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Words To Describe William Kamkwamba
There are many words that could be used to describe William Kamkwamba, a poor african boy who worked his way out of poverty by building windmills. He was a very sedulous young man because he was so dedicated to building a windmill. Also William was also very eccentric, doing what others, especially in Malawi, believed as crazy. In addition William was very fortunate to have the help of his good friend Gilbert.
First of all William was one of the most sedulous people I have ever read about or even heard of (he never gives up). When most people would give up, he worked hard to do something with his life and not just be a poor farmer forever. “All day Geoffrey and I dug through the rubbish pits at his house, Aunt Chrissy’s house, Socrates’ house,

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