Handshake

Ever since I was a little girl, my father and I have always had a very close relationship. My father’s influence on my life helped shape my confidence, self-esteem, and most important, my opinions on men. Not only am I the baby in the family, but I am the only girl. With that being said, it is safe to say I am his favorite child; however, being the favorite child comes with a lot of responsibility. My father constantly watches my every move and lays down strict rules for me to follow, especially…

One of my most profound experiences with the Leader in Me and 7 Habits program was two years ago when a class of 4th grade students introduced themselves to me with a handshake and a polite request for my name all while looking me directly in the eye. Their level of confidence and manners were astounding and when I met their building principal I knew where their training had originated. That experience convinced me of the…

Career Fear? Mind Your Interview Manners. Don’t let yourself Down. Tips on Interview Etiquette. When an interview is pending it’s wise to go through all the well documented suggestions in the course of preparation. Learn your CV, practice your responses, know your skill sets and repeat them over and over in your mind. All this is fine and essential if you want to be able to make any kind of an impression with your interviewer. However practice and more practice can over-do it and responses…

Throughout Fyodor Dostoevsky’s work, Notes from Underground, the protagonist, the underground man, portrays himself as a spiteful, self-contradictory, and overly conscious melancholy man. He continuously over analyzes and questions everything, and this prevents him from taking any real action. The underground man is lonely and constantly vacillates between wanting society’s acknowledgment or to be socially desired and wanting to be completely isolated from society. He gives off the impression…

Self-Culture and Family Origin I was born in Merriam, KS. I lived there until it was time for me to go to preschool. Then we moved to Gardner, KS. My mom was born in Wichita, KS and grew up in Kansas, mostly in Olathe, Kansas. My dad was born in Des Moines, Iowa and moved around a lot in his childhood due to his father’s job as an oil driller. My grandpa on my mom’s side was born in Alma, Kansas. My grandma on my mom’s side was born in Parsons, Kansas. My grandpa on my dad’s side was born in…

PROLOGUE Zaraye was rushing through house looking for her favorite brush to do her hair. She remembers now she had it in her mom’s room. When she enter into bedroom she saw her sister Lux asleep on the chaise. The chaise was her mom favorite place to read her bible. There laid Lux snoring with the family bible on her lap. Zaraye spotted her brush on the dresser and tiptoe in room not to wake her sister. Zaraye noticed Lux still had on the clothes she had own last night. Zaraye thought about all…

the end of the hall there was a door that he knocked three times and opened the door the room had a golden tabel with 12 seats, every seat had god or goddess in it they stared at me with joy in their eyes. They all greeted me the very same way a handshake and exchange of names they already knew my name. They pulled up a thirteenth seat and told me to sit i thought it was a little shady that there was men and women sitting at a round table acting like there were ancient greeks but i was polite…

As the semester comes to an end, I can now notice many differences. There is a bit of change in between the person I was and the person that now I am. Leading a Residence Hall is not easy, all my respects to all the Residence Directors and Area Coordinators. As a Resident Advisor we have a big impact on the resident’s lives. We are the ones that they look upon as leaders. I have learned so much from all the Housing and Residence Life Staff. I try to use all the skills that they have taught me,…

Making a good first impression and formally introducing oneself is one of the techniques the class was taught. To formally introduce yourself, it is important to have a firm, confident handshake, make a good amount of eye contact, smile, and articulate your words. Being respectful and confident when meeting a prospective employer, professor, or colleague is very important to constructing a healthy reputation and building a good, professional…

“Do you want to go with your dad?” asked mom in Korean. I was scared. The sole decision where to live for the rest of high school, maybe even life was put onto me, a 15-year-old kid. A week before my dad was set to leave, and my family was still undecided. My mom depended on my dad for everything, from chopping up onions to parenting. I could tell she wanted to go. She could bare to imagine her living without him. But this was mainly about me, where I wanted to go to high school and what I…