famous? Is he confident‚ popular‚ and joyful all of the time—the epitome of mainstream success? Or‚ on the other hand‚ is he stressed‚ having second thoughts about his life choices‚ and unsure about the meaning of his life? I am willing to be that it is the second one. Mainstream marketing and media have effectively brainwashed our society into accepting a false‚ even potentially dangerous definition of success. Marketers want us to believe that having lots of money‚ living in a big house‚ and owning
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“Success” Some may think that the rich and famous are remarkably successful‚ but few people may know the true definition of success. Whether you hear it in the news‚ or see it while browsing the Internet‚ you can almost always see those “successful” celebrities overdosed on drugs‚ in rehab‚ or even mixed up in messy situations. Now‚ if that’s what success is then who would honestly want to be successful? According to Merriam-Webster‚ success is defined as a favorable or desired outcome‚ yet the
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Personal Responsibility By: Margaret Hamlin Knowing how to be personal responsible‚ will help students be successful in college. Being accountable‚ setting goals and using good time management skills will help to determine college success. Personal responsibility is the idea that human beings choose‚ instigate‚ or otherwise cause their own actions. A corollary idea is that because we cause our actions‚ we can be held morally accountable or legally liable. Personal responsibility
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Conclusion Teen pregnancy is a pregnancy in female human-beings who are below the age of twenty years and being a teen parent it isn’t as great as it sounds. Teen pregnancy should be highly discouraged has it has effect on the teenage mother and the baby born. The teen mother may face complications such as premature labor‚ medical complication during the pregnancy period‚ at child birth or after child birth and are likely to drop out of school. One cause for an early pregnancy for a teenager
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Introduction Lately‚ I find myself thinking about college and life after college more and more as I grow older. Because of this I realized that to achieve my various goals I need to set a pathway that will help me reach them. I am a rising 9th grader and I get asked those certain questions almost every day‚ things like “what classes are you taking in high school?” or “what do you want to be when you grow up?” or even the “what college do you want to go to?”. These questions have really made me
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Coming into my first quarter of college I did not know what to really expect. I was very nervous and thought to myself if I could actually be successful in college. As the quarter went on‚ yes it was difficult at times‚ but I managed to work hard and get through everything. I have had good experiences and I have had bad experiences. I have had a mixture of these experiences throughout my classes. Academically I did a relatively good job. Although most of the time I was lazy and watched netflix a
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Basic Truth 3 in CORNERSTONES for community college success is:“One person and only one person has the power to determine your thoughts and the direction of your future. It is you!” This is the start of Basic Truth 3‚ a truth I seem to forget. I tend to want others to fix things for me; they make the plans‚ I execute them. In college‚ I can’t continue this habit. If I fulfill my dream of becoming a veterinarian then I will be the most highly educated person in my family. Basic truths 1 and
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The important pursuit of financial success is an idea that has been drilled into my head by the adults in my life from early on; my parents struggled in life‚ and for me they wanted a better‚ easier‚ future for me. What I took away from this was that I would not be successful and happy without the money and credentials as well. I could not understand why so many of my classmates wanted to be writers and artists; didn’t they too want to be successful? However‚ the summer before my senior year‚ I had
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I remember the first time I created art. I was seven years old and I was already in the midst of learning about myself. The pencil crayons felt like paint brushes as I let my inner artist run wild. I felt like Matisse himself even though I had no idea who that was at the time. I drew a rose and an off-coloured clownfish that looked more like Tiger. Although the things I drew had no significance‚ the idea of creating something captivated me ever since. I practiced baking to settle my need for creation
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Gazing across the lush field I lay my eyes on an enthusiastic crowd. Emotional chants rise from their voices but are immediately silenced from my hearing as the referee whistles the ball into play. I bend down to get into my stance‚ one hand down with my middle fingers balancing me into a running back stance. I feel the sweat dripping down my face and into my eyes causing a sizzling pain that brings my head back into the game. I knew it was only a matter of time‚ despite that it was only halfway
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