For most of my adult life‚ I have struggled to define success -success‚ in the sense‚ that I have never been where I wanted to be. I grew up in a small one-bedroom apartment in East Los Angeles where we struggled to pay the monthly rent of $500. My grandmother had been renting this apartment for 30 years. My mother and her four siblings were raised in this apartment. None of my grandmother’s children graduated from high school. Instead‚ they drove trucks for a living‚ joined the armed services or
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Personal Statement College often is seen as a choice expected of teens to make. We are supposed to go to college or have to go to college before our lives can begin. I like to think college is about preparing us for our lives. It is the building of a raft before we journey down the river of life. Bumpy this ride may become‚ but our education will keep us afloat. I have chosen college to become one step closer to my goal. That is I plan to be a doctor‚ a healer. Through undergraduate school
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Personal Responsibility Maria Fiordilino Gen 200 September 23‚ 2014 Don Braunstein Personal Responsibility What does taking personal responsibility mean? It’s a loaded question‚ depending on whom you are asking. What personal responsibility means to me is being responsible for our actions‚ making decisions for ourselves or others for the rest of our life‚ in every aspect of our life. We are accountable for taking care of ourselves. Going back to college as an adult can be daunting. At
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in a hope that we will meet one day in the future. At this state I am a seventeen year old high school student. I have been given an assignment to write to my future child about personal success. To let you know right here at the beginning of my letter‚ I really believe that being a good parent is a sign of personal success. At this point I am not sure if I want to have a boy or a girl but I am certain that I have every intention of being a pillar of strength and support for my child. I know some people
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full of challenges‚ and thus‚ I had to strive to prove my small stature did not hinder me in the slightest. I struggled throughout my younger years to find a sport that suited me but I finally decided to dedicate myself to the pursuit of playing college softball. Yet‚ most people questioned‚ myself included‚ how could someone so small in stature accomplish a goal this large? I was first introduced to the game of softball at a young age‚ and I was absolutely inept at the game. Ball after ball would
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Personal Responsibility Ngo Duong GEN 200 March 18‚ 2014 Ronald White Personal Responsibility Father‚ what degree do you have? I reply to my children‚ I do not have a degree because college is not for me. Beside I have to work to provide the family needs in daily life. Are that enough responsibilities? Or is that an excuse you want to give to your children. Or you accept your responsibility by going to college to a degree. What is personal responsibility? To me‚ it is being responsible for
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30 Years and Success. In society we ironically associate time with success. “By my late forties I should be established and able to settle down and begin enjoying the brighter side of life”. Many people have sequential life goals for themselves; career‚ marriage‚ children‚ early retirement. These landmarks reflect their idea of a suitable life. The only problem is if somehow those factors pop up out of order‚ they no longer feel like they are on a promising course to a happy life. Personally‚ I view
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I know that college will be challenging for me because of several potential pitfalls including‚ issues with of my children‚ professor issues‚ and time management. I am a diligent working mother‚ and I have three children and a husband. I have been a state tested nursing assistant for twelve years‚ but now I am going back to school to become an R.N. in order to more adequately fulfill my financial needs. One challenge I face is coping with my extremely busy life. I have three young children‚
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I stood first in College 5 years in a row‚ which were First Year Junior College (FYJC)‚ Second Year Junior College (SYJC) – Junior College Education as well as First Year Bachelor of Arts (FYBA)‚ Second Year Bachelor of Arts (SYBA)‚ and Third Year Bachelor of Arts (TYBA) – Degree College education; for which I was felicitated at the Achiever’s Day held in College‚ and was a honored with a certificate for achievements in each of the respective
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characters in The Odyssey. Though Odysseus is a hero‚ the gods control his life. It is as if he were the main character in a video game and the gods are fighting over who controls his life. Personal responsibility is overshadowed by the gods’ eagerness to grab the controller. Homer disregards personal responsibility by showing how the gods take care of everything for Odysseus. It was ultimately Athena who begged Zeus to let Odysseus go home by saying Father Zeus…..never let any sceptered king be
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