Summary:
Silver Burdett, in "Evelyn Glennie, Solo Percussionist" describes a miracle by telling us how to be determined no matter what the difficulties are. For example Evelyn is a deaf girl in northeast Scotland who becomes a talented musician. Influenced by her mother sense to music as an organist in the church. Evelyn lost her hearing by the time, but she became successful with her talent as a percussionist. Despite her problem with hearing, she insists on developing by studying music at the Royal College in London. Then, she discovers her passion to be a solo percussionist. To illustrate her issue with hearing, " Glennie can hear sounds and can tell them apart even though she cannot hear the way she did long ago". Evelyn becomes successful with her hearing loss. Because she determined, she won Grammy award in 1986. "Evelyn wants people to focus on her music rather than on her hearing loss".
Response:
In sum, this story gives us an example of how to insist on achieving our goals in this life. We should not give up. We must strive till our dream comes true. I agree with the author that we have to see Evelyn's accomplishments not her hearing loss. Like Evelyn I don't like to be weak and fragile. I also like to be strong and determined. I wish the author had described Evelyn's life in the college. I liked the author's language. It is clear, and the reader can understand from the first read. Evelyn's story a perfect lesson for everyone, and I would recommend this story to others for that reason.
