Short Story Of Etta Shattuck

One example of inner strength and perseverance would be the moment that Melba decided she was going to be a warrior. “I think only the warrior exists in me now. Melba went away to hide. She was too frightened to stay here” (Beals 170). This quote, in essence, shows that she killed her old self and had to become a whole new person in order to survive the new school year. She had to shed all of her old insecurities and emotions that plagued her in order to survive Little Rock. Consequently this also meant that she lost all of her old friends and her boyfriend because of how different she became.

All too often we do not think about our personal strength until a situation arises that causes us to use this natural attribute that we know as strength.

The one area in my life right now that I use a lot of willpower is my lifestyle. I recently had gotten of track with my weight and eating habits. I’m trying to get back on track but it has been a challenge. I have to have the power to not eat the snacks and try to eat healthier snacks. I give the attention to the things that matter the most to me.

An example where the proper attitude and fortitude led to success, in the face of adversity, is in Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men. These traits are mainly possessed by juror eight. The situation he faces, is that he must convince eleven other men of a young boys innocence, all of which believe that the boy is guilty of killing his father. In the beginning of the story, as soon as all of the jurors got settled, they took a vote on whether the boy was guilty or not. The result was eleven to one in favor of guilty. Juror eight was the only voter on the side of not guilty, for which he was ridiculed, causing him to say, “There were eleven votes for ‘guilty.’ It’s not easy for me to to raise my hand and send a boy off to die

In this short story “Eleven”, Sandra Cisneros tells a story about a little girl named Rachel,

We must obey my order as I give them. Get the oarshafts in your hands, and lay back hard on your benches; hit these breaking seas”(934-935). In the same way that Odysseus showed persistence, I showed it in my own life. For example, once when I was in seventh grade, I was down in a wrestling match 2-8, down by 6, but I didn’t give up. In the last few seconds, I used every muscle in my body, and pinned the guy I was wrestling.

For example Lewis and Clark had to preserve over the bad times. On their journey they had to go over the mountains when it was freezing cold outside. I have to persevere when I get a bad grade on a test. When that happens I can't just lose all faith and give up. If Lewis and Clark would have not preserved, they would have never made it all the way to Oregon from St. Louis and back.

The book Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson, shows that true strength is achieved by fighting for what you believe in. Isabel looks up to the memory of her father when he showed true strength to protect his family. When Isabel tries to show true strength to prove to herself that she is a lion she fails. When Isabel believes that she can save Ruth, Isabel achieves true strength. Isabel is not born with the true strength she shows later in the book; it is through struggle that Isabel attains it, just like her father, when it became necessary.

An example of will to survive is when Huck and Jim leave home people start to try to hunt them down because Huck ran away with a slave. In order to survive they have to run away from the hunters because the hunters can get a reward out of it. The Duke and Dauphin also are an example of will to survive because they are thefts and go from town to town ripping people off and try not to get

Conversely, Greenleaf alludes to this inner strength does not come from oneself but from God. With God's strength, one can serve people no matter what the situation is (Philippians 4:13). Too, as one relies upon God’s strength, he will eventually lead effectively over a long period of time.

Some characters are stronger than others, but there’s always that one character who stands out the most because of how strong they are yet still has trouble believing they can get through certain situations.

Eckerts was my first job. Also, was the worst job of my life. I was a busser and dealt with gross, slimy people. Customers that would just leave nasty chicken bones and gravy spread all over the table and thrown all over the floor. Leading me to never have any desires toward fried chicken or gravy. EVER AGAIN. Thoughts of chicken dangling with someone else's saliva dripping off the bone leaves me wanting to gag. Notions about gravy, leave me thinking about the circular bowls Eckerts puts it in; the thick brown liquid sloshing around in the bowl slapping my skin. This disgusting liquid left my skin feeling sticky and crusty. Nothing was worse than the two combined in the same bowl. The aroma of fried chicken makes my stomach heavy with vomit.

In “will to win,” the theme of perserverance is demonstrated through the story of long walker. “He said that all he wanted to do was go to sleep in the snow, because he was so exhausted.” Part of him had given up, but another part of him didn’t. “I collapsed, because I was tired and weak.” He nearly lost consiousness where he lay, but he somehow found the strength to rise and keep going. In conclusion, the way that Red Leaf pushed hisself to go and care for others showed perserverance.

For example, a man helps a child out of a burning building without knowing how bad the fire truly is; the child and the man make it out safely. This endurance was alongside

“The Shabbat”, a short story by Marjane Satrapi is about families living in Iran during a time of war. The hesitance to believe that their enemy had the capability to cause any critical harm and the realization that they did. While living during these turbulent times, the people who stayed in Iran tried to have what resembled a pre-war life, while doing things such as shopping and spending time with family. While some stayed in their homes, others took shelter in the basements of large hotels. On one particular Saturday, Iraq sent a missile to the neighborhood of Tavanir. This attack would prove deadly to the Baba-levy family, a friend of hers, and a family that proved to be observant to the Jewish Sabbath. They had left the protection of the Hilton and returned home, as Jews are suppose to do. While being dutifully observant to their religious faith, the constant fear, worry, and constant questions of living in war would end for them on that fateful day.