Persistence

(Hesse 10) I find this passage to be significant because it shows Siddhartha’s persistence, and determination to get what he wants. This is the conversation between Siddhartha and his father after Siddhartha requests permission from his father to join the shramanas. HIs father rejects this idea, and determined to get his way, Siddhartha stands motionless for hours, waiting for his father to give in. This persistence…

one day and I can’t do that without the right credentials to match my passion. Values: - I am showing my children that furthering your education is the best choice you can make for yourself. I am showing them that with hard work and persistence,…

When we discussed the Kinetoscope in class last Thursday, I was intrigued by the design of this invention, but could not fully make sense of how it functions just by looking at pictures of it. An interior view of the Kinetoscope shows film wrapped around a number of wheels below an eyepiece, leading through another series of wheels that create vertical parallel rows of film, and running back towards the eyepiece. Although the film appears to pass beneath the eyepiece located at the crown of the…

medalist, you have to put in hard work, smart work plus have lots of patience because contrary to what most people think, aiming for big goals is a journey full of failures-small as well as big. So, unless you have the drive, determination as well as persistence to keep on going even when everything appears uncertain or seems hopeless, then failure is the only outcome. Success in relation to failure: But if you persist, if you persevere in the face of failures (aka setbacks), then there is a…

Lynne Rudder Baker clarifies her view about what makes us persons. By us she means all humans who live in this earth, and they are called in our contemporary life "persons." She begins her argument by saying that biologists do not have the final say regarding what makes us persons, so the philosophers must be placed in the account as well. Baker explains that neither souls, minds, bodies are what makes us special. The first person perspective is the only standard to be a person. To start, Baker…

Alexander the Great expanded his empire and spread Greek culture throughout the realm. His empire was successful due to his strength, brilliance, and persistence. He unleashed changes that would ripple across the Mediterranean world and Middle East for centuries. His most lasting achievement was the spread of Greek culture. Alexander the Great’s empire was a great success. After Philip II was assassinated, Alexander took the throne. He was only 20, but he was an experienced soldier and was…

fair-skinned, body type is thin or skinny, a small face is better, and to have double eyelids and a well-defined nose is well. Probable, Americans have different thinking. Next, I focus on my personal identity like my characteristics. I have persistence if something is useful for me. For example, I really don’t like to gain weight…

pushed forward when Polyphemus the giant trapped him and his crew in a cave, or when Calypso made him stay on her island for 7 long years? One of the sparks that makes humans different is the ability and want to persevere. Humans are geared towards persistence with the ability to walk for days on end and survive…

Grit is is being discussed in various articles, radio programs, TED Talks, and through many other avenues. Angela Duckworth, former middle school math teacher and now researcher and psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania who has popularized the term, and the researchers, and authors of and in these articles, speak about the positives and negatives of grit and why it should or should not be introduced into our school systems’ curriculums. Duckworth has seen things in her grade…

beyond the rest. That trait is persistence, which is the action of working towards a goal tirelessly despite being put down at first. Odysseus, from the epic poem the Odyssey, by Homer, defeats every challenge that tries to stop him on his journey home. He refuses to let anything get in his way. Odysseus knows that to reach his goals he must push through the tests and challenges that are in his way, no matter what happens. Both Odysseus and I realize that persistence is key if we want to achieve…