Never Stop Trying
By: Rachel Roxas
Introduction
This article is all about perseverance, and the people who showed it when they overcame their adversity. Perseverance means to keep going and keep trying even when things are hard. Some of the people who did this are Winston Churchill, Jim Valvano, Noah Galloway, Jackie Robinson, and Nick Vujicic. What they persevered through ranges from breaking the baseball color barrier to living with no arms or legs. Everyone can persevere through anything no matter how big or small!
Noah Galloway
Noah Galloway joined the military. While in the military, he lost an arm and a leg. The cause of his injuries were due to his military tragedies . Those tragedies from his injuries made him became very sad because things were different and more difficult. He overcame this effect of sadness because he kept going. Although he faced difficult times, he refused to give up. This greatly assisted in his recovery. He became happy eventually making it onto the show, "Dancing With The Stars".
Jackie Robinson
It was major league baseball time but only the white people were allowed to play. Jackie was an African American and this was the problem at the time. He was awesome at baseball, even better than most white colored people. When one coach recognized this, he brought him on and Jackie become the first African American to play in the major league, breaking the color barrier. The team that he played for was the Brooklyn, Dodgers. Fans and players did not want him on the team because of his color. They criticized him, called him bad names and made his time on the team difficult. Despite this negativity, Jackie pushed on and he made history resulting in a solution that led further African Americans into the major league.
Nick Vujicic
Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs. Most things in ordinary life were very difficult for him and he stuggled. He had to figure out how to do things such as eat, drink, take a shower, get to places, etc. Even though his life was more difficult than most others, he figured out how to do things and he went through his life with a smile on his face. He inspired people to be happy by showing others how his life was and how difficult it was compared to most. This brought inspiration to those who heard his message.
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Sources
Images: Noah Galloway- www.people.com Jackie Robinson- en.wikipedia.org Nick Vujicic- www.todayonline.com