As a child‚ I always admired and respected men and women who served the United States in the Navy and armed forces. These positions required a lot of sacrifice which meant that only the strongest willed of them made it through. That will power seemed to distinguish them from other members of society‚ they were mentally and physically stronger. When it came time for me to look into applying for colleges‚ I looked for places that had good engineering programs‚ top tier educations‚ and a structured
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After recording my sleep for a whole week I came to some realizations that I should probably go to bed a little earlier. Though in an regular week‚ full of classes‚ exams‚ and other events I was able to average a little under 8 hours. There were nights that I was only able to squeeze in a little under 6 hours. I was able to go home that weekend‚ so you can see that I obviously sleep better there than I do in my dorm bed‚ I was able to catch up on sleep and get way over the recommended amounts. I
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In today’s society‚ everyone has their own individual perspective of what ethnic and cultural identity mean for their family culture. Understanding your family cultural group is essential in regards to values‚ norms and beliefs. Culture identity allows you develop a self-conception and self-perception. This is in relation to nationally‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ social class‚ race‚ and gender. For me‚ my cultural and ethnic identity is who I am and what I have evolved into based on the aspects of how
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Looking back to my past experiences‚ I remember taking a test in middle school and I was so confident because I studied for the test that whole week. I was so confident that when I finished the test I did not even bother to go back and check my answers. Being so confident I thought to myself “how could I have made a mistake”. When I got the test back I saw I made some mistakes. I was blinded by my confidence and I did not think I could make a mistake just like Hammond thought his park was secure
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As I begin to write I can feel it coming on‚ my veins pulsating inside my head‚ my eyes starting to display a reddish hue‚ the back of my head ringing with pain. I can sense exhaustion creeping up‚ similar to a storm rolling in from the horizon; nevertheless‚ with much to accomplish‚ I persevere. It is the beginning of the nightmare I dread every single minute of my life; the start of a migraine. It all started the first day of fifth grade. I tried to focus on my teacher; however‚ the constant
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How would my subordinates describe me as a leader? I have never seemed to think as myself as a leader however‚ since I have been in the INANG my subordinates would describe me as a good mentor and team builder. I like to work close by those underneath me and be ready to jump in and help when there is an issue. I would also be described as a good listener. When I was a senior airman I was asked by a colonel: If I could change something with our leadership‚ what would it be? In the back of my
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My reflection and model of leadership Reflection is the ability to think things through and debrief and it is a skill that is required to develop and progress as a leader (Smith‚ 2001). It is then using this experience as a basis for future action (Raelin‚ 2001). Reviewing the literature‚ the leadership models above have resonated well with me. Reflection on my past and current leadership style have shown that I have predominately practised a transactional leadership and as I have developed in my
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I thought swimming was easy when I was younger but when I joined Tide‚ I discovered that I had thought wrong. That’s when I was formally introduced to a little thing called butterfly… Talk about a major game changer. When I was on Tide in the fourth grade it taught me a lot about competitive swimming. Tide was extremely difficult and everything was really hard. Although‚ the most difficult of it all was butterfly. It was an extremely hard stroke to master and I couldn’t have been worse at it. The
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Looking at the online assessment tools‚ the first one is the conflict management tool. This assessment placed myself in the compromising style approach. I was not surprised by this result because I have always known my approach to any conflict is to find a common ground. However‚ I can see how they state that no one ever is satisfied because each party has to walk away with not getting want they wanted. Although‚ I think that this prevents conflict from not getting resolved‚ and allows for open communication
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November 18‚1999. 12:15p.m.‚ Harris Methodist Hospital‚ Fort Worth‚ TX. Room 413‚ 4th floor‚ 6lbs 14 oz‚ Victoria Elisa McLean. We all come into this world with our own individual identity. Identity-the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. Fast Forward sixteen years 9 months and 8 days. Here I am‚ Victoria McLean. But who am I? Everyone has significant life factors that configure who they become and shape their lives‚ mine is soccer. In science it says we start retaining information at
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