Angela Lee Duckworth: Literary Analysis

According to psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth, author of the popular book Grit: the Power of Passion and Perseverance and a MacArthur "genius" award winner. Grit is an often-ignored psychological trait that can help explain why some individuals succeed when others with equal or greater ability do not. (Duckworth et.al, 2007). According to her Grit as "not just resilience in the face of failure, but also having deep commitments that you remain loyal to over many years" and argues that it can be a better predictor of long-term success than cognitive ability.(Duckworth et.al, 2007) Success refer to the accomplishment of widely valued goals..(Duckworth et.al, 2007). This implies that success can be the attainment of better grades, finishing

According to Czysowska & Mikolajewsk (2014) Catholic Church plays an important role in social life, and its teaching has a strong influence on the views and the way of thinking of a considerable part of society. Consequently, individuals who rely on authorities to a great extent

In some institutions the dropout rate is as high 46% and even higher among Black and Hispanic students (Kelly, 2006; Barefoot, 2004). However, studies show that first-year college students who maintain high levels of religiosity, that is, participate in and conform to the religious beliefs and requirements of a particular denomination, tend to out perform their college peers academically (Jeynes, 2003). A religiously committed person is supposed to “adhere to his or her religious values, beliefs, and practices and use them in daily living” (Worthington et al., 2003, p. 85). Another study states that spirituality is often conflated with religious practice (Dalton et al., 2006 & Morberg, 2002) However, according to Tisdell (2003) who identified seven assumptions related to spirituality, and emphasized that spirituality and religion are not the same. Another study states that spirituality is a personal belief which acts as a sieve through which a person perceives and experiences the world. (Dutta &Singh, 2017). These imply that spirituality is an inward faith that leads people to practice religious commitment. While religious commitment is a practice that leads to faith. According to Kress, Newgent, Whitlock, & Mease (2015) found that students with higher levels of religiosity, life satisfaction, and life meaning were protective factors against college student self-injury. This implies that