...Personal Responsibility Gen 200 September 18th, 2013 Evelyn Aiken Abstract It is easy to point the finger and become the victim when things go wrong in your life. When you can take personal responsibility for your actions, not only are you showing signs of growth and maturity, you are also showing that you are reliable and trust worthy in the work place. The world we live in today, it is easy to become the victim. We have radio lawyers who will be happy to help you sue even if the accident is your fault, there are therapists who will dig into your past and blame your upbringing for poor decisions that you have made, and we can even blame McDonald’s for being fat! Part of the problem is that people feel that there always has to be a winner and a loser. Just because you accept responsibility for your decisions or mistakes does not mean you have lost. It means that you are mature enough to understand what you have done and you can use that as a learning tool to move forward and hopefully not make the same mistake in the future. As children we are programmed to “tattle” and point the finger at our peers, but when we don’t grow out of that it can have damaging effects on us as adults. “It is time to take personal responsibility for our choices and actions and let maturity shine.” (Sue, 2007). Not taking personal responsibility also causes laziness, if we can blame others for our short comings then why should we even try to better ourselves? If I grew up in public housing...
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...Course Design Guide GEN/200 Version 2 Course Syllabus College of Humanities GEN/200 Version 2 Foundations for General Education and Professional Success Copyright © 2011, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This general education course is designed to introduce the intentional learner to communication, collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, problem solving, and professional competence and values. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach for the learner to develop personal academi c strategies in order to reach desired goals and achieve academic success . Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Ellis, D. (2011). Becoming a master student (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. All electronic materials are available on the student website. 1 Course Design Guide GEN/200 Version 2 Week One ...
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...Responsible Me DeAndre D. Benson Gen/200 March 20, 2014 Judy Olson-Hammer Responsible Me The vast majority of the hurdles that exist in my life are existent due to the commitments that I have accepted. I committed to being a stable partner to my wife, to being a dedicated father, to display a good amount of volunteerism, and to uphold strong religious values. These standards bring challenges that require the use of appropriate time management, commitment, determination and confidence in order to be successful. It is my responsibility to approach my education with the same resilience I have in these other areas of my life. A person may conclude that I could not maintain a balanced life that consists of being a loving spouse, raising two children, working forty (40) hours a week, attending to my social endeavors, worshiping in my faith and studying for college. If asked why I would add college to my other tasks, I would say that at this point in my life, I recognize the career opportunities, earning potential and power a person has when they hold a degree. Through the years, I have always prioritized other responsibilities ahead of completing my college education, but I realize that there is no better time than the present for “responsible me” to take this on. Define Personal Responsibility In my efforts to define personal responsibility, I start reflecting on the values and principles that are core in my life, which keep me focused...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Personal Responsibility Essay Gen/200 Due Sunday November 4, 2012 Mrs. Susan Ward Taking action of personal responsibilities, can simplify college success. I. Learning to maintain personal responsibilities, simplifies college success. Once a student takes control of his personal responsibilities, he can learn to maintain them and make college successful. To define personal responsibility is accepting the result of your actions instead of blaming others for them. In other words personal responsibility is comparable to accountability. Which is defined as “the quality or state of being accountable; especially: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions”. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accountability). Chances are most of the students are already on track for success. Personal Responsibilities are the decisions students make, to live up to their own ideas and expectations. They are thoughts and perceptions of how the world should be. These responsibilities add morals and values throughout life. As students discover new information these ideas and expectations will change. They can either help the student grow by making his thoughts and perceptions stronger. Or have the opposite effect and make him change his mind completely. They are the reasons for students’ success or failure. This information will help strengthen his thoughts and perceptions. He must take action to become successful...
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...Annotated Bibliography Dione Davis GEN-200 July 10, 2014 Ken young Annotated Bibliography WRIGHT, S. (2012). Welfare-to-work, agency and personal responsibility. Journal of Social Policy, 41, 309-328. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047279411001000 The reason I choose this article is because it seemed very reliable. I am sure that this is a credible source because I retrieved it from the University of Phoenix library, peer reviewed articles. It has some interesting information relating to personal responsibility. Stating that we all have choices and we choose to either apply them or not. I feel that this article will strengthen my essay and to help me prove a point. Sawhill, I. V., Winship, S., & Grannis, K. S. (2013). Pathways to the middle class: Balancing personal and public responsibilities. Issues in Science and Technology, 29(2), 47-54. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1505354842?accountid=458 This article was chosen do to the nature of its content and how recent it was published. This is a credible and reliable source and the information is current. It talks about trying to balance your personal responsibilities with public responsibilities. I believe that there is no balance in the two, I feel that you have to come to an equal medium and at some point one or the other will eventually lack more attention than the other. This reference will neither strengthen nor weaken my essay, just serve the purpose of referencing a point, for...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay – Rough Draft Your Name GEN/200 February 6, 2014 Al Tsai Personal Responsibility Essay – Rough Draft For this assignment a rough draft does not include the introduction or concluding paragraph. The introduction would be the first paragraph on page two. There is no “bolded” header for the introduction in APA 6th edition. The introduction begins immediately after the title of the paper. For your rough draft an introduction is not required. Delete all text in blue ink. Define Personal Responsibility Double space the entire document. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph between five and seven spaces by pressing the Tab key one time on the keyboard. Happy writing! Define what personal responsibility means to you. (Delete all text in blue. Type your reply in black ink. Leave the bolded header, “Define Personal Responsibility”) Personal Responsibility and College Success Double space the entire document. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph between five and seven spaces by pressing the Tab key one time on the keyboard. Happy writing! Explain the relationship between personal responsibility and college success. (Delete all text in blue. Type your reply in black ink. Leave the bolded header, “Personal Responsibility and College Success”). Practicing Personal Responsibility Double space the entire document. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph between five and seven spaces...
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...Annotated Bibliography GEN/200 November 13, 2012 Instructors Name The Sequence of Personal Responsibility. (July 2009). In Brookings. Retrieved from <http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2009/07/09-responsibility-haskins> The main point of this article is personal responsibility is dependent on the individual that agrees to social standards. If these standards are not meet these individuals finds a source besides themselves to place the blame. Haskins then goes on to say that people should be taught of basic principles such as: how to determine a good choice and a bad choice. Then the article continues to describe the major importance of enforcing more traditional values to further improve individuals. In turn this correlates with my essay perfectly considering the thesis statement is similar to my own and thus strengthens it thoroughly. Not only does it embody my thesis statement, it includes vivid detail on this can be applied in various situations such as: education, marriage, and work. Potent examples: * Education: Students that dedicate themselves to hard work and learn as much as they can are bound success. This affects what role they may be given and can continuously advance them towards a life of prosperity and serenity. * Marriage: Persons who do devote themselves to their spouses and but times aside to be with them are going to have a prosperous life together. It is important that they set certain duties for each other and agree to them...
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...Personal Responsibilities and College Success Personal Responsibilities and College Success Jowanda Johnson Gen/200 February 27, 2012 Michael Baker Personal Responsibilities and College Success As to start this paper, there are some responsibilities that will be share and what it means to people. It will also talk about the relationship between personal responsibility and college success, and last but not least, the main reason of being successful in school. When people hear the word responsibilities, it comes to their mind to take actions, to be obligated to do something, maturity, reliable, and trustworthy. Responsibilities mean to that people have to do things that they normally do not do. Examples, taking care of their kids, making sure the bills are paid, having transportation for the kids, having clothes and shoes, and having food in the house. There are a lot of ways to be responsible. Secondly, when it comes to personal responsibility and college success, the two seem some what the same. People can not have one without the other. They both have goal settings and require time. Personal responsibilities is the key to college success because at times, people often find themselves falling short and have a habit of turning assignments in at the last minute or try to cram in a lot for a big test. People do not try to use their time wisely when it come their personal habits or in school and that is where lack of success comes from. Finally, the preliminary plan...
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...Let go of your Crutches! A persuasive essay on personal responsibility GEN 200 January 23, 2012 Let go of your Crutches! A persuasive essay on personal responsibility The lack of personal responsibility in the United States is mounting in epic proportions continually putting a strain on our social and economic foundations. Some people search for any and every excuse to try and gloss over their poor decision making. Excuses such as poverty, education disadvantages, and deprived childhood rank as the top three. I will briefly discuss these topics and give examples of successful people who overcame these difficulties and much more to become great. Many people like to use the crutches of financial inequality, academic shortcomings, and absentee parents as excuses for their own personal bad decisions (or for criminal acts) to remain wards of the state. Instead of pulling themselves up “by their bootstraps”, they continue to receive government hand-outs, reside in government funded housing, and collect government subsidies. There are many examples of people who have overcome these and even greater hardships; here are three. Poverty: Oprah Winfrey was born to an un-wed teenage mother who was in such grave poverty, that she had to give her up to her grandmother to rear. Her grandmother was also impoverished and at a later date was returned to her mother. Oprah was somewhat of a rebel, going against the social and racial norms of her time,...
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...GEN 200 3/3/13 I determined the sources for my essay to be reliable because they came from some credible sites. One of my sources came from a .com website that is from a college library. The other came from a .org which I find reliable as it is a well-established organization. Finally my third choice for a source is a .edu that is from a research institute. I also did a little research on the authors and they were all well established and respected writers which would also make my research more reliable. All three of my selections were relevant because they were all on the same subject of responsibility as my essay is on personal responsibility. My sources were also all fairly recent the oldest of the three was written in 1994 but I still find the information very useful and it still applies with these modern times. The other two sources were a little newer one was written in 2009 and the other was written in 2013. One of my sources which is The Heritage foundation that is a .org website is a very conservative organization and that would tell me that the author would have a bias based on his political views. Another website I used which is Brookings institute is a .edu and their views seem to me are more towards the liberal side and would also have a bias because of their beliefs. My third choice was geared more towards a law standpoint. I think the information I have used in my essay will do more to strengthen my essay because it all backs up my thesis...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Rough Draft Mario Urgiles GEN 200 September 13, 2012 Professor: Mr. Albalat Personal responsibility is accepting the importance of standards that society establishes for individual behavior. Also, means that when the individuals fail to meet expected standards. However, the demise of personal responsibility occurs when individuals blame their family, their peers, theirs economic circumstances, or their society for their own failure to meet standards. There are three areas of personal responsibility for young people; Education, Sexual behavior and Marriage/Work. In Past two decades, all ideas that public should emphasize the importance of personal responsibility has become popular between all politicians. The government must spend money creating different programs to help people to make wiser decisions and implement their decisions. I believe each person to have a reward for the right choice and punished for the wrong choice. All individual are responsible for their behavior. It’s very important to emphasize all standard which establish the society which we live. The personal responsibility is education, behavior, discipline. We can start with each students accept the responsibility to study hard and to learn as much as they can their studies. Hard work is a good performance in their grades. We have student who choose not to prepare for college must prepare for the world of work. So, the individual are responsible to educate their self...
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...Personal Responsibility Timothy Lee GEN/200 October 28, 2013 Eric Fowler Personal Responsibility In this essay the author describe personal responsibilities and how it is Define Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is when you set a goal’s at a high standards and complete those goals. Goals are so is to be broken. If you’re trying to get a promotion at work, write down a list ways you can reach your goal of getting a promotion. Here is seven ways you can reach you goal.1.Make sure your attendance is perfect.2.Be the leader of your team at all times.3.When a machine malfunctions, be the first one to make call maintenance or fix it yourself.4.Ask the supervisor if he need someone to stay over and help out, because the supervisor likes when you take charge.5.Always ask question in meeting.6.Never lay out of work even is your sick.7.Come in 30 minutes early every day to set the work station. While at my last job I was coming in 15 to 30 minutes early every day and I help first shift finish up that help me get a big per motion. Relationship Between Personal Responsibility and College success The relationship between personal responsibility and College success is staying up late and finishing your home even if it means you only get two hours of sleep. Staying up late will to good grades and good grades leads to graduation. After graduation is your dream job that pays a lot of money that you work so hard for. Preliminary Plan...
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...the automated review system that recognizes errors most commonly made by university students in academic essays. The system embeds comments into your paper and suggests possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper, but remember that your instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. NOTE: WritePoint comments are computer-generated writing and grammar suggestions inviting the consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. Personal Responsibility Danielle Fairley GEN/200 May 22, 2012 April Miller Personal Responsibility Begin your [Eliminate second person (you, your) in academic documents and avoid addressing the reader directly. Prefer third-person pronouns (he, she, they, it)] paper [This title could be more inspiring. Labeling it a "paper" or an "essay" is redundant (what else could it be?), and only a few words as a title are not very explanatory (or intriguing...
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...Personal Responsibility Cheryl Rose GEN/200 April 2, 2012 Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is paramount for college success for several reasons. As a student who does not take ownership or responsibility of his actions, but instead finds excuses or points his finger at others for his accountabilities, he may want to rethink the long journey he has ahead. Without responsibility for an individuals’ own success, he will need to reconsider his yearning to attend college. Taking Ownership Although the degree of personal responsibility may vary among individuals, it is important to recognize that each individual must take ownership for his actions and behaviors as success is dependent on the individual. An important strategy for students is to take ownership of his success while attending college. For those individuals who do not take ownership of his actions or behaviors, there may be consequences to pay. As Denis Waitley stated “A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and consequences. You are responsible for your life, and your ultimate success depends on the choices you make.” My personal responsibility will include time management, collaboration, and a positive attitude. Responsibility Whereas personal responsibility must start with us as individuals, one must also note the importance of personal responsibility in a team environment. Personal responsibility...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Priscilia Castillo GEN/200 August 23, 2013 Stephen Wilson Personal Responsibility Essay When I see Personal Responsibility what comes to my mind. Personal Responsibility means taking accountability for my own actions, accepting whatever consequences come from my actions and then understanding how to improve or make necessary changes. By staying organized, setting goals, time management and staying focused. I can achieve my college success. Personal Responsibility is the ability of a person to respond maturely to the various challenges and circumstances to life, accepting the consequences that come from those actions and understanding that what we do impact those around you. Garrison (1992), defined responsibility as “an obligation for purposeful unconstrained participation in order that the individual may create meaning through the integration of new ideas/ values” (pg. 143). In my eyes personal responsibility is taking full responsibility of my actions, and the way I will handle the consequences that come. I also believe that an important personal trait is organization. With proper organization it can help me achieve my goals that I had set for myself. Personal responsibility relates to education by having a commitment to getting the most of the educational experience. One of the key factors is time management. According to Nugent, “How you use your time will reflect directly on how successfully you manage the efforts...
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