Similar but Yet so Different Kewauna Lerna used perseverance, passion, and love to achieve success in challenging classes. Firstly, Kewauna used perseverance to do the unexpected of her. For example, Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed:, points out “That’s what they expect you to do”, “Back in the civil rights movement, if they told you you had to sit in the back, you wouldn’t do it” (Tough). Thus, by being different than the others Kewauna persevered. Secondly, Kewauna was passionate about doing well on all her papers that she turned in. For instance, Tough reports that Kewauna made a practice of going over her papers with tutor for every paper she wrote before handing it in. Therefore, Kewauna’s desire to do excellent in school helped
