perseverance has two definitions. It can be defined as steady persistence

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    when  you  persevere  that you can overcome those obstacles. Just having a mindset of persevering  is  all  it  takes  for  someone  to  face  and  overcome  their  troubles.  There  is  know  one  understanding  of  perseverance‚  but  in  this  essay  I  will  explain  what  perseverance  means to me.    The  dictionary  definition  of  persevere  is  “​ to  persist  in  anything  ​ undertaken;  maintain  a  purpose  in  spite  of  difficulty‚  obstacles‚  or  discouragement;  continue  steadfastly

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    Perseverance In The Giver

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    Jonas and Cassie both showed perseverance and courage. Jonas started training to become the Receiver of Memories even though he knew it would be painful and harsh. Cassie showed courage by beating up Lillian Jean who was rude to her when she had an experience with her in Strawberry where she basically got bullied by Lillian Jean and her dad to walk in the streets‚ but later in the story beat her up. By doing these things‚ both Jonas and Cassie showed perseverance and courage by taking a painful memory

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