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Perseverance In The Kite Runner

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Ahmedi was in a tough situation. After fleeing her home with her mother in search of a better life, she was denied entrance into Pakistan for refuge. During her harrowing experience, she realized ideas that changed her for the better. To begin with, she learned the importance of perseverance. She never gave up when trying to enter Pakistan, even when facing extreme consequences. In paragraph one, she states,” I felt desperate to get through, because the sun was setting, and if we got stuck here, what were we going to do? Where would we stay? There was nothing here, no town, no hotel, just the desert.” If Ahmedi and her mother didn’t get into Pakistan, they would be stranded in the desert with no shelter from the harsh environment. Even so, she endured and was part of every wave of determined Afghans, desperate to penetrate the wall of guards, only stopping when she realized she …show more content…

This quote from Julie Andrews,” Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th,” reveals the depth of how much the Afghans were willing to try to get into Pakistan. THE WAVES OF AFGHANS WERE AS RELENTLESS AS A RIVER CUTTING THROUGH ROCK, GAINING THROUGH

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