...years I have been here I have learned and been through many things that have dramatically changed my life. Most of those things were life-altering events that really made me question everything about myself. I learned how to deal with those events and to look at the positive in them. Everyone deals with obstacles or barriers in life but the thing is how does one overcome them and learn from them? My philosophy deals with the things thrown at us and how we react to them for the better of ourselves. Family Now the obstacles I’ve dealt with involve my family. Let me give you an overall consensus of how we act; whenever something doesn’t go how we want it and/or we disagree with someone we blow up. Now looking at that, you wouldn’t think we would deal with serious events in a positive way, well you’re wrong. In the past 2 years on my mom side we lost my aunt to breast cancer, and grandma to a severe blood clot; then I personally dealt with the loss of my dad due to liver failure. During those multiple losses we didn’t drift apart due to not knowing how to act; we came together and helped support each other mentally and emotionally. We may not have dealt with them the right way but we dealt with them how we saw fit by just letting our emotions out and talking about how we felt. Another way I know I dealt with them is to look back on the positive memories and then physically I used my crafting and art skills to make “little memorials” for them in my room. The one person in my...
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...a purpose behind it based on what you chose to accomplish. Whether it be as simple as getting homework done on time, or for instance as difficult as passing a board exam. I’m Melinda Jagdeo, and I will be a financial accounting who will work for big companies. I will make smart, informed business decisions based on the financial health of a company, to grow a business in a measured and predicted way. A personal goal that I have set is to try to reduce my stress and anxiety levels. A career goal that I have, is to always learn and grow every day to enhance my work experience, to further enhance my working experience into a promotion. My last goal is my academic goal and for that goal, I’m more...
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...No one has really been through what I have been through other if they did it was a different situation but it fits my story because it was a huge obstacle in my own life. I was tired of taking care of everybody but myself the definition in the dictionary is a thing blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress. And it was true I was letting everybody else hold me down I was no longer an innocent little girl I felt like I was a mom, I took care of so many kids when I was a kid myself. It was a huge obstacle in my life because letting go of the hurt I felt I didn’t have a childhood I was suppose to have but I learned to forgive those mistakes that I had to suffer from and now I can move on with my life and take care of myself. The word obstacle may define how my life was at first,but now it doesn’t define my life now all those things that happened to me made me the independent young lady I am today.For most of my life I knew but poverty I never had a lot of things but at some moments I was happy I had something.Life was a struggle growing up my sister was a mother figure to me while I was a mother figure to my youngest...
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...Rhetoric and Comp, 9 September 2012 Word Count: 1,237 Dick and Brothers Brewery, a six story building as old as time itself. It’s been shut down for years and many of its entrances blocked off, due to the many thefts that had taken place. I like this building, not for the historical and valuable items inside, but for the climbing experience I got on the outside. In order to climb the Dick Brothers Brewery, it takes expert technique, a will to succeed and a lot of courage, which I used to help me achieve this great milestone and conquer something I thought I never would. It was a typical summer day, birds singing their songs, squirrels running from tree to tree, and a slight breeze as if the sun was blowing his warm breath upon this quaint town of Quincy. I awoke to a phone call from David, a close friend, telling me to get ready for a day of productivity; he wanted to take me to a place I’d never been before. Well, me being the adventurer that I am agreed to go on his little quest. So he picked me up in his beat up, dingy, red, Volkswagen, that sputtered anytime you tried to accelerate, and we were off. After a couple of minutes and what seemed to be days of curiosity had passed, we had arrived at our destination, 9th and York. “Well David, you’ve stumped me again. What now?” I had asked. “That… is where you’ve never been”. He said as he pointed to a brick colored, vine engrossed, building on our left hand side. I gazed up at the words atop the massive building, Dick Brothers...
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...There was a lot to do and only a week left. This was when the other youth group that was to volunteering came. They helped set up the obstacles and other things needed for the mud run. Throughout that week, we all made lifelong friendships and memories. We had bible studies in the evening and played in the pool when we didn’t have work to do. This lasted until race day. Finally, the day before the race arrived. We were all put at different obstacles and told what to do. We were given t-shirts and drawstring bags with drinks and snacks inside. We were told to encourage the runners as much as we could and always keep a smile on our faces. This wasn’t hard for any of us. That day we set up all the registration tables and the food vendors set up. The excitement was building and no one slept a wink that night. The morning of the race, we were up at five am. No one really minded since we were all so excited. After we were given a couple more pieces of instructions and advice, we were driven to our different obstacles. At each obstacle, there was a more difficult way to complete it and a simpler way. Those people who had bracelets were trying to complete all the difficult ones. If they did we would put a hole punch on their bracelet to show that they completed it. Once the gun was fire, the race...
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...background, major changes in the educational landscape, my reasons for attending college, my motivation, and the obstacles that would hinder me from completing my goal. . Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................…………...................................................................................... 2 Personal Responsibility Essay……...................……..…............................................................... 3 References….................................................................................................................................. 6 . Personal Responsibility Essay My arrival at the University of Phoenix came a few years after my retirement plans ran into a pothole. When I say pothole, I should really say canyon. Though, all things considered, my retirement goals were nothing to write home about. I was a migrant nuclear worker, which means I worked infrequently with no substantial retirement benefits. This 30 year continuum had me exhausting my savings during the dry times, thus my earnings never amounted to much towards retirement. I lived an unbalanced middle class existence. My plan for retirement was to simply survive until I was able to collect social security, sell my home, move to a country where I could live comfortably off the SSI, die, and go onto heaven for a real retirement. So what was the pothole that in my perspective became a canyon? Let’s just summarize things by saying I am disabled...
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...Starting your life in society can be a huge obstacle and there are many barriers to overcome to be successful. Instead of jumping right into the adult world you should know what to expect. It is more common to be successful if you plan ahead of time rather than going right at it. Some of these barriers that will try and hold us back include; years of experience, who you know, and starting capital. While looking for jobs on the classified one of the most common requirements I saw was you must have at least two years of experience. Being an inmate or newly graduated student the odds are you never got the opportunity to get the experience needed. Most inmates became incarcerated when they were young so the years of experience are lacking. To fix this they may need to work up the corporate ladder to get the job. Some individuals may see this as to much work and avoid the high paying jobs that require experience. This obstacle can be frustrating for a new graduate because they just spent four or more years in college to work in this field but now they need years...
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...|academically ready student are responsibility, self-direction, creativity, competency, and the | | |desire to learn. | |What concerns, if any, do you have |I do not really have any concerns when it come to the writing and reading portion. I am confident| |with academic writing and reading? |that I possess the required skill set to turn out above average work. If I find that I am lacking| | |in ones of those areas I know that I can receive help and tutoring from the Center for Writing | | |Excellence as well as from the Live Labs and one of the many Workshops that are available for | | |free....
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...states that nobody can change the obstacles that will come throughout life but it's always possible to pick back up and continue, regardless of the obstacle. One may take liking in this quote being that the message it sends is very motivational. This may fit oneself's beliefs because though, there is obstacles when it comes to achieving a goal if one's mind set is set to succeed then they will continue on, not necessarily in the same path as before but in a different and better path. No matter what life throws at you, it’s best to pick up and try again. One individual that has always kept trying her best is a beloved...
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...2013 the world has evolved so much, and allows a lot of learning to be done right at home in your night clothes. The internet has a lot of things to offer the students in the classroom also. The students that I work with on a daily basis are really comfortable with using the web to do lessons and though the students move with ease while doing web based lessons there are still some obstacles that the students run into. Three specific obstacles are not having enough computers for students to use, students not having the technological literacy to complete the assignment, and keeping students focus on their work. Every problem has a solution and it would just take a little more effort but these problems could be resolved easily. Good ideas for involving a web based strategy is having the students use Google Docs and create a presentation on the 6 biomes. Children today are growing up in a society where ten and eleven years old children have cell phones. These cell phones can scan, email, fax, video chat, and do a whole lot of other things. The majority of the students that I work with on a daily basis definitely understands and is comfortable with using the web for classwork or homework. As teachers we face challenges getting the students to be a part of the technological integration. Challenges such as not having enough resources for students to use, some students may be technologically challenged, and some student have a hard time staying focused on what they...
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...something that is hard to let go of, or overcome for a very long time, maybe even their whole life. As a result, ostracism may create many obstacles. Many people feel ostracized because of the obstacles that they must overcome. First, one obstacle that can cause people to feel ostracized is lack of social skills. Poor social skills can make it harder for people to make friends. People with poor social skills can talk too little, so that can be annoying to normal people. On the other hand, some people lack social skills to the extent that they choose not to engage others in conversation. In the book Look Me in the Eye, John Elder said, “Sometimes I think I can relate better to a good machine than any kind of person” (Robison 151). John Elder didn’t really understand people; he tried to, but people would just shut him down and not talk to him. Machines were pretty much his friends; therefore, he lacked the ability to make friends. Second, people with social problems can get bullied, and it can make them feel uncomfortable. For example, children with social problems can get bullied for being too smart, or talking too much about a certain subject. Temple Grandin was bullied a lot when the schools administration took her squeeze machine out of her room. One of the girls in her dorm mumbled under her breath that she was a pervert (Temple Grandin). The girl thought Temple’s squeeze machine was some kind of sex machine, so she talked about Temple under her breath. Even this subtle...
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...is complicated and so complex. There are some majors that sound interesting and some are boring. However, choosing the right major is important. It doesn't only give you good paid job, but it serves as your key to a better future goal. Moreover, deciding what major you want to take takes time, you have to do some research about the course description; and where and what colleges or universities you can go to that focus best regarding the majors. Furthermore, opinion, help, guidance, and influence from other people affect the decision of what major you want to take. However, even with the help and guidance of other people, there will still be obstacle that will come your way. You must ready to face it. First, knowing what your abilities are is important in choosing what you want to major. Before I decided to go into accounting, I was still so undecided. I change my decision from one major to another, and back and forth. I researched some well-known colleges and universities that offers good major, or sounds like a good major for me. Unlike for others, that it goes other way around. They decide what they want to major first; before they decide which school they would go. However, after some unsuccessful research for colleges and universities, I tried to give a little twist or more effort in doing research. I tried to research in specific areas, like accounting, business administration, business management, nursing, fine arts, and even culinary. After doing many researched about...
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...will read about the obstacle that a boy named Salva faced and overcame. Then, you will read about the obstacle Nya faced. Finally, you will read about the obstacles that Salva had to face in his project. Nya and Salva overcame many obstacles in A Long Walk to Water. One obstacle that Salva overcame was the loss of Marial. A Long Walk to Water is a novel written by Linda Sue Park. It is about an eleven year old boy from a Dinka tribe in South Sudan and another part is about an eleven year old girl from the Nuer tribe in Sudan. According to the novel, “A cold fist seemed to grip Salva’s heart.” (Park page 38). Salva made a friend named Marial. One night Marial disappeared and Salva was downcast. The novel also states, “He clung to Uncle like a baby or little boy[...] Marial was gone-vanished into the night” (Park page 40). Salva was so upset that he shut...
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...hold a large percentage of the work force in companies but hardly any seems to pertain any of the power. There are many obstacles in the way of woman in careers; women are in the quest for equal pay for both sexes. The pay should be the same for the same jobs, but many companies pay men a higher salary then women for the same job causing sex discrimination. Sex discrimination is not only present within the older generation but is also evident throughout the entire age range. Women now hold 46% of the labor work force, with young women seeing housework more of a part-time rather than a full time job. This is an enormous social change for the family giving women less dependence on marriages, which are increasingly falling apart day-by-day and a greater command over the increasing area of technology and resources. With more women getting jobs, it encourages other women who were reluctant to move into the labor market to do the same and become more career minded. The Sex Discrimination Act is in power to help woman in a number of ways and lets them into previously closed doors. However due to the fact that most legal institutions are male dominated it is not quite as clear-cut as it may seem on the outside. The law is often interpreted restrictively meaning a woman may have to fight an unequal battle with her employer and even if they come out victorious little compensation is received and she may be victimized at work in the aftermath. If men do not realize women as their...
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...Nothing Can Stand In Their Way Imagine baseball without Babe Ruth, comedy without Jim Carrey, and women’s right to vote without Susan B. Anthony. They would not be the same. Everyone at one point in time has an obstacle that stands in his or her way. Those obstacles can be simple like not wanting to get out of bed in the morning because one is extremely tired. It may be a huge obstacle like one losing their job and still having to put food on the table. According to an unknown source, “You can either allow the obstacles in your life to be the excuse for your failure or make them the reason behind your success.” Though obstacles may stand in someone’s way of achieving their dreams, if one possesses determination, courage and confidence, nothing can stand in their way. Many people use determination to help them achieve their dreams. Jim Carrey is one example. Jim was an odd child, while he was sitting in his high chair, he would make faces at his parents or whoever was feeding him instead of eating (“Jim,” par 3). As a child he was very shy at school. When his family moved to Toronto he was determined to use his talents of clowning around to help him make some friends (“Jim,” par 4). “Jim told Shane Peacock in Saturday Night that “for some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That was when I broke out of my shell at school, because I really did not have any friends or anything like that and I just kind of was going along, and then finally I did this...
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