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The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. In this story William had to accomplish some pretty hard things that he had to overcome to get power to his house in the town of Wimbe. William had to show some amazing skills to overcome this complication he showed he was very talented and knew what he was doing. William was very dedicated to his work and was not happy unless it was perfect. William was a over achiever when it came to electrical and was not happy unless the wiring was perfect and there are no hazards of starting a fire.

William is very talented when it comes to working on a project. The windmill had taken a lot of time and William had worked through everything with the help of his friends. William would go to the library every morning and pick out some books about electricity and physics of how they both work together to …show more content…

The family wouldn't have to go to bed once the sun went down because they would have light now. Once WIlliam knew that he could accomplish thi that's all he would do is work on the windmill and experiment to make sure that certain things will work with his ideas. William was dedicated and couldn't wait for the windmill to be completed.

William is always a over achiever he is always looking for ways to make his work better and more safe.(Pg 214) William figured out how he could get power even when the wind is not turning. William found a old car battery and hooked it up and charged it by the wind, when the wind is not turning the battery powers the lights in the house. William read from a book that he could make a circuit by using a paperclip and a spring from a pen if a wire were to cross the circuit would break so a fire could not be started and not be a hazard. William is always trying to be better than the last project that he just

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