Before I arrived at NCOA‚ I wasn’t sure what I was going to learn throughout the course. Some friends told me the course was amazing‚ while others said it is just a vacation and I should enjoy it. Then‚ there are the people who just plain hate school and said it was the worst time ever. I tried to keep an open mind about the course‚ but it becomes difficult when you have so many people telling you so many different things. I tried to put all my opinions and misconceptions aside and give the material
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At the age of eleven I experienced two fundamental shifts within my knowledge of myself and the world around me; though‚ of course‚ at the time I was quite unaware of the long lasting implications of these shifts. The first shift would lead to a drastic reworking of my inner psyche‚ this inner reworking founded itself when I experienced my first panic attack‚ an early sign of the anxiety disorder that would fester in my mind until the present. The second shift had a greater immediate impact upon
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Through the course‚ I learned about leadership different styles and how they emerged and developed from the Trait Theories that focus on the leader characteristics to the Goal Orientations Theories that require collaborative methods between leaders and followers. As I mentioned before‚ I had always linked the leadership weight to the leader leading characteristics. However‚ I would argue now that leadership is gained through practice and experience and it is powered through followers. As a school
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Enthusiasm. Alertness. Adaptability. These are the three major character qualities that I have gained through my time and experience in HOSA. Through my two years in HOSA‚ as a member and as the Chapter Treasurer‚ I’ve learned to appreciate what the organization has given to me and apply it to my daily life. Without HOSA‚ I’m not sure when or if I would have developed and refined these character values. Being enthusiastic was difficult for me. I was the person who didn’t like a lot of attention
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In 1980 when Marji was only 10‚ the start of the Iran-Iraq war took place‚ lasting until 1988 with a total of over a million lives lost‚ making it the longest conventional war of the 20th century. Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi. Reasons why Persepolis is a valuable book for high school students include how a graphic novel set up can be a very intriguing way to write a book‚ the way it portrays that what schools were teaching the children is not always true‚ and the character
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The five signature themes I got on the StrengthsFinder were: Empathy‚ Developer‚ Intellection‚ Input‚ and Adaptability. All these traits will be very beneficial to me as a future adoption caseworker. Empathy is the top strength I got‚ the StrenghtsFinder writes about empathy as “You can feel what they are feeling as though their feelings are your own.” My intuition towards other’s feelings would help me help others‚ especially if someone is giving up their child to give to another family. I would
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Most of my friends that know me well would say that I am a happy‚ fun and kind person. I would agree with this and I also think I am outgoing and easy to get along with. In my opinion I am generous and caring and I love the feeling I get from helping others. Despite all this‚ I must admit that I tend to be bossy sometimes and I can also be a bit of a lazy person too. Since the beginning of first year at the high school I have noticed my personality change. I think that now I have more self-esteem
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“In the relations of race there is a cycle of events which tends everywhere to repeat itself.” (McLemore‚ S. D.‚ 1980‚ pg. 24). Race is a social construction. The beliefs our society tend to hold about race is neither biologically factual nor is it logical. Yet‚ there are still vast majorities of people who believe in these stereotypes about race as if it were true. For the dominant group these stereotypes typically keep them in a position of power. As for the subordinate group‚ these stereotypes
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When I first joined Walmart about six year or so ago‚ I had to run my store like a mom and pa store. If you don’t know what that mean it is a small town store that runs off of old fashion know how. I would have customers coming into the store yell at me why did not carry an item from there country. My only replay to that at first was we are in America that is why. Them I notice that I was being close minded and need to capture that market that I was missing out on. Being a manager in south Florida
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The Koolaid was delicious For one to truly become ‘The Chief’‚ a strong foundation of values and morals is essential. This must be evident both on and off duty. The Chief Petty Officer Academy (CPOA) provided me with a clear vision of leadership‚ understanding that we cannot achieve success without enduring failure. At the CPOA‚ there were several defining moments where this was never more clear. The classes that had the most profound effect on me were the Intermediate Ropes Course‚ Goals and
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