Little Rock, Arkansas

After one has developed courage to persevere, adapting a growth mindset allows one to handle conflicts in life with ease and determination. In the poem, Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Dr. Suess is creating an atmosphere where there are many obstacles, but working hard allows the character in the poem to guide his or her way through them. “When you’re in a Slump… unslumping yourself is not easily done… but on you will go though weather be foul… though your arms may get sore,” (23-32). In addition to a…

Little Rock Nine Attempting To Integrate Central High School Little Rock Nine A few weeks ago on September 4th, 1957, nine black students also known as Little Rock Nine High school students were attempting to integrate into Little Rock Central High but they were blocked from the entrance by the National Guard. But later on, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the students into the school on September 25. The Little Rock Nine are Melba Pattillo,…

Having perseverance can change your life. Persevering for your freedom can lead to your happiness. Koly, a 13 year old girl that lives in India, just got married to a boy she doesn’t know. She will have to find a way to get her freedom back. In Homeless Bird, Gloria Whelan illustrates that when you persevere, you can do anything. Koly needs to have perseverance to survive at the Mehta’s house. After Hari’s death Mrs. Mehta orders Koly around the house by saying, ‘"Koly, we need water!" "Koly…

Perseverance is the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez is about eleven-year-old Anita, who is faced with coming of age during a chaotic time where both friends and family are faced with difficult, life threatening decisions. Everyone is living under a cruel dictator named Rafael Trujillo in the 1960s in the Dominican Republic. Anita’s family has to endure hardships as they try to overthrow the dictator,…

History is filled with examples of perseverance, because rarely to people achieve greatness without it. Nelson Mandela is a great example of perseverance he spent 27 years in prisons for his cause “in prison, he became an inspirational leader and symbol for his people”(Stutman). Despite being sent to jail, Mandela did not give up instead he continued to inspire others while incarcerated, and continued his work after his release. Walt Disney too is an example of perseverance that changed the…

Melba Pattillo is an African American that was in the little rock 9. melba Pattillo helped integrate little rock central high. She gets bullied her and were mean to her. A soldier named Dan helped her find the strength not to give up. Religion helped her not give up. A challenge that I face is my kick-flip because when I do it, I don’t commit and I land one footed. find my strength by imagining me doing a perfect kick-flip. I also watch people doing kick-flips in slow-motion. Tony…

Perseverance is the ability to go on when things seem hopeless. Perseverance is a thing in life that people have to go through. Everyone has there ups and downs. Some people struggle more with perseverance than other people. It mostly can depend on people's emotions or how they were raised. Some examples of perseverance is Elvis Presley- Before becoming a household name, Elvis was fired by Jimmy Denny, then manager of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry after one show saying “You ain’t goin’ nowhere,…

Humor Essay Many works of literature today have persuasive strategies incorporated in them to grab the reader’s attention. Most of the time, writers also use strategies such as humor to send a crucial message to the audience. While this is one effective way of sending a message, other writers utilize formal writing to express the seriousness of a problem. Both methods are effective in getting a message across; however, writing without humor is stronger than those with humor because it is…

Melba Pattillo was a normal girl that just waned to be friends with everyone. When she was of age Melba was given the chance to go to Little Rock Central High. As in her book Warriors Don't Cry. On her first day she was heavily bullied people calling her names and her being it and teased about. A thing that made Melba strong was her belief in god. I believe god gave Melba the right mind set to focus on being strong. As well as her grandma India helping her. As Melba faces challenges, I will…

finish. I was just a 17-year-old boy with no previous experience in a position with real responsibility. For the first time in my life I was met with the uncomfortable uncertainty of the future. Before, everything happened predictability, and there was little I could do to change it. By the time I had begun even contemplating an Eagle Scout project I was still faced with three years of high school, and the near future was completely governed by a schedule. Because of this lack of experience in…