John Wooden said “Your reputation is who people think you are‚ your character is who you really are.” So‚ what would it look like for us to have great character in 2012 and stop working on our reputation? Who really cares what people think? I learned this lesson several years ago. I ran into a person who worked endlessly on their reputation but had terrible character. When their character was revealed (which happens in intimacy) they were a complete let down. The truth is‚ they wouldn’t have been
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"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ Because your character is what you really are‚ while reputation Is merely what others think you are". Reputation is the general estimation in which a person is held by the public. Yes‚ in public. This means that this are the things that people usually notice right away. This may be looks or possession. This means that reputation can be made in an instant. Character on the other hand‚ takes weeks‚ months‚ years‚ or even a lifetime
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Mrs. Lusby English 12/6/16 Police Corruption and Reputation Having a bad reputation can lead to someone being accused of a crime. Bad reputation kind of relates to police corruption‚ which is another topic I’m going to focus on. People’s reputation is being ruined every day and if they aren’t then people are probably talking around trying to ruin it. Police corruption is another issue that is in the world today still. Most cops respect the authority that has been given to them but some do not
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scare. The author timely wrote this comparing the witches in salem to the communist in united states. During the play there are many conflicts with characters and with one self. The author throughout the play demonstrates the theme of respect and reputation. The author represents this theme through John Proctor ‚ Tituba and reverend Parris. The author presents this theme at the beginning of the play when tituba and the girls were caught dancing in the forest. They soon tried to accuse tituba of witchcraft
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Reputation in The Crucible The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller uncovers the value of reputation to each character as accusations of witchcraft arise in the small town of Salem. The play shows characters going to lengths to preserve their good reputation‚ no matter the consequences. This theme of reputation is shown in the play through the characters of Reverend Parris‚ John Proctor‚ and even the court. Reverend Parris is exceedingly selfish and is shown to value his reputation above all several
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Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Trust sometimes helps people strengthen themselves to be able to go through tough times in life. John Greene proves so in his book‚ The Fault in Our Stars. Hazel and Augustus are able to build a strong relationship. The author uses characterization in order to build trust between the two characters. Since Hazel was able to put her faith in Augustus‚ her character became stronger and started to have more confidence in herself. Augustus‚ a philosophical teenager
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thought generous; nevertheless‚ if you act in the way that will get you a reputation for generosity‚ you will do yourself damage.” (Machiavelli‚ 49) If a ruler is viewed as being generous then the people are going to expect constant generosity out of the ruler and will not appreciate the rulers generosity. It is impossible for a ruler to maintain a reputation for generosity forever because “a ruler who pursues a reputation for generosity will always end up wasting all his resources” (Machiavelli
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wife and that Wilson was “crazy enough to kill me if I hadn’t told him who owned the car… what if I did tell him? That fellow had it coming to him” (Fitzgerald 178). Tom Buchanan is the type of person that will do anything to save his own life or reputation. It is at this point that Nick is realizing how corrupt Tom is. The worst part of Tom’s accusation is that he didn’t see it as a way to help his friend‚ Wilson‚ he saw it as an opportunity to help himself. He didn’t feel guilty about it‚ was even
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When I was younger I was an unemotional kid who for whatever reason people were intimidated by me. This has managed to follow me throughout my life although I have been slowly losing the reputation as a cold fish as I move to different schools. When I went from Elementary school to Junior High a lot of that reputation was lost because I was no longer a part of the popular kids‚ but no matter if I wasn’t trying to put out that vibe‚ it always resurfaced and is apparently just a part of my personality
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