“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
The two stories were alike in the fact that both authors lost their parents at a very young age. Since they lost their parents at a young age, they were both raised by their grandparents. Both stories also begin with a safe arrival to a new country. Both also said the journey to the new country was a two month long trip. And lastly, the the refugees and the pilgrims traveled to a completely different continents and had to adapt to new cultures. These are all the similarities between the two stories.
The similarity and connection existing between the two stories is the point of view in the two essays. The stories are both written in the first person perspective and that
The similarities in each book are many, as most occur in the important events in each story like them getting split from their families. In the beginning, they’re both split from their families, then sent to camps. After they both end up just trying to survive in this new place, then after some time, get sent to another camp. The next camp for
A very important similarity between the stories, is that they both are in the view point of a Union soldier in the nineteenth century, during the civil war. The similarities between these two books combine the ideals of battle and war, also the resemblances show how alike the two protagonists of the stories are.
There are many books, written by numerous authors, containing similar themes and elements. Two such stories fitting that description are Angela’s Ashes and The Street. The former takes place in Ireland and is written by Frank McCourt; the latter is set in New York and is written by Ann Petry. The characters seem like they would not have much, if anything, in common. Frank McCourt’s main character is a child, born into a large, impoverished family; Petry’s is a single mother trying to get by. Additionally, their geographical locations and the cultures in each place vary greatly. However, their stories are similar in the fact that both characters have relating struggles. The primary theme of each of their stories is close to identical. Both
Also, the cooking skills that the father has it reminds me of “Like Water for Chocolate,” the young girl used cooking to express her loneliness and feelings, and both characters in both stories lost their loved one that they dreamed to be with forever. Also, I find that the division of characters is equal between
In conclusion, while both stories have similar cuisines, their settings and points of views are fairly different.
There are many themes that are similar in the stories, “Cons” written by Jess Walter and “Desiree’s Baby” written by Kate Chopin. Both main characters in the story have something to realize about the world they live in. They are both put into difficult situations to face and then have to carry their actions and those thoughts with them for possibly the rest of their lives. In “Cons”, Lisa, never wondered
In a way, these two stories are similar because both the authors had carefully chosen the words they
The settings in the two stories are similar in the way that they both take place in a small town with a sense of poverty. The adults are portrayed as authoritative and the narrators feel trapped.
While each story had their contrasting elements, the base theme of each was remarkably similar; Both of the authors manipulate the theme of motherhood to examine the ideas of slavery, home and forgiveness during two very different time periods.
In today’s world, many people are apt to give up under the slightest pressure. If more people could follow in President Coolidge’s footsteps and always persevere, we would have a society that would be both resilient and successful. President Coolidge first showed his propensity for hard work in school. He ardently pursued his studies, some of which he started late in the year, and he felt that by attending school, he could secure his future condition through the self-discipline that his studies demanded. President Coolidge believed the best rewards came from hard work, and the size of those rewards were proportional to the work put in. Even when he failed, he was not discouraged, and he used his failures to improve himself and achieve even greater things. In my own life, the strongest connection to President Coolidge’s hard work is in my studies. From the start of my schooling I have sought excellence and have gone to great lengths to challenge myself. Like President Coolidge, I have taken a class toward the end of the year and completed the entire curriculum over the course of six weeks. Though I complete every challenge in the classroom, my hard work does not end when I leave school. Hard work is important in every aspect of life, whether it be in school, work, or hobbies. I show this in my own life by striving to be the best wrestler I can be. I spend countless hours studying
In a way, these two stories are similar because both the authors had carefully chosen the words
In life you have up’s and down’s, sometimes you have to persevere in order to gain control of your life. In Call Of The Wild, whenever something awful happened to Buck he had to decipher on how to adapt to certain things. For Example, he would have to adapt to the weather, food, and people. Buck also felt formidable with many of his owners, because they were big and he was small. In contrast, my mother had a difficult time adapting to Kansas other than other states and people.
Another similarity would be the characters in both stories. They are faced with the hard reality as they come to find out they weren't living in