James Edward Jamson's Personal Story

I have demonstrated perseverance and determination in many ways, including handling dyslexia, ignoring bullies, and bravery with

William H. Johnson was a successful painter who was born on March 18, 1901 in Florence, South Carolina. Johnson began exploring his level of creativity as a child, and it only amplified from there because he discovered that he wanted to be an artist. After making this discovery he attended the National Academy of Design in New York which is where he met his mentor Charles Webster Hawthorne who had a strong influential impact on Johnson. Once Johnson graduated he moved to Paris where he was exposed to different artists, various artistic abilities, and evolutionary creations. Throughout Johnson’s time in Paris he grew as an artist, and adapted a “folk” style where he used lively colors and flat figures. Johnson used the “folk” style to express the experience of most African-Americans during the years of the 1930s and 1940s.

For Joe, he had to constantly juggle many different things in his life. From abandonment to being poor and struggling to get by day by day during the Great Depression, he was still determined to see everything to the very end. He kept not only his academic grades up, but also his physical shape in order to continue being on the crew. It was his determination that lead him and his team to success in Berlin. This applies to my band class because it takes determination to be good at what you do-- be it handling an oar or playing an instrument. The same goes for being a part of a band and sounding good as a whole. This gives yet another reason why band students should read The Boys in the Boat. Being determined to practice and get better at what an individual or a group does opens up all sorts of opportunities in their lives, thus leaving doors open to success.

Growing up, I have been an individual who has pushed myself beyond the minimum requirements in order to succeed. In high school I excelled in both academics and athletics. I graduated in the top 10% of my class and lettered in hockey and tennis my sophomore, junior, and senior year. I worked hard and put in extra time in order to set myself apart from others. Succeeding in both school and athletics made me a responsible, reliable, and an organized individual. These experiences made me a versatile individual and have given me a work ethic that has benefited me with my academics in college and with my work and volunteer experiences.

On October 8,1911, Brother was seven years old when he and his family welcomed his newborn brother. The little baby was finally named after three months, since everyone

Lawrence Exeter Junior had been born in the heat of the day on September 2, 1903. He was different from the day he was born. His rich parents sensed something was wrong, for parents usually can sense things about their child. Therefore, the day after he was born, Marie and Lawrence Exeter took the newborn to Dr.

Ever since I was a little boy, I had dreams of becoming someone great in life. I always imagined myself doing wonderous things and traveling the world. I was born Jeffery Lawrence Culverson Jr on July 29th, 1980 to Tammy Collins and Jeffery Culverson in Las Vegas, Nevada. All though I had big aspirations as a little boy, I learned quickly in life that what you want is not always what you get. My parents had three children; two girls and myself, but they were never together while I was growing up. I was taught the violin and other musical instruments at an early age, but because my mother moved around a lot I went to many schools, and eventually lost touch with my musical side. I never

Determination is when a person is willing to give up everything to accomplish their goal, or they are so confident in doing something that they never give up. That is one of the reasons I think the theme “Never Give Up” is the best possible theme. In the “Marble Champ” and “The 13th Goldfish,” the plot mostly

in high school some challenges did approach me, I did not let myself down and I was determined

Determination is defined as a firmness of purpose or resoluteness. Ben Carson shows how his determination helped him to become the successful doctor, he is today through his autobiography, Gifted Hands. By recounting his childhood experiences as well as his interactions with patients he teaches readers that you can persevere through misfortune and find success. Dr. Carson faced a number of challenges throughout his life that have influenced him to become a better person.

Jonathon was born in 1703, and he died in 1758. Edwards is remembered for the intense sermons he gave as a pastor. He was so intense that he lost his job in 1750. Part of his powerful speaking developed as a result that he attended Yale when he was only thirteen years of age. This prepared him to begin preaching in 1729. Edwards grew up planning to preach at the Congregational Church in Northampton, Massachusetts. Edwards spent eight years as a missionary in exile before he died. Remembered as “the last Puritan,” Edwards is a figurehead for the Great Awakening. By not being afraid to call congregation members by name of sinning, Edwards incited fear at his sermons. People became so afraid of being called out and

Once upon a time there was a young boy named Jamison, Jamison had a dream one day that prompted him to leave home and search for a magic potion which could cure any disease. Jamison was in grave need of this majestic potion because his best friend’s mother was dieing of lung cancer. As Jamison prepared for his vigorous journey to find the cure, he invoked his mother. As soon as Jamison sets out on his journey he is stopped by the local sheriff. As the local sheriff questioned young Jamison on where he was off to, Jamison’s best friend Lawrence was caring for his extremely sick mother. As the Sheriff drew to the end of his questions. He came to the conclusion that he resolutely supported the request of Jamison’s to find the

I feel your passion for James’s situation. Yes, children do fall through the cracks in the school system. Excellent question why did the school let seven years of his education lapse? James continued his schooling at the same location and being a student from first grade to seventh grade; the staff knows their students; teachers do talk about their students to each other.

Stick-ability in nursery, grit in primary school. In high school it’s called growth mind-set but I know that in the real world its seems to just be called plain hard work.

Some people believe that talent and a winning attitude are all you need in order to succeed in your endeavors, but a winning attitude means having determination, which many people lack. As seen on wisdomforthesoul.org, “Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.” Determination is an important factor in the overall success or failure of a person’s efforts. Unfortunately, determination is not something that comes easy to the majority of people. To be truly determined, a person must first be passionate about what they’re doing. Passion, however, is only the first step towards resolution and determination. One must have a clear goal in mind, and be willing to do anything to achieve said goal. Once they have set