Excellence: My Habit

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”- Aristotle As soon as I read this quote, I knew that one would be my senior quote. The yearbook coordinator announced again, “All seniors need to turn in their senior quotes for the yearbook by tomorrow. The quote can be anything representing their distinct personalities.” The minute the announcement was over, I burst out: -‘Finally I found my senior quote!’ -‘What is it?’ asked my friend. When I repeated Aristotle’s quote to her, she nodded as she understood, then stopped and said, -‘That makes no sense to me!’ - ‘Even if you don’t understand it, show some respect for the great philosopher!’ I tried to negotiate. -‘Its ‘fi-LOS-uh-fer’, not ‘filo-sofar’, she pointed to my pronunciation. That was the third time in the very same day; I got caught for my accent. It has been common for me that people point out my ‘wrong’ pronunciations due to the accent I have, as I moved to USA a year ago. I always strive for the best. That’s why even after my whole academic education transferring into a totally different language; I maintained my straight-As along with other academic achievements. Just like this I always struggle to reach my goal, because as Aristotle stated, it’s not really an act for me, it’s my habit. That’s why I think I should get that scholarship so that it can be an aide on my way to achieve my
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