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Passage1AnothervirtueAmericansrespectisperseverance.RememberAesop’sfableabouttheturtleandtherabbitthathadarace?Therabbitthoughthecouldwineasily,sohetookanap.Buttheturtlefinallywonbecausehedidnotgiveup.Anotherstorytellsofalittletrainthathadtoclimbasteephill.Thehillwassosteepthatthelittletrainhadahardtimetryingtogetoverit.Butthetrainjustkeptpulling,allthewhilesaying,“e799bee5baa6e79fa5e98193e4b893e5b19e31333433623764IthinkIcan,IthinkIcan.”Atlast,thetrainwasoverthetopofthehill.“IthoughtIcould,IthoughtIcould,”chuggedthehappylittletrain.CompassionmaybethequeenofAmericanvirtues.Thestoryof“TheGoodSamaritan”fromtheBibledescribesamanwhoshowedcompassion.Onhiswaytoacertaincity,aSamaritanmanfoundapoortravelerlyingontheroad.Thetravelerhadbeenbeatenandrobbed.ThekindSamaritan,insteadofjustpassingby,stoppedtohelpthispersoninneed.Compassioncaneventurnintoapositivecycle.Infall1992,peopleinIowasenttruckloadsofwatertohelpFloridianshitbyahurricane.Thenextsummer,duringtheMidwestflooding,Floridareturnedthefavor.Inlessdramaticways,m