Perseverance Themes

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sometimes when we try something new we always wanna give up , but that’s not always the right choice, instead of giving up, show persistence. Three texts that demonstrate perseverance are “Lost Boys,” “Saudi Arabia’s Freedom Riders”, and “Nick Vujicic: Life Without Limits.” The first text with a theme of perseverance is “Saudi Arabia’s Freedom Riders.” First, women aren’t allowed to drive but some are standing up against this rule.women are not allowed to drive in Saudi so 4o women start a campaign to let women drive so all 40 women went and drove and they want every women to go out a drive. This shows perseverance because they are not scared about what’s gonna happen to them they just want to finish what they started and no

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