Brandee English 111 October 8‚ 2012 Strength in Numbers “Hi. I’m Jordan and I’m an addict slash abuser‚ I guess.” I watch my son shrug his shoulders and hunch over‚ clasping his hands in his lap after uttering these words. He speaks the words quietly‚ but his apathetic tone and body language read loud and clear. He doesn’t believe the words he’s saying and is merely being cooperative. After a loud and cheerful “Hello Jordan!” the group turns their attention to me. “Hi. I’m Brandee‚ and I’m
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The topics presented in the media from Character Strengths and Virtues is very important and will definitely impact my behavior when I work with the LEGO kits. The media provided proved to be very useful‚ but there were several points with which made me realize just how important it was to follow the guidelines that the lectures and and book provided. Patience and taking responsibility for one’s actions are points continuously made. It is important to practice both of these behaviors in order to
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IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH To our respected instructor‚ my dear classmates and friends‚ good day. It is my pleasure to stand before you today despite fright and hesitations. It is not an easy task to render a speech like a politician or a preacher in front of handsome and beautiful people like you. My chosen theme today is about unity. Teams‚ clubs‚ churches‚ government‚ corporations – all of those and many other organizations in the world need unity in order to achieve the purpose‚ goals
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The five most significant strengths’ would be setting goals‚ managing time‚ critical thinking‚ reading and writing. I think that these five skills are the most important for the successful graduation from college and‚ these are the skills that I will be focusing on improving. The first strength on my list is Proper goal setting because is what starts the process. Success comes from setting short term goals that eventually lead to a bigger long term goal for example‚ a freshman students setting
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here is a reason Sparta is still taught in schools today.Sparta was a Greek city state that sits on the Peloponnese peninsula. It is a military based city state. The Spartan strengths outweigh the weaknesses because they had an advanced military‚ women were respected‚ and they trained their soldiers at a young age.To begin with‚ Sparta had an advanced military.In Document C‚ the text states “Spartan krypteia [crip-TEE-a]‚ a kind of secret police or special-operation unit.”The krypteia was a group
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Intellection‚ Learner‚ Restorative‚ Individualization‚ and Achiever. These are the five strengths I was told I have from the Clifton Strengths for Students test‚ and I couldn’t agree more. The first two‚ intellection and learner‚ are strengths related to strategic thinking which is an important piece of who I am. I enjoy learning about the world around me‚ but I don’t necessarily enjoy school which is why I chose to only come to school for my bachelors. I love to ask why and have an intellectual
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parents divorcing‚ he has the strength of each parent being involved in his life. He has the support of his mother every day and visits with his father every other weekend. It is important in any young person’s life to have the involvement of two parent figures. At home‚ Ethan completes his daily chores as directed by his mother. This is a strength because it teaches Ethan responsibility and discipline. He succeeds in completing chores by his determination. Another strength of Ethan is that he attends
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Personal Strengths and Weaknesses A reason that this country works well is that everyone has diverse abilities which can contribute to everyday life. Some people let those abilities shine at work‚ in their personal life or both. As people have their strengths‚ they also have their weaknesses. There is a problem to improve those weaknesses when the weakness is not identified. Once the weak point is identified it needs to be resolved. A plan of action for improvement helps in solving the situation
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True Strength An Indian philosopher by the name of Mahatma Ghandi once said‚ “Strength does not come from your physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” In other words‚ when you face an obstacle in your life that you feel you can’t make it through and you’ve given up all hope‚ there is an unconquerable force inside of you that gives you motivation and true strength to overcome that situation. I can relate to this term because I have been faced with daily struggles and hazardous scenarios
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Bram Stoker creates this stereotype that the vampire has strength that far surpasses the average human. This becomes a constant theme in the genre that can also be shown in Twilight where the vampires use their strength and inhuman agility to their advantage. Pramod Nayar in his article says “However‚ the hegemonic masculinity of Meyer’s text also constructs the male body as a superb specimen of strength and fitness” (Nayar). This gives the undead a theory where they are the perfect
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