Phoenix Jackson's Pursuit Of Determination

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In everyday life many people may encounter a situation where you are in need of having determination to get through different things. For example, with school many students have to be determined to get good grades. If you don’t have determination you will not be able to succeed in life and get everything you need. This essay will focus on how Phoenix Jackson gets through her journey into town by just simply having determination.
Phoenix Jackson is a very determined and wise woman. She will not let anyone get in her way and no one will ever stop her from doing what she has to do for her grandson. In the story there is a white man who tries to turn Phoenix around and tell her to go back home. He says “You must be a hundred years old, and scared

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