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Personal Perseverance in the Works of Maya Angelou       Internationally respected brilliant poet, historian, and author Maya Angelou says “in all my work I try to tell the human truth-what it is like to be human. what makes us stumble and fumbleand fall and somehow miraculously rise and go on from the darkness and…

Humans go through life fearing what struggles they may face, instead of taking control over their problems. In Mythology by Edith Hamilton, the Greek warriors took control over every struggle that came before them. Oedipus did his best to avoid his fate. Achilles knew the prophecy that was put in place for him. Odysseus’s biggest…

Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we ‘re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” I like this quote because it describes my present life. As a result of moving to America from my country Nepal, I have learned the importance of having…

Perseverance and The Olympic Story Lost in Time Most people have never had to persevere-holding onto that last sliver of hope-as much as nine American boys who were thrown from their small Washington towns onto the international stage, back in 1936. Don Hume, Joe Rantz, Shorty hunt, Stub McMillin, Johnny White, Gordy Adam, Chuck Day,…

Steve Jobs: My role model of perseveranceAs human beings, we are facing obstacles, either career wise or in our personal lives; it’s part of the cycle of nature, but within the challenges it improves our self being. Throughout my previous education, I’ve always had an unbalanced interest between academics and extracurricular activities. Due to the…

What is perseverance? Perseverance is the ability to go on when things seem hopeless. In Madeleine Albright’s 1997 commencement speech at Mount Holyoke College, she sparked her audience to aim high and persevere in the pursuit of helping others and shaping history. From word choice to personal experiences, the United States Secretary of State uses…

The Gods put many trying situations in front of the mortals in the book, The Odyssey. This allowed us to see their faults, their bravery and their weaknesses. Odysseus, who is the King of Ithaca, has a significant flaw that appears over and over again throughout the story: temptation. Temptation is defined as “a desire…

Viktor Frankl said, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance, to choose one’s way. ” I agree with this quote because if something doesn’t go the way you want to, it all depends on how you look at…

Fear is one of the strongest human emotions and a great motivator. Fear is what motivates us to get an education, to get a job, and to get married. We fear not being able to get a job so we get an education, we fear being alone so we marry, we fear dying alone so…

Earlier this year, I attended a concert at Newcastle City Hall featuring a two hour performance by The Herbie Hancock Quartet. The quartet comprised of a drummer, a double bassist, a xylophonist and Hancock himself on piano. I enjoy listening to a wide range of musical styles and find jazz particularly pleasurable and interesting as…