Why Determination Doesn T Work

“I haven’t failed, I have just found 1000 ways it doesn’t work.” Thomas Edison. This quote shows determination because even though Thomas Edison has not found a way for the lightbulb to work he is not going to give up, he is going to keep pushing forward and find a way go get the lightbulb to work. Determination means the firm or fixed intention to achieve a desired end. (noun) Some synonyms would be purposefulness, firmness and granite. Some antonyms would be reluctance or unwillingness. Determination is an important trait to use because it is the will to get something done and to be able to achieve it with the best of your ability. In life many people have showed determination to get what they have wanted. Whether it was inventing a great,

In this paper three people will be shown who all have determination. Melba Beals was one of the first nine people to integrate a school. She was there to get an education and the white students were not going to have her join them in their school. She was not going to take no for an answer so she stayed determined to get an education even when everyone was against her. Secondly Maya Angelou was a young girl that grew up to become a famous writer, actor and singer. She had to be determined and very brave to get through all the struggles she had growing up to become the person she is today. Finally, Daniel Ellsberg in the book Most Dangerous showed much determination to publish the paper to the world and to keep marching in the rice paddies in Vietnam. Authors influence their readers through non-fiction writings and characters that show great determination through many

She was raped and stopped talking for almost five years because she thought that her words had killed the person. She also had to stayed determined in her classes and to push through the Great Depression. The first example of determination in Maya’s book is about her grandmother. “She was trying to find a way to keep her business going, although her customers had no money.” (PG: 41, Maya Angelou) This quote explains how Maya’s grandmother showed great determination in her life. They lived during the great depression so her grandmother was trying to find a way to get money for Maya and her brother. No one else had money in the town so Maya’s grandmother came up with the idea to trade for supplies at her store. Maya’s grandmother was determined to provide food for Maya and her brother so she worked hard and found a way to provide for them. A second example of the farmers showing determination is when it says “It was when the owners of cotton fields dropped the payment of ten cents for a pound of cotton to eight, seven and finally five that the Negro community realized that the Depression, at least, did not discriminate.” This quote shows determination because the cotton farmers were not going to sit there and go broke because nobody would but their cotton anymore. They had to make money too so when they realize that everyone