1.2 - Explain the benefits of using person-centred thinking with individuals. Person centred thinking is the foundation of the plan. If we have that, then we can start with the planning. Having that set of thinking gives the individual the confidence that their plan will be only for their benefits. They know that they will be included in the planning and all the decision and the contents of the plan is for their benefits.
In today’s society, people are obsessed with the notion of success and how to achieve it. Many people wonder if there really is a secret to success. According to Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.” Throughout the book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell proves Colin Powell’s quote to be true. There are no secrets one can use to become successful.
From boyhood, Himmler was always pushed by his father that wanted him to be the perfect German. Like a V-1 rocket, “powered by a duct motor with a pulsating flow of fuel,” Himmler is powered by his father to be flawless even though everyone is imperfect (235). It is the universal truth that no human is perfect, but the Germans considered themselves the Aryan race, which was supposed to be superior than any race alive. Himmler’s father rejected the idea that Himmler is not perfect, especially physically with “his body still retains the mark of that illness” (243). Humans are not the only imperfect things in the world, but even technology can have flaws.
I have worked hard to build a trustworthy reputation to safely operate a reactor and perform maintenance, and I also understand that it only takes me making one poor decision to destroy the admiration for my integrity that I have worked so hard to gain. It was once said by the founding father of nuclear power, Admiral Hyman Rickover, “I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference... We must live for the future of the human race, and not for our own comfort or success.”(Rockwell, 1992) I could not agree more with this quote. Ultimately, everyone must work together and perform to the standard that has been set for us.
That before we know it our appliances will be smarter than us one day and that’s not how man intended life to be; humans are supposed to be on top. Not being able to use today’s technology rings in Barry’s purpose. Technology has gone wild and he makes it very clear with several examples. His ability to discredit these technologic advances brings credit to his point. One can always refute anything they’d like, but to be effective, one needs to have appropriate facts for back-up and a dominating style that brings it all together.
He was “part scientist, part poet; sometimes proud, sometimes humble…a bundle of marvelous contradictions.” He was a contradiction, perhaps, but that just proves that J. Robert Oppenheimer was more than that; he was human. Any man would struggle with himself due to the nature of his invention and the devastation that it caused. It was simultaneously glorious and regrettable. Never before had an invention been so groundbreaking, so impressive; yet, at the same time so universally and unequivocally destructive and fundamentally evil. So yes, Oppenheimer was proud of contribution to one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history.
NOVEL STUDY: LANCE ARMSTRONG, IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE Chapter 1: Before and After “Cancer would change everything for me, I realised; it wouldn’t just derail my career, it would deprive me of my entire definition of who I was.” Looking through chapter one, Lance Armstrong defined himself as someone who is impatient and loves to do things quickly and swiftly. This is shown where he says on page 1, ‘I don’t do anything slow, not even breathe. I do everything at a fast- cadence.” The things that made him believe he was the happiest man in the world were his career, his support from his mother and his never broken ego. Chapter 2: The Start Line “Your past forms you whether you like it or not.” Both positive and negative influences helped to form and mould young Lance into the rebellious boy he was. Lance shares how close he is to his family and how his
I have also worked in the production industry and in skilled trades my whole life. The blue collar class gets a lot of ridicule and this is why they are the back bone of America without them we never could have built the Hoover damn or the intercontinental railroad for these reson and many more I think it is far more important to the infrastructure of America then we think and should be receiving praise and admiration not judgment. When I think of the term blue collar I don’t think of a dirty, lazy and uneducated person I think of intelligent and quick thinking workers. Sometimes our cultural thinks that in order to make it big you have to go to school or know someone who knows someone Everyone should do some time in a blue collar job to get a feel for how small choices can have big effects on the little guy. The skills that you can learn there are irreplaceable and it can make even the smartest person rescet the kind of work that gets
President George Washington emphatically stated that,” we should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the promise of profiting by dearly bought experiences.” Many doubted his greatness but his impact on the United States of America remains paramount. Winning the War for American Independence, being the first president and shaping the way the Constitution was written, were all attributes of the “Father Of this Nation”, President George Washington. From his youth he lived by his belief that “Knowledge is Power” and he was not afraid to let the world know that God is an important part of everything we do. He was an advocate for justice and freedom. The little details in his life predicted his behavior in loftier and more difficult situations presented to him.
Everyone has their own understanding of the American Dream, the dream of materialistic success, but in the end, the American Dream is only defined as the desire to start and thrive in a completely new life, usually by moving west. Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby represents the implications of this on the people and the decay of it through Gatsby, George and Nick. What Gatsby claims as his own history is much far from the reality in his younger days. Born from poor farmers, he could only dream of becoming rich, and thus his American Dream is a pure desire for success, as shown through his “Book of Resolves.” He attends college but is not able to fund for it and leaves for the army. This is how he meets Daisy, a figure that symbolises all he