Perseverance
By: Deonte Merritt
Rudy
Rudy faced perseverance by not being able to go Notre Dame. He was not able to go to Notre Dame because of his grades he had. Rudy persevered and never stop and he tried harder and harder to get good grades. He kept getting letters saying he wasn't able to go to Notre Dame and he didn't let that stop him either he kept fighting to get good grades. Then he finally had the grades and got accepted to the college.
Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks both face adversity but they had to persevere through it. People was talking about him because he was black but he didn't let what people said get in his head. Rosa Parks was told by a white person to move to the back of the bus but she refused to move and then the called the police and they took her to jail.