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    becomes impacted greatly by an event that is either positive or negative. In the autobiography, “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article, “Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maskell, each of the individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced life-changing experiences that changed both their lives and their countries. Jackie Robinson's life changed when he became…

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    life-changing event that teaches some about themselves or the world around them. In the autobiography,” I Never Had It Made “, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “ Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo, and the article,” The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maksel, each of the individuals faced a turning point. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced major turning points that affected themselves, their society, and their country, which was a life-changing experience. …

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    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,…

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    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…

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    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…

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    Do you ever remember a time where you have to be brave? Think about how you had to be in high school, like Melba in Warriors Don´t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, she had to deal with the negative comments and she missed out on being a regular teen. In Warriors Don´t cry the author show how elba shows bravery through characterization in determination, boldness, and ambious. Melba shows determination by finishing what she. Like for example,when she was writing her Newyears resolution down she said ¨I…

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    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,…

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    Can a specific diet help in the treatment of cancer? Have you ever wondered if the treatment of cancer might depend on the nutrition of a person who is suffering this disease? Studies have shown that a good nutrition is essential to have effective results in the treatment of cancer, also having a useful diet will increase the healing factors. Eating the right types of foodstuffs before, during, and after treatment will help to preserve and support you to feel healthier and stay stronger.…

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