Justin Perales Professor Hoke English 1301 4-16-2013 Role Models In professional sports today‚ there are thousands of professional athletes. Some have more fame than others and have varying levels of influence on young children throughout the world. It is important for all athletes to realize that they are role models. Also to reflect a positive character to the youth around the world. Athletes tend to do things in a selfish manner‚ not realizing that they have thousands of kids following their
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Could you imagine finding out that you have cancer? “Farewell to Violet” By Ellen Dodson. Nicole is a young teenager who has found out that she has cancer‚ and will loss her hair. She blocks her mom out‚ so she doesn’t have anyone to talk to about what she is going through. Nicole takes control of what’s happening to her in her own way. In “Farewell to Violet” Nicole feels powerless about having cancer but decides to take control of it in her own ways. Nicole won’t tell her mom what’s going on
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"The Road Not Taken" and "Mother to Son" are both parables meant to teach lessons already learned by the experienced narrators. They are meant to teach the lesson that life is precious and once a decision is made it cannot be taken back. Therefore‚ make decisions careful because they will steer the course of your life. Also‚ both poems are narrated by a single person‚ implying that the choices that they have made and the hardships they have endured have been alone. This implies a strength and individuality
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a terrific civil rights leader. He is a role model that I look up to. He shows pride‚ courage‚ confidence‚ bravery‚ and determination. I chose him because of what he did. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ fought to make sure that every person of color that was not respected‚ have the same rights as the whites. Although‚ he got his people the rights they deserved‚ it took a lot of work for him to do. He protested and boycotted‚ but that did not stop him from achieving his
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IDENTICAL: Plot summary Raeanne and Kaeleigh Gardella are the teenage daughters of two successful parents: their father‚ Raymond‚ is a district-court judge and their mother‚ Kay‚ is a successful woman politician. While Kaeleigh acts as a typical school student that is involved in a school play‚ her identical twin sister‚ Raeanne‚ is the opposite. Raeanne spends most of her free time with her drug dealer‚ smoking pot‚ drinking and being extremely promiscuous. At home‚ both girls drink their father’s
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in the footsteps of the consummate role model‚ with unique and powerful qualities which you aspire to attain. This may be the most difficult task of looking up to a role model. All role models are the ideal people you want to follow‚ your idea of how you want to be in the future. To me‚ a role model is someone in my life that has influenced me in a positive way. They have helped shape the way I am in the present and make me what I will be in the future. Role models are the people that I can look to
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I have high expectations for myself such as being a role model. Being a role model for others‚ I have to think twice regarding my actions and its consequences. Being a leader is to have the courage of creating an impact and leaving a mark behind your path to inspire. I would like to be a positive influence for others and hope that my inspirations are contagious. At home‚ I am a leader as well. I have a younger sister and I want to be a role model for her because the people you were raised in can influence
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was shoved into fame at a young age and is now trying to outgrow her Disney Channel reputation. Young girls need someone they can idolize without getting the wrong message. The old Miley was a great role model for young girls‚ unlike the new fame crazed Miley. The old Miley Cyrus was a great role model for young impressionable girls. Back in an 2009 interview‚ Miley Cyrus said “Drugs are for idiots and i’m never going to be that person.” The old Miley also said no to smoking. "I would never smoke
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achieve my goals‚ and I don’t become wealthy from my propositions in life‚ am I defined as unsuccessful? I believe from a dictionaries point of view‚ that would be true. Similarly‚ in the topics mentioned in the two articles‚ “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman and “The Sweet
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believe role models do not influence people‚ but rather role models help inspire people. Inspiration is something that sparks emotion. It uplifts us‚ gives us hope and faith and shows us the possibilities. Whereas I believe Influence tends to cause us to provoke change on a regular basis or to act upon a specific power to affect an outcome or result. Influence makes things happen. The role model I have chosen is one who inspires me‚ even though he is someone I never met. My role model is my great-great
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