being about five years old and my father taking all the kids from our neighborhood to the park with his buddy from work. My father was pushing me on the swing next to his friend and one of the other kids from the neighborhood and realizing they were the only guys that spent time with their kids. I always remember that my father was a big part of my life and it was not just with me but all the kids from the area. He always made me feel protected and ever so loved. My father is a very strict and serious
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| |Student’s Declaration: | |Except where indicated, the work I am submitting in this assignment is my own work and has not been submitted for assessment in another | |unit.
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and caring environment so this attribute will be a stabilizing factor well into adult life. Many parents and scholars argue that the act of being responsible is a learned behavior as many children lack this quality at various stages of development. My husband and I have three children ages 15, 10, and 5. In the process of rearing and watching them grow into their own, the lack of ownership amongst the children becomes clearly evident. For example, when a mishap happens and each child is questioned
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decision of whether or not to continue my education. The factors that influenced my decision to pursue my Bachelors degree were the financial commitment, time, personal responsibilities, professional responsibilities, and the affect a Bachelors degree would have on my career. My decision process involved the following steps. First, I carefully reviewed my financial obligations, researched expected educational expenses, and researched options to finance my educational expenses. Next, I considered
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In my email I told him that I am a new homeowner in West Warwick, RI, and my son would be transferring to a local middle school next year. I explained I wanted to go over future fiscal plans for the local middle school. I also included that I voted from him last year even though I did not vote for him nor did I know who he really was. Nonetheless, One hour after I emailed him, he returned my call as I had included my telephone number in the email I had sent
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described that extended families are important, and are the backbone of the social system. If you read furthermore, you will see that mutual caring is still a strong tradition among the family members. The reason I think this proverb caught my eye is, because there is much more
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is what I want to pursue as my career. The necessary skills needed such as, improve qualify of clients life, develop and increase clients individual self-sufficiency skills, provide empowerment, develop coping and problem solving skills. Also, judgment, patience and acceptance, experience, education, social skills, genuineness/warmth and discretion are important skills I must possess in order to achieve my goal in becoming a counselor. However, in this transition of my life, I will have challenges
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Personal Responsibility Essay Monday, August 13, 2012. College is expensive in the first place. One must have personal responsibility to make a success with the money you spend. Not only does this education is getting will get you a better job but will show you new ways of thinking. Daily chores made up so you can function properly in your private life, school life, and whatever life you seem to be in at the time, the responsibility of chores or goals you make yourself will guide you through the
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Reflective Self-Analysis My portfolio demonstrates my understanding of persuasive writing. My idea of persuasive writing is that a good essay will affect the reader in some way shape or form. I believe combining effective uses of logos, pathos, and egos along with structure are very important. My persuasive writing reflects the way I think about argumentation in general. I can see how easy it can be to write a paper arguing a point, but not doing it in the correct manner. For example, if a writer
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personal responsibility and the effect will have on my academic progress. My initial responsibility is to never repeat the cycle in which I was raised. I grew up in a single parent household with two brothers and four sisters. Life was very difficult growing up. With no father figure in my life, I was never shown the way to pursue success. I just gathered my memories of all the hardships from my adolescence and vowed to never repeat the cycle. My family was evicted from our home several times with
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