What is Success? Introduction: Dictionary definition of Success Happiness is different for everybody so is success. What defines a person’s success has changed over the years and continues to change for years to come. Success in the early 1900s Describe ancestor’s picture rickety, old home Having a farm, home, family, and butchered pigs was good enough What success was fifty years ago Family over education Fame and money weren’t important Success in the 1950s Baby boom after…
Have you ever wondered how the noun and verb form of the word camp could differ? How is it possible to have a noun and verb for of the same word? Although that may seem outrageous there are plenty of words that have a noun and verb form that are closely related to each other. For example; record, escort, insult, crash, phone, shop, etc all have a noun and verb form and this list could go on-and-on. Today we will focus on analyzing the word 'camp'. To begin our analyzation on the word 'camp' we…
Abraham Lincoln’s wise words reverberate in my mind as a constant reminder to stay true to the tree rather than the shadow. The belief statement of a tree being the real thing teaches the importance of constantly making an effort to live an authentic life while externalizing our internal qualities in order to contribute to the general opinion that others build. Defining someone’s character is undeniably a difficult feat because it is often impossible to define for ourselves and essentially…
The Merriam-Webster defines success as a favorable or desired outcome; the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence. I agree mostly with this definition because I do want to prosper and obtain some notability in whatever I do. I have always taken pride in how I regularly try to do things on my own and have luckily found success in this. Although I was, at times, forced to be responsible, I know that financial independence and the ability to help myself are useful qualities to have in this world.…
What is one thing in life that people can have as much of as they want, yet it will never harm them for having too much of it? The answer is success, but there are multiple challenges to gain it. According to Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of success is the “prosperous achievement of something attempted often with particular attainment of wealth or position” (“success”). Although many people define success similarly, the word has much more meaning, and it can only be achieved when…
understanding or viewpoint for the meaning of success. The dictionary defines success as the accomplishment of one’s goal; the desired result of an attempt; or one that succeeds. Maybe to better understand what success means, one may need to know the definition of failure. Failure means the fault or weakness of something. When someone fails, it may affect a person in a negative way, or it may help them grow as a person. The most valuable lessons can come from failures. Like Dale Carnegie said,…
Many may define success as achieving wealth, respect, or fame. But for me I define success in a different way, success is setting a personal goal that will make you happy in the long run and later achieving that goal by hard work and dedication. Success to others may be achieving a goal, but to me success isn’t successful unless you are achieving a goal that makes you happy in the end. Overcoming any obstacles, never cheating yourself, determination, and hard work are all factors of being…
“Miriam Webster defines culture as a customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social groups. “ (Merriam-Webster, 2018). With defining culture it is necessary to remember that it is more than just words and a definition in a book. Culture is different from place to place and region to region but the one common denominator among all cultures is that cultures is and will always be a sum of its people. With that being said culture is often found to be the…
Don’t Succeed, Find Out if the Loser Gets Anything What do you think of when you think of success? Do you think of billionaires coming down marble stairs with money overflowing in their pockets? Maybe you think of a doctor saving lives. Although the definition of success is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose,” everyone has a different idea of what success means to them. For countless people, their ideas and ideals of success change over time, and each person has their own idea of what it…
groups due to war. What does war and conflict really mean? According to Dictionary.com, the meaning of the word conflict is, “to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance,or in opposition” (http://www.dictionary.com/). The definition of war according to Dictionary.com is, “a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air” (http://www.dictionary.com/). War and conflict come together as a cause…