and motivating you with positive strategies. In addition‚ this book is filled with quotes and stories about real people in real scenarios‚ making this relatable to any age group facing difficult situations. “Look at this as an opportunity to grow” (Covey 57). I have always been a huge procrastinator. I would put off my schoolwork until the last minute and then cram it all the night before. And to top that off I was also a Yes-man so I would worry about my friends’ work rather than my own. Definitely
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Therefore the importance of life planning has become a crucial component of seeing my dreams come true. Establishing attainable goals for today in order to determine what happens tomorrow is essential for lifelong success. Franklin Covey Mission Statement Builder (Covey‚ 2008) created a structured summary of my values and aspirations in life. With this new concept I have a new perspective of how to organize my thoughts and bring them to life on paper. I am excited about this new direction in my life
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Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ Douglass expresses on how slave owners would use their speech to affect their slaves. Douglass uses his experience with Mr. Covey to show how words can be used to oppress people physically and mentally. Douglass expresses how Mr. Covey made Douglass “broken in body‚ soul‚ and spirit” (Douglass 38). Mr. Covey would be very deceptive towards his slaves‚ issuing commands and orders whether they knew how to complete the task or not. If they did not complete their tasks
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Christianity strictly opposed the practice of slavery. The false form of this religion‚ explained as “The hypocritical Christianity of [the] land‚” is practiced by whites‚ most notably Mr. Covey‚ and is a complete mockery of the true ideals behind genuine Christian thought (Douglass‚ 95). Douglass refutes Covey among others to expose the underlying hypocrisy of the slaveholding South while revealing his version
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where you’re going‚ and why‚ you cannot possibly get there”.(Bennis‚ 1994‚ para 3.). “The visionary leader thinks big‚ thinks new‚ thinks ahead-and most important‚ is in touch with the deep structure of human consciousness and creative potential”. (Covey‚ 2004‚ para 2.) • Passion. A good leader is passionate about his profession‚ his goals and the promises of life. He also knows that by being energetic and motivating‚ he will become an inspiration to. A leader who communicates passion gives hope
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1.Slaves didn’t know their mothers or birthdays. Assess the impact on their mental well being ? The growth of the child can’t leave his mother. Care of the mother for the child ’s future character formation‚ have a decisive role. Slaves don‘t know their mother‚ so they don’t get good care‚ no guideline‚ no direction. The slave don‘t know their birthday‚ so that they don’t have a sense of identity for self. It is easy to hurt them as a person ’s sense of belonging. 2. Slavery degraded
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given right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚ stated in the Declaration of Independence for the very country that enslaves him. Douglass uses specific examples‚ in the case of Hugh and Sophia Auld‚ Thomas Auld‚ Colonel Lloyd and Edward Covey‚ the slaveholders’ reliance on religion‚ and the harm caused to the slaves themselves‚ to show that although slavery is in itself a blatant disregard for human life‚ it also has drastic effects on the degradation of the slaveholder’s own morality.
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When Douglass was 16‚ he was sent to a new master‚ Thomas Auld‚ who owned a plantation in St. Michael’s‚ Maryland. Mr. Auld is trying to beat Douglass.In paragraph 3‚ excerpt 4‚ “Mr. Covey was one of the few slaveholders who could and did work with his hands.He was a hard-working man. He knew by himself just what a man or a boy could do. There was no deceiving him. His work went on in his absence almost as well as in his presence; and
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In nineteenth century America a lot was changing‚ for example the civil war that broke out in 1860 and the divide of Northern and Southern part of America over slavery. The South wanted to keep the slaves and the North wanted slavery abolished. The South seceded and the civil war began for the abolishment of slavery. After the Civil War‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868‚ which gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. And the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870‚
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whippings only made Douglass more desperate for freedom. And one day‚ Douglass did something no slave has done before-he fought back (Elliot‚ 4). “The battle with Mr. Covey was the turning in my career as a slave.”( Elliot‚ 6). That definitely made him more popular‚ and hated‚ by other slaves. When he fought back against Covey‚ Covey stepped back and gave Douglass some respect. And now‚ Frederick Douglass not only impacted the united states by his autobiographies‚ abolishment of slavery‚ and being
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