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    Albert Nijwening is another example of how perseverance was helpful in a situation of conflict. Nijwening was a bread deliverer who was helpful by obtaining hiding placed for many hunted Jews during World War II. As stated in “Drenthe Village Awarded Medal for Large-Scale WWII Aid to Hunted Jews,”

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    Perseverance By Tolstoy

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    1. Perseverance- In the introduction section of this book, Ronald Blythe talks about the struggles that the author of this book went through as he wrote this book. Leo Tolstoy has always been fascinated with death and had spent much of his time as a writer researching about death. An interesting thing about Tolstoy was that while he was specifically writing this book he experienced death in very hard and close ways. He worked through many deaths in his family including the death of one of his young

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    Perseverance Definition

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    Heroic or not you can never give up. No matter what you do or try you should never give up. Perseverance means never giving up. You may want to but don't. These following people have proven the harder it is to move on the stronger your perseverance gets. Nick was born with no legs nor did he have arms. Nothing was wrong with him he was just born that way. During his childhood he went through alot. From going to school and finding ways to do the work to getting up if he fell down. Thankfully

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    always the best option. Perseverance should be something that you think of when times get rough. The three texts that show perseverance are “ Mother & Son,” “ Trapeze Comic,” and “ Saudi Arabia’s Freedom Riders.” “ Mother to Son” is a poem written by a mother to her son telling him to never give up in life and always keep pushing because it will all be worth it in the long run. The article states that “ Life for her ain’t been no crystal stair.” this act demonstrates perseverance because it is her saying

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    Parvana Perseverance

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    Breadwinner¨ by Deborah Ellis.Parvana faces many challenges against people and the Taliban.Parvana shows perseverance all throughout the book. First off,Parvana shows much perseverance when she has to turn into a boy to provided for her family. ¨They were going to turn her into a boy.¨Another example of this is,¨First she cut off a huge chuck at the line of her neck.”Parvana shows perseverance b/c she was telling them to let Norria do to but she was to grown up. Parvana didn't want to cut off her

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    Do you feel like you put much perseverance and courage to help your society that is in need? Then maybe you are like Jonas and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi both of which are two of the many people that show courage and perseverance, not just to help themselves. Take Rikki for instance, he killed three of the deadliest snakes in his family's garden to protect the other animals that are in the garden and his family from danger. Jonas is like this but he showed courage because when The Giver was in pain, Jonas

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    “Perseverance is failing 19 times then succeeding the 20th time” Julie Andrews. This means that you are going to hit many bumps in the road but there is always times where you can push through and make the most of their life. As defined by Dictionary.com perseverance is a “steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.” The synonyms are “Dedication” , “ Determination” , and “Diligence”. The antonyms for this word

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    Speech On Perseverance

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    Perseverance; The Key to Greatness Whether it reveals itself in time of distress, or moments of hardships, hidden beneath the grime and gloom of the catacombs within our illustrious brains, lies an, almost mythical power that moves mountains and carves canyons. This compulsion is the lifeblood that fuels the impossible and empowers the ordinary. This power is not a work of God or a mutation of fictional proportions, gifted to only superheroes and metahumans, but a tiny instinct that lies in all

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    Perseverance In Unbroken

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    duration of the Second World War. Louie's interminable determination and perseverance reveals the concealed dexterity of human nature while exploring not only American political and social values, but also the global spiritual contingency throughout moments of disdain. Louie surpassed numerous experiences that would have devoured him had it not been for his spiritual endurance. His initial demonstration of spiritual perseverance can be observed when he manages to stay alive while stranded in the Ocean

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    Perseverance In Ww1

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    soldiers exhibit struggle and perseverance, but so did the prisoners they captured, such as the Russians. The Russian prisoners were now reduced to wearing poor clothing, and they had to scavenge for minute morsels of food in garbage cans, yet they did not give in (189-191). Likewise, Paul Baümer and Albert Kropp did not give in when they were injured in French fire in Chapter Ten. They ran for cover and eventually found a dug-out for protection. Their perseverance and hard work may have saved

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