Courage is powered by fear Aristotle believed courage to be the most important quality in a man. “Courage is a mean with regard to fear” (Aristotle). Courage is the willingness to act in spite of fear. Courage is not the absence of fear; it requires fear. As a human being‚ fear is part of everyday life. Without the concept of the fear‚ courage wouldn’t exist. On the other hand‚ risk is‚ by nature‚ scary. It’s uncertain‚ unpredictable. Having the courage to take risks in life is important in order
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My hopes and fears for the next 10 years Being rather pessimistic‚ I would like to start off with my fears. I guess my most immediate fear is the approaching SPM examination. Though I have always been conscientious and am often among the top five students in class‚ I’m a bit worried about not doing well enough to enter sixth form. This would mean that my parents would have to spend more money to send me to a private college. Even if I do enter sixth form‚ I worry about scoring brilliantly in the
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My aim in life: “Ambition makes a man energetic and active”. People have their own dreams in life some want to become rich or a band business man. There are others who have the craze to become poets‚ writers and novelists. But most of us have the desire of becoming doctors‚ engineers and scientists. As for myself‚ I don’t have high hopes in my life‚ indeed. I wish to become a teacher. The aim of my teacher’s life inspires me to take up this profession. The teaching profession is very noble
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had a significant impact on your life? When my Uncle Yaakov died‚ it affected my mother more than it did me‚ but it was how my mother reacted that impacted me. Once we heard the news that my Uncle Yaakov died in a car crash in Detroit while traveling for the Rebe...my mother let out this long‚ angstful wail and the wail still rings in my ears to this day. My mother went into a deep depression; she became this whole new person. At age 6‚ I did not understand why my mother went from taking walks with
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Economics in My Life When I was first given this assignment I was extremely perplexed at how I would even begin to finish it. I had no idea how economics related to my life in anyway. I hadn’t thought about it critically and I struggling terribly. Thanks to some much needed help from a fellow classmate‚ he allowed me to get an idea of things from his own essay. After reading not one‚ but two other essays‚ I was so surprised at how oblivious I had been. I never realized that just about everything
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Allison Towery ZimmerCrowe American Studies 6 February 2014 The Greatest Generation: What Made Them The Greatest? “This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” This quote was borrowed from Franklin Delano Roosevelt describing “the Greatest Generation” found in “The Time of Their Lives‚” written by Tom Brokaw (Brokaw‚ 1998). Roosevelt must have foreseen the future before speaking that comment about that generation of America since they won World War Two. However they shall take
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Donner 12-3-12 Fear Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” This means that most people don’t conquer their fears‚ but rather let their fears conquer them. It is important for people to accept fate and move on to face and conquer their fears. Fear is a part of everyone’s lives‚ and fear can exist for any totally diverse reasons. Such as‚ the fear of death‚ or something more miniscule such as the fear of heights‚ or the fear of the dark. These
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My Life with the Saints 1.) Father Martin affinity to St. Ignatius is not one necessarily out of profound affection but rather out of distinctness from the average person. It was his particular brand of spirituality that changed Father Martin’s perspective on the world. St. Ignatius prolixity was not cosmic in nature by any means of cognition but was more compatible to aloof uncle who privately paid for your tuition bills
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My father fought in the Vietnam War against the communist country in the armed forces. After the War in 1975‚ he wounded around his shoulder and he put into prison. Life in re-education camp has fulfilled with harsh‚ strictness‚ and overprotective. He spent eight years in re-education camp to sacrifice with all of the hardship. He was a boat refugee and was taken to Pulau Bidong‚ Thailand and Malaysia to resettle in the refugee camp. My dad came to the United States in 1984. My mother was a boat
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at the time as I race to pick up my siblings from school. I take them home‚ then rush to coach my cheer team of 16‚ ten-year old girls. I am extremely passionate about coaching; I love to teach my girls all the skills they will need to compete‚ but lately it has been hectic. My mind is racing thinking of the endless amount of studying I need to do‚ coupled with how I can help my struggling cheerleader Payton with the routine. Time has been stretched because my life has changed. Many more responsibilities
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