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Why Is Perseverance Important
Perseverance, it's what drives the world we live in today. It shows up in our lives every day. It showed up in my life when I got the opportunity to play AAA hockey in Detroit. It happened to me when I was in sixth grade. It was even prominent when one student got a chance to improve his acting ability through volunteering. It gives many the chances they might normally not get. Perseverance is the drive that everyone has they just may not know yet. When I was fifteen years old I got the opportunity to go live in Detroit Michigan for a once in lifetime opportunity. It was something I wanted to do my whole life and I got a shot at it through perseverance. I tried out for multiple teams when I was younger and even during that same year. I would wake up at 5:30 and drive …show more content…
The one boy was naturally talented but went and did nothing at home thinking that he would get the part at his school. The other less talented boy got an internship at the theater. He worked hard and learned some stuff over the summer with the theater. When the time for the school play tryouts came the boy who got the internship seized the day and got the part through hard work and practice. Without his perseverance this boy may have never gotten the part but through hard work he was able to. Perseverance is the engine to the world we live in. Without it we would be light years away from where we are now. It gives us the ability to push through even if something doesn't work the first time. Ive shown it throughout my life and so have others. It's your choice to keep pushing or to give up on something after your first try. These things are what people need to bring to society and if we can do that then our boundaries on things are limitless. So all I ask from you is if you try something but it doesn't work the first time, keep at it and good things will come your

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