...Josh Meyers, I'm going to tell you the story of why I ended my life. It all started the summer before my first year of college. All of my friends and I were going to separate colleges which were spread out through out the country. Since we were leaving the next week we decided that we were going to go to a party. All of my friends are big drinkers and love to party, me on the other hand, I would rather be at home. I decided to go though because it would be the last night I would spend out with my friends for a while. The night of the party my best friends Vinny McYahnt and Mikey Mendoeza picked me up 25 minutes late in Mikey's moms grey mini van. As we were on our way to the party we started to talk about how everything was going to change. When we got to the party my friends went straight to the beer, I just went and sat down. I really didn't really talk to anyone at the party. After a while I decided to get something to drink just to fit in, but one turned into two then another and another. I still don't know how many drinks I had that night, but after a while I began to get dizzy. There is a possibility that I was drunk, I am a very small person and I didn't drink that often. I was starting to get sick and I wanted to lie down, so I decided to get Mikey's keys and go into the car. He finally gave me the keys and...
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...The topic of my paper may seem trivial and dumb, but most things seem that way until you have lost them. Who would have known that the loss of something so small could change my attitude towards it? I now drop the cloak of mystery and reveal it to be the time I lost my pinkies. I did not literally lose them, but fractured them both leaving me slightly incapacitated. Some might shrug their shoulders thinking, “Big deal”, but I will now elucidate the matter. To understand my story, there are a couple things I must make clear. First off, I attend a private, all male, Catholic high school, run by Catholic priests, which consists of about only twenty-four students. Second, this school is a boarding school in Minnesota—a couple miles away from my state of California. And lastly, when I refer to someone as Father “(name)”, it means they are a Catholic priest....
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...I have done many things to give back to my community. First, I volunteered to help coach young kids during an AYF football mini camp. This was a very fun experience because I got to share my knowledge of football that I have developed over my 10 years of playing football. The camp was three days long and ran for a couple hours each day. It felt good to give back to the community and the kids that will play for the teams that I played for. I am also a part of my school’s National Honor Society, and we take part in many service projects throughout the year. My personal service project was teaching a group of freshmen how to work out. This was a very meaningful and fun experience because I got to teach kids how to do something that I love. This was a very good experience for the kids to because I gave them the fundamental knowledge of how to workout, and now they can use the knowledge to train for their sports....
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...Why is my name constantly spelled wrong? Typically a person says their name and it gets spelled correctly, but not for me. Multiple spellings exist for my name, but only one matches me. Britney is one of the spelling variations and it is my favorite. The spelling I use matches my personality traits quite well. Nevertheless, Britney is the perfect fit. According to Kabalarians.com, Britney correlates with the characteristic of a passion for creativity and artistry. Projects are my favorite assignment in school. In 9th grade, my English class had an assignment that included a power point and an art piece. My project was based on the culture of superheroes, for the art piece part of the project, I designed a superhero. My brother was used as...
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...I recently bought a new smartphone from AT&T and received a defective phone. I went into the AT&T store to exchange the phone, but the representatives told me to call their 1-800 number. Due to the fact that my phone was not working, I was unable to call the number. After arguing with the representative, they agreed to call the number for me. The associate said that I would have to wait at least a couple of days for my new phone that I need every day for communication. The reason why I bought my phone from AT&T was because they are a big company. I thought that I will get a good condition phone and if something happen, they will provide a good service to solve my problem. However, the service gap between my expectation and the service I received...
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...This past summer I was able to volunteer at my high school band camp. At this band camp, I was able to work with brass players and the guard. I mainly helped with improving technique and fix errors in the show's drill. I decided to help out at this band camp for many reasons. The main two reasons I did this was because it was the high school I graduated from and it will better me as a musician. Only a few months ago I was considered a senior at the high school. I shared many memories with these students. I also dedicated five years to this program. I have gain a lot of knowledge over the years about marching band. It was important to me to share what I learned and what I knew to my peers. It is important to me to see this program excel, and...
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...Mateiral Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet In this course, you will write a 350- to 700-word Personal Responsibility Essay that includes the following: Define what personal responsibility means to you. Explain the relationship between personal responsibility and college success. Include a preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in your education. Using the Center for Writing Excellence resources, provide the thesis statement and informal outline for your Personal Responsibility Essay assignment. Thesis Statement: 1. Even though why at thirty one? A. more job opportunities with the company I am in or other business opportunities 2completeing every assignment because I have been successful in life why not school A. taking every class one day at a time 3. My son needs to see that if I can do it so can he Informal Outline: Personal responsibility can mean many different things to people. When I think of personal responsibility the first thing that comes to mind is my job. I am the plant manager of J.P. Specialties we make contamination barriers for concrete applications. I am responsible for everything that goes in or out of the factory. That is complete in every way with no errors and that it is up to the standard I want associated with both mine and the companies name. I have to be responsible for my actions to be successful in life as well as college. With the skills and determination I have acquired while...
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...Personal responsibility and college success are both important. In order to make college a successful endeavor, one must take responsibility for completing all that is required to the best of one’s ability. Each college student is responsible for completing their assignments and other requirements in a timely manner. Personal responsibility also means that personal college goals must be set. Once the goals have been determined, the college student can figure out what is necessary to reach those goals. A plan of action and a timeline to reach each goal is also a personal responsibility to make college a success. Although people rarely set aside time, personal responsibility is an integral element for college success. One must set time aside to set goals, and to determine a plan to achieve success form the college experience. Personal responsibility and college success is one main key element when furthering ones education. Personal responsibility is when one sets time aside, makes personal goals and know why one wants to succeed in their college experience. It is important for one to identify the purpose of going to college, so that one can have something to look back on when one feels the urge to give up. College success is essential in obtaining ones degree, completing ones scheduled classes and obtaining a satisfactory grade to one expectations. One must determine why college success is important. Some examples are obtaining a higher salary and a more reliable occupation...
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...Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is on all of us, some of us are more responsible than others but in any given moment of our lives we need to be responsible with you. By being responsible to ourselves we are increasing the chance of being a good citizen and that will increase the chance to be successful in life. Personal responsibility is making decisions and accepting the consequences that they carried. My personal responsibility starts at school, having a plan to be successful at school and making it happened. Personal responsibility is defined as a person’s “response-ability,” that is, the ability of a person to maturely respond to the various challenges and circumstances of life. But how been mature has to be with it? Yes the more you grow the more responsible you get the more responsible you get the more decisions you will need to make, and in that moment, when you have to take a decision, is when you start the personal responsibility. But why a decision has to do with personal responsibility? Well, it is not the decision; it is what comes after to take a decision. It is how you react if the decision that you took was the right one or not. Personal responsibility is just how mature you are in order to take responsibility of you actions in this case the decisions that you make towards something in your life. The more mature you are the most likely you will make the correct decision for your benefit. All start with a dream, the dream of been a successful...
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...Personal Responsibility Beverly Wilson Gen/200 March 24, 2013 Nicole Fazande Thesis Statement: Why should People should be held accountable for their action and accept the consequences?. Informal Outline: I. Introduction II. Definition of Personal Responsibility A. What does it mean to me? 1.Personal Responsibility at home 2. Personal Responsibility at work ,school III. Relationship Between Personal Responsibility and college success. A. Investing in yourself 1.Improving your Knowledge 2.Focus on developing Skills IV. Preliminary Plan for practicing Personal Responsibility A. Time management B. Goal setting Personal Responsibility Why should People should be held responsible for their action and accept the consequences?. Why should one beheld personally responsible for their actions? Personal responsibility is defined by the dictionary.com as “the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.” I believe that being responsible is learned behavior and it requires practice and patience. It entails the ongoing assessment of my actions as it relates to the decisions I made and will continue to make regarding home, work and school. My responsibilities at home relates to taking care of my family. This includes everyday duties such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, homework and making...
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...Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility means to take responsibility for what you want to do in your life through the decisions you make. This essay will reflect what personal responsibility means, and the relationship between personal responsibility and college success, identification of two areas of improvement as a college level student based on personal, professional, and academic circumstances, specific strategies discovered through research to improve within these areas, and a preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in my education. Personal responsibilities are the decisions I make on daily basis. Whether they are as simple as getting out of bed in the morning or to exercise or not these are very important decision I choose to make. I have two very important responsibilities that I must take care of each day, my two children. I have a little boy who is six years of age and a little girl who is two and both very active children that I need to be alert and able to keep up with throughout all of their sports and activities. Kyle, my son asks me why I am always on my computer and I said I am going to school to improve our future and hopefully I am showing him that it is never too late to continue our education and I am always telling him no matter how old you are we can continue to learn. I want to set a good example for my children through these responsibilities as discussed so far. Therefore, I must wake up in the morning and care for them. Also...
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...Personal statement examples Find College Courses and Degrees There are no ‘right’ ways to writing your personal statement, but there are many ‘wrong’ ways of doing it. On this page you will not only find everything you need to know about putting together a professional personal statement, but will also have access to dozens of expertly written ones. These samples are a great way to see how other people put together their personal statements, and to visualise the sort of structure and language they use. Reading through these will allow you to judge which ones you think are good or bad, which in turn will greatly help you in putting together your own winning statement. YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO COPY THESE EXAMPLES WORD FOR WORD, BUT INSTEAD USE THEM AS USE THEM AS GUIDES AND AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. Many students struggle to put together an effective personal statement, primarily because they find it difficult to write about themselves. They may also fall for other common essay writing mistakes such as straying from the core subject and message they should be trying to get across. To help students overcome these potential pitfalls we have developed this resource page as a guide to giving them useful tips, strategies and techniques on writing a professional profile that is of the highest quality and one that will maximise their chances of enrolling at their first choice university. By following our advice, preparing properly and with a bit of practise, putting...
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...Personal Responsibility GEN/200 10/25/2012 Personal Responsibility To me personal responsibility means being accountable for your actions and taking responsibility for the outcome of your life. Proper time management, staying focused, disciplined and consistent are some of the qualities I consider when thinking about personal responsibility and its definition to me. As I go through life I have noticed that unsuccessful people can make up many different excuses for why they are not where they want to be in life or why they have not achieved the level of success they are capable of. On the other hand, when I speak to successful people the only real difference I notice is the fact that successful people do not make excuses for their selves or limit their success to their demographic or background. I plan to use these qualities time management, focus and consistency to help me complete my journey in achieving my bachelors here at the University of Phoenix. First and many would argue the most important factor to becoming a good student would be how you manage your time. Improper time management can lead to having to cram for test which is not a good way to learn in my opinion. It can also lead to turning in assignments late or incomplete thus leading to an unsatisfactory grade in your class. I believe proper time management especially for adult students is not only a personal responsibility but it becomes a whole family responsibility as well. Many of us have a spouse and children...
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...To what extent should personal religious beliefs impact our decisions about business ethics? My personal view on how much impact should my believes influence my business, or whatever decision I make is that it should be fully Involved. My decisions that I make should constantly reflect in what I claim to believe in. To what extent do your personal religious (or non-religious) beliefs about life impact your sense of business ethics and personal decision-making? Again my personal view about my beliefs in life should be fully involve to where it is the foundation of business ethics, and decision making. Those things need to reflect in what I claim to believe in. 2. Does it seem odd to connect every belief we have about life back to what we believe about God? To me it does not seem odd to connect what I believe in with life, because knowing who the author of life allows me to connect my believes with life. Questions from article, What is a Worldview, and Why Is It Important To Me? 3. Has your answers to either of the first two questions changed after reading Article 1?My answers have not change from reading article I, because I do know understand my worldview. It has been influence through my own personal reading of scripture, that's the blueprint of my life, so I can see the meaning of the laws that make society. Referring to the meaning of the law means referring to its origins. Thats why this article did not change my answers. 4...
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...Running Head: WHY SOCIOLOGY? 1. Why Sociology? Queneshia Allen SOC 220 October 10,2015 Mary Brito WHY SOCOIOLOGY? 2. Why Take A Sociology Class Is Important To My Career And Life Goals? Sociology the spice of life, why taking a course in sociology is important the reason is to develop an understanding about the current events that are happening throughout the world. As a graphic designer it is imperative for the designer to have a grasp of the current events so that the designer can advertise the negative and positive events such as restaurants, technology, parks, poverty, and sickness. In my field of study as a graphic artist, I am being exposed to the different style of design, but, for me to fully understand I need to understand each new opportunity, sociology is a class I find that will assist with this understanding by opening the mind to something new by expanding my mind to the positive and negative of the world, I will have a different perspective and a certain amount empathy that I can merge into my designs. As a full-time student, I will face new endeavors still new to the changes I will have to experience on my own, I will be out on my own in the current world I will need a sharp wit and the knowledge to be able to survive; sociology though new to this course has given me a brand-new understanding taking sociology in college will give me the advantage I need in to express the emotion others who can not speak for themselves. As a student to be able...
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