According to dictionary.com, persistence is basically described as continuing to pursue something even after it seems as if the cause is lost, and you do not think you will be able to come back.
Once again, I am going to use a track analogy. My freshman year, I was in three relays, and two open events. My coach had accidentally put me in five events, instead of the maximum amount of four. However, I do not think anyone actually noticed except me and my coach, after I informed him, and it has nothing to do with my story. But I had already run the 4x100, and was getting ready to run the 4x200. I was anchor leg, meaning I was the fourth runner. I went to my spot along with the other runners, and got warmed up. The gun went off, and the race began. Because I was fourth, I had to wait for the second runner to go by, so I could get the baton. After the second exchange, I got into my lane and waited for it to be my turn to get the baton, which would be handed to me from Katie. After I received the baton, we were in second to last place, and I was going to have to run quite fast to make up all that lost ground. Don't get me wrong, it was not our normal 4x200 relay, so things were a little jumbled up, and I was not used to running last at all. So on top of trying to figure out how I am going to pull this race off, I also have a slight uh oh moment about this race, all during like the first fifteen seconds of getting the baton. However, I was known my freshman and sophomore year to play "catch-up" and this race is just yet another example. Because I was persistent through my leg of the race, I ended up passing everyone in front of me, except the person in first. In the last 50 meters, I was able to just pass her, and our relay won the race. Therefore, persistence and working hard does pay off in the end.
Another thing that relates more to us juniors is we are constantly being bombarded with the college letters and the stress that comes with the current semester as we look to taking the ACT, and what colleges will and will not take us. However, with persistence, we should be able to achieve the goals we want. I mean, personally, I would like to go to the U of I or ISU, but in order to get there, I am going to have to do really well on my ACT and stay focused. Even if the U of I does not accept me, then I will still have to be persistent and work just as hard so I can be sure to get into the college that I actually want, and not go to one, just because I have to, or it is the only one that will take me. Therefore, persistence can pay off in the end, even when it seems you won't make it.
Once again, I am going to use a track analogy. My freshman year, I was in three relays, and two open events. My coach had accidentally put me in five events, instead of the maximum amount of four. However, I do not think anyone actually noticed except me and my coach, after I informed him, and it has nothing to do with my story. But I had already run the 4x100, and was getting ready to run the 4x200. I was anchor leg, meaning I was the fourth runner. I went to my spot along with the other runners, and got warmed up. The gun went off, and the race began. Because I was fourth, I had to wait for the second runner to go by, so I could get the baton. After the second exchange, I got into my lane and waited for it to be my turn to get the baton, which would be handed to me from Katie. After I received the baton, we were in second to last place, and I was going to have to run quite fast to make up all that lost ground. Don't get me wrong, it was not our normal 4x200 relay, so things were a little jumbled up, and I was not used to running last at all. So on top of trying to figure out how I am going to pull this race off, I also have a slight uh oh moment about this race, all during like the first fifteen seconds of getting the baton. However, I was known my freshman and sophomore year to play "catch-up" and this race is just yet another example. Because I was persistent through my leg of the race, I ended up passing everyone in front of me, except the person in first. In the last 50 meters, I was able to just pass her, and our relay won the race. Therefore, persistence and working hard does pay off in the end.
Another thing that relates more to us juniors is we are constantly being bombarded with the college letters and the stress that comes with the current semester as we look to taking the ACT, and what colleges will and will not take us. However, with persistence, we should be able to achieve the goals we want. I mean, personally, I would like to go to the U of I or ISU, but in order to get there, I am going to have to do really well on my ACT and stay focused. Even if the U of I does not accept me, then I will still have to be persistent and work just as hard so I can be sure to get into the college that I actually want, and not go to one, just because I have to, or it is the only one that will take me. Therefore, persistence can pay off in the end, even when it seems you won't make it.
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