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    “You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance,” -Lou Holtz. Lou Holtz was an American football coach. That means that he’s seen dozens of men have to persevere around personal obstacles in order to be united and play together. Perseverance plays an important role in success, whether is be something big, or something small, perseverance is always necessary. The idea of perseverance even in the face of obstacles is expressed in similar

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    In the exposition of Warriors Don't Cry we are introduced to the nine students from Central High when they are adults revisiting the school. The story then moves into Melba's memories of segregation as a child, and what she had to go through. Then we see her as a young teen who goes an all black school, and Melba signs up for the integration of Central High School. Before Melba went to Central, she was a target for the white segregationists, and she went through horrifying situations. The rising

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    made up of segregationists. Throughout the next year, the main character, Melba Pattillo Beals, in her memoir, “Warriors Don’t Cry”, shows her difficult adventure in Central High, trying to survive from the malicious segregationists. Beals uses different forms of figurative languages, such as metaphors, similes, and irony to show her struggles, but also imagine a hopeful future later to come. Melba Pattillo Beals uses verbal irony to symbolize the significance of integration. As Mrs. Bates begins

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    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.

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    Different traits define a person, and could help or hurt them. In the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, Melba choses to go to integrate at Central High School, an all white school, along with 8 other black students. Melba has many traits through her year but some are particularly important to getting through the year. Melba’s own traits of being brave and persistent help her through the 1957-58 year at Central High. Being brave helps Melba through her through year at Central

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    Turning points in life can change the way of where your life is heading and it depends on the choices you make and these choices can have many results but most change and achieve thing .Jackie Robinson, Hatshepsut, and Karana have all faced life changing experience in their lives and they all had something super important to them. Everyone has to have a turning point in their lives like graduating elementary, reaching to 18 years old, or anything that is extraordinary to you. Jackie Robinson actions

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    Perseverance Essay In the face of adversity, most fail to succeed. Although, some individuals persevere. When conflict arises, perseverance is what helps you make it through the day. Not everyone shows perseverance, but occasionally some stand out among the crowd. A few people who persevere are Buck from The Call of the Wild and Misty Copeland, ballerina. In The Call of the Wild, the main character, Buck, perseveres through everything. Buck is a hard worker who learns from other’s mistakes. He becomes

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    Everyone knows that no matter what happens, always have strength and perseverance. In Fever, 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson, the character Mattie Cook uses strength and perseverance to overcome hard times. Of course, there are many other theories, but this theory is the most relevant one. Reasons like " With strength, you can overcome anything, If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again, and To get something in life, you have to push and persevere for it." With these reasons, you can clearly

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    Michael Oher had to persevere through many hard situations with no one believing in him. If Michael would have gave up then he would not be the NFL superstar he is today. Warriors Don’t Cry is a short story about the little rock nine. Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the nine kids integrating Central High School, she was abused physically and mentally. If she would not have persevered during these times schools would still probably be segregated. The Clever Class is a book about a girl named Malala,

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    Melba Pattillo Beals wrote Warriors Don’t Cry. Melba Beals was one of the Little Rock nine who were the first colored students to attend an all white school. Very few people were in favor of this and treated them horribly. One example is, “The flaming wads of paper were coming at me faster

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