Goals and Accomplishing Your Dreams
For many years jobs such as doctors, accountants, and corporate executives were considered high profile . In the last decade, careers in the field of law have become more important due to the increasing number of lawsuits.
One of my many long term goals is to become a tax lawyer. This is a goal I have held near to my heart form several years. I can see myself walking into a packed court room with my Italian suit and penny loafers on. The court room grows silent as my client pleads not guilty. The judge raps his gavel and a court date is set. It is a goal that is very distant and may change, but it is one goal that I must strive for to achieve. For many teenagers this is the leading cause of failure later in life. Many people loose their focus. A wise man once said, “Dreams are what life is made up of.” This statement is true in the sense that if you have dreams you have something to look forward to; something to focus on; even something to live for. Knowing that you are a VIP is important in the decision-making process.
To accomplish your dreams, you must first face adversity in the eye and conquer your fears. For me personally, training to be a lawyer will take time and commitment. I must constantly look at where I am now and evaluate where I need to go from here. There will never be a time in your life where you are at the top. You must keep climbing the ladder of success. For...
The Murder Book describes three things that are required in order to commit a crime. These three things are “a motivated offender, the availability of a suitable target, and the absence of effective guardians” (page 92). First, John Wayne Gacy was obviously a motivated offender. Not only did he keep the bodies of the victims underneath his home, he killed at least 33 young men, if not more, and only stopped because he was caught. If he had not been motivated, he would not have been able to kill so many young men before being caught. Second, he had an abundance of suitable victims. As stated earlier in my paper, he became a well-known figure in his community. He held neighborhood parties and was incredibly active with those people around him; people thought that he was a caring, respectable man. There would be no reason to hide from him. Not to mention, he ran a successful construction company that of course young men would work for because it was a job they could get. He basically had an endless supply of young men that he could have taken advantage of and murdered. Third, being a respectable member of his community allowed people to let their guards down around him. Of course there was an absence of an effective guardian. He literally killed at least 33 people, in order to do that there obviously was not an effective enough guardian for these victims. He was able to kill these people for years without detection. He buried them underneath his house without anyone noticing anything suspicious. So, while it may not be exactly what the Routine Activity Theory had in mind, I think it completely fits John Wayne Gacy’s
Warren French writes, “The world just hasn’t been made right, so that dreams are the only things that can keep men going.” Agree or disagree with this statement.
Imagine seeing a girl no older than eight years old, being forced into marriage to a man twice her age. For many girls around the world being forced into marriage to much older men is an everyday occurrence in their lives. The word “arranged” is not usually associated with the word “forced” but in cases like these the girls have no choice but to agree to marry. Arranged marriages are deeply imbedded into the cultures of some countries with girls being promised into marriage when they are as young as a month old and marrying before they reach maturity. About a third of the women married in developing countries are married before they were eighteen years of age. In Afghanistan, 43 percent of brides from 2000 to 2008 were married before the age of eighteen and the number has risen due to poverty and problems the country is facing (Norland and Rubin 1). In developing countries such as Yemen, India, and Afghanistan, the practice of early arranged marriages is outlawed in their countries’ constitutions. Any such marriages take place illegally or under the radar of the law (Gorney 1). Afghan women and girls are being forced into arranged marriages to settle things such as debt and to secure stable futures for themselves or their families. Often these girls are targets for physical and mental abuse with little or no way out. Therefore, there should be more Muslim organizations that dedicate themselves to the education of the Afghan people about the physical and emotional effects of forcing young girls into marriage and ways to improve the lives of Afghan girls.
It has been over one year since I have started the accelerated nursing program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. When I first started the program in fall 2014, I have no idea what nursing was like. Although I had my bachelor from another institution, everything I learned was very different compared to the information I have learned in School of Nursing. Nursing school has slowly transformed me into a graduate professional nurse based on the professional development that I have completed along the way.
come with a goal in life - to succeed on it. With that kind of mentality I
Currently, I am majoring in Psychology with a minor in Sociology and a focus in Criminal Justice. Down the road, I look to hopefully work for a national security agency such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I wish to use my “voice” yet again and venture out into our world and work on positively impacting our justice system to reduce crime. Societies are in constant evolution. My desire is to utilize my talents toward positive fundamental change in individuals and
Child marriage is a practice that takes place way more often than it should. Every minute, about twenty-seven young girls are getting married around the world. Child marriage is defined as the marriage of anyone; boy or girl, under the age of 18, but it mostly affects girls. They most commonly take place in third-world countries and can occur for any number of reasons.
In most cases young girl’s get married to older men when they are still children. Child marriage harms girls, their families, and nations around the world. It should be considered forced marriage because it is without their consent and against their will that they are married. While child marriage is still allowed in all 50 states, people are beginning to discuss the issue. Although, it is extremely rare where a 15-year-old, much less someone younger, is mature enough to handle a marriage. The power to stop them from being put into that position lies within the hands and the responsibility of the parents, governors and
As we age and enter different stages of life, our personal obligations and responsibilities tend to become more time-consuming. As a wife, student, employee, and caretaker for an elderly woman, some days feel incredibly overwhelming and daunting. By applying a specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound (S.M.A.R.T.) process to my day, it becomes much more feasible. However, what about the long-term goals that will affect your future? By using the S.M.A.R.T. goal system, you are able to make your dreams a reality one small step at a time.
The practice of child marriages which produces child brides are undeniably a tradition to countries. Nevertheless, this practice of having girls aged 17 and below getting married is justly a societal problem. These girls pose a threat not only to the community and the country they live in but also other nations and even the world. These girls are a sure way for poverty to carry on in its succession and are a stepping stone for diseases to spread out. Not only that, as a child bride would be pressured to conceive a child, the likelihood of the child to not reach the period of maturity would be high. Child mortality rates would, without a doubt, soar. On the other hand, before one could deliberate an answer in ending this problem, one must familiarize themselves as to why the parents or guardians of these girls encourage this practice. Child brides, as pointed out, are girls below the legitimate age of 18 who are betrothed, married or in union with men. Even though there may be cases that the groom himself is of the same age as that of the bride, it is not atypical to see that there are grooms who are in the age bracket of 25 and above. This phenomenon comes about to the underprivileged families of society therefore, some, if not all, of these girls could be considered as uneducated.
Currently, Yemen is one of the poorest nations with one of the highest fertility rates and illiteracy rates.2 Child marriage plays a role in all of those problems for Yemen. About 80 percent of Yemen's population live in rural areas.3 Most child marriages occur in the rural areas compared to the urban areas. Girls in urban areas tend to get married at age 12 or 13, while girls in the rural areas may be married by the age of eight. 32 percent of girls in Yemen are married before the age of 18 and 11 percent are married before 15.4 Sometimes these child marriages in Yemen can also be consanguineous, which may be safer than marrying a stranger, but it still leads to other problems, such as biological diseases for their children.5 It is more common for younger girls(14 or less) to be in a consanguineous marriage than girls who are older.6 Although, once again, it may be more safe than marrying a complete stranger, it still has the severe consequences of having biological diseases for the couples' children, higher fertility rate, and higher child mortality rate.7 However, most cases of child marriage in Yemen usually involve a complete stranger who is much older than the girls and the girls usually do not even get consent in marrying the strange ma...
I have a dream… you have a dream… our nation has a dream… our world has a dream. We all have a dream.
Arranged marriages account for a majority of marriages in India, and are often arranged by parents, despite the celebration and glorification of “romantic love” in the Indian media and myths. Many critiques of arranged marriage in India presumed that arranged marriages would steadily decline due to modernization, urbanization, and increasing literacy for females. However, they have proven to be resilient, and swift in adapting to changed social circumstances. Examples of this would be the now common practice in urban areas and increasingly in rural parts, of parents parents arranging for marriage-ready children to meet with various potential spouses with a right of refusal, and the fact that child marriages are in rapid decline and is actually outlawed in India. Many arranged marriages in India are also sometimes seen in a bad light. Marriages in India actually are very happy bonds, between to consenting adults, and have very low chances of
Child marriage is a popular practice in India and Middle Eastern countries. It is defined as “a formal union before the age of eighteen” (unicef). In some cases the husband can be more than twice the age of the young girl. The median age of women at the time of their marriage is starting to increase, although this primarily includes women in higher income families. Seen as taboo in western countries, the practice is common in rural towns in places like India and Yemen. As a result of the marriage many young girls get pregnant, which is a serious health risk due to their underdeveloped bodies. The practice of child marriage takes away a young woman’s right to an education and also poses serious health risks.
Growing up, goals change dramatically. A five-year olds goal is to get the coloring page done. As people go through school, goals obviously change. A freshman’s goal may be to learn the school so he or she doesn’t get lost. Senior’s goals grow to finding where they will spend the next four years or what kind of career they will grow upon. Then, of course goals continue to change as people get older and enter into different stages of life. In this essay, I am going to talk about how my goals in different aspects of my life and how they have transformed, what they are currently, and what they may turn into in the future.