Resilience And Survival In Louie Zamperini's Story
Louie Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917. At a young age he was introduced to track by his older brother. He went on to compete in the 1936 Olympics. Afterwards he joined the air-force. During a mission his aircraft crashed into the ocean. He drifted for 47 days until he was captured and imprisoned in a POW camp where he endured abusive treatment until he was liberated. Louie Zamperini died on July 2, 2014.
Louie Zamperini’s story had the purpose of providing hope to those who need it. It demonstrated the idea of resilience and survival. The fact that he overcame all his challenges was meant to show us that we can do the same. That just a sprinkle of hope can benefit a person’s life and give them the determination to carry on.
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This novel reminds me of the time when I fractured my right wrist. It happened while I was participating in a game of stick-hockey for P.E. On one of the plays I was tripped and then landed awkwardly on my wrist. I instantly knew something was wrong but when I talked to the instructor, who happened to be a substitute, they told me to just sit on the sideline. I then had to …show more content…
Stephen Hawking is a world renowned physicist. When he was 21 he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive degeneration of motor neurons. Despite this illness however he always maintained hope for the future. Instead of focusing on all the negative things that would happen due to the illness, he focused on the bright side of things. Although the illness is an incurable one, Hawking was still determined to make the best of it. He went on to make science contributions in the fields of cosmology, general relativity, and quantum gravity. Stephen Hawking’s life connects to Unbroken because he always stayed optimistic and hopeful that he could learn to function with the illness. Nowadays he does fairly well by using a wheelchair to get around, and a computer system to
Louie Zamperini’s story had the purpose of providing hope to those who need it. It demonstrated the idea of resilience and survival. The fact that he overcame all his challenges was meant to show us that we can do the same. That just a sprinkle of hope can benefit a person’s life and give them the determination to carry on.
Text-Self
This novel reminds me of the time when I fractured my right wrist. It happened while I was participating in a game of stick-hockey for P.E. On one of the plays I was tripped and then landed awkwardly on my wrist. I instantly knew something was wrong but when I talked to the instructor, who happened to be a substitute, they told me to just sit on the sideline. I then had to …show more content…
Stephen Hawking is a world renowned physicist. When he was 21 he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive degeneration of motor neurons. Despite this illness however he always maintained hope for the future. Instead of focusing on all the negative things that would happen due to the illness, he focused on the bright side of things. Although the illness is an incurable one, Hawking was still determined to make the best of it. He went on to make science contributions in the fields of cosmology, general relativity, and quantum gravity. Stephen Hawking’s life connects to Unbroken because he always stayed optimistic and hopeful that he could learn to function with the illness. Nowadays he does fairly well by using a wheelchair to get around, and a computer system to