Grit

to her skull, the water had turned it into an auburn color. Lucynell looked up and down hoping for the familiar, yet sharp face. Nothing. She began thrusting in her seat, turning, kicking and pounding on the counter with her fat hands. The ham and grits that had once been fresh and steaming now had flies slowly nibbling away at each morsel. The buss boy suddenly backed up, he didn't know how to handle this. ‘Hey lady! What's wrong?!” he shouted far back so they she couldn't hurt him. It had…

Albert Greene, most commonly known as Al Green, is one of the most legendary soul singers of the 1970’s. It was his thrilling cries and moans, along with his Memphis soul sound, that made his singing famous. He began singing gospel at the age of nine with the Greene Brothers, a family quartet (Roling…). After being dismissed from the group by his father, at age 16 he formed a pop group with his high school friends. Though their first single did well, the follow-ups were unsuccessful, and the…

envisioned what I wanted to become. I valued nothing above my mission and men. Charged with protecting the unit, I put my self-interest as a low priority to ensure the safety of others. I became a harden individual with a strong sense of duty and grit to see mission success. Tact was not a strong suit for me as head on collision was more suitable for my aggressive nature. I focused my…

The 7 grandfather teachings are important to Ojibwe culture, and are expressed time and time again in Richard Wagmese’s Medicine Walk. Eldon Starlight showed much honesty and bravery by telling his son Franklin Starlight his entire life story, including many wrongdoings of his own. The old man showed much wisdom by raising Franklin in the ways of indigenous people, even though he wasn’t one himself. These Ojibwe teachings were guidelines for these people on how to live a fruitful life, and are…

The Secret Life of Bees is set in a time zone. It’s set in 1924 in South Carolina. A lot of things happened in 1924, one of them is the Racial Integrity Act. No one likes black people in this book. I will prove it to you: So Rosaleen is Lily’s maid, she is black. Rosaleen was in jail because she spit at a group of white people while trying to get in to vote. On the way to jail, there was a green pickup that was following them and every time that they got close to the police car, they’d honk the…

tones of the peach and sienna landscape. He closes his eyes. Each breath gasping for oxygen. He felt the whole world was against him. He was just an invisible man who nobody cared about. His eyes burnt as the corners of his eyesight become dim. He grits his teeth. It was time. As death prepared on him his mind was reminded of the good times, the bad times and the proud times. He knew it was…

plotting a nasty scheme deep in my heart, some way of gaining my revenge on him…An enormous club belonging to the Cyclops was lying there beside a stall…Moving over to it, I chopped off a piece, six feet in length.” (page 175) Odysseus, full of ideas and grit, challenged the Cyclops, “lifted up that stake of olive wood and jammed its sharpened end down in his eye.” (page 178) Carrying out his plot the way he wished to, Odysseus managed to defeat Polyphemus and slip away. On the other hand,…

Fluorescent lights cascading shadows down endless white hallways burns my tired eyes. Tile flooring scuffed and cleaned too many times to count vibrates with energy. The systematic humming of tired machines tickles my ear disorientating me into a static blur. Chatter between nurses, and the laughter of the elderly couple echoes down the hall. Sick and in pain she lays there, my mother, hoping, wishing to get her health back. An endless wave of nurses pours into the room like a dam that just…

hard test that you don't understand you need to preserve and study and get good. I will you the word persevere if I need to overcome a tough task. I will use the word persevere if I need to complete a hard task because it would take hard work and grit. You need to persevere if you want to succeed. (I) In addition, (C)there is a quote that says “ To excel is to do better than you did yesterday” (E) The word excel means to be exceptionally good at something, and it relates to the quote about…

comes down to. However, I like to think of myself as an optimist. Sometimes I care about things too much, but I guess that is a problem that is fine to have. I believe I am a pretty positive person that is not too cocky or arrogant. I am not scared to grit my teeth and get my hands dirty because I understand that working hard is important to being successful. Also, I like to get along with…