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The Idea Of Perseverance In Richard Wright's Hunger

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“You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance,” -Lou Holtz. Lou Holtz was an American football coach. That means that he’s seen dozens of men have to persevere around personal obstacles in order to be united and play together. Perseverance plays an important role in success, whether is be something big, or something small, perseverance is always necessary. The idea of perseverance even in the face of obstacles is expressed in similar and different ways in “Hunger” by Richard Wright, and President Barack Obama’s speech to students on September 8, 2009. Among the similarities is the way they present the theme. “Hunger” by Richard Wright uses a personal story about how his

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