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    Perseverance. I believe that a strong core value for not only for me but also for my family is perseverance. I first experienced perseverance when I was in first grade. I come from a hispanic family meaning that spanish is our primary language. Neither of my parents knew any english and in first grade I started to get homework, which was entirely in english. I personally was not good at english either, so both my parents and I did not know how to speak the language. Consequently, I was not doing

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    moment could potentially rip our hopes and dreams out from our grip. Perseverance is a decision. A characteristic. It cannot be adopted through difficult times, perseverance is everlasting. Throughout our everyday lives we find ourselves being pushed down and sacrificed for the pleasure of others. We see our hard work demolished and our efforts unseen. We ask ourselves, ‘what keeps them going?’, ‘how do they do it?’. But perseverance is not decided to work harder or make changes for better results.

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    In the novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway the main character, Santiago, shows many examples of perseverance. Santiago works very hard but gets very little in return. But he doesn’t give up, even in his impoverished condition. He still tries. He goes fishing every day even though he catches little to nothing. Another example of perseverance is when Santiago finally has a fish on his hook but can’t get it up without losing it. He then stays out for a few days persisting that he catches

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    them for money, to get turned into to chicken broth and other items. Perseverance is consistent drive in achieving a goal, despite obstacles and difficulties. The Breadwinner is a book by Deborah Ellis portraying the life of a young girl in Afghanistan, who has to change into a boy in order to support her family at the time of the Taliban. Parvana constantly shows perseverance throughout the book. Parvana constantly shows perseverance throughout the book. In the entire story of the

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    Maturity and perseverance is what enables a person to continue on their journey despite discouragements, hardship and setbacks and allows a person to be successful in life. Junior displays both maturation and perseverance throughout the novel the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian on multiple occasions. Junior’s maturation and perseverance has taught him to not allow racism to stop him from what he loves, to not accept his expected fate of that he is to live in poverty for the rest of his

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    actually a girl trying to help out her family. Parvana is that boy on the blanket. Perseverance is defined as someone whom is going through a difficult time but manage to stay strong. In the book, The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, is about having hope even when times don’t look so good. The Breadwinner reveals how a girl, Parvana, shows perseverance throughout the story. (Rylie) First of all, Parvana shows perseverance by agreeing to cut her hair and dress as a boy to work and get food for her family

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    By Deborah Ellis is centered on a young girl named Parvana who lives with her family in Afghanistan during the reign of the Taliban. Perseverance is when someone works hard and never gives up to accomplish something difficult. Parvana's character in The Breadwinner demonstrates perseverance many times throughout the book. First of all Parvana shows perseverance through becoming a boy. For example when Pavana has to cut her hair.“‘You’re not cutting my hair!’ Parvana’s hands flew up to her head

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    through this. Perseverance is a putting forth a continuous effort even when things get difficult. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is about the struggles Parvana and her family face when the Taliban captures her father, the only person in the family who made money. In the book The Breadwinner, Parvana faces hardships when her father is taken away and everything goes downhill, but she perseveres to help her family survive. Lauren Thomas- To start, Parvana demonstrates perseverance when she and her

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    Accounting System logs turned into a laborious journey to try to locate a hacker from across the country. All throughout Stoll's book, he encountered several obstacles that would've discouraged many, making "The Cuckoo's Egg" a brilliant story about perseverance and determination in all types of circumstances. Early on through the book, Stoll nonchalant narrative approach establishes an amicable relationship with the reader, making his personal experience much more credible and reliable. From the

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    inner strength. This inner strength is called grit. I also have referred to this inner strength of grit, for myself. My life success, is dependent upon using grit, which requires perseverance, passion, and not giving up. First, I use perseverance to be successful in sports. Firstly, in my weights class, perseverance was a valuable trait. For example, I doubled my max for the bench press. When I first began

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