What is perseverance? Perseverance means to never give up and always keep trying your very best. The theme of perseverance is showcased in the following pieces; the short story “To Build A Fire” by Jack London, Miley Cyrus’ song, “The Climb” and the painting, “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” by Emanuel Leutze. “To Build A Fire” by Jack London is about a newcomer from the Yukon territory who senselessly goes out into the cold despite warnings not to. He plans to...
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Often success is overtly demonstrated in seemingly naturally talented or gifted people. Overnight successes are celebrated in athletes, performers, authors and artists, scientists and even students. But how did these people really achieve their success? Are they smart? Are they talented? Maybe. But more than likely, success is achieved through years of perseverance and grit. Traits that can be found in all of us but are often left untapped. “Success is the child of perseverance, It cannot be coaxed or...
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Introduction 'Zootopia,' a widely acclaimed animated film, delves into the complex issue of prejudice and stereotyping in society. This critical essay explores the concept of belief perseverance as portrayed in 'Zootopia,' analyzing how the film tackles the themes of bias, discrimination, and the importance of challenging deeply ingrained beliefs. Introduction to Belief Perseverance Belief perseverance refers to the tendency of individuals to cling to their initial beliefs, even when faced with contradictory evidence. This cognitive bias often plays a significant...
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To him, every illness was but a breach of some unknown law of nature. As against the doctrine of majoritarian democracy, every issue to him needed to be judged from the touchstone of morality rather than in terms of numbers. Though Gandhi appeared very frail, he was a man of extraordinary courage, determination, and perseverance in the face of adversity. He had an original mind which probed into the matrix of human problems. His magnetic personality could command the loyalty...
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The importance of grit and passion for success is a question remaining in debate within the field of psychology, and the concept of grit is an invention of recent date. The importance of grit as it refers to passion and perseverance as a determinant factor of success is controversial and debated across the academic world. Grit and passion are important for success because perseverance and passion are strong indicators of performance, they create long-term goals and a willingness to achieve...
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During Summer 2021 I attended a Medicine Masterclass by Corpus Christi Cambridge which focused on the naked mole rat and the lack of the pain sensors that allow them to maintain critical energy, potentially explaining their long lifespans. The naked mole rat lacks pain sensitivity in its skin, and we learned that this is caused by a small difference in a selection of amino acids in a receptor of the nervous system. This course was inspiring as it became clear...
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Movements in the past have led to an increased amount of perseverance people are starting to build up. For the majority of the world's population, success is considered one’s biggest career aspiration. Perseverance allows us to keep moving even during arduous times and jump back on track as we try harder and never give up, and this is shown throughout Greta Thunberg’s journey. Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who advocates for immediate action towards climate change crisis...
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I remember the words of the great APJ Abdul Kalam a pioneer of astro as well as nuclear physics, 'If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.'One of the most important things that I have learnt in my life is that there is no end to learning, learning comes from observations and experiences, and these approaches are endless. Then, I started my journey of self-discovery whether...
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My book was The Odyssey by Homer. The Odyssey is a widely popular ancient Greek epic poem written nearly 2500 years ago in Europe. It tells of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, on a long journey home after the Trojan War. It tells of his battles with monsters and encounters with gods, his son's desperate attempt to bring him home to save their estate, and in the end their victory over power-hungry suitors. The Odyssey is set in Ancient Greece...
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Tragedy. A three-syllable word that brings nothing but great suffering, distress, and always the unfortunate unhappy ending. The novel and film, “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy, shows a journey powered by a father and a son's love through a post-apocalyptic disaster. A world once full of color is now a grey, cold, barren land that is crawling with few survivors who turn to cannibalism to survive. What the duo used to call home is now a dark landscape drowned in...
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What does your grit score mean? The Grit Scale measures an individual's ability to sustain focus and interest while working toward long-term goals. We develop experience through hard work, which allows us to discover numerous new things that permit us to expand our minds and learn from them. This experience has taught us how to think critically to solve a difficult challenge and succeed. We can all work hard for a better future if we have the determination to persist...
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Imagine if you or someone you love had a disability, and because of this they were denied entry to school, university, or even to gain employment. This was the case in Australia before the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992. Finally, those with disabilities gained a voice. They were given the right to equal opportunity in society. This is where the role of texts, and in particular, theatre come into play - they must not only entertain the...
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Critical thinking is the ability to evaluate observable phenomena, research findings, data, sources, and opinions objectively and independently, regardless of outside influence or any personal bias interfering with your judgment about something/someone or a specific issue or source. A good critical ‘’thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skilfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them.’’ The first quote above involves three interwoven phrases and suggests that critical thinking analyses...
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In America, one out of every six women have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime (Tjaden, 2000). Young women are especially at risk and 499 known gymnasts’ athletes can account for this. Recently, Michigan doctor Larry Nassar was charged with multiple accounts of sexual assaults against female gymnasts. (Howley, 2018). Larry Nassar was a sports doctor who specialized in female gymnastics, working with many gymnasts ranging from amateur to Olympic-level athletes. His actions toward female athletes carried on for decades...
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It is the year 1534, An explorer named Jaques Cartier has found new land. What was it called? Nouvelle-France or New France. In this new land, there are rumors of gold, fur, wood, and even people. When a captain named Pierre de Gua de Monts sailed over from France no one knew that he’d come with a man that would change the course of history. The name of this man? Samuel de Champlain. Introduction In this paper, I will argue...
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I want to pursue a career where I can make a positive impact in people’s lives whilst appreciating the privilege I will have to be a part of their recovery and journey. I could not imagine any greater joy than using my ever-evolving knowledge and expertise with other like-minded healthcare professionals to alleviate others' pain and suffering whilst providing exceptional quality care. This motivates me to immerse myself in a highly rewarding career in adult nursing. Being able to work...
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According to Albert Einstein, ‘’Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid. In other words, this quote emphasizes that everyone is born with great minds but in their own ways. Everyone is unique and hence over stimulation of making education mandatory for all students of all walks of life drains students’ abilities and potential. According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s...
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Chinese Cinderella is a compelling autobiography written by Adeline Yen Mah. Chinese Cinderella is an extraordinary book that shows the reader how cruel we live in. Many wise lessons are woven into each sentence. While reading, the reader connects the book to the world, making the audience realize how cruel society and the world we live in can be. This novel is based on a child yearning for acceptance and love in a flawed and deliberated family. In the Novel...
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One of the most significant traits of being human is convincing ourselves or others of what we want to believe. This trait generally occurs when a person has experienced death. You may also see this trait develop with fear, control, manipulation, and regret. With fear this trait usually develops in humans in their early stages of life. Some fears are acquired based on specific life experiences; others are more universal and innate. As a child, most children grow terrified of...
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Perseverance can be much of things, think perseverance can be courage. Perseverance takes a lot of courage. Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one and perseverance is persistence in doing something despite difficulty. The difficulty. The two definitions are very similar and there’s much of ways someone can have perseverance that shows courage. For example of perseverance working out for two hours each day to lose weight. I have an example, that you can relate to is...
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In late April of 2003, author Aron Ralston goes on a solo-hiking trip outside of Moab, Utah. After spending a portion of his day with two young women he meets on the hike, Ralston parts ways with the women and continues into Blue John Canyon. During his hike he removes a large chockstone, which pins his right arm against the canyon wall. After a variety of failed attempts to dislodge the chockstone, Ralston is left with limited options. He either...
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Martin Luther King Jr once said, 'The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.' In ancient times, the ability to read separated the wealthy and the poor, the educated and the ignorant, the free and the enslaved. The theme of perseverance continues to be prominent themes in many peoples lives as they face adversary. These themes are even more explicit within...
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One problem our society lives with is the rigid mindset we have, believing that achievement lays in the power of talent or chance and we end up neglecting the real reason why people achieve success: long-term perseverance and passion. GRIT by Angela Duckworth is a book which talks about these principles beside some others like persistence, taking action after failure or hardworking, which she called more simply: GRIT. The book explains where grit comes from, how it can be developed...
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This book was recommended to me by a Fund Manager of a VC fund that I had done due-diligence for, called Grit Lab VC. One of the 2 Fund managers had been working in the VC field for more than 25 years and has worked with some companies that were or are now titans in the industry, such as Nokia and Sun Microsystems. This Manager told me that times and times again, the thing that she has recognised as having...
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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” Meaning you have the opportunity to have the courage to do something so great, no matter if it’s selfless. It can either open new opportunities or it can go south. Either way true courage comes with perseverance. It takes dedication and motivation. Have the bravery, what it takes to have courage. In the future, all books begin to go extinct. There was all lost hope for books. Firefighters jobs weren’t to...
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A true hero is seen as someone who possess strong characteristics of bravery, courage, determination, dedication, endurance, perseverance, valour, selflessness, sacrifice and humility. History has produced many of people who have fit this criterion, however, one person in particular is seen by many Christians and non-Christians as our true hero. Throughout his time on Earth, Jesus was viewed as a hero by many, however, his relevance as a hero in present society is beginning to be questionable. Jesus’s selfless and...
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Like Thomas Edison once said, Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. It's not about the amount of courage and perseverance someone has, it’s about what and how they use it. Perseverance is accomplishing a task successfully despite how difficult it was. For example in Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag(protagonist) goes through some obstacles throughout his life. Guy Montag lives in the future where books are illegal. It’s...
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Eradicating racism and removing barriers to inclusion is not straightforward, however, it can be accomplished with perseverance. Although perseverance is a difficult attribute for one to possess, it is the most essential trait when it comes to achieving success. An example of perseverance is represented in Richard Wagamese’s award-winning novel, Indian Horse, through his main character, Saul Indian Horse. Indian Horse is a novel presented in Saul’s perspective of a Canadian First Nations boy living in the early 1960s who...
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Character traits are all aspects of an individual’s behaviour that reflects their personality and how they handle circumstances in life. Mother Teresa is a concrete example of how her positive attributes helped her to handle life situations. She was a woman admired for her unselfishness, bravery, generosity and her hard work. Likewise, this is also the case with Saul. In the novel, Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, Saul’s resilience, intelligence, and perseverance are the most important traits that he uses...
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Introduction: Object/Relational Mapping (ORM) is a method toward transforming information since the object-oriented model is hooked on the personal database model. Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs) remains founded happening units, while the social files management system (RDBMS) disreputable arranged families and fields towards stock information. Designed for a creator, separated charting sheet denounces the difficulty of the boilerplate cipher [1]. ORM hush-up the functionality of an ancient conservative Java Catalogue Connectivity (JDBC) software design classical [7] hooked on the persevered files. A...
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