Essays on Perseverance

There is no shortage of leadership and motivational books on the market; however, many argue that Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy is one of the best books of this genre. Dungy notes that he was always against writing a book even though he had been approached numerous times and presented with the potential endeavor. In 2007 the Indianapolis Colts won the super bowl led by their quiet, faithful, and authoritative leader and head coach, Tony Dungy. After this victory, Dungy gave a heartfelt postgame ...

In Christopher Nolan’s “Under the Eye of the Clock '', Nolan uses various devices to develop the central idea that one may overcome struggles with perseverance. “Under the Eye of the Clock” is about a young boy, named Joseph, who struggles from paralysis. Throughout the text, he shows integrity and perseverance by not letting this disability hold him back from furthering his crave to learn how to type and functioning as a “regular” human. Nolan uses similes and personification to develop the ...

James is a sixteen year old boy, who after hours upon hours of hard work managed to make the varsity basketball team in his high school, only to play for about fifteen minutes during his first season. Cases like his occur across the nation. People who make a team deserve a chance to play simply because they have earned a spot on that team. If coaches let all of the players on the team play, instead of a select few, each of the team members becomes more experienced, resulting in a better team ...

Grit is usually described as having passion and perseverance for pursuing long-term goals. Having grit helps us pursue our goals in spite of obstacles and complications that get in the way. It supports the ability to be able to seek out individual passions, and do anything necessary to reach that goal. Long-term goals can be more difficult to reach if a person does not have grit. Without grit, it is easy to lose motivation and hope whenever something gets in the way. Grit helps us face those ...

In Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt, and The Street, by Ann Petry, both authors center around how facing the challenges of harsh environments can require perseverance. The excerpts from Angela's Ashes and The Street both give a glimpse into the life of an impoverished person. Angela's Ashes describes the life of a poor boy from Ireland and The Street is about a poor, black, single mother living in the 1940's in New York. Both authors establish the similar theme of hardships faced by families ...

It had never actually occurred to me before, but Jews have the clearest conscious when it comes to God. To them, people are people and that’s that. Why was it never so simple and clear before? Perhaps the many celebrations and holidays I’ve been told of exhausted my general understanding. Is that even possible? I suppose so; it happened to me. “You shall die like mortals, and fall like any prince” (TWR; pg. 274) really captured the essence of what the Jewish community understood. The very ...

Some of my earliest memories of are me reenacting my favorite scenes from movies. Whether it be the ballroom scene from Anastasia or some mission the Spy kids went on, I loved feeling like I was apart of the movie. Ever Since I can remember cinema has been a huge part of my life. From very early on I wanted to be on a movie set either in front or behind the camera. Similar to most kids, my dream career rotated from a variety of options, but for some reason making movies was always the constant ...