FREE ESSAY ON PERSEVERANCE

PERSEVERANCE

Perseverance
People wonder what perseverance is? According to The America Heritage Dictionary
perseverance means: To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in spite
of obstacles. In the book, The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, the main
character Santiago shows many ways of perseverance. Perseverance was seen in Santiago
throughout The Old Man and the Sea, and was also seen in my life when I was in my last
year of hockey.
In The Old Man and the Sea Santiago showed some ways of perseverance. One way he showed
determination was when he had never gave up on his marlin. After Santiago had caught the
marlin he never let it go. Some examples were when ever the sharks had seen the marlin
and started to attack it, Santiago did his best to fight then off no matter how much meat
the sharks kept taking off. Santiago kept hitting then, and he never gave up. Another way
was when had survived and gone eight-five days with no luck at all. He had not caught
anything for eight-five days. He had not eaten for that long either. He had pretended to
have food and pretended to eat food. He just kept going and he was determined to get a
fish. 
Similar to Santiago throughout The Old Man and the Sea, perseverance was seen in my life
when I had played hockey. We had are championship game. I had played goalie in this game.
By the second half the score was two to zero. We were losing when it came to the third
quarter. We were determined to win. I had pumped the team up with spirit. We had scored
two goals. Then there was 1 minute left in the last quarter. Our captain was on a break
away and he scored. At the end we had ended up winning. I learned that if you give up
you'd never know what you are capable of.
A person can do many things as long as you don't give up. Perseverance is what makes
people succeed in life. I think only through challenging yourself will you find out what
you are truly capable of.