How to Bounce Back from Adversity Renee’ Baker PSS301: Work Life & Career 1. Give an example of how you turned a negative experience into a positive one. In order to turn a negative experience into a positive one is to counter adversity with resilience; that is taking charge of how we think about adversity. The first step is to have a plan of action‚ then respond to that plan otherwise called response oriented thinking. I was employed with my previous company for
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Adversity to me is what challenges and obstacles stand in our way. The fear and voices in our mind that we must overcome. Overcoming and having power over adversity is very important. We need to realize we can not hide the truth. We need to take a step and realize what is important. What you have to do. The book “Miracle in the Andes” is a great example of overcoming adversity. In the book‚ a plane filled with mostly rugby players crashed in the middle of the Andes. There was no help for them. Many
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Helen Keller “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart”. American educator Helen Keller overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become one of the 20th century’s leading humanitarians. Together with the help of her beloved teacher Anne Sullivan‚ who was also partially blind‚ Helen was able to achieve many goals in life. Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27‚ 1880 in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. Keller was born with her
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skill in badminton. Every‚ single‚ day‚ I took an hour away from my life to practice techniques for this sport. For the upcoming Fitnessgram Test‚ I believe I will barely pass the test. Based on observations‚ my push-up and crunch techniques are ineffective and robust. As a result‚ if I continue to perform my unique tactics‚ then I will probably not pass the test this coming March. During these several months‚ I hope my self-control will
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English Oral Test - Dialogue *Friend Change SchoolA : Hey guys! Long time no see. I missed you guys a lot!B : We’re too babe! :D So bored when you not with us at school.C : Absolutely freaking boring you know? Well‚ here you the one that always cheer us up. So how your life in hostels?A : Whoa! Whoa! I miss you guys a lot too :D First week i feel like "Mama‚ take me back home!" so lonely there. I’m too awkward to speak with others‚ them too. But now everything was fine there.B : Hahahaha pity you
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Aristotle once said‚ “Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.” After thousands of years‚ this concept of beauty and its forthcoming advantages continues to hold. But first‚ what makes someone enjoyable to look at? There are some obvious and universal traits of beauty. According to Dina Spector‚ “High cheekbones‚ fuller lips‚ big eyes‚ and a thin chin are associated with sexiness in women‚ whereas a big jaw and broad chin are preferred in men. Smooth skin‚ shiny hair
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Does Money Bring Happiness? This often quoted phrase is so overused and jaded that even though we know that it is true‚ we tend to ignore it. We want to believe that there is an easy way out of being unhappy and believe me overcoming your emotions and teaching yourself to be happy can be more difficult that earning some bucks! All of us have at some point in time or another seen extremely rich‚ wealthy and famous people unhappier than what we would expect them to be‚ given the amount of material
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Well‚ one example of the Marshmallow Test in the world is at the beginning of time with the story of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. God told them to not eat the fruit from the tree from knowledge and they will be able to live with God and enjoy the world He created around them. Well‚ the story ended with Adam and Even eating the fruit from the tree‚ which gave them instant gratification‚ but they were not able to live in the garden anymore. So by
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In the essay “Bring Back Flogging‚” the author Jeff Jacoby discusses the flaws of imprisonment‚ today’s punishment for criminals. Published in the Boston Globe in 1997‚ the essay’s purpose was not only to address the problems of locking up criminals‚ but also to suggest a hypothetical solution or alternative to a prison sentence. In order to completely understand Jacoby’s essay‚ “Bringing Back Flogging‚” it is essential to analyze his thesis‚ purpose‚ methods or strategies‚ and persona beforehand
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all this‚ we usually neglect one of the things that is most likely to make us smiley people – we stop making friends. Research shows that having more friends is much more likely to make us happy than having more money‚ but as we get older and busier‚ we leave little time to meet and appreciate new people‚ preferring to hang on to the friends we already have. And we have fewer friends than you might think. United States academics‚ Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler‚ say the average person has
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