...Defining Moments in My Life Most people had at least one defining moment in their life, whenever it is getting their first pair of glasses to graduating elementary school or getting their first pet. Those moments are the ones who define us and help to shape our personalities and decisions. We all had pleasant events happen to us at some point in our lives, however we also had unpleasant and regretful events happening to us, whenever it was our fault or not. We all have a moment in your lives that we can surely say it changed our lives. So far, my life have been defined by my decisions and occurrences which helped me shape me into the person I am now. My life has been defined by unpleasant events which happened around my surroundings, the decisions I have made over the course of my life and the effect of others decisions over me....
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...goals exemplified by membership in this organization particularly in the areas of character, leadership, and service. Include any stories from your experience that illustrate your strengths in these three areas. I am a hardworker. Being a hard worker is someone who puts complete effort into a specific task. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always tried my best at school in fear of disappointing my parents. But, now as a more mature individual, my initiative to work hard is more for the reward from self satisfaction. I work hard in order to experience a feeling of relief when...
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...Philadelphia, Pa What she does in Penn-State community: Member of Justice Association, Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority member, ROTC Army, Student Manager for dinning commons, RAM Squad dancer. I was born and raised in an urban area; then we moved to America for better education and career for my sisters and I. My parents were not that educated but they spent all their life savings on my sister’s and I’s education. They had a dream for us to get better jobs. As for me, I went to the richest school in India and had the best education that I could have. I didn’t have any goals or dreams about what I wanted to do and what I should do to achieve them— all I knew was that I wanted to be a police officer in the future. The day I moved to America and to my new high school, I realized I needed dreams that would make my life easier and bring a better future to me. This is why I believe in Dreams. They are the most amazing things in life. We all love to dream and we all love I was born and raised in an urban area; then we moved to America for better education and career for my sisters and I. My parents were not that educated but they spent all their life savings on my sister’s and I’s education. They had a dream for us to get better jobs. As for me, I went to the richest school in India and had the best education that I could have. I didn’t have any goals or dreams about what I wanted to do and what I should do to achieve them— all I knew was that I wanted to be...
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...Heidy Vargas The hardest decision I have ever done! “I recall when we were in the plane I was contemplating all the great things that I delighted in my motherland such as the beautiful smell of my island.” The decision to leave my country was the hardest decision for me because I didn't want to leave my cultural background, friends and family. However, I had to leave because my parents wanted me to study in the United States. It was a hard choice to leave my beautiful island in the Dominican Republic. I left when I was just 16 years old. I was taken to study in the United States because my grandmother was living here. My parents wanted the best for me, but I was very scared. Moving overseas to a new culture that you know almost nothing was hard for me. I had already my identity as Dominican and I didn’t want to lose that. I knew I was going to miss my favorite food the” mangu”, and my dear music “el merengue”. When I first got here I felt strange. The language that I’ve always spoken was gone” My lindo español”. Some people say that go to another school is simple however it isn't on account of it is not the same thing that is in your nation. There are new classes, another language and that is another hard step. I had a lot of friends in the Dominican Republic, however throughout my entire life, I have had only one best friend, Maria Elena. We have experienced a lot together. We have been friends since 3rd grade. She has been very supportive to me...
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...ethical decision in business. Cite one specific example. Discuss briefly. As one specific example on how does my biological tree dispose me to choose what is right and good in business is the influence they impacted that if I bring honor and glory to the family the more they will boost you and be proud of as one of the family members. The culture of the Filipino is close family ties that if we became unethical or doing bad in the business the family will not support you but if we choose to do good and be ethical, family will support you and will extend help when troubles came. The influence of my family is very important to me that way I showed them how much I value them in my life by not bring them disgrace of anything that will harm or threatened the family reputations. My ancestors really value the reputation that we have and what people might say in our family this influence lead me to give importance in this aspect. My family who is a devoted Christians and followers of Christ impact a lot in my ethical decisions. They taught me to follow and obey God that will gratify Him in a manner that will bring glory to His name. Offering to God all the things that I’ve done and bring sweet aroma to Him through this unethical decision is not an issue anymore. My accountability to God which my biological tree influences and instills in my heart helps me to choose to do what is right and good and pleasing to the sight of God. And whatever wrong that we done in our life will be passed...
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...controlled by personal decisions and efforts and how much is controlled by external circumstances? I believe that a person’s destiny is controlled mainly by their personal decisions and efforts throughout their lifetime. Anyone can pursue to have an amazing life, it just depends on how much effort they put into their life decisions and how hard they are willing to work until they reach their goal. For instance, athletes that have the dream to compete at the Olympic level dedicate their whole lives to training for their sport because they are willing to work and put 100% effort into fulfilling their dreams. An Olympic athlete didn’t get onto the podium by sitting on the couch. External circumstances also come into factor, but it doesn’t control a person’s destiny as much as one’s personal decisions and efforts. External circumstances are a product of life; we aren’t able to control certain factors that can happen to us. For instance, an athlete can train all year for a competition and have an accident that can change their whole career. Rather than letting such events control our personal decisions and efforts, it should make us stronger and push for new goals. 2) What factors contribute to a higher of lower self-esteem, self-efficacy, and locus of control? Can these factors be changed? There are many factors that can contribute to someone’s self-esteem, self-efficacy and locus of control. The one main factor that I think comes into play is one’s life experiences. If someone...
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...Decision Making Process MGT/230 April 30, 2013 Jenny Williams Decision Making Process Introduction There are several steps in the decision-making process. Have you ever wondered how do you make the decision that you make? In my paper I will be discussing each step of the decision making process. I will also compare my decision making process to the one in the text. Also I will include how my decision outcome would have been different if I would have made another decision by following the decision making process. I will be discussing a time in my life where I had to make a bug decision. I think that the decision that we make along the way can sometimes come back and ruin your life. Decision making process The first step in the decision making process is to identify and detect the problem. This step lets you reveal whatever the problem is to inform you that a problem exists. A few years ago, my friend told me that they were hiring where she was working, she knew I was looking for a job and I told her that I would think about it because working with friends can be a problem sometimes. So a couple of months went by on the job and I saw that my friend was taking things from the store. So the problem was should I tell on my friend. The second step in the decision making process is to generate alternatives to the situation; either I would have to tell on my friend or put in my two week notice. I had to really think about all my options that were available to me. The third...
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...the happiness of one’s life based on their choices, decisions and ideas. Based on Chinese philosophy, once you make decisions you always have choices. Therefore one major problem in my mind is when people don’t take advantage of education in life for their possibilities of happiness. I know that everyone has different expectations and not all are school oriented, but my problem is why complain, when you do nothing to resolve it? There are always situations that aren’t easy to deal with, but with the right support, you can always find a way to make it better. This problem I have has to do a lot with my personal experience of self- doubts and complaints that made no changes, but just discouraged the mind. Your choices and decisions can be based on your desires and emotions or on reasons and the support you get from individuals, whether it’s family or friends are based on self or mutual benefit. However, it all depends on you and no one else, your life, you chose what to do with it. “There are no individuals in Japan, either inferior or superior” (Chapter 4: Confucianism in Japan). This is a positive point because no one should ever label them-selves as better than someone else. We all have our own abilities and if we work hard enough we can achieve the impossible. There are people who have nothing and came from the worst conditions, but that never stopped them from becoming great individuals and making a difference in society. This problem has affected my school work in a positive...
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...Critical thinking, an important process on everyday life. Definition of Critical thinking Critical thinking is a process that us as humans use on everyday life, sometimes without knowing that we are using it. We can be doing critical thinking for the simplest actions in everyday life like: Should I buy the most recent iPhone that came out? Should I take this train and would I make the destination faster and on time? On the other, hand we also use critical thinking to make the most important decisions in our lives like: Buying a house, changing carriers, finishing school, marriage, etc. Steps in the critical thinking process There are six steps to critical thinking: 1. Knowledge- we all should be able to have the basic level of knowledge of what the topic or the conversation is about. 2. Comprehension-Understanding the material or the issue that we are faced with. Having new information, we can use it to discuss better or defend our point of view. 3. Application- we can apply what we know into a particular situation 4. Analysis- is the process of breaking down the information we know into parts, in order to know how the idea can be connected. 5. Synthesis- is the process that we can put together the information that we just heard or saw, combined with what we know so we can create something original. 6. Evaluation-Is the step when we understand and evaluate on what was presented to use and then we...
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...The first situation, I want all to know is about my senior year. In my senior year I used to have a lot of fun with my friends, but keeping up with excellent grades was the hardest part. Even though, I'd have better grades, math class was the most difficult class ever. However, my grade in the class wasn’t excellent so, of course I was scared because of the fact that I wouldn’t be able to graduate on time. Although, I told myself that the concept I need is courage to face the situation by myself. So, I did.! I'd study surely hard, I went to tutoring, and I retake my failing tests even though grades were almost done. Finally, I did pass the class with an excellent grade and it made me honestly proud to be able to graduate on time, and to find my success even though it wasn’t an easy path....
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...ever comes to one that is worth having except as a result of hard work.” I have found this to be true in most aspects of my life, for all of my growth and success has come as a result of determination and perseverance. While I have experienced failures and hardships, these experiences taught me the most valuable lessons, making me a stronger person and building the character which drives the individual I am today. I was raised in a small country town and participated in rodeo and many different sports growing up. My parents taught me that it takes hard work and dedication to be successful. They pushed me to follow my dreams from a young age which has carried over into my adulthood. Their guidance and belief in me gave me the strength to believe in myself, which I consider to be the main reason I have experienced so much success in my life thus far. I loved playing all sports, but developed a passion for softball during my high school career. I put in many hours practicing and playing every week to become the best teammate, pitcher, and leader I could be. I accepted an academic and softball scholarship to CBU upon graduating and received the honors of All-Conference and All-Academic team during my freshman year. Although I received many accolades during my sports career, it was the teamwork skills and leadership abilities I developed that have had the largest benefit in my life and have definitely carried over into my academic and business professional career. Learning is a...
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...Shepherd.Session1.Journal Growing up in the bible belt of America there is a church on nearly every street corner. Of course, I knew about God. I remember I had often passed by churches and thought of how I wished I could believe. To believe would give meaning and purpose for life in this cruel world. Although, the scientific facts we were subjected to in school managed to poke holes in what little faith I did have as a child. As I reflect on my life, I see my children have been my greatest achievement. I found my own happiness in being a mother. My joy came from watching them grow, teaching and nurturing them. I was living the life I had always dreamt of. The life I always wanted. Beautiful, healthy children and a caring, loving, hard working husband that allowed me to be a stay at home mom....
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...Even though heroes are ordinary people on the inside, it takes multiple things to compare on what they do on the outside. A hero plays a major role by impacting a person’s life to change it for the better. A hero takes time, hard work, and also to be very strong minded. My dad takes time out of his busy schedule to make time for me and to be able to talk to me about my day. Whenever I’m in a stressful situation and I don’t know what to do, he appears to help me overcome situations I don’t know the answer too. My dad has been through harsh tasks, which its why he knows how to lead me to the better decision. Furthermore, hard work plays an important role on why he’s my hero. Growing up my family didn’t have much. My dad would always and...
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...person has; it is the person’s personal responsibility is what I use to base my dependence. This paper will cover personal responsibility and what it means to me, the relationship between personal responsibility and college success, and the preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in my education. Individuals could interpret the significance of personal responsibility in many ways. Some may say it as having integrity. Many may think that it is taking responsibility in life. These are all good clarification of personal responsibility, personal responsibility to me means admitting to my mistakes and taking responsibility for my actions. In life, our actions speak louder than words. Working hard is one of my great attributes. From my experienced, a person who works hard gets rewarded. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is better to own responsibility for our actions rather than accusing others. Conquering the challenges of life is another definition of my personal responsibility. In life, there are many challenges. For example, raising a child. Raising a young person is one of the most challenging aspects of life that I have ever faced. Going to school and obtaining a degree is also one of the challenges a person might face. An individual spend hours attending classes and completing all the work related with school. One must be able to manage obstacles in life in order to accomplish our life long goal. Graduating with a degree is one of the...
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...Wendi Dulaney Literature: A Reflection of Life Phase 1 Individual Project 01/11/2015 Setting The setting of Love in L.A. is beneath the overpass of the Hollywood freeway on Alvarado Street and that is where the whole story line takes place. The setting of A Good Man Is Hard to Find takes place primarily in Toombsboro, Georgia on the way to Florida, but also takes place on the road, and also at Red Sammy Butts BBQ. The differences between the two stories would be that Love in L.A. take place in one place and A Good Man Is Hard to Find takes place in three different places. The only setting similarity I can find between the two stories is that both story lines take place on the road and near the road throughout the stories. Characters The main character of Love in L.A. is Jake. In this story, it is hard to tell if Jake is a good man or a good con-man. It is stated throughout the story that he has no insurance and illegal license plate, but is definitely charismatic, flirtatious, and not happy with his current lifestyle. In my opinion Jake is both the protagonist and the antagonist, but since I must only choose one he is the considered the protagonist. Mariana seems to be just as flirtatious but in a more mild manner and seems to be intrigued by Jake’s personality. Mariana seems to me to be a shy and genuine person that gives the benefit of a doubt, where Jake is trying to get out of a situation that would harm him and seems amazed by the type of person Mariana...
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