Kewauna’s constant passion, never ending perseverance, and extreme pain tolerance led her on a path of greatness regarding her education. Firstly, Kewauna showed consistent perseverance and a will to succeed in school. For example, Paul Tough author of How Children Succeed tells us she wrote down every word she did not understand, so later after class she could go to the professor for definitions and clarification (Tough). Thus, through her perseverance and dedication to her education she achieved great success. Secondly, Kewauna was very passionate about her studies. For instance, Tough shares her hardest subject was biology, where she was excluded (by race) in the front of the class. Thus, we know Kewauna’s passion paid off because