Perseverance

**Perseverance:** Not giving up
But the moment you turn a corner you see another straight stretch ahead and there comes some further challenge to your ambition. --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt //How did the person you are researching show perseverance?

Famous pilot, Amelia Earhart, persevered through many set-backs to reach her goals. When Amelia first became interested in flying, she made her own aviator clothes, cut her hair short, and worked a variety of jobs to save her money to buy her own plane. Shortly after buying the plane, Amelia's family had financial trouble and she had to quit school and sell her plane. She didn't give up on her dream to become a famous pilot. She acted as a sales manager for Kinner airplanes, joined aeronautics societies, and wrote articles for newspaper promoting aviation. //