Have you ever had something you cherished stolen from you?
Have you ever believed in something so fiercely that you were willing to protest and go to court for your cause?
It was October 1979 when the song “Sara”, by Fleetwood Mac was released, but it was November 1978 when my cousin, Carol Hinton, first showed her poem to Warner Brothers. Her poem and Fleetwood Mac’s song, both entitled “Sara”, both featured the line “Drowning in a sea of love,” both incorporated the line “When you build your house, call me.” Who truly wrote the song? Carol took the case to court, testifying that the group had stolen her original song. The case was eventually dropped, and was settled outside of the courtroom. Fleetwood Mac’s side eventually paid a sum of…show more content… Robert Kearns was being stubborn and a little aggressive. Then I remembered the family legend of the Stevie Nicks battle, and I realized why Dr. Kearns refused to give up. Dr. Kearns wanted it to be known throughout his family what he had done. He wanted to show how good things can come if one stays persistent. I wish that my cousin had continued to fight for the rights to her song, as it would have been an amazing message to pass down for generations, never give up. This is exactly what Dr. Kearns thought about as he fought for the rights of his intermittent windshield wipers. Dr. Kearns honored several key attributes highlighted in Emerson’s, “Self-Reliance,” and he is truly a man of noble character, and his focus and persistence would have made Emerson…show more content… Kearns took this principle, a daunting task, and used it in his court case against one of the biggest automotive companies in the world. Kearns compiled so much fact and evidence on his design of the wipers, working day and night sorting through boxes of files. The factual evidence used by Kearns such as the real life model of the car provided visual representation to the jury proved how effective hard work can be against men with powerful companies. Kearns harnessed powerful persistence to astonish the jury against the men from Ford, and his work payed off in the end. Emerson and Kearns both would only rely on themselves to get a task done, and the hours they spent would turn out to repay them both. The hours of effort Kearns put into this case would be a struggle for anyone else, but Kearns’s persistence is exactly what won him the case, and brought him closer to his children in the
