Physical strength

defined as synonymous to violent masculinity prevail. In Ashe’s eyes, to be heroic is to be empathetic and caring, willing to put others before yourself. Unfortunately, the popular depiction of heroism is less focused on morals and intent, and more on strength and results. This incorrect representation of heroes…

Man’s Indomitable Mentality in The Old Man and the Sea “But man is not made for defeat," (NEED PAGE IN BOOK)Santiago said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” (NEED PAGE IN BOOK)This is a common moral throughout The Old Man and the Sea, which is a tale of an old fisherman named Santiago who surmounts his eighty four days of ill-luck by conquering adversity through a reverent struggle against a marlin. Hemingway’s novel displays a variety of struggles for Santiago to overcome. Confusion…

The five greatest strengths shown to me by the Strengthsfinder Survey were Consistency, Belief, Responsibility, Developer, and Relator. I chose a life of Civil Service, in the Military and now as a Police Officer. Having Consistency and Responsibility I believe fit right into this life choice and in my opinion if you don't have Belief in what you're doing you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place. I utilize Consistency on a daily basis as a Police Officer. I wholeheartedly believe each…

character is what defines them and makes a statement declaring whether they will be the hero of the story or the villain. In looking at The Winter’s Tale, we wonder who is the stronger woman—stronger in the sense of “having strength of character or will”, and not physical strength (Webster’s New World Dictionary, 1329). The two main woman characters in The Winter’s Tale were Hermione, (the Queen) and Paulina (the wife of a Lord). In The Winter’s Tale, King Leontes…

experience is developing it through sports. Throughout my childhood, I did ballet, hip-hop, competitive cheer, gymnastics, softball, competitive basketball, competitive soccer, and ten years of competitive volleyball. I had to deal with a multitude of physical hardships and challenges that truly tested my mental toughness. Whether it was forgetting a dance move in the middle of a huge performance, dismounting off an apparatus and misfiring, striking out, missing the game winning free-throw,…

After reading a few chapters of Strengths Quest, I was instructed to participate in the Strengths Finder assessment (Anderson, Clifton, & Schreiner, 2006). This 30 minute assessment was an interesting tool that pointed out my greatest strengths. It also provided a detailed description of what having those strengths mean and examples of how they are prominent in a person 's life. After taking the StrengthsFinder survey, I discovered that my five dominant strengths are empathy, harmony,…

opportunity I thought I would never have. The training I received from you was affective at teaching me the rights and wrongs of the job. I would like to cover some of the strengths and weaknesses of the training I was given. The strengths consist of a lot of different aspects of the training I received, here are the top strengths for your training program. First, you did a great job at showing me around the building and letting me know the purpose of each room. I was then showed where to…

Winton’s male and female characters all have strengths and weaknesses, but the strength of women outweighs the strength of men. The text, ‘That Eye, The Sky’, written by Tim Winton, explores strengths and weaknesses of characters when faced with family issues. The novel is written in first person, narrated by main protagonist, Ort. The plot encompasses the life of Ort, his mother – Alice and family helper, Henry. These characters all show strengths, however, some are clearly stronger than…

An additional strength that I possess is that I serve as a role model to my staff and show them daily through my words and actions that I am interested in them and the success of the organization. Many of my staff have told me that they are finding meaning in the work that they do and enjoy coming to work every day. They have told me that I have been a mentor and a role model for them which corresponds with the traits of a transformational leader. My final strength is my ability to see the big…

The StrengthFinder survey advised that my five strengths are harmony, positivity, developer, woo, and relator. Initially I was unaware of the definitions of some of these strengths. Upon describing the definition of those strengths provided by StrengthFinder, I determined that these strengths were extremely accurate. Harmony is described as a person who looks to avoid conflict, and tries their best to become acquainted with others (Clifton 2006). My law enforcement occupation requires me to…