Charlotte Easton
The movie Rudy is very inspirational. In this movie a teenage graduate has the dreams of going to Notre Dame college/university. If he was accepted Rudy always had the dream of being on the Notre Dame Football team. Rudy’s decision making, goal setting and personal values and morals help him fulfill his dreams of playing on the Notre Dame Football team. To fulfill a dream like this Rudy went through many hard times with some very hard decisions. Rudy made decisions like taking tours to Notre Dame; this got him one step closer. After a while finally Rudy has a talk with the Notre Dame priest. They both discuss about decisions Rudy might have to make to fulfill his dream. One decision Rudy made was to finally apply to the college. With the risks of not being accepted this was an important decision. Rudy gets rejected three times. With a fourth try Rudy is accepted. With the decision making he’s made he is closer to his dream. Rudy knows that getting on the football team is not going to be easy but with his goal setting it is easier for him to see the future. Some examples of Rudy’s goal setting are when he strives for good grades; Rudy knows with low grades he won’t get accepted into Notre Dame. Once moving to Notre Dame Rudy makes one step closer to being on the team by getting a job assisting the football field janitor. To focus on getting on the team everyday Rudy works out by running, stretching and many more things. Rudy had many goals on his way to his final dream/goal. Along such a long road of trying to get on the football team Rudy has many personal values and morals that keep him grounded. One value Rudy has is friendship. When his best friend dies Rudy continues his dream of trying out for the football team because his friend always believed he could do it. Also a personal value and moral Rudy has is making sure people are proud of him. When Rudy gets accepted into the college the first person he shows is his