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Beaten. Battered. Broken. Defeated. Heartbroken.

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Demitrius /də-mē-trē-əs/

Noun

1.       Someone who has been through so much pain in his life. Someone who has felt the stabbing pangs of hunger; someone who felt the cold, hard ground as he lay his head to rest; someone who physically watched his mother wither away until it was over; someone who answers the phone to realize his father has suffered the same; someone who takes a step, and gets knocked back three.

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Demitrius /də-mē-trē-əs/

Noun

2.       Someone who has made it through so much pain in his life. Someone who has felt the stabbing pangs of hunger, and never died. Someone who felt the cold, hard ground as he lay his head to rest, and still was awaken refreshed. Someone who physically watched his mother wither away until it was over, then found strength. Someone who answers the phone to realize his father has suffered the same, and performed the same week. Someone who takes a step, gets knocked back three, and keeps walking.

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Perseverance. Hard work. Dedication. Drive. Persistence.

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