After having lived 12 years without this kind of responsibility, Mariatu steps up to the plate and goes out begging every day to support her family. This shows how she is quick to recover from difficult situations and to adapt to a new environment that she isn’t used to. Another instance where Mariatu shows great strength and resilience is on page 187, where she describes her experience with school. The memoir states, “My teachers gave me extra time to complete tests and examinations. I think I may have failed the first semester...
She had played on an all-boys soccer team. They would shove her around and hit her to the point where she would be bruised and bleeding vigorously out of her nose. Although this toughened her up, she felt that she needed to prove to the male gender that she was better than them. Indeed, she stood up for herself and from that point forward she never backed off of any competition. This is similar to the mental toughness needed to be a professional football player as well.
The introduction of her speech was really detailed, she often correlated the obstacle in her swimming marathon to obstacles in life. She would use words to describe her journey through the treacherous ocean, and you could almost imagine the pain it took to swim. She would use metaphors to describe how the ocean was ruthless
For instance, Tough states that Kewauna went without sleep for three night’s straight to prepare for finals. Therefore, her passion enabled her to be ready for finals. Thirdly, Kewauna used courage. To illustrate, Tough tells that Kewauna made the step to make friends to get help if the professor was not there. Hence, Kewauna got the help she needed by
Starting from a rough childhood environment, Mrs. Perez turned a very harsh situation into nothing more than a tough obstacle to overcome. My admiration for Mrs. Perez is remarkable and I am very fortunate to know this aspiring person in my
One can see that she did not give up, and her courage and perseverance only grew.
Benjamin Franklin, the author of The Autobiography and Sandra Cisneros, the author of Straw Into Gold: The Metamorphosis of the Everyday both define success and how they achieved it, in their piece of writing. Though they both may seem to have similar views on success, they infact differ greatly. Franklin believes that in order to reach success, one must alter himself through the use of a method, while Cisneros believes that rather than changing himself, one can use his imagination and the small things in life to be successful. Furthermore, Franklin describes achieving success at the moment he starts working towards the goal, whereas Cisneros describes achieving success once she has completed her goals.
Determination and strength often help people through their challenges. The half non-Fiction and half historical fiction book, A long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park, Is a story about an eleven year old boy named Salva who is part of the Dinka tribe and lives in Southern Sudan in the village of Loun-Arik. The memoir, From chapter 13: The Diary of Gul Makai, By Malala Yousafzi, is a story about an eleven year old girl named Malala Yousafzi and what she does to fight for her right to Learn. Salva and Malala used determination and strength to overcome their challenges. determination often helped people get through their problems.
She struggled through living in an asylum and losing her eyesight, but it did not discourage her from continuing to demand her rights, especially her right to learn. Through her intelligence and ambition, she graduated valedictorian and accepted her job that would continue, although she did not know, until she died. She discovered a way to teach a blind, mute, and deaf girl to speak and spell and understand concepts. Through these characteristics, these two heroes accomplished many things in their
The Learning Process of Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglass “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence,” as Abigail Adams vocalizes. This statement clearly and effectively represents the devotion one must have to succeed in an educational standpoint. The same devotion was endeavored when both, Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglass were conquering the process of learning to read and write. Given their ancestral ethics it was a completely different path that delivered both men to the place they are now. As each lived two divergent lives, there are two completely distinct aspects of the mental devotion each had to overcome given their ancestral ethics.
She fought hard to be accepted
This quote obviously shows her mental toughness because if she wasn’t, she would’ve never been able to come all the way from Mexico without giving up. Without her mental toughness she never would’ve been capable of the things that she has done.
Therefore, showing perseverance in such circumstances makes them heroes. Secondly, they exhibited passion for their education. Specifically, they demonstrated passion by continuing to get their education at a school in which they felt unwelcomed. Thus, having passion for education makes them amazing protagonists.
In Comparison in the book “Pele and Hi’iaka A Tale of Two Sisters,” Hi’iaka demonstrates these same traits , which allow her to withstand any obstacles her journey will bring. When comparing theses traits an individual can observe that they both have a similar outlook on life. This outlook allows them to endure and persevere through any discouragement that may be thrown their way. The first trait Lili and Hi’iaka share are their ability to be stubborn no matter the consequences.
She begins with her childhood years, progresses to her love of learning new things. She expresses her devotion for adventure and discovery. She gives accounts of her accomplishments and achievements along her lifetime. She expresses her love for science and philosophy. She states how she pursued her quest for knowledge by determining to be Dr. Cattell’s pupil and insist she study under him.
