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The Importance Of Perseverance

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"Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have the perseverance to realize the great life. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam." Now the word perseverance means the act or power of continuing to do something in spite of the difficulties that confront someone. Perseverance is important because it shows what someone has been through and how they overcame it. An example of this is a girl who has a math test at school and by studying for the test she is able to pass it. This is showing perseverance with her studying for her test. In this essay, there will be three stories and how these people persevered through their life trials. The first story is about a woman named Temple Grandin, who was born autistic and faces the world with her different thinking process. She persevered throughout all of her life and becomes a college professor. The second story is from Desert Exile. This story is about a little girl who shows her experience of being moved to a camp in the United States. The reason the united states did this is so they could prevent any further attack by the Japanese on pearl harbor. The last story is a book titled Twice Pardoned. It is about Harold Morris, who was falsely accused of murder and given two life sentences; but in the end, finds redemption in Christianity and is released from prison. Authors use nonfiction literature to influence their reader through hard

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