Road to Perserverance: June 2015
Bailey Houlihan
Perserverance
"No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance."
-Ramana Maharshi
This quote defines perseverance very clearly. This quote means that if you don't put any effort in or you don't try hard, even when there are troubles, you wont succeed anything. But if you try hard and do your best, then you will succeed to perseverance. Perseverance is defined as to never give up even when there is adversity or troubles along the way.
Problem and Solution-Ashes of Roses
Problem:
The Nolans move to Ireland, but her brother and dad are sent back from the brothers disease. They have to live with their uncle Patricks, and then Mrs. Nolan wants to move back, so they do. So Rose and her sister Morin stay in New York.
Solution:
One solution that happened to the Nolan's was that Rose and Morin make new friends in New York. They stay with a nice family, and they also have a daughter her age too. Rose works with the girl her age named Gussy. Gussy gets her a job but is combative with Rose' old boss, Mr. Muscovites. But Rose became resilient from becoming fired.
Sequencing-Boston marathon running club
When this club first ran the Boston Marathon, they have gotten injured from the bombing. After then got injured, they were resilient enough to keep on training. And so they ran the marathon a year after the bombing, and others were inspired by their story. They all over came their adversities from what had happened the year before.