Tony Dungy’s autobiography, Quiet Strength captures the theme, “Expectations must be matched by effort”. The autobiography Quiet Strength depicts Tony Dungy’s life altering experiences, which creates the principled man he is today. Throughout life we will all experience a time that we are told we can achieve anything. For some, this dream may become a reality. For others, they are left with a life that is below their expectations.…
I would like to serve as a Regional FFA Officer to give back to others and expand my reach to help others in need and to be a friend to those in need of one. We have in our motto “Living to Serve” may we serve our fellow man and fellow members to the best of our abilities. My greatest gift is the gift to teach and help others. This is a gift that is absolutely useless if not used to help others. I enjoy helping others, and I, like everyone else, and someone who helped me.…
I grew up on a large amount of acreage out in the country with my parents and my older brother. I was constantly running around outside exploring everything in nature, rarely watching TV. I really enjoyed learning what things were made of and how everything fit together in the world. Both of my parents were very loving and supportive. They cared and worried about me all the time, but yet let me make my own decisions and decide on my own, who I wanted to be.…
Growing up, I have always wanted to dedicate myself to doing something special in life. I was born in a village in Mexico where public health and education were very limited. I recall, one day, accompanying my mother to a ladies house where there was a sick child. My mother was one of the women in the village who would take care of the sick; she learned everything she knew from my grandmother. When we got there, I saw my mother prepare some medicine and giving it to the ill child.…
Bam! Bam! Bam! The door slams as my mother screams for my father to let us in, the reek of alcohol filling up my nose as I listen to his slurred words. My mother, brother, sister, and I have just arrived from a trip to see my grandmother in Mexico with no other choice we leave staying at my aunt’s house for two days.…
After much consideration, I have decided to dedicate this space in my application to a man named Harvey Milk, the first openly gay non-incumbent to be elected to a public office in U.S. history. Through his dedication to the LGBT community and the gay rights movement, Harvey Milk overcame many challenges and showed true leadership through his persistence, courage, and focus on making a better future for all. With the help of the gay community and his own determination, Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, after having lost two elections prior. Through running for office, Milk exemplified not only his determination, but his courage as well because he knew taking a stand for gay rights would make him a target of homophobic violence.…
Happiness Such a powerful word in American culture Much of my life, I had thought of happiness as a rather nebulous term. I also had some impressions that because I was fortunate enough to have been born in a first world country, happiness was just part of the package. That general disengaged and not important perspective changed about a decade ago when my wife and I learned that she had cancer. I needed to do some inner reflection for strength and direction.…
College is the best place to figure out who you are, what you want to accomplish and make of yourself in life. Everyone comes to college for a reason they might not know what they want to be in life or what they want to do but there is a reason behind them coming to college. I know that my reasoning is to get a degree so that I can get a job in the field that I have always wanted to be in. After taking into consideration the fact that I could be anything I wanted to be and not have to worry about money at all. I would want to open my own daycare center.…
In the summer of 2003, excitement was in the air. It was our first school trip across our state. After a year of ups and downs filled with rewards and regrets, it was time to give something back to the community. As the school bell rang to mark the last day of 9th grade, we rushed home, retrieved our bags, and headed out for the trip. After arriving at dawn, we divided into groups and set about exploring the villages on foot.…
“Optimistic Nihilism” refers to the idea that life ultimately has no one universal purpose, however instead of feeling helpless, one should strive to use this fact as a reason to enjoy life to the fullest before it’s gone. If one day life must end, then you might as well do what you love in the meantime. Whether or not one ascribes to this philosophy, most can agree that living with little regret and doing what one enjoys is a life well spent. I myself find happiness in helping others—a reality which has influenced not just how I lead, but my own personal goals and ambitions. Thinking about it pragmatically, it stands to reason that if I enjoy helping others, then being a leader of an organization in which I get to do so first-hand would…
Success comes in different forms Success is within the mind of the individual. A large portion of one’s life is spent working to be successful. Everyone is told throughout their childhood to work hard to become successful and make money, but success comes in many different forms. Everyone has different interpretations of what success means to them. For some, success is measured by social status and for others success is determined by happiness.…
I find that the definition of happiness depends on the person and circumstances, and to me happiness is not a mere emotion that I wish to have every single moment in my life. Happiness is a relative term that some people consider an expected result of doing good deeds, and I believe it is a memorable feeling that lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of effort and always linked to a place in some way. In order to understand what happiness is, I looked into my past and tried to find out if there is a formula for happiness. From my perspective, the level of personal happiness fluctuates depending on the situation.…
I chose the topic to research what effect that pregnancy has on teenagers, their families and the people around them. Especially wanted to focus on the teenage girl and the decisions she has to make when she finds out she is pregnant. It is a huge responsibility to make the decision to have a child, to give your child up for adoption or to decide to abort your child; no matter the age. Teen parents are put into little stereotypes based on what people think they know about them, or what they have heard. I chose this topic because two of my sisters were teen parents, my other sister chose abortion and a lot of my friends got pregnant at a young age.…
Education is a journey that every child is placed on early in their lives. As the journey continues each child is allowed to choose his or her path and their adventures. As they grow they get to choose their electives, which colleges they want to attend and even which majors they choose to pursue. The purpose of education, education philosophy, and motivation are all key components to being successful in the classroom. Everybody has heard the phrase, education is the key to success.…
As I continue through my educational endeavors, I don 't only want to continue seeing the world through a different lens, but I also hope to influence others to actively do the…