kidnapping, armed robbery, extortion, and other various crimes (Nolan, The Dark Knight). The Joker enjoys using a knife as a murder weapon as he, “...[savors] all the little emotions” (Nolan, The Dark Knight). Certainly, experiencing any sort of positive emotion from committing murder is a bad thing. Nonetheless, the Joker seems to get satisfaction out of committing heinous crimes. This is a direct contradiction to Socrates‘ desire example. If the Joker was to fit into the desire tree, he should
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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams said that to be a leader you must inspire other to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. Since my freshmen year I have been inspired to do all of those mentioned in the quote, by previous squad leaders; without them I would not be the marcher and person that I am today nor would I even be in marching band. I know I would make a great squad leader because I would do the
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Harriet Tubman who was a hero from 1800's who freed herself from slaver and with full dedication helped others to free. Dedication is the most important leadership quality because it allows leaders to overcome their hardship and be on track towards their designated destination. Harrier Tubman had excessive dedication which helped her guide the slaves to the North. Dedication was the essential quality of leadership because it allows the leader to overcome the barrier they face in their leadership
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"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did or not" -Oprah Winfrey April 20, 2017 A. Give your definition for the meaning of integrity and explain a time when you have shown integrity and how you felt about it. Integrity means different things to different people. In my opinion it means doing what's right whether people are watching or not. Integrity is not
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impossible to do. Their motivation and attention helped me strive to become a bright intelligent young lady. Their kindness and touch of sincere love, makes me feel alive. Without this touch or feeling I wouldn’t be happy. With seeing their smile and positive attitude towards me, my day starts off with a great vibe every time. I know for a fact, this can not only be
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Through the years, Ronald Reagan has demonstrated traits of being a good leader, and through his above mentioned quote, he exemplifies why he was so respected by realizing that everyone has the ability of doing good, and through time, the best will prevail. Reagan demonstrated a charismatic form of leadership, which includes being self-confident, ambitious, having a vision, and trust, in addition to delegating authority (Manning, 2015). Being reared in a poor family, Reagan set goals, and, during
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This week’s reading topic is about happiness. However, this article is not encouraging happiness, it is the opposite. In the MM.NET article “ Stop Trying To Be Happy” by Mark Manson, it states “if you have to try to be happy, then you will never be happy.” Happiness is not something to obtain, it is an emotion that we inhabit. “A happy man does not wonder why he is happy. He simply is.” Furthermore, happiness is not something that can be achieve by itself. Rather, happiness is a following effect
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Have you ever had a leader in your life who struggles to stay strong at first, but becomes stronger as time goes on? Both The Miracle of St. Anthony and Pitch Perfect have very strong leaders that grow to become who they are in similar ways. Bob Hurley is known as the best coach in high school basketball, but he was not always that way. Pitch Perfect's Aubrey Posen is the Barden Bellas' fearless leader and vocal coach, but she also began her journey quite differently. Both Bob and Aubrey were somewhat
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Teaching children to become resilient to adversity. Resilience is the ability of a person to balance back “like a ball” when he/she feels disappointed, frustrated or oppressed. Building resilience is a process of nurturing a belief that a person is capable of overcoming difficulties and learning to become empathetic and compassionate to others who may be facing similar situations. One of the ways to foster resilience is to encourage a “growth mindset”, an attitude of embracing challenges
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KJ Merhoff Mrs.Williams English1/period 2 November 2012 Letter to Dream November 2, 2012 Dear KJ, If your reading this then you did something right. If you’re not reading this well you’re an idiot. I know you might be thinking hahahahaha I wonder what I said well this is what you said. I hope you’re doing well for yourself and I hope you tapped every hot badonkadonk in this little
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