Kawauna used perseverance, passion, and Hard to succeed in college classes. Kawauna used perseverance to master the ability of biology vocab. For example, Paul Tough Book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character; points out that Kawauna would write down every unfamiliar word, and put stars by them to have reviewed them after class with her professors (Tough). As you can see, by getting extra help and not quitting Kawauna persevered in the class she saw the most difficulty in. Secondly, Kawaun showed passion about her studies. For instance, Tough shares her hardest subject was biology, where all the African Americans sat in the back row. Kawauna took ambition and sat in the front row. Therefore, Kawauna’s drive
