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    Every human being, every animal, every plant has had to adapt in their life in order to survive. Adaptation relates to everything, there is no life without adapting. The word adaptation means modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment: a heritable physical or behavioral trait that serves a specific function. One way that someone might show adaptation in their life is when someone is born into a religious family. They adapt

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    Autism: Temple Grandin

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    a person with autism and her name is Temple Grandin. Now you're probably saying why do I care, because she is the world's most knowledgeable person in livestock handling. Here is some of her history. She was born in August 29, 1947 (age 69 years), Boston, MA. She has been in one movie and this is the name of it, In the Woods, Speciesism: The Movie, ARTS: A Film About Possibilities, Disabilities & the Arts. Her parents are, Eustacia Cutler,and Richard Grandin. She got her education at Franklin Pierce

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    “Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.” - Paramahansa Yogananda. Persistence is an important trait to have as it allows one to push through adversity, accomplish tasks that they would not be able to if one did not have the trait of persistence. As defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary persistence means the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people. The modern word persistence originates from

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    confidence. Temple Grandin’s story is one of finding yourself, being comfortable with yourself, and not letting anyone stop you from following your dreams and reaching your full potential. She not only proved herself as a female working in a very male dominated field, but she proved herself as someone with a disability defeating the odds and becoming extremely successful regardless of her countless trials. The author of this book is Sy Montgomery. Early in the book Sy wrote about how Temple explained

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    weakness and just give up. Temple Grandin, a woman with autism never gave up. She had to process the world in a different way

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    The movie “Temple Grandin” tells the story of a young autistic woman who did not let her disability define who she was and despite her disability, she earned a PHD in animal science. When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. Years later, she was diagnosed with autism. While, Temple's doctor recommended a hospital, her mother believed in her. Temple went to school instead. Temple developed an interest in cattle early in life while spending time at her aunts and uncle’s

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    perseverance, we wouldn’t be able to do tasks that may challenge us and tasks that are difficult, or even do things that may seem impossible. There are three pieces of nonfiction literature that show perseverance and they are, Warriors Don’t Cry, Temple Grandin, and Heaven

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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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    At college, Temple brings her squeeze machine, but the other kids do not like machine. The machine makes the other students feel uncomfortable. Temple loses the squeeze machine so she goes to the head person at the college and asks for the machine back. He says not, but she convinces him to let her do research and show him that the

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    Everyone has their own set of strengths and weaknesses. Those with disabilities are no different they just have a different set then everyone else. I chose this project topic because in 5th and 6th grade I was part of a program called Peer Pals. Once a week during recess I volunteered in a special needs classroom. This work opened my eyes to the world of special needs and Peer Pals is one of the things I miss about elementary school. I realized that I needed to continue helping the special needs

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