Usually I spend my time reading fictional books, but I have read a few that fall into the nonfiction category. For example, I have read a biography on Wilma Rudolph, The Diary of Anne Frank (along with every other student who had Mrs. Ball), and many, many articles from National Geographic and Smithsonian.
In the biography on Wilma Rudolph, she talked about her struggles with Polio as a young girl and how she overcame it to become an olypic athlete. The themes of persistance and determination were constant throughout her life. The Diary of Anne Frank is the journal kept by a young girl during the German invasion of Poland. She experiences all the usuall teenage emotions while in hiding, from rebellion towards her parents to her first love. But on top of all of those, she lives with fear every day for she never knows which one will be her last.
The National Geographic and Smithsonian articles varied by topics, but all had something to do with nature. I've read reports on certain species being on the brink of extinction, why that is and what we're doing to prevent it. I've also come across articles of adventurers, hiking their way across the Himilayas or to the peak of Mount Everest. They talked about how the cold, bitter nights and lack of oxygen made the journey difficult, but in the end it was worth it.
For the majority of nonfiction pieces i've read, the main theme has been that persistence pays off, and with a little hard work and determination, anything is possible.
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