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The Challenges Of Ben Silver

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In this essay I will be writing about when Ben Silver had faced three prime challenges in his life and how he overcame them. Also, how he had showed resilience in each of them and how Ben Silver finds a way to over come each of these three obstacles. A challenge of Ben was when he had to leave his home to stay in his grandpa’s cabin. Which he was not comfortable with at first because he had to leave his stop-motion in the making and his friends. ‘We’re not going to the cabin, are we?,’ (Page 11). This shows he knew that it wouldn’t be a nice place to stay, Ben gives off a hint that it has a scary feel to it as well. ’I’m not getting out,’ (Page 39). Ben didn’t like leaving his house to go to his grandpa’s cabin, but he did anyway without showing his grumpy attitude about the new place they were staying at, he had showed resilience by not complaining all the time. …show more content…

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