2 Determination

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Get it Right

Deterrmination means to have a strong passion to achieve the goal set by

are determined to do a work,
you. If
you
you will certainly do that. Determination gives you mental
as well as
physical strength to complete the work. It does not allow you to get diverted
from the path, Thus determination is the
pre requisite for everyone who wants to
achieve greater heights

Think Wisely (
Why does it happen that some
people
ALwOK Very hard and even then they fail to
achieve their goals? 1The culprit behind
LAAA their tailure is the lack of
determination
.AL They work hard for a certain period of
time but they stop putting in
eforts, if
they tail to achieve the goal. They lose
their heart at their tailure. And they
frequently change their target In this
way they get confused as well as
diverted from the real path which might
led them to achieve their goals, Such
people fail to do something high in their
 m e other hand, the people who are
ose
determined to achieve their goas hever
neat fhey march towards their goal even in the
roughest weathet, n paly
they achieve their goals
DoitYourself(
Set a simple goal in your ife.
Suppose, you got
around 70 per cent marks in your last
examination. Now try to achieve more than 80
percent marks in your coming examinations. And
be determined to achieve this
goal set by you. But
being determined to achieve the goal is not
enough. You will have to put in more hard work
Besides. you will have to pay more attention to
your studies. You will have to concentrate your
mind on your studies. All these activities are
essential for strengthening your determination. If
you perform these activities, you will oertainly
achieve more than 80 percent marks

Readand Follow
There are so many people in the world who set big goals in their ives and sucoesstuly
achieved their goals.It was theirfirm determination that did not let them gve up even
when they faced a lot of trouble in their lives.

A young woman from India Kalpana Chawla had a

strong desire to travel beyond the horizons, to fy heights
and touch the stars. And, she was determined to do that.
Kalpana hailed from a middie class family, at Kamal in
Haryana. Born in 1961 she was the youngest of the tour
children of her parents
She was very different from other giris as a child. While
other girls played with dols, Kalpana sketched and painted Aeroplanes Her brothe
also had adream tofly and hence would often share commonthoughts with Kalsana
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 In 1976 Kalpana graduated from Tagore school, Karnal. She obtained a Bache
degree from Punjab University. Chandigarh. She was the only giri in the Aerona
fica
batch. Initially her parents would not cooperate with her decision to take
Aerons
but when they found out that Kalpana was determined about her ambition and non naics
would stop her, they did not come in her way In 1984, she completed her Mas
Degree in Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas and he
Ph.D. in 1988 in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado.

in 1994, she was selected by NASA for its

astronaut programme from amongst
4000
applicants. After three years, she became
the first Indian woman to
go into the space
Her dream was fulfilled. She was appointed
as a mission
specialist and prime robotic
arm operator in Columbia. At the
age of 35,
she was
in
amongst the seven-member crew
Columbia which spent 16 days in
orbit
studying the effects of microgravity on
variety of materials, focusing on how metals and crystals solidity when
distorting effects of gravity. Here Kalpana's career
removed
from
graph had reached its peak.
Her second flight as a mission specialist on Columbia was a
Indians. Her return would become a moment of joy for all
joyous
moment and alleageriy awaited her retum
but at 16 minute distance from the earth their
other crew members died.
spaceship exploded. She along with
But, Kalpana is still a source of inspiration for all young people.

Conclucio
How will you conclude this chapter as per your views on determination ? Write
in fifty words.

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1.
-ASSIGNMEN
tollowing questiona
What role does
determination play in achieving
goals
2. Why determination is
required in our ife?
3. Why should we not change our aim
frequently
which qualities
helped Kalpana Chawla to become a great astronomer
.How much are
you deternmined to get good marks in your coming exarninatons

Write 'T for true and 'F for talse

statements :
1. We should be
determined to do what we want
2. Lack of determination results in failure
3. Determination is required in every prolession.
4. Every successful person is also a well determined
person
5. We should not change our aim frequentily.

Write three important aspects of determination in our life :

are determined to come first in your ciass in the annual

O Suppose you
examination. But your cousin s marriago has been fixed in between your

examination schedule. What will you do ?

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Collect the pictures of any three geat peopie who were also known
or Y
determination. Paste their plctures in the given5pace and writte their names

firm determination. He faced a

Mahatma Gandhi was a man of
from his path to
1ot of diiculties in his
life but he never diverted
on the
Write at least ten lines
achieve freedom for his country.
it in your classroom.
Gandhiji
life of on a chart paper and display

ADVICE FOR PARENTS

determined to pursue his/her goals in life, Tel

him o r h e r stories
the
of ge
child to be
Encourage your
difficulties but did not get
diverted from their path
and finaly a c h i e ved
their gals
lot af
people who taced a

ADVICE FOR TEACHERS

in our life. Set

some concernedexarg
important
determination is and why it is so
what
Tell the children
the children.
from day to day life belorethat of Exlavya who was rejected by his Guru,
how determined was he 1o a
such as
tell them stories ace and how he could
archer
accomplish .

s goal of becoming an

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