perseverance

Christianity persistence in remaining in a state of grace until death

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Perseverance

See also Determination.

Ainsworth

redid dictionary manuscript burnt in fire. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 752]

Call of the Wild, The

dogs trail steadfastly through Alaska’s tundra. [Am. Lit.: The Call of the Wild]

canary grass

traditional symbol of perseverance. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 183]

Cato

the Elder (234–149 B.C.) for his last eight years said in every Senate speech, “Carthage must be destroyed.” [Rom. Hist.: EB (1963) V, 43]

Deans, Jeanie

by resourcefulness and an arduous journey, manages eventually to obtain a pardon for her sister. [Br. Lit.: The Heart of Midlothian]

Goodwood, Caspar

eternal American pursuer of Isabel Archer’s hand. [Am. Lit.: The Portrait of a Lady, Magill I, 766–768]

Little Engine That Could

pint-sized locomotive struggles long and hard to surmount hill before succeeding. [Children’s Lit.: Little Engine That Could]

Moses Hebrew

lawgiver; led his quarrelsome people out of bondage in Egypt. [O.T.: Exodus; Leviticus]

Mutt

though usually thwarted in his schemes, he remains determined to triumph someday. [Comics: Berger, 48]

Penelope

foils suiters for twenty years while awaiting return of Odysseus. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 182]

Rembrandt

to Rembrandt artist continues to work despite financial failures. [Am. Lit.: “Rembrandt to Rembrandt” in Hart, 703–704]

Santiago

attempts to subdue large fish through harshness of sea and weather. [Am. Lit.: The Old Man and the Sea]

snail

symbol of deliberation and steadfastness. [Heraldry: Halberts, 38]

tortoise

perseverance helps him succeed where those inclined to dawdle fail. [Folklore: Jobes, 1590]

Zarechnaya, Nina

sacrifices everything to further career as actress. [Russ. Lit.: The Seagull]

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The Perseverance Award honors people across the country who demonstrate an exceptional initiative to overcome obstacles and adapt their lives following injury or disability.

Shining Star

In the revised Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000), NCTM again discussed mathematical disposition, highlighting the importance of students' confidence, interest, perseverance, and curiosity in learning mathematics.

High school students' attitudes toward mathematics

A mighty, wind called perseverance has carried E to its 15th anniversary with this issue.

A mighty wind

We often look to the dictionary's definition--stubborn courage: brave perseverance; pluck--for an answer.

Perseverance, courage make heroes

"The Freedom Center brings to life the inspiring, heroic stories of courage, cooperation, and perseverance in the pursuit of freedom, especially from Underground Railroad history," said Steve DeVillez, the Freedom Center's spokesperson.

Learning from the past

Instead, the administration's current strategy seems to be simply urging perseverance. Staying the course is noble when the cause is right.

U.S. editorial excerpts

Norwegian engineering, construction and shipbuilding group Aker Kvaerner said on Friday (5 December) that the Australian mining company Perseverance Corporation Ltd had awarded Aker Kvaerner Australia a contract to provide detailed engineering of process plant along with construction and commissioning assistance on the Fosterville Gold Project.

Aker Kvaerner Australia provides engineering services in Australia

"We are very proud and excited by the perseverance of our dedicated team of employees," said Ray Finnie, president and CEO of Wescast Industries.

Wescast to supply manifolds for GM's 3800 Series 3 engine

Located near City Hall, the city's Department of Parks and Recreation's Memorial Grove in Manhattan features five trees that survived at what is called Ground Zero and were moved to the new site as a symbol of America's perseverance. AMERICAN FORESTS will provide a grant of funds from LTMF to sponsor the memorial grove, which will be dedicated this fall.

A prince plants trees: Prince Albert announced that proceeds from his 2002 Monte Carlo Invitational--Pro Celebrity golf tournament would go to honor the 9-11 victims

My developmental hierarchy of the intellectual virtues begins with the virtues of intellectual carefulness, such as single-mindedness, thoroughness, accuracy, and perseverance. Having acquired these virtues in elementary school, students must then learn how to resist the temptations to false beliefs by acquiring the virtues of intellectual humility, intellectual courage, and intellectual impartiality.

Tug of war: the Right wants schools to inculcate civic values. So does the Left. Which is why the public schools should avoid civic education altogether

Today, that treatment reminds me of one of Winston Churchill's sayings: "Promises are the blowing of glittering bubbles; performances are the molding and hammering of iron." I was hammered all right, but perseverance and tenacity were the by-product.

Enlisting management advice from the military

And these people say in surveys that today's Japanese lack perseverance, tolerance, manners and morals.

Debunking Japanese Stereotypes. (Upfront)