One of my dilemmas is that I often downplay my accomplishments because others are better than me. This comes from a form of modesty that slowly became a weapon over the years. Part of this definitely stems from our societal values; it has taken me over a decade to realize that being proud of my accomplishments is not the same as bragging. One way that I’ve overcome this problem is by getting better at accepting compliments. If someone compliments me‚ I used to just protest and state that it isn’t
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My goals in education are to develop an open mind to social complexities and to prove to future employers that I am a well rounded individual. Education is an everlasting experience‚ however Binghamton University offers me at least 4 years of a unique learning opportunity on how to interact with fellow peers‚ coaches‚ professors‚ and employers‚ all of whom are from different races‚ places‚ and religious‚ social‚ and political backgrounds. This school is composed of enough young adults‚ from all
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I completed one of the biggest accomplishments before coming to college‚ and that was graduating high school as the top 10%. As for what influenced me into doing so well in school is thanks to my parents and my grandmother. They knocked a lot of sense into me‚ whereas making me think of my future – earning money and supporting my family verses being a homeless beggar. I became more persistent and devoted into carving out my own life as a young adult. I grew up in San Diego‚ California and having
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Goals Paper In my Goals Paper you will find three things: my personal goals‚ my academic goals‚ and my career goals. Before beginning this paper I spent some time thinking over what it is I valued which helped me figure out what my goals would be .My personal goals revolve mostly around my fiancé Michael. My academic goals simply involve me graduating with as many A’s as possible and graduating college before I am 25. The last of the goals mentioned in this paper are my career goals which include
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yourself. My answer has always been the same. I describe myself as an average 17 year old. Though I have traveled the world and been very lucky to experience some of the most magical opportunities. I am a girl that is not different from many others‚ but when you look deep down‚ I am. I was born in Toulouse‚ France and at the age of 4 my parents decided to move to Casablanca‚ Morocco. After 4 years‚ my parents got divorced‚ and my mother‚ being the adventure seeker she is‚ decided to move my sister
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Hello‚ I have to write an essay on my life goals. I’m having trouble with writing a thesis and basically the entire essay. I need 5 paragraphs and so far I only got 3. Heres what I got so far... Everyone seems to ask themselves what do they really want from their life? What are we all really striving for? While people should ask themselves what can they do to help others? When a person helps other they meet their physical and emotion need. Helping others also brings compassion and compassion
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Maria A. Tisdale Narrative Essay September 23‚ 2010 Ms. Thorne My Journey to My Accomplishments My first goal was to obtain my general Equivalency Diploma (GED) with the intentions of later attending college. It took me longer to achieve my goals‚ since I have had many personal obstacles in my way. At the age of 17‚ I became a married teenage single mother of a one month old baby. I did not have much of a family so I had to take care of my child on my own. My family was not the type to
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family he has put me in. My parents have always instilled the “work hard play hard” principle into my sister and I from an early age. We have always been treated with respect from our parents and have been expected it in return. We have always been a close knit family and I tend to think‚ very unique as well. I grew up in a household with two graduate music majors; my mom‚ a violinist and vocalist‚ and my dad‚ a vocalist and all-around musician with a focus on percussion. Both of my parents are teachers
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Personal Goal Paper Personal goals are achieved through dedication and the love of what you are doing. Nobody can decide one person’s personal goals for themselves because it is only made by them and it reflects their character and interests. A personal goal that I have is to serve people in need whether that is through mission trips‚ volunteer work‚ or a child sponsorship. The steps that I will need to take in order to reach my goal of serving others is to get involved in a church that is committed
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your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals”- Henry David Thoreau. Making and achieving goals is so important in one’s life‚ because once you have achieve them it makes you a better person. Achieving goals make you feel confidence in yourself‚ and it gives you the sense of accomplishment. Like the quote says it’s not about what you get from achieving your goals it’s about what you become by achieving your goals. I was always a person who had very high goals because
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