Keep on going!! Has anyone everever yelled this phrase at or near you? Well this is what Perseverance is all about. These three articles will show you all about perseverance. The titles you will be hearing about are. “The Little Rock Nine”, “Life Without Limbs, and “The Lost Boys”.
The First text that demonstrates perseverance is “ The Little Rock Nine”. First African American citizens were not allowed to go to the same school as other Caucasian citizens. People were upset and wanted to integrate the schools that previously were all white. The article states that the students who did this ( The Little Rock Nine) faced extreme racism when starting the school. They were yelled at and threatened them from the first day they started.This shows …show more content…
First the boys never gave up as many others did. The article states that days earlier, they left their small mud hut in blistering hot kenyan refugee camp, where they had been after nine to ten weeks of walking thousands of miles. This shows perseverance in that the boys knew what was behind them. They didn’t know what was ahead of them but the thought it would be better then staying there, so they pushed on and eventually made it to their destination. Next, the boys were faced with horrors that no boy should be faced with. The article states that a group of roughly 20,000 left in search of a safe haven but only about 10,000 boys arrived in Kenya seeking refuge from the country's civil war. On their trip half had gone missing or they were shot or even eaten by wild animals. This shows perseverance because these kids were given a true mental test but they pushed on. Finally, the boys were able to make it to the to refugee camps in Kenya. The article shows that the after many of the boys had died from starvation, thirst, lions, alligators, or drowned half of them made it into the camps. This shows perseverance because they were challenged and persevered it the camps and were safe. Overall, the lost boys showed perseverance because they never gave up even when faced with extreme
The First text that demonstrates perseverance is “ The Little Rock Nine”. First African American citizens were not allowed to go to the same school as other Caucasian citizens. People were upset and wanted to integrate the schools that previously were all white. The article states that the students who did this ( The Little Rock Nine) faced extreme racism when starting the school. They were yelled at and threatened them from the first day they started.This shows …show more content…
First the boys never gave up as many others did. The article states that days earlier, they left their small mud hut in blistering hot kenyan refugee camp, where they had been after nine to ten weeks of walking thousands of miles. This shows perseverance in that the boys knew what was behind them. They didn’t know what was ahead of them but the thought it would be better then staying there, so they pushed on and eventually made it to their destination. Next, the boys were faced with horrors that no boy should be faced with. The article states that a group of roughly 20,000 left in search of a safe haven but only about 10,000 boys arrived in Kenya seeking refuge from the country's civil war. On their trip half had gone missing or they were shot or even eaten by wild animals. This shows perseverance because these kids were given a true mental test but they pushed on. Finally, the boys were able to make it to the to refugee camps in Kenya. The article shows that the after many of the boys had died from starvation, thirst, lions, alligators, or drowned half of them made it into the camps. This shows perseverance because they were challenged and persevered it the camps and were safe. Overall, the lost boys showed perseverance because they never gave up even when faced with extreme