He builds up his son’s ego by telling them that all you need to be is well-liked. Theses false values shown by Willy makes Biff become overwhelmed with confidence that all he needs is to be attractive in order to be successful and makes him think of why should he have to try hard in school when his appealing personality will make up for poor grades. Willy’s flawed view of success, where being well-liked is more important than being the best at whatever job you pursue, leads to failure and unhappiness in both his life and his sons life’s in the business world. Although Happy has a job that would be more acceptable by his father than Biff’s, but Willy doesn’t admire Happy like he does Biff. Happy has lived in the shadow of Biff his whole life, he feels that to get the attention he deserves he must strive to be more successful than his brother.
With a crippled hand, Johnny cannot find sufficient work and he allows himself to feel sorrowful. Almost giving up all his hope, Johnny almost commits a crime. Yet, with his new job with the Boston Observer, the Whig newspaper, and his friendship with Rab, the Lornes, and the leaders of the revolution, Johnny takes a more truthful path. Inspired by their generosity and dignity, Johnny finds himself changing from a selfish boy into a dedicated man. On a conscious level, he models himself after his new best friend, Rab, trying to copy Rab’s quiet, meek confidence and mild temperament.
Was it positive or negative? According to the video I felt that the impact of the interaction between Jim and his father was a positive. I believe that Jim is trying his best to do what ever he can to bring his grades up he clearly stated that he enjoys hanging out with friends but it has nothing to do with his grades. He is trying his best to do whatever he can, but he just don’t know how to explain it to his parents. 3.
The book, China’s Son, perfectly shows how family caused effect on Chen Da, and made him become successful. Although there are many reasons why someone can achieve their dream and the first thing we think of is their hard work. Hard working isn’t the only factor that makes people succeed; research had shown “23 percent of educational attainment is determined by environment, implying that up to 77 percent is determined by nature” (U.S Elementary and Secondary School). There are many causes and factors to make a successful person, and family background and environment is the main reason behind succeed among all of others. Family along can’t make someone become successful, but it’s the main influence behind someone had
Because Franklin was so well known and respected, colonists trusted him in his thoughts about nature and reason. They followed his thinking that he could make their lives better if they just listened to him. In Franklin’s piece “The Way to Wealth,” he advises his readers to take his advice about how to earn money and spend it. “While laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee; and Early to Bed, and early to rise, makes a Man healthy, wealthy and wise” (FTR, 78). Never to be in debt, and never to be lazy is what he advises his readers to do and for himself.
How was all this possible? He had positive influences around him causing him to be shaped into a smart, successful young man. His family deeply cared about his success and did not want to see failure in his future. In contrast, the other Wes Moore did not have many positive influences in his life. His influence was his brother Tony that was “the closest thing he had to a role model” (page 72) Tony was a troubled child and their mother would depend on him to talk Wes out of drug dealing and fighting when Tony did those activities himself.
But he wasn't always rich and wealthy, and his family also wasn't rich. His dad was a hardworking man but they lived off on welfare. Since he experienced that lifestyle at such a young age, which motivated him to become someone big in life and not settle for less and he wanted to just live life to the fullest with no regrets and no financial struggles. This automatically flips the coin to the other side of people who argue that race, gender, sexual, orientation, and pedigree. determine whether or not someone becomes successful.
Junior is able to realize that he can accomplish much more than anyone else on the rez ever did. He realizes that he deserves the chance to do better. Just because he lives on the rez does not mean he isn’t worthy of a good education, of friends, or of respect. He also learns to cope with racism and its effects. He learns that if you stand up for yourself, you can even break the barriers of racism.
The little details in his life predicted his behavior in loftier and more difficult situations presented to him. He lived his life with dignity even though he had to work very hard after his father died. He was only a youth when he memorized the rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in company and conversation. George Washington strove for personal betterment and used past errors to propel him to greater pursuits. As a result, the world came to know him as one evenhanded and equitable.
Mainly Frederick teaches himself and becomes an educated man (1018). Those two things are just the beginning of Douglass's new start in life and his transformation leading to becoming a free man. He endured many other trials and tribulations that made him a stronger, better man, but without this experience, his education would not have come the same way and he might not have been as passionate about becoming a free man if it was not for Mr. Auld. As mentioned earlier, this passage shows that people can be used to make a difference in life even if they appear to be doing evil or wrong in the present. It seems that Frederick truly believes that everything happens for a reason.