One reason I excel at work is that I don't sweat the small stuff and I pay attention to details. My mother always taught me that; change is always good as long as you are changing to better your life and future. * Describe how each practice activity reinforced or contradicted something about yourself The strongest of all the dimension was adapting to change. As I stated in the previous question I already knew that I adapted well, so that just reinforced what I already knew about myself. My other strength is following directions.
Being a part of drill team has helped me with control by helping others in learning routines or chants with taking charge when others do not. I learned that although I am young, I am in control of my own progress, and I am the one who can change situations for better or for worse. The biggest impact my drill team experience has given me, is determination to push myself to achieve. Without the heart or skill to do something there is no progression. This experience describes the dedication I have to go to college because it showed me I am capable of handling the challenges it may offer.
1) Summarize the “Ted” talk or selected video. Shawn Anchor talked about positive psychology and the way we tend to look at success and happiness backwards. Most people follow a success then happiness formula but after success if the goalposts of success keep changing, it’s hard to find happiness. Instead of assuming that future achievement will bring happiness into our lives, we need to change our frame of mind to be happier and more positive. This happier and more positive way of thinking will contribute considerably to the likelihood that we will actually achieve that success.
These qualities ultimately tend to be possessed by true heroes. I have not always always acted with great heroism, especially while dealing with extreme issues, my battle with depression though tested me to show what I believe to be a since of heroism. Middle school was an extremely difficult time for me, bullies and teachers sought me out every day and acted with tremendous displeasure towards me. I valiantly to prove the kids whom crushed me and made comments that left a permanent impression on my brain. My parents, after my consistent begging and pleading, graciously offered me the opportunity to attend Northwest Middle School.
Education has many other positive ripple effects. Statistics show that college educated individuals take better care of themselves, participate in more volunteer activities, and more socially conscience. These qualities can only make a company stronger. Healthier living can improve a company’s health insurance cost, and acquiring better social skills and understanding only enhances the work environment. Similar to the ideal of our Nation, to increase education and accessibility to all, for our country is better when more people get degrees as our company is.
Lastly, I am very optimistic. I believe there is good in everyone and every situation, until I am proven otherwise! If you aren’t very optimistic, I don’t think that you get as much as you can out of life and your trials, so I prefer to be a ”glass half full” kind of
They are more likely to be outgoing and have more friends. Those that are not optimistic may suffer from sickness, poor grades, less friends, and high stress levels, just like adults. However, one's success in childhood may have a direct link to one's success in adulthood, so it is very important to have an optimistic outlook early as a
Bullying in Schools and Online: A Growing Epidemic Proving to be Fatal Kimberly Futrell Harrison College Composition I Stephanie Kurin 06/10/2012 Bullying in Schools and Online: A Growing Epidemic Proving to be Fatal Each day, kids are being bullied in their schools and at home while online. They are bullied because of race, sexual orientation, creed, physical image, or for no particular reason at all. Bullying is not limited to age, but the most prevalent age range is teenagers. Bullying in schools and on the Internet amongst teenagers has greatly increased in the past years; this has led to increased fatalities because so many feel that they don't have anywhere or anyone to go to. These fatalities are not just suicides, but
Example Essay People make mistakes everyday. The question is should they pay for those mistakes for the rest of their life? Having a felony on your record is a life sentence. It effects so many different parts of your life, the lives of others and society in general. Trying to find employment in today’s economy is hard enough, but add a felony to that and it makes it 10 times as hard.
Over the last 15 years the our nations prison population has more than doubled. Many things contribute to this rapid increase of convicted felons. This leads to many different thing our country must deal with. Overcrowded prisons, more money to pay by tax payers, criminals with no skills to help them in the real world of life, are just a couple issues that must be dealt with. All of these things affect everyone in our nation.