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Weightlifting has been a passion of mine for the better part of six years. Although, it was not until I began high school that it became a staple in my everyday life. In the gym I come across challenges, setbacks and failures every day. For...
Persistence
766 words | 2 Pages
Working in the medical field is such a great experience and a great career to pursue in the future. My pathway is Health Science and I want to become an RN. In other words, a Registered Nurse. A Registered Nurse requires many skills. A lot...
Manners
Nurse
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Netiquette is a combination of the words network or a short term for internet etiquette. It is a code of good behavior on the internet such as email, social media online chat, web forums, and other types of online communication. The general idea is to...
Internet
Manners
702 words | 2 Pages
During romance in England, customs were more than prayer and thanks. In the modern sense of the term, they have referred more to their customs than to politeness, to the way people behave, to their character, to their expression and to their sincere appeal. In...
Manners
Romanticism
Sincerity
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Authenticity is a contradiction to this observation since it encourages one to understand one’s true self via self-reflection and stay true to that self-portrait. Thus, authenticity can be defined as being true to oneself. To be authentic is to live in a way such that...
Integrity
Personal Qualities
Sincerity
1464 words | 3 Pages
The year is 2022, and perfection has yet to be accomplished. People are perfectionists and try to accomplish everything perfectly, whether it’s looking perfect, completing each assignment flawlessly, or simply having high standards. Yet when people attempt to be perfect, they lose value in themselves,...
Personal Qualities
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the influence that personality has on sports performance. Firstly, the paper will define arousal, stress, and anxiety. Secondly, the paper will discuss the Inverted U Hypothesis and arousal levels in soccer. Thirdly, the paper will discuss two...
Football
Personal Qualities
Soccer
794 words | 2 Pages
I am writing to you about what I have reflected on and learnt about from my mother’s experience of adversity and discrimination. My mother’s experience was based on racism and sexism in the workforce. My mother had just completed University and was given a graduate...
Adversity
Overcoming Obstacles
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Helen Keller once said, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” Even though the world has its problems, there are so many people that push aside those issues and change themselves or others to make the...
Adversity
Overcoming Challenges
Overcoming Obstacles
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Every human is born with a natural instinct to judge. No matter the situation we are faced with or the individual we are engaging, there is a continuous prompting in the mind to analyze information and eventually draw conclusions based on how we perceive an...
Personal Qualities
Personality
534 words | 1 Page
Andrew Carnegie, an immigrant, entrepreneur, business leader, and last but certainly not the least, a philanthropist. Carnegie believed that money should be distributed back to society so that people could create something greater than themselves. That wealth should be given to create opportunities so that...
Andrew Carnegie
Philanthropy
1591 words | 3 Pages
In the books Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the major theme presented contributing to the plot was greed. Greed is a theme that is displayed through the actions of characters in both of these books and plays a...
Greed
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
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Adversity can be a stepping stone for building an individual’s identity. The attitude in which the individual approach these challenges allows them to mature and change. Adversity forces individuals to be brave and to discover themselves and explore the realities around them, thus enabling them...
Adversity
Jasper Jones
Novel
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Jasper Jones, a novel written by Craig Silvey, is set in a small Western Australian town in the mid-1960s and is a great example of what a Bildungsroman is. Although the novel is set almost 60 years ago, it still provides relevant information about how...
Adversity
Jasper Jones
Novel
846 words | 2 Pages
Persistence is an effort that is continuously carried out in a positive direction or justification, after making a mistake. People who succeed are not people who never fail, but people who succeed are people who always try without knowing the word surrender, and always take...
Persistence
1479 words | 3 Pages
I have always wanted to learn about the history of art and the connotations artists attempt to convey through their works. During my visit to the Museum of Modern Art, there were sculptures, artworks and architecture that would have made excellent selections to study and...
Persistence
756 words | 2 Pages
A lot of characters in books survive serious situations. Ever wondered how they do it. Those characters that do survive are either persistent, clever, or they are doing the right thing. Persistent characters survive because they are so motivated that they will let nothing stop...
Persistence
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How many times have you been walking behind someone and had a door slammed in your face? Annoying, right? Many of us do not realize how much small actions, such as holding the door open for others, affect our lives and what we think of...
Manners
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The world all over continues to witness rude public behavior exhibited in many places. The people talking behind one as he or she tries to concentrate. The stranger who shuts a door in our face. The driver, who steals our parking space. Loud public cell...
Manners