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Buck's Perseverance In The Call Of The Wild

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Perseverance is an immense trait that rules all if one contains it. Never giving up, pushing through, that is what it means, and that’s what it takes. Perseverance can be mastered by anyone, you have to fight and never back down to succeed. Raise the bar, and push past others. Both Buck and Leighton persevered by succeeding in the face of adversity and giving it everything they had. Buck is one of those individuals who carries and perseus this trait to push past, and no matter what achive and come out one top. Many times throughout The Call of the Wild, Buck perseveres to achieve his goal. He is able to do this because when he finds something he wants to achieve, he doesn't stop until that something is his. Such as in the novel when Buck defeated Spitz, and becomes the leader and controller of the team. Along with many other times in the book where Buck perseveres and never gives up. The book reads, “The distance has been measured off.” In Chapter six, Buck is …show more content…

Leighton is now a celebrity who stars as Blair Waldorf on the well known television show, called Gossip Girl. But her life wasn’t always so luxurious, and started off to a painful and rocky start. Leighton’s mother was arrested for smuggling 1,200 pound shipments of marijuana out of Jamaica in 1983. Her mother gave birth to Leighton in a hospital, but had to finish her sentence, having to serve 16 months in prison after Leighton’s birth. Her father and Aunt were also involved, so they weren’t around as Leighton was in infant either. Although she had this major setback as a child, Leighton persevered and pressed on to become the amazing woman and actress she is today. One of the other actors who appeared on Gossip Girl said, “She is proof that dream can be had by all.” He is saying that no matter what you’ve been through, or what you past is, you can move past it. You can dream far, and be whatever you want to

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