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The American ideal of hard work is expressed through the works of Carmelo Anthony, Amanda Gorman, and William Bradford. Each of these authors expressed the ideal through their own accounts and even the accounts of others. Through these accounts they express how they or others have put in hard work to benefit themselves or to benefit others. Carmelo talks about his hard work, Bradford writes about the hard work of the pilgrims, and Amanda Gorman talks about the hard work of 3 individuals and what they have done amidst COVID-19.

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“There was but six or seven sound persons who to their great commendations, be it spoken, spared no pains night nor day, but with abundance of toil and hazard of their own health, fetched them wood, made them fires, dressed them meat, clothed and unclothed them.”

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“In a word, did all the homely and necessary offices for them which dainty and queasy stomachs cannot endure to hear named; and all this willingly and cheerfully, without any grudging in the least, showing herein their true love unto friends and brethren.”

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William Bradford was a pilgrim that came over on the Mayflower and became a leader of the new colonists. He was one of the 41 men to sign the Mayflower Compact which was the first governing document of their new colony. Bradford’s leadership was one of the main factors of how the colony was able to survive for the time that it did thanks to having good relations with the local natives. Bradford writes a first hand account of what life was like in Plymouth in “Of Plymouth Plantation,” he writes about the journey over and what life was like during colonization. He writes about the hard work the colonists showed amidst spread of illness and how they came together to work hard and help survive together. He writes about how 6 or 7 people were the ones working hard for the ill.They worked hard to help the ill and those who can’t help themselves by having the ones who are able to work to work for those who could not. Even the early pilgrims of the USA showed hard work to survive and it shows that if they can work hard so can the people of today.

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“Today we honor our three captains for their actions and impact in a time of uncertainty and need. They’ve taken the lead, exceeding all expectations and limitations uplifting their communities and neighbors as leaders, healers, and educators.”

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Amanda Gorman is a 23 year old American poet and activist. She was born in Los Angeles and raised by a single mother.  She is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, and has written many works and has received invitations to the Obama white house to perform for multiple important people. One of her works “Chorus of the Captains” talks about 3 individuals who have shown hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic. She writes about Trimaine who is an educator who works nonstop to provide his community with hotspots, laptops, and tech workshops so that his students can have all the tools to succeed in life and at school. She writes about James who gave entertainment to the people in his community. She then writes about Suzie who is an ICU nurse manager at a Tampa Hospital who works hard to defend the other frontline healthcare workers who are risking their lives to help others. Gorman uses these peoples accounts to show their hard work in their communities to inspire others to do the same.

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“I’m a Black kid from the bottom. I had to fight through some of the toughest housing projects in America. I’m standing here tonight as a potential top five, top three, maybe even top two NBA draft pick….My mom had worked two jobs for as long as I could remember. Now I would be able to take care of her, buy her a house, a car, a mink—whatever she wanted—and that was exciting.”

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Carmelo Anthony is a pro basketball player, he was born in New York in 1984 but grew up in baltimore. He had a rough childhood growing up, when he was 2 his father had died of liver failure. Carmelo and his family lived in a rough, drug-infested area of Baltimore known as the Pharmacy. His book “Where Tomorrows aren’t Promised” talks about his struggles as a kid and how his hard work and efforts towards the sport of basketball helped him persevere through it. The time that carmelo lived in was not as nurturing or a good environment for someone to grow up in. He worked hard to be the best at basketball to achieve his dream of playing in the NBA and by working hard he eventually achieved this goal.

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