Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

god. If god did not give us the power to hope, we would have lasted long on his earth’. Hope is an interference of being powerless or weak. Having hope can set up your dreams or key values in life aiming to achieve as high as they want compared to a person who wishes there life on luck or giving up feeling it is an impossible goal to reach. Najaf values hope in every…

still face many problems with poverty . The problems of poverty and economic stature depicted in this story stands as an obstacle for their goals leading to a weakened lifestyle of an African American family. In A Raisin in the Sun Walter is an example of one struggling to achieve their dream or ambitions. Walter, who firmly believes in the American Dream…

promise of the book, written in the foreword by Hyrum W. Smith of FranklinCovey, is that living a personal and professional life guided by correct moral and spiritual principles will lead anyone to “personal, professional, and financial success, independence and happiness… [That the] marriage of great spiritual principles with great business principles will enable you to achieve your greatest and noblest dreams.” (Hitz, Ritchie, & Smith, 2012, pp. 15, 16). These include three foundational…

life can throw you a curve ball. However, it’s what you do in that situation that can ultimately define you as a person. My curve ball came when I realized that my marriage wasn’t healthy for my children and me, which resulted in me parlaying my dream of a bachelor’s degree after completing my associates at TVCC. After 3 years of dead end jobs I stumbled into a career as an office manager; advancing upon that career for the subsequent 17 years. As odd as it sounds, I’ve worked for only 4…

perspectives. One perspective is that the moth is living therefore it is life. It is an actual living creature that can move, breathe, and eat. It can also symbolize the effort we put into our life. The moth gives his all and, until he runs out of energy, never gives up his goal of getting outside to be with the rest of the world. This symbolizes how we try our very hardest in fitting in, but no matter how hard we try, we are sometimes not able to achieve our goal. WE should all be like that…

In the twentieth century, an ideal known as the American Dream became the quest of many Americans. The American Dream is "an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity" (“American Dream”). Material prosperity is the main element of the American Dream that was stressed in the twentieth century, as Mr. Webb in Our Town so accurately points out. “Seems like they spend most of their time talking about who’s rich and who’s poor" (Wilder Act 1). This emphasis…

assessment is to provide specific feedback to the students on the lesson they just completed and as such, it is characterized as a criterion-referenced test. The test has both subjective and objective elements. Part 1 is an objective worksheet and Part 2 and 3 are graded using rubrics that need to be completed by an experienced individual and with a fairly high level of subjectivity on certain scoring elements. That being said, if the rubrics are followed, the scoring should provide…

parents not only the importance of living an active lifestyle, but how to in a fun, safe, and effective manner in order to optimize movement and function. Children are our future, and as they progress and overcome their physical barriers, it will ensure a successful existence of society far into the future. Physical exercise is extremely important for young and upcoming generations, especially with the rise of obesity in children. Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma, and social…

do not have to be famous to be considered a hero; family and friends are often considered a hero to someone. Bethany Hamilton is a hero to many. She was born and raised on a surfboard and had dreams of going professional, and she was not going to let a single obstacle restrict her from achieving that goal. Bethany was majorly influenced by God, and believed that everything happened for a reason; she never…

Sometimes, an individual will not follow by the structure that society has produced, and will instead become members of a deviant subculture to attempt to reach these goals. The main concern is that societies don’t provide means to achieve cultural goals and due to this individuals face the gap “between ‘what ought to be’ and ‘what is’”. (Moffitt, Kimberly, 2014) The Structural Strain Theory outlines five modes for an individual; this…