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    answer to this question isn’t very simple. Depending on social status or moral beliefs, viewpoints vary. Success is demonstrated in Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, “The Shift” from The Road To Character by David Brooks, “Purpose” from Angela Duckworth’s Grit, and personal interviews with Lynn Harder and Nanci Bush. Unbroken is a biography written by Laura Hillenbrand about Louis Zamperini. Louis Zamperini, known as Louie, was an Olympic runner who enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWll and ended up

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    As an author Laura Hillenbrand has made an impact of people's lives, whether it is her power of words that affects the way people feel or the pure power of the true stories she writes about. Hillenbrand has a unique way of writing her books. She suffers from an incurable disease called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which makes people increasingly tired and unable to do most usually easy things. Though being confined to her house hasn't stopped her. She still has outstanding capabilities. For instance

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    never listened to his parents. He started drinking at a young age as well as smoking. This has helped Louie though because he has learned many ways to get out of a bad situation. As Louie Zamperini journeys through life, the novel, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand describes him as a resourceful and determined man. Resourceful is to be able to think fast and solve a problem with the materials available. Louie Zamperini was able to make it through his journey because he was able to do this. Louie and many

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    In the book Unbroken the author, Laura Hillenbrand, uses the central idea that perseverance is the key to a successful outcome. Laura Hillenbrand starts the book by talking about Louis “Louie” Zamperini as a kid and how his brother Pete made him join the track team to keep him out of trouble. Louie kept saying he wasn't good enough to make the team but Pete motivated him to keep training. Laura Hillenbrand explores political and spiritual issues and ideas throughout the book as well. Even

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    the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, the brave Louis Zamperini lived by Matthews’ words when imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II.Remarkably, Louie continuously acted selflessly to help the other prisoners, often risking his own life. Undoubtedly, Louie’s bravery helped him and many other prisoners survive captivity. In the early years of Louie’s life, Hillenbrand referred to Louie as a hoodlum, often he broke the law

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    Laura Hillenbrand is an America author of magazine articles and books. Hillenbrand was born in May 5, 1967, in Fairfax, Virginia. She has written only two books Seabiscuit a New York Times bestseller, and Unbroken, both non-fictions. She is considering one of the best American writers. Her New York Times Article, “A Sudden Illness” won the 2004 National magazine award, and she has also won twice the Eclipse Award, one of the highest journalist honor. Her most recent book Unbroken tells the inspiring

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    overwhelmed by them. Failure is… the highway to success.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, the calm Louis Zamperini personified Mandino’s words when, against all bad luck, he battled through the emotional and physical struggles of his journey from start to finish. Needless to say, Louis Zamperini, when placed in tight situations, held his own while remaining calm and doing what he needed to do to survive. Although Hillenbrand described Louie as a delinquent at the beginning of the

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    book Unbroken and the sniper from the short story “The Sniper” shows Bravery through the joining the war while trying to survive, and already being in the war while being prepared and trying to survive. First off, In the story Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand Louie is brave by joining the war and trying to survive.The first piece of evidence is “The military was going to make him a bombardier. That fall, Louie was on his way to becoming an airman”(HillBrand 45). According to the quote how that shows

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    How can anyone be prepared, physically or mentally, for the challenges faced as a prisoner of war? In the novel, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini faces a rough childhood and rigorous athletic career that in many ways conditioned him for the hurdles he would have to jump later in life. His childhood as a delinquent and training as an Olympic athlete were deciding factors in his will to survive and overcome. Loui’s rough childhood created a mentally and physically tough young man who

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    Unbroken

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    can’t allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong.” In the nonfiction book Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, the determined Louis Zamperini showed that life could not beat him down, and never gave up, not even in the light of the impossible. Louie’s strong minded determination continues to be a factor in his survival until the very end. Before

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