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Success And Failure In The Earth On Turtle's Back

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Not trying at something is worse than failure. I agree with this because you never know what you are capable of, and failure can help you get better. To start off, in the start of The Earth on Turtle’s Back written by an anonymous source, showed somethings that demonstrate determination. “I will bring up earth or die trying.” Said the muskrat (para 13). In the end the muskrat brought up the earth to surface overcoming the obstacles. She didn’t know if she was capable of doing such, but manage to do so almost losing her life. Last but not least, not all failure is bad. Most success starts from failure. “Then the Ancient Chief called the young men together and told them that they must pull up the tree. But the roots of the tree were so

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