My Greatest Influence Essay

As of now, it takes a lot to get me really fired. I can not accredit my change in personally to just my faith, because during my under graduate years, I strayed away from the church. It has been nice, since starting my masters, to begin finding my faith again. I believe that as I continue to advance through my program, I will continue to grow stronger in faith and close to my Savior. Looking back at recent occurrences in my life, I cannot think of a time where I have actually reacted to…

of the people who were born from the year 1980-2000? A writer for TIME magazine, Joel Stein, does a wonderful job describing the millennials for who they truly are in his article “The New Greatest Generation”. He shows that they have faults, but through their faults they have potential to become the next greatest generation. While in Jean Twenge’s article, “Generation Me”, she…

teaching in this course, I had an excellent opportunity to assess my desire to enter this profession. Teaching is a wonderful profession, and working with students is absolutely a passion of mine. However, after observing a high school classroom for over sixty hours over this semester, I began to realize that there are careers, which I am better suited for. Although there is nothing wrong with teaching, it is not what will most satisfy my desire to help students. Academic skills are arguably…

mountains, and big wide open land. Meanwhile my sister’s and I sang along with the radio songs eating chips and drinking coke. Laughing at…

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them” is a quote that Albert Einstein once said. As I was reading the three books of, 1984 by George Orwell, Looking for Alaska by John Green, and The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins I noticed that they all had the common theme, acceptance. The authors of these books had different ways of dealing with this theme of acceptance. Some went the happy way of life and some went to the dark. Although each had a different ending they all related in a way. In…

Yes, I’ve been fortunate enough to have served in a variety of ministries such as a seniors day program, Church choir, respite camps, Best Buddies and so forth. I find working with the SENACA seniors day program to be my favourite experience. This program entails a wide range of responsibilities and duties. Some days it might be doing tasks like cleaning or taking out the trash, while on other days it’s more focused on planning and doing activities with the senior clients. It’s an absolutely…

from the pressures of his life, which all people want. Although he is not the perfect character, he did the best that he thought he could be. In the end, one can only truly judge Troy based on his childhood and how those experiences have helped influence his actions toward his family and…

beginning my strengths assessments, I had a very good idea in mind of what my strengths were. I’m still learning to identify my weaknesses are, but from the start, I knew what I was good at. I’m a good people-person, and staying organized and on task is one of my most valuable strengths. I received more assurance when listening to my closest family members tell stories of me at my best, and learning my top five strengths. When interviewing with my dad, he told me a story of me at my best…

forever. One of my most memorable moments happened recently at a home volleyball game against Traverse City West. Approaching freshman volleyball season, the upperclassman spoke highly of the importance of overpowering TC West. As a ninth grader, I had the mindset that I would be playing for the freshmen team. I didn't think it really mattered what the outcome of the game would be, since we were only ninth graders. Of course, I didn't want to lose and I wanted to strive to do my best. When I…

mission, what I believe my role is, and how dedicated I am to it. And when I find myself at an impasse with a policy or decision, I will humbly offer solutions at an appropriate time while using my chain of command. These actions will allow my supervisors to correct me when I make a mistake and give me guidance on how to proceed. They will seek my feedback and advice because they will know that it is genuine. My peers will recognize me as an influential team member as I increase my…