Persistence

In both the twenty-first century and in the seventeenth century upholding values and reputations, despite society’s pressure, has aways been extremely difficult. Imagine one day being a normal citizen, and the next day being accused of witchcraft. Imagine one day being a normal high school student, and the next day being diagnosed with some unknown odd disease. Values and reputations can be sullied at any instant if they go against popular opinion. Upholding values of courage, perseverance, and…

drink the tap water, it will cause you sick, and the belief of bottled water is better than the tap water is developed in their mind. After they grow up, this belief will be told to next generation. This Tradition has increased the development and persistence of this belief. And every year 525000 children under…

around us began in the 1920’s with the hardened Bushmen that persevered through the incredibly harsh environment that is Australia. The aspect of our Australian identity that I am focusing on today is the stereotypical persistence that most Australians can relate to. This persistence can found in many Australian texts such as Kellee Slater's How to do…

This year, I participated in my theatre’s production of The Miracle Worker. I was privileged to receive the role in which I auditioned for. Acting in this play helped me understand character types and Gibson’s message of persistence. The role I auditioned for was James, as I wanted to play a dynamic character. Before, James was abrasive, passively expressing how he felt. In act 3, he dealt with his feelings. He accepted his stepmother, Kate, asking her to be his “friend,” (Gibson 86). Then,…

Just a few of these important skills include self-advocacy, persistence, and time management. In my life and undergraduate education, I have developed these abilities. I learned self-advocacy after I switched majors two years into school, persistence in my radiology physics research to tackle complicated projects, and time management as I worked a part time job or two during my college education to pay…

helping their children shoulder the burdens of their disabilities. In her years of advocating on my behalf my mother has consistently and on numerous occasions demonstrated her persistence, support, and patience as she has helped me grapple with my social phobia and depression. A demonstration of my mother’s characteristic persistence came during my bumpy seventh grade start at Manlius Pebble Hill in 2008. In those days, I was particularly prone to…

P1-Anna When asked, what obstacles do you think would hinder you from persisting in obtaining your degree? Participant one, Anna, expressed, “I was on a tight schedule trying to get my grandkids off to school and then run to school myself. In the evenings, I had to get home to prepare their meals, make sure my grandchildren were doing their homework, and then do my homework”. What does it mean to you to persist in your education in spite of the obstacle. Anna, stated, “It is very important…

A Turtle and Some Beans Anais Nin, a renowned author, once wrote, “And the day came when the risk to remain a tight bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” (“Quotes About Growth”). In the story, The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, the courage to bloom is one of the many themes. Taylor, a young woman travelling westward, is unwillingly given a child. Taylor and the child, Turtle, eventually settle in Arizona. They live with a woman named Lou Ann, and Taylor works at an auto…

Introduction Being focus stay in tune at getting to your goal is a number priority. When people struggle at getting something done every day eventually, they will begin slowly, but surely putting pieces together and things will begin to come together. Having a high expectation career is hard to maintain with children and other duties to attend to. To keep up with duties and priorities desire is the key to success and commitment. Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat,…

next hour feeling excitement instead of grief, knowing that for the years to come, she will have “no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature” (Chopin page 2). This quote implies that Mrs. Mallard doesn’t enjoy marriage. The phrase , “blind persistence, “ describes Mrs. Mallard’s…