Persistence
Published on Dec 08, 2015
Macy Johnson, Madi Olney, Isabelle, and Saurdeep
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Cha Sa-soon
Cha Sa- soon, a grandma who lived in the mountain town of Sinchon in South Korea had a rocky start to her driving career. Sa-soon failed the written portion of the driving test 949 times. Finally, on her 950th attempt, she passed with a score of 60. It only took her 4 attempts to ace the driving section of the exam. Even though I would be terrified to drive anywhere near her, her persistence is astounding and she is an amazing person.
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." -John Quincy Adams
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Dr. Donald Unger
Dr. Donald Unger became the specimen for his own experiment. Unger cracked the knuckles of his left hand twice everyday for 50 years! Finally, 36,500 cracks later, he could finish his exmiriment, "Does Knunckle Cracking Lead to Arthiritis of the Fingers?" Unger was able to prove his mother wrong in the end! Neither hand any Arthiritis at all!
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize . . . ” Philippians 3:14
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Helen Keller
Helen Keller and her persistent teacher Anne Sullivan overcame incredible obstacles in the 49 years they worked together. Helen wasn't born deaf and blind, but came down with a mysterious illness when she was 18 months old in 1882. It left her without sight and sound at a crucial stage of development. By this time, Helen was extremely moody and difficult to reach. However, Anne steadfastly tried to teach Helen sign language by pressing the symbols into Helen's palm. In a famous “eureka” moment, Anne was finally able to make Helen connect the letters W-A-T-E-R being written in one palm, with the water from a pump being poured on the other. From there, Helen began a lifelong jour…
"Optimism is faith that leads to achievement. Nohing can be done without hope or confidence..." -Helen Keller
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The Beatles were turned down from several record companies. They were told they "don't have talent and are unoriginal". If the group wasn't persistent and kept trying to reach their ultimate goal of sharing what they love to the whole world then music history might be a completely different story
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"Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in." -Bill Bradly
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When Jim Carrey was 14 years old, his father lost his job and his family was in a rough stae. He quit school at age 16 and became a comedian. His first experience on stage was a comedy routine with a bunch of other people. When he made enough money, he moved to LA for a few years. He would park on Mulholand Drive every night to do a show and for his success. On of these his nights, someone tipped him $10,000,000 for his performance. In the end, his hard work made him a millionaire and from there he became a comedy icon.
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"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."
- Colin Powell
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Thank you! We hope you feel inspired. Please realize that every dream can be conquered with hard work.
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