English 105 Joyce Freese Jazmine Moore November 28‚ 2012 When you look up self-motivation in the dictionary it says that self-motivation is initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another’s prodding or supervision. Some of us are self-motivated and some of us are motivated by others. It may seem difficult to have the ambition and the drive to motivate yourself but when you take action‚ when you have faith‚ and when you have a little motivation from others‚ you will have
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Around the period of the First World War the King of the United Kingdom said to the then Earl of Derby “My father was frightened of his mother‚ I was frightened of my father‚ and I am damned well going to see to it that my children are frightened of me.” One of the most powerful men in the western world during a time of great strife said this about the ones closest to him in his life. Why would a man of such potentially great compassion in one of the most fruitful nations of its time feel this way
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“Gifted Hands” Chapter’s 7-9 There’s an old saying by Eleanor Roosevelt that states “You can never really live anyone else’s life‚ not even your child’s. The influence you exert is through your own life‚ and what you’ve become yourself.” I believe this statement is true. However‚ what Eleanor Roosevelt fails to mention was who‚ or what kind of people come into our lives and influence us to change for the better. Do these particular
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Beneatha’s Struggles Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ “A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” As carbon matter endures unimaginable heat and pressure to transform into a beautiful diamond‚ so also do individuals experience incredible situations in life‚ which lead to opportunities for personal development. These times of struggle do not always produce the most gracious or picturesque representations of a person‚ but they are often necessary for
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graduating in 1900 Roosevelt then decided to attend school at Harvard. He was not a great student and mostly got C’s and his teachers described him and underwhelming and average. During his last year at Harvard he became engaged to his fifth cousin‚ Eleanor Roosevelt‚ they got married in march 1905. Roosevelt then thought
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These lines are taken from the Robert Frost’s famous poem ‘Stopping By Woods On A Snowing Evening’. Collectively‚ postmodern society has bumbled its way into a seriously secular mentality. It is a mindset that obscures the reality and meaning of the creation we behold every day. That mindset rejects and vilifies the truth that a creation demands a Creator. And that in spite of the fact that the study of the sciences reveals consistent‚ artful symmetry and similarity at all levels of nature. Trees
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Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open. John Barrymore Through‚ Often‚ Door Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama Made‚ Ready‚ Actions Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde Others‚ Cause‚ Whenever Happiness is when what you think‚ what you say‚ and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi Harmony Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper‚ our friends
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Courtly love began in the late eleventh century with William IX of Aquitaine. William was a well-known troubadour in southern France‚ and his influence on granddaughter Eleanor (and in turn‚ her influence on her daughter‚ Marie) led to the Courts of Love. The Courts of Love were presided over by Marie de Champagne and Eleanor D ’Aquitaine. With many scholars and theologians present‚ the Courts of Love gave women a new standing and brought a note of elegance into the stark medieval
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by laying the groundwork for the women’s network. During the 1930’s‚ many different organizations began to evolve to include women in their decision-making. The backbone to this movement seems to lie deep within the White House. The First Lady‚ Eleanor Roosevelt‚ held a great deal of influence in decisions regarding women and their role. Ware writes of Mrs. Roosevelt as the "foremost member of the women’s network in the 1930’s‚" and throughout the book Roosevelt’s influence seems to be everywhere
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own up to all your decisions and accepting each consequence if one decides whether or not to follow through. Eleanor Roosevelt was quoted for saying; “In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/personal-responsibility. I agree with Eleanor Roosevelt because I control my own destiny. It is up to me to know the difference between right and wrong and
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