Louis Zamperini Just Be Yourself Analysis

How many times in life have you struggled but got through a difficult time? That is called perseverance. The definition of perseverance is “Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.” Synonyms are persistence and determination. It originated from the latin word perseverare. Right now the world has been filled with natural disasters, from hurricanes to wildfires. Everyone that this affected has been forced to persevere through it because there is not much that they have the ability to do besides staying strong. In all of the nonfiction literature we have read there were many different examples of perseverance from many different people. I decided to choose three. For my first example Melba Pattillo Beals from “Warriors Don’t Cry”. There is numerous examples of the Little Rock 9 and her doing something despite difficulty. For the second example of perseverance I chose Maya Angelou. Through her life there were countless times that she was faced adversity and still achieved success. My third example is Earl Simmons (DMX) from the book “E.A.R.L”. He went through a tough time at almost all time growing up and he never gave up and achieved success. Perseverance creates success; therefore, when you stick through something you can accomplish what you want.

Perseverance is the only thing that will truly keep the world alive. If humans had given up instead of persevering America would not exist, tyranny would reign and slavery would still exist. Several characters throughout literary history, such as Odysseus from Homers’ Odyssey, and Louis Zamperini in Unbroken are the prime examples of perseverance, and they did it through personal strength and determination to not be broken. After all, it is better to persevere and live a hellish life than to relinquish that life in order to live more comfortably in the hands of those who seek to degrade the soul.

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” This quote by Dale Carnegie means you should try even when you don’t believe you can accomplish what you want. A lot of things may seem hopeless, but they can always be accomplished or done it just depends on how much you want it. To be Forlorn is to completely lose cocksure and there’s always some left in you even when you doubt there is you just have to unearth it and once you find it never let it go because it can never be lost forever. People who keep trying and go the extra mile they never thought they could go are the people who are going to make it in the moment of truth; do you want to be that

I like the quote by a famous Hockey Ice-skater, "In life, there are times when we choose our challenges and other times when the challenges simply choose us” Travis Roy, what I perceived by that is, “no matter what comes your way, there is still a little strength left to help you succeed; whether it’s our fault or not.”

We Have a Shot At Everything: a journal entry about a quote that tells you to never give up

When I was younger my parents always mentioned that although life may not always be easy giving up was never and should never be an option. In life we encounter hardships that affect each and every one of us by choosing the right path when a problem rises to the surface.

“Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In”. These are the famous words and title of Louis Zamperinis’ autobiography. Louis Zamperini lived a powerful and meaningful life that has inspired thousands of people. Zamperini was a troubled youth, a track star from the town of Torrance California with impressive records, an Olympic athlete, World War Two Bombardier, Alcoholic, Airplane crash survivor, Japanese Prisoner of War, Inspirational speaker and a founder of a camp for troubled youths. Louis has done it all and was truly a man ‘Unbroken’ by the world.

¨You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it¨. This quote is by Margaret Thatcher, which is the first female British prime minister. This quote means a lot of different things to me, it can mean to never give up on a battle just keep fighting. If you want to win a battle you have to be determined to win that battle. I can reflect to this quote do to me playing basketball, because if I want to win a championship game, it doesńt just take me one practice to win, No you have to fight more than once to actually win. My family and friends are always telling to never give up so I don’t even when I really want to.

Life is challenging; it has ups and downs and curveballs. Sometimes we get tired of working when nothing seems to get better. When faced with a challenge, we have one option: go for it. We can’t control whether we will succeed, but we definitely won’t make it if we don’t try or if we quit. Many people don’t have the grit to keep trying in the face of failure.

I believe that persistence wins out because if you never give up on something then you will be successful in life.This goes back to the start of football and on the schedule it said in big black letters “BEARS TOUGHNESS TEST” and man let me tell you it was so scary just by how it looked. I thought in my mind i'm not going to pass the test. So the times come to go to the high school and I pull up to the school with my heart pumping out of my chest and i'm sweating already. I’m getting out of the car I walked into the gym and sat down.

In life we encounter trials and tribulations that cause us to become stressed, bitter, depressed, and sometimes, on the verge of giving up. We may even want to give up a dream that we have worked our entire lives to accomplish. These difficulties can seem as if they are holding us back when they are actually building us into the people that we will aspire to be. Life can sometimes be full of large obstacles, but with persistence and ambitious minds, we can exceed our own expectations. By learning to overcome these obstacles we can learn to grow and thrive. In order to do this, I believe, persistence and hard work is crucial.

This quote has been my mantra of success in life and I have always made a conscious effort to put in my 100 percent in every endeavor. I believe that every individual has unique skills and the talents required to succeed in life, if only he puts in his best to realize his dreams. In spite of one’s limitations, it is important to systematically keep on doing what you do to be able to achieve the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

A great man once said “If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” That man is none other than Martin Luther King Jr. Ever since I could remember his words has been the center around how I live my life. Martin Luther King’s quote best describes me because I am individual who looks towards the future. I do not waiver in the face of adversary nor do I allow myself to give in to it. I know that life is full of struggles and overcoming those struggles is a major part of living. Doing whatever it takes to keep moving forward is what I'm good at. I believe by being persistent towards my goals I will eventually achieve them. I have always stood behind this

A good friend once told me, “Against the odds, I not only made it, but I triumphed.” It’s a phrase I hold dear to me when I look at the accomplishments I have achieved and how I got to that point.

Be yourself they said, it's all that matter’s they said.If being myself is all that matters then why do I hide as much of myself as possible.If fitting in with everyone is the “cool” thing but having to be someone i'm not,then why be “cool” why not go my own way and become hot or warm or something besides what I am not.Why be cool?Why be popular?Why fit in?...On paper, this is a lot easier said than done but when it comes down to decision time we choose the same path as everyone else.Let’s say you were to be put in a room full of strangers and they all stand to the left side why not stand on the right side?Where you belong,where the strangers have no information on,where all the people who don’t have a true self stay away from...the right side.The