Perseverance

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What is perseverance? Perseverance is the ability to go on when things seem hopeless. It is also a measure of success, or at least how much sacrifice one is willing to make in the name of success. As students, it is impossible to achieve personal success without having a goal, or direction. The goal and direction that often propels us to achieve is perseverance. Perseverance is the ability to forge ahead despite setbacks that threaten to undermine all efforts to succeed. We are high school students and that means that the sense of urgency to strive for and to achieve personal success is now. With this urgency comes the expectation of having to persevere. This year has not been as easy one for us as a school body. We have been attacked by the local media, who have compared us to "rotten apples" It is at times like this that we need to understand how to go on in spite of obstacles that continually present themselves as a barrier between us and our goals. It is at times like this that we need to understand the essence of "why" we should go on. Success does not always come ea...

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