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“I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.” — Louis Zamperini Louis Zamperini is the prime example that you can do anything if you keep your mind too it then you can achieve it. From being stranded in the ocean for 47 days without water, food and being circled by sharks. Or to be in a Japanese prison camp, or running the 5,000 meter run in the Olympics and shaking hands with Hitler. According to the article (“ Louis Zamperini” “things not know” ) Louis was born on January 26, 1917 in Olean, New York. He is the son of Louise Dossi (mother) and Anthony Zamperini’s (Father) . His parents were immigrants from Italy. He was the 2 out of 4 kids, His family consisted of Pete his older brother, he had 2 …show more content…
He was raised Torrance, California along with his 4 siblings. Louis was a trouble maker, when people found that his parents were Immigrates from Italy kids started to bully him with physical and verbal abuse. His father taught him how to handle a punching bag and made him a barbell from two lead - filled coffee cans welded to a pipe. The next time a bully came at Louie, he ducked and swung straight into the boy’s mouth and broke his tooth. Over time his temper got shorter, grew wilder and his skills got sharper. He punched a girl, pushed a teacher and threw rotten tomatoes a police car. By the age of 5 he was a smoker, by the 8 he was a drinker. As a teenager, he took up a life of hopping trains to Mexico and getting into all sorts of trouble. he once deflated a teacher tire for being disciplined. His family members were convinced that prison was in his future. Louis was a very troubled young man, his parents fearing that he would end up dead or in jail. To help him, his brother Pete convinced his principle to let him Join a sport. Louie started running track but it wasn't Pete who got him in track it was Louie weakness for girls. (“Unbroken pg. 20( pgh 3)”
When Butch was nine years old, his mother sent him away with a quarter and told him never to come back. He rode the subway for days, until he was picked up by the police and taken to court. This was in August 1950, he was sent to the Children’s Center. It would be the beginning of a lifetime of institutions for Butch. Butch had to learn at a young age to defend himself. To be the toughest kid in the institution. He had to strike first or he would get hurt. He was all he had. His mother did not want him. He learned early “that a willingness to fight was essential to survival.” (1) Butch became hard to handle at the Children’s Center. He was then sent to Wiltwyck, another institution for boys. “Wiltwick had become nationally renowned school, officiall...
First of all, Louie stood up and defended himself against the guards, despite the consequences. When the guards were jabbing him with a stick repetitively, “Louie yanked the stick away,” showing that although
Life is hard. No one can deny that. People can wish and hope and pray for their troubles to go away, but all anyone can really do is get through them. Everyone in the world is on their own life’s journey, growing and learning from mistakes, loving and hoping, and striving for success unique to each individual. Louis Zamperini is one man who remained resilient throughout all the hardships he had to face, but it wasn’t always easy for him. It is through his triumphs over his tough times that he became an admirable role model for anyone experiencing difficulties. He displayed the honorable traits that all humans are inherently capable of if they dig deep enough within themselves.
Zamperini found small victories that helped him to get through the day and through the journey. Surviving for the next hour was a great example about learning to focus on the the now – not the future. He wasn’t focused on not getting out of camp and home before the holidays, but on staying in the moment and surviving that moment. Small victories lead up to the big ones in ALL situations.
On an October afternoon in 1954, a 12-year-old Clay attended an annual convention of the Louisville Service Club at the Columbia Auditorium with a friend. He arrived at the black merchant bazaar upon a new $60 red and white Schwinn. However, after Clay and his friend indulged themselves with free popcorn and ice cream they left the auditorium to find that their bicycles had been stolen. A tearful Clay was directed to the basement of the auditorium where a policeman was manning the boxing gym. Joe Martin listened to young Cassius boast about a statewide hunt for his precious bike and heard the threats he was making to the thief if he was ever caught. After a while, Martin asked of Clay, "Well, do you know how to fight?" Clay quipped back, "No, but I'd fight anyway." Martin's best advice to the hot-tempered preteen was to come back around the gym and learn to fight. "Why don't you learn something about fighting," Martin suggested, "before you go and make any hasty challenges?" (2)
It was said that he thought he was born on July 4, 1900 (Armstrong 7). While Louis was still an infant his father, William Armstrong, abandoned his family. He spent the first years of his life living with his Grandmother since at the time his parents were going through a separation. At age 5, he moved into a home with his mother and sister, Beatrice, whom he called Mama Lucy. He grew up in a rough section of New Orleans. They were incredibly poor and did not have enough money. He would work different jobs just to take care of his family. Louis would work anywhere that he would be able to find work. He would sing on the street, which would result in his nickname, Satchelmouth that would be shorten to Satchmo. His nickname was a result of him having a wide
Louis Armstrong was born in August of 1901 to Mary and William Armstrong. Armstrong’s father abandoned the family after Louis’s birth. Then Louis, his mother and sister lived in poverty. His first musical experience came when he sang with a group of boys on the streets in order to earn money. In 1912, Louis fired blanks from a pistol in a New Years Eve celebration and got arrested by a police officer and sent to the Colored Waifs’ Home for Boys. At the Colored Waifs’ Home for Boys, Louis received his first formal training in music from the band director there and soon turned into a leader in the band. When he got released from the home for boys, he supported his family by shoveling coal. (Louis Armstrong)
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana to William Armstrong and Mary Albert (“Who is”). His father abandoned him shortly after his mother and him separated when Louis was five, and his mother would turn to prostitution so he mostly lived with his maternal grandmother and uncle (Biography). In 1913,
Isolated and alone, many attempts from both sides, America and Japan, to force the feeling of invisibility on their POWs or Japanese-American internees. Separated from friends, denied human rights and on the brink of starvation demolishing their dignity. Louie Zamperini was a POW who was originally an Olympian athlete. He was taken captive by Japan while laying raft for over a month. Miné is a Japanese-American intern who had been condemned to an intern camp during World War Two. The experience that Louie and Miné have undergone are those that challenge the two in a very psychological way. However, they have recovered showing their resilience and how humans can recover even from scarring events.
Louis Riel was the first child of Louis Riel Pere and Julie Lagimodière. He was born October 22, 1844 in St. Boniface. His mother was the seventh child of Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière and Marie-Anne Gaboury. Louis Riel Pere had been born at Ile-à-la-Crosse in 1817. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Riel dit l'Irlande and Marguerite Boucher. Both of Louis Riel's parents were Catholics.
Fighting till the end, when you think there is nothing left and then finding the courage to and inner strength to keep going. Making in impact no matter the odds against you. Faith in those around you and your beliefs. Mastering your fears, for fear is a weakness. Knowing your emotions, they can be a fond ally or black hole.
One of these ways was rejoining the Air Force even after he knew he was afraid of flying. This shows courage because he faced what he was afraid of to help his country. He could have done anything else with his time but he chose to rejoin the Air Force. He was also selected to be a bombardier which showed how valuable he was to the Air Force. He was one of the top shots while on his base in Hawaii. He also showed courage by being willing to push his body to running his last lap on the track in the Olympics as one of the fastest ever. This shows that he was willing to push his body to fatigue and keep fighting to do whatever was necessary for his country.
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self discipline, and effort. ~Jesse Owens Jesse Owens track and field legend ran with great determination, dedication, and self discipline. Starting at a young age he began to brake records in track and fields events, and continued to brake records in his high school and college career. Leading him to the Olympics, where he captured four gold medals, but still had to battle the hardships of being an African American man.
Because of Wilma Rudolph the idea of overcoming anything does not seem so far-fetched. Wilma Rudolph may have been an Olympic runner but one thing she was not able to run from was her problems. Being born into an African American family in the 1940’s was only the start to a life filled with hardships. Her family dealt with segregation that not only affected the way they were treated but also the type of medical attention they received. When Wilma was born prematurely, weighing only 4.5 pounds on June 23rd, 1940 she was not able to receive the proper medical attention she needed. She was turned away from the local hospital simply because the color of her skin. Although there was a local black doctor that would help take care of Wilma, her mother Blanche who was a maid and father Ed who was a railway porter, did not have enough money to pay the doctor. Wilma’s parents knew their daughter was extremely sick but with a family of twenty-two children it was hard for them to pay for anything. Wilma’s mother and family gave their best efforts to nurse her to health by themselves. Her life continued with one sickness after another. Wilma was never able to receive the proper medicine she needed to be healthy and it seemed she was always sick. Many of the sicknesses she overcame were not just the “common cold,” Wilma experienced whooping cough, measles, mumps and chicken pox. When Wilma was only four she contracted Poliomyelitis. This disease is also known as Polio. The polio not only weakened her body overall but she became more susceptible to illness. Not only was she fighting against the infantile paralysis virus but she had to overcome scarlet fever and double pneumonia. Soon, the polio spread down to Wilma’s left leg and foot, leaving...
Tommy Lasorda once said, “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” Having determination will take a person a long way in life and help them become successful. The human capacity I most want to nurture as I grow older and into an adult is determination. I have showed this trait before by practicing soccer every night, and I will need to continue to show determination to do good in future jobs.