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    find meaning in their life In the movie Unbroken, Louie and Pete used faith to find meaning in their life to help them with their big questions. For example, how do they move forward and what's my purpose in life the purpose of these questions was to find meaning and joy and to release them from their suffering and hardships that Louie accounted in the war. In this essay, I will be discussing ways that Louie and Pete use faith to find forgiveness and compassion in their life through prayer,…

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    A Native American saying is, “The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside of us while we live.” Both Puritans and Native Americans would have found this to be true after we examine their literary pieces. The first form of literature we see in America was Native American myths. These were origin myths about nature used to elaborate on the beginning of a part of creation. Then there was a shift between Native American myths to Puritan literature. Puritans used mostly poetry to…

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    I am going to attend a university to study aerospace engineering. Through my journey of being a student, I have always taken great interest in mathematics and science courses. Out of all my subjects, I have done best in the math and sciences. I want to take my skills and master them in college. Every day, there is a new gadget on the market. Many are pieces of junk but there are also many that are very helpful to society. I find the breakthroughs very intriguing. When embarking on an airplane,…

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    mastery-oriented (Schwartz, Barry). Depending on the subject and what I was learning, I have been both. When I was taking my high school classes, most of the time my learning was performance-oriented. I did not really care about how well I learned something as long as for the time being I could regurgitate the information well enough to get a good grade and then forget it. Most of my outside of school learning has been mastery-oriented. When doing something I enjoy, I try and do it as well as I…

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    would never want to experience the loss Bradstreet did, I value the point that she makes in the poem. Bradstreet relates simplicity to being closer to God, but this isn’t the only way her message can apply. Simplicity can mean finding what matters in life on a personal level, whether it’s related to religion or not. For me, it’s easy to…

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    Purpose Paper Pur·pose (n.): a person's sense of resolve or determination. The purpose paper is a paper that helps students outline their goals, and find their purpose through their strengths to reach those goals. I have 3 goals in my college life: to pass my classes with a B or higher, apply for an internship, and to become more knowledgeable and wiser. My purpose is to live life to the fullest, to discover what is beyond the horizons; in other words, I want to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.…

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    society to become a successful business. He believes that there are three reasons a company will become successful through what (the product), how (the process), and why (the purpose). People that only think of selling their product normally do not become successful in life. Sinek thinks people are influenced through the purpose of their product not just the product itself. Using the book “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action” we will relate its content to the…

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    creativity is used, and that the world can be better. Type I and type x people are different from each other. Theirs also three types of elements, which are autonomy, mastery, and purpose. In mastery, it involves task, time, technique, and team. Mastery is more like a mindset with pain, and asymptote. Then comes purpose, which is more of goals, words, and policies. Pink mentions motivation 3.0 in his book Drive, motivation 3.0 is an upgrade that needed to meet new realities, in how to organize…

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    Sniper” by Chris Kyle is a riveting autobiography about the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. The book tells the life story of a Naval SEAL, known as Chris Kyle, who was sent on four tours of duty and had at least 160 confirmed kills. While the book is action-packed and heart wrenching there is most certainly a deeper meaning to it. The speakers credibility, purpose, and the subject are all revealed in the book can be found by doing a a small amount of research and textual…

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    have chosen to interview my father’s journey to Canada. I will ask him a set of questions about his life in Toronto. The interview will happen at our home and will consist of him describing his struggles over the years, from leaving the Phillippines to moving into Canada. The main themes of this project will be courage, strength, and determination. Leaving everything behind in one country and starting a new life is never easy. I will show the determination of my father’s life through his…

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