The Tough

The Unbroken Louie Zamperini Louie is a very mischievous boy in the beginning of his life but later on in his life he becomes a very loyal, trustworthy, and honorable. Louie goes into the Air force and goes through a tough journey but makes it out alive. As a child Louie was very bad. He liked to steal, smoke, drink, runaway, break into things like houses, picked locks, and took money from payphones. When Louie grew older, citizens started liking him but not by much. He began his “running career” when he was fourteen . His older brother Pete helps him and trains him for his meet at the high school. Eventually Louie makes it into the Olympics in Berlin, Germany and he won coming in 8th place. From there Louie went on with his life and went to the Air Force and had a very intense journey. In the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand there are two traits that fit Louie very well, they are courageous and determined . Little Louie was a very determined boy…

others. In fact, Doerr even says “Werner is succeeding. He is being loyal. He is being what everybody agrees in good. And yet every time he wakes and buttons his tunic, he feels he is betraying something” (Doerr 250). This shows that while he has not been comfortable revealing his true nature yet, he knew he was not being a good person. When Werner decides to rescue Marie Laure after hearing her broadcast, he realizes that he has not been himself for a long time. He reveals his true caring…

The world is a pretty tough place in which to survive let alone live in. We may think we know it all intuitively. I believe everyone needs a helping hand, unless they are born privileged. A controversial topic is whether students should continue their education to be successful. Some say you do not have to attend college to be successful. However, there are multiple benefits to attending college, such as opportunities to build character, networking and job related skills. American’s have a…

A note of caution: enthusiasm shouldn 't take the place of God 's Word. Has thoughtful thinking and ideas been bounced around enough to see a best option? Someone wrote: "Plan ahead, it wasn 't raining when Noah built the ark." -Anonymous. Goals are going to take a team effort and lots of work. Teamwork will most likely spring from the minister 's initiation. That being said, minister 's need to take the tough job. What is the tough job? Managers work the process, but leaders work people.…

In the world, many people at least one time in their lifetime will lose trust. The fictional book, Through the Fire by Shawn Grady, represents this major human experience. In this book, the main character, Firefighter Aidan O’Neill, loses trust in himself after a tough call with a probationary firefighter. Having lost trust in himself, Firefighter O'Neill begins to think twice about what he is doing, which sometimes puts the other co-workers lives in danger. And Firefighter O’Neill couldn’t have…

Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry follows a black family called the Logans in Mississippi during The Great Depression. The Logans have four children who are quickly becoming exposed to the racism that surrounds them. The book is from the point of view of the only girl, Cassie. Cassie is stubborn and knows what’s right, so she has trouble ignoring the constant racist acts that she is exposed to. Cassie’s grandmother, Big Ma takes her and her eldest brother Stacey into Strawberry to…

Attention is the New Famous In the eyes of those too young to know better, becoming big and tough is just another step in life. In the poem, “Behind Grandma’s House”, the author, Gary Soto, portrays a young, troublesome boy who seems to crave attention from whoever will bestow it upon him. Through each the vivid imagery, the tough guy tone, and well-fitting poetic devices used throughout the poem. Gary Soto is allowed to portray the thematic accusation that people change both their physical and…

because she is not the “girl” her mother wants her to be--the one that wears white organdy dresses. She also cares for her brother and stands up for him as he gets bullied by Gretchen’s squad. The story is mainly about Squeaky’s life, and how running is her only way to get away from her tough lifestyle. Squeaky, a tough girl from Harlem, is not what she seems to be as she has three sides to her personality, a tough girl who needs to keep her reputation alive, a girl who has a hard time proving…

and sing, pelted him with fistfuls of gravel, taunted him as he crawled around his cell to pick up bits of rice, and slid long sticks through the door window so they could stab and swat him, finding his helpless contortions hilarious.” (Hillenbrand 188). POW camp was miserable for everyone there, especially Louie. Louie was almost put to death because he suffered so bad. Throughout Louie Zamperini’s life he suffered many times but still managed to stay strong. Everyone will be faced with many…

The first is to raise the heat by asking the tough questions that will challenge organizational culture and uncover internal hidden conflicts. There is a natural human reaction to fight or flight when faced with confrontations. However, without some heat, people will not take the change serious nor have any incentives to deal with the challenges in front of them. The second is to lower the temperature when necessary to reduce a counterproductive level of tension (Heifetz & Linsky, 2002, p. 108).…