Strive and Succeed
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"Strive and Succeed" is a 19th-century rags-to-riches novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that promotes perseverance, hard work, and moral integrity as paths to success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Strive and Succeed canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2867536 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Strive and Succeed Context triple: [Horatio Alger Jr., notableWork, Strive and Succeed]
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A.
Inspire to Achieve
Inspire to Achieve is the motivational motto of the Army Cadet Force, reflecting its focus on encouraging young people to reach their full potential through military-themed training and personal development.
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B.
Aim High
"Aim High" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album *Love in the Future*.
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C.
A Passion for Success
"A Passion for Success" is a motivational and philosophical business book by Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist Kazuo Inamori, outlining his principles for ethical leadership, personal growth, and corporate management.
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D.
Dreaming, Believing, Achieving
"Dreaming, Believing, Achieving" is an inspirational motto emphasizing aspiration, confidence, and accomplishment.
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E.
Upward Bound
Upward Bound is a U.S. federal TRIO program that provides academic support and college preparation services to low-income and first-generation high school students to help them succeed in postsecondary education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Strive and Succeed Target entity description: "Strive and Succeed" is a 19th-century rags-to-riches novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that promotes perseverance, hard work, and moral integrity as paths to success.
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A.
Inspire to Achieve
Inspire to Achieve is the motivational motto of the Army Cadet Force, reflecting its focus on encouraging young people to reach their full potential through military-themed training and personal development.
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B.
Aim High
"Aim High" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album *Love in the Future*.
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C.
A Passion for Success
"A Passion for Success" is a motivational and philosophical business book by Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist Kazuo Inamori, outlining his principles for ethical leadership, personal growth, and corporate management.
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D.
Dreaming, Believing, Achieving
"Dreaming, Believing, Achieving" is an inspirational motto emphasizing aspiration, confidence, and accomplishment.
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E.
Upward Bound
Upward Bound is a U.S. federal TRIO program that provides academic support and college preparation services to low-income and first-generation high school students to help them succeed in postsecondary education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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rags-to-riches novel ⓘ |
| author | Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
children's literature
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didactic fiction ⓘ moralistic fiction ⓘ |
| hasEthicalStance | virtue is rewarded and vice is punished ⓘ |
| hasMoralMessage | success is achieved through perseverance and honesty ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
American Dream
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overcoming poverty ⓘ reward for virtue ⓘ upward mobility through merit ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
adolescents
ⓘ
young readers ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Horatio Alger rags-to-riches tradition
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linked to:
The Young Salesman
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| mainTheme |
hard work
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moral integrity ⓘ perseverance ⓘ self-help ideology ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| narrativePattern | rags-to-riches ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| promotesValue |
honesty
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industry ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ thrift ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strive and Succeed Description of subject: "Strive and Succeed" is a 19th-century rags-to-riches novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that promotes perseverance, hard work, and moral integrity as paths to success.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Alger