At First Sight

Highly Effective People outlines seven habits which leaders should develop in order to be the most effective leader possible. The seven habits defined in Stephen Covey’s book are: • Be proactive • Being with the end in mind • Put first things first • Think win-win • Seek first to understand • Synergize • Sharpen the Saw (Covey, 2004) As I assessed my own skills and habits with the Seven Habits Profile Self-Assessment, I discovered my habits are mostly well-developed while I lack in a few areas.…

Putting first thing first is about going for your goals in habit to it was about setting a goal. When you put first things first you are prioritizing your day ahead of time and not waiting time it's time to do it. In habit three you have for thing two of them are important and the other two are not. For example something…

guidelines for being a happy, successful teenager. They list, in order including the two habit charts: The personal Bank Account (PBA), Habit 1-Be proactive, Habit 2-Begin with the end in mind, Habit 3-Put first things first, The Relationship Bank Account (RBA), Habit 4-Think win-win, Habit 5-Seek first to understand then to be understood, Habit 6-Synergize, and finally Habit 7-Sharpen the saw. The purpose of Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is to help teens like me go through some…

Part 1 Life can be a deceitful reality special when you wished it would have been easy if only it came with a step-by-step guide. In the book of Stephen R. Convey that is title the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, it has guidance that is good for students, career individuals and anyone for that matter who is willing to transform their lives in a positive direction. within each of the 7 Habits, I am absolutely convinced that every individual can benefit from at least one of the habits. For…

The purpose of the book “The seven habits of highly effective teens” is to encourage teens to be a better version of themselves and to live a better life. Throughout the book, the author gives you advice and stories from real teens show the reader essential how they overcame their hardship and prospered to become a better version of themselves. Each chapter provides the reader with different advice that will help you learn how to: define your goals in life, prioritize tasks, be a better…

dependence to independence. Independence is not enough however because the world we are living in is a very interdependent world, one where teamwork, communication and cooperation is a big part of everyone’s lives. The seven habits start with the first three teaching people self-mastery, and getting that independence aspect. As mentioned earlier though, this is an interdependent world and habits 4,5, and 6 shows people how to be effective in the more personality-oriented side of things. The last…

Taran Bedi Mr. Curnett English 9 Feb 17th The Correlation of Ignorance, Sight and Truth in Oedipus Rex Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex was written over 2,500 years ago. Although this play may seem ancient and irrelevant to today’s society, its themes and actions are relevant to modern society. Sophocles’ play Oedipus revealed many ideas that are now used in western drama. Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony became a new method for artists who wanted to create tension in the plots of their work.…

Oedipus Rex is considered to be one of the world’s greatest tragedies while also being one of the oldest. Despite being written second, it was the first part of the theban trilogy written by Sophocles. The themes in Oedipus Rex are crucial to the play’s long lasting appeal. The various symbols throughout the story help to illustrate the theme that one often encounters their fate on the path they take to avoid it. Oedipus’ scars located on his feet, along with his name, are symbols representing…

fell in love and lived happily ever after……… this is not that story. In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, it shows that Romeo and Juliet are not in love because they get married the day after they meet, they experience lust at first sight, and they are too immature. In William Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, it shows that Romeo and Juliet are not in love because they get married the day after they meet. In Act II Scene II of Romeo and Juliet they say: “Thy purpose…

The theme of sight, and the lack thereof is ever prevalent throughout Shakespeare’s King Lear. This lack of sight, or blindness, is present when characters such as Regan or Goneril use words and disguise to cloud out the truth, when the King’s decision process is clouded by ignorance and finally with the physical representation of Gloucester’s eyes being gouged out. Shakespeare uses this theme of sight through his play to foreshadow future outcomes of events, along with revealing the evil in…