...life experiences. However, I have made a few bad decisions. Two of those decisions have kept me motivated to finish what I started and work hard to achieve the goals that I have set. They influence me and help me to remember that I need to be patient and listen to what God is telling me. Needless to say, for a while in my life I was not willing to listen to anyone. During my tenth-grade year of high school, I found myself involved with the wrong crowd, and school was no longer a priority for me. I skipped school and classes regularly, was suspended, and eventually became expelled. I then attended an alternative school for a while, however, towards the end of my 11th grade year, I dropped out. This was the worst decision I have ever made. I quit caring about life and did whatever I wanted, until I...
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...Benefits Open Enrollment (OE) Quick Reference Guide Welcome to the Benefits Open Enrollment (OE) tool, a component of Vista our Human Resource Management System. The OE tool provides you with electronic access to your Benefits Open Enrollment information. The Open Enrollment tool allows you to enroll or de-enroll in various Benefits Plans you are eligible for during the Open Enrollment period. This tool is modified every year to accommodate the new plans, new plan rates and or new eligibility rules of a given plan. This document reflects the functionality of the tool and should not be used as a replacement for your Open Enrollment meetings or specific plan documents. To access OE you must first log into your ESS: 1. Access Internet Explorer: 2. On the command line, enter: http://abel • Much like the following: Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority • Once entered, the login screen for your ESS will appear: Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority User ID and Password As a Review • Your User ID is the first initial of your First Name and your Last Name – in the event your ID is a duplicate, your ID will be followed by an appropriate number First Name Beth Betty Last Name Smith Smith ESS ID Bsmith BSmith1 • Your Password will initially be the last four digits of your Social Security Number and the Month and Day of your birthday SSN 111-222-3333 Birthday 12/12/1965 Password 3331212 As a review: The first time you use your User...
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...Health Literacy Assignment After reading the entire 44 page informational booklet titled "Clear Horizons" from the National Institues of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I felt impowered to quit smoking, eventhough I am not a smoker. This booklet was easy to read, covered many situations, myths, and tips on quitting. This particular booklet was geared at people who are 50 years old and older and uses a transtheorectical model or stages of making a change. I felt they did an excellant job targeting that population and really hit on some emotional asspects of being an older adult. The booklet beginnings with asking the reader about health problems they are experiencing. I personally thought this was a great eduational...
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...In the reading “Immunized against addiction” the main issue that face society on the topic of drugs and the treatment is the fact that many debate about the addiction being a disease or a “bad behavior that should be punished. The immunization that they discussed in the reading involves first time human tests of a cocaine vaccine. The cons and pros to the break-though are discussed, but one of the main positives is the fact that society will start understanding how addiction is a disease that changes the way the brain functions. Although, there are a few limitations to how far these vaccinations can help users with their addiction such as; users not being able to get the high they crave, treatment may take too long for users to handle and many...
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...Set a date: Give yourself a due date. By setting a specific time the task has to be accomplished, it will force you to do it. It is hard to finish anything if it never really has a set time it needs to be done, just ask any high school student, if it doesn’t have a due date, they aren’t going to do it. If your project is due a specific day- say a paper for school- make your due date sooner. Students tend to overestimate how much time they really have to do a project (Cherry). Also tell someone when your due date is. “Research suggests that telling a friend or colleague that you are going to complete a task by the end of the day reduces the amount of self-control that the brain has to exert when we are trying to do the right thing” (White). This means that by telling someone you are going to finish your task by a specific time will actually make it easier to...
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...“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (II Timothy 4:7). When it comes to the Race of Life and the Christian Life, I think we have a series of choices. Every morning when we wake up you have a choices. * 1st- We can choose not to run, but if we don’t run we can’t win or we won’t succeed and we are surely not going to honor God. * 2nd- , We can choose to run but not run our best; and if we don’t run your best we are sure to lose and again are we truly going to honor God by doing this? * 3rd- , We can choose to run, meaning run our best, and strive for the prize by focusing on the finish, which is what God has asked of us. That’s exactly what the Apostle Paul wanted us to do in this passage of Scripture. If we are going to run the race and win the race, we are going to have to focus on the finish. The Christian Life is starts by knowing Jesus Christ as our one and only Savior which is which delivers what we are saved from. After making that decision I think we then have to find our purpose and determine what we are saved for. GALATIANS 6:7-10 says, 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good...
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...school football team. He was a talented athlete and had set many school records in previous seasons. Prior to his senior season, A.B. suffered an injury in a spring game. The injury left him in a state of paralysis for a few days. A.B. had felt symptoms that hinted that there was a bigger problem that needed to be addressed. He and his family decided to seek an expert’s opinion. Upon seeking medical attention, the doctor found that A.B. had a condition that resulted in a narrow spinal canal. The doctor on his case suggested that A.B. quit all football activities. After seeking another opinion, the second doctor came to the same conclusion. The head trainer of A.B.’s football team attended a training program before the season began....
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...Dickens would only write and sleep facing north. Some of their weirdness was superstition, but a lot of it wasn’t. Here are six weird habits of successful people. 1.They think backward. Successful people start at the finish. Most of us have been taught to take one step, then the next, and the next until we arrive at our destination or goal. But successful people, like rocket scientists, actually clearly define the outcome they want first, and then reverse engineer the steps they need to take to get there. 2. They like to repeat themselves, a lot. They repeat themselves a lot. If you’re pre-vinyl and never heard a broken record, think “repeat” or “loop.” Successful people don’t stop when they have a success. When they succeed, they try to figure out ways to repeat that success. 3. They cut corners. Once successful people figure out how to repeat success, then they figure out how to get the same result faster, easier and cheaper. There’s a fine line between cutting corners and cutting quality, though. Make sure you recognize the difference. 4. They are quitters. You know the saying “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Not so much. In fact, that’s wrong. Winners quit a lot. They have a keen eye for what is not working and not supporting the finish line (check rule one again for that). Once they identify the thing sucking energy, money and resources...
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...“I am beige and I am proud!” I shouted, establishing my lively presence, awaiting for a quite anticipated reaction. Just as expected, I was the center of attention, eyes fixated on me with mouths opened wide enough to engulf eagles flying in the sky. This was the moment that I had been yearning for all month. Last April, my high school’s theater department was invited by local elementary schools to perform an interpretation of a children’s book about livid overworked crayons called ‘The Day The Crayons Quit’ by Drew Daywalt. I was cast as the beige crayon. As dull of a color as it sounded, I knew exactly what I was going to have to do to grasp my audience’s attention. I was going to become boy scout, but not just any boy scout. I wanted to...
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...he would be next. I was also currently enrolled in a community college and had two months left before graduation. Although we wanted to move to Texas, we were very unsure about the process of moving. We were very unsure about the process of moving to Texas but we both thought that moving to Texas was the best decision for us. We had to develop a plan and generate alternative solutions to achieve our goal of successfully moving to Texas. My husband had some friends that had been living here in Texas for a long time and I also had an uncle and a cousin living here as well. His friends helped us find an inexpensive place to live that was within our budget. We then decided that I would stay behind in Arkansas to finish school continued to live in Arkansas to finish school and he would move to Texas. In evaluating that solution we were face with another problem. While...
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...was very educational. I helped the children in class learn how to write their ABC’s and showed them how to write their numbers. I learned so much by working with these children I was finally ready to go to college to get my degree. I attended Aims Community College in Greeley, Colorado to get my electives out of the way and then planned on transferring to the University of Northern Colorado, also in Greeley, for the last two years. I often thought how important it would be to get my college degree and thought there might be challenges along the way. I got married while attending Aims and found it too hard to work and go to school at the same time. As much as I hated to, I quit school because I needed to support my new family. I did not want to quit because I knew if I did not finish, I never would. I officially ended my college career in...
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...Five Reasons Christians Fail to Finish the Course Scripture Passage: Luke 14:25-33 Five Reasons Christians Fail to Finish the Course by David F. Reagan Introduction: The Christian life is pictured in the Bible as a race to run; a course to finish. The Apostle Paul was determined to finish his course with joy and the ministry which he had received of the Lord (Acts 20:24). Shortly before his death, he could give this testimony: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). Notice, he had finished his course. Each of you needs to consider two very important truths. 1) God has a course for you. 2) God wants you to finish your course. How wonderful to realize that God has a specific plan for our life and that He will help us find and complete that plan. Yet, most Christians do not finish their course. They hardly even try. Our passage in Luke 14:28-30 speaks of one who intends to build a tower. Building this tower is like running your race and finishing your course. Yet, there are many pitfalls. The tower may never get built. By looking at the necessary ingredients for building this tower, we can see why so many people fail. Here are five reasons Christians fail to finish their course. I. NO PURPOSE (Luke 14:28); Nothing can begin until someone is at least “intending to build” a tower. Intent points to a purpose; a desire to accomplish. First, you must have this purpose. A. This Purpose Must Be For God – Not For Self...
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...Whooo Hooo! The rumbling cheers from the crowd shook the ground, as Lance pushed his petals with all his might, showing the pulsing veins throughout his body. Then in a flashing second he storms passed the finish line. Lance Armstrong inspires me to keep fighting in life, even when you get knocked down because he was thrown so many obstacles including a devastating case of cancer. But in the end he fought back, got cured, and won multiple Tour de Frances. Lance Armstrong is arguably one of the greatest athletes of all time, he has won the Tour de France seven consecutive times. He was Born on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas (he is 44 years old). His father named him after Dallas Cowboy wide receiver, Lance Russell. His career began as a triathlete, as a little kid. But, in high school he started...
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...Dillon's Birthday Planes Quiz 1. Dusty is a crop duster, but his dream is to _________. a. be a race plane. b. take a 2 hour nap. c. be a supermodel. d. fly around the world in 24 hours. 2. Who trains Dusty? a. El Chupacabra b. Skipper c. Apollo Creed d. Dottie 3. In the practice race, in what place does Dusty finish? a. 1st b. 3rd c. 6th d. 1,000,000th 4. What distracts El Chupacabra before the race? a. a loud noise b. a pretty plane, Rochelle c. a muscle cramp d. the golden trophy 5. During the race, who does Dusty have to worry about the most? a. Darth Vader b. El Chupacabra c. Bulldog d. Ripslinger 6. In the first race, who does Dusty help to get back on track after a crash? a. Ishani b. Bulldog c. Kevin Harvick c. Jeff Gordon 7. When Dusty asks Bulldog if he is crying, how does Bulldog respond? a. "Woof! Woof!" b. "It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to!" c. "I don't cry. I'm British." d. "No! I'm happy!" 8. What place does Dusty finish the first race? a. 1st b. 2nd c. 43rd d. Dead last 9. How does El Chupacabra win Rochelle's heart? a. He gives her diamonds. b. He sings "I'm just a love machine". c. He sings her a nice soft song. d. He compliments her undercarriage. 10. What new part does El Chupacabra give to Dusty after his crash? a. a new engine b. new wings c. new propellors d. a new belly button 11. When does Dusty...
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...A Term Paper of A Country Boy Who Quits School By Lao Hsiang As I read the story, I had realized that the life that the country boy has is somewhat similar on the life I have now. Based on the story, the family is living with their extended family which is their grandparents, and they were helping each other in times of needs. Although they are not that well-off to send the boy to school and to provide the needs of the boy, they still do so in accordance with the proclamation. As for my situation, I’ve been living with my grandfather since I was born, It was actually fun to have him around since he tells stories about the past and keeps on relating and comparing the life we have now in the life he had in the past just like the grandparents in the story. We are not also that well-off since we have 9 family members living in the same house, and we have different needs, my mother can’t afford to provide it all for us. I remember when I just graduated from high school, and I needed to enroll to a university and my mother can’t afford to send me to college because my brother need to pay fees on his school at the same time, so she ask me if I can stop schooling for year to sacrifice just to make my brother finish his schooling. I really cried a lot and can’t accept the reality, but just then my grandfather offer his savings just for me to enroll on the university I wanted just like the mother in the story, paying for the books the boy needed with the money she saved. And just...
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