Does your character have what it takes? Sam Haskell states in his book, Promises I Made My Mother, “When you take away everything, when you strip a person of the superficial add-ons, all they have left is their true self”(14). This quote stood out to me because in the world today we base everything we have on physical appearance or by how many material things we can collect. In college we will get to experience many new things and our character will be tested, I plan to work hard to uphold my morals and stay true to myself. Sam also says that “Character is the core of our being” (14); it is what really holds us together and what we should strive to be true to. To me, the qualities that make a strong character are honesty, hard work, and humility.
When I was younger, someone told me that honesty is the best policy, and I learned that the heard way. One night a bunch of my friends and I wanted to spend the night at one of my friend’s house. I knew my parents were not going to let me go to this friend’s house, so I ended up lying to them and telling them we were spending the night at someone else’s house. When we got to my friend’s house we started playing games and watching movies. My parents called my cell phone to check up on me but I did not hear it ring. Well, my parents called the house that I was supposed to be at and my friends and I were not there. The next day they acted as if nothing was wrong and asked if there was anything I wanted to tell them. I said no there was not. They told me they found out that I lied to them and I got grounded for a long time. Somehow parents always find out about the things we do wrong. Needless to say I did not do that again. Next year in college I will be able to use honesty when I am meeti...
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...hing in my power to get things back to the way they were before but it was just not happening. One morning when I was doing my devotional, I read in my devotional book that without God anything we try will fail. It was as if God said, “Here have a big piece of humble pie.” In college, humility will be a big part for me in that I will have to remember to ask for God to make me humble everyday. This, I believe, will further deepen my relationship with the Lord.
In conclusion, I will do my best to make sure that my character survives and that my morals stay the same. I will be honest when meeting new people to build a strong relationship with them. Hard work will be an everyday thing so that I may attain my goal. I will ask God to give me humility everyday. All in all, I hope that I will be able to live honorable life that will be an example for the people around me.
I will continuously improve my character by being active in our community, and seeking additional opportunities to better myself in the near the future. By the time I graduate from Waynesville High School, I will have a character like no other, leading to leaving high school with my head held high, knowing that my character impacted many and as I will walk into my college years, I will have the experience of my character to better myself today, tomorrow, and in the
...I personally will strive to improve my character, stay determined, and hope every traumatic situation I face will be met with a fight response.
I show great strength of character through my dedication to my own principles. I try to live my life honestly, showing integrity, remain open minded, stay positive, and respectful. Everyday I attempt to live by these values in the way I think and the way I act. These values remind of the kind of person I want to be and help me to lead a more centered life. Whether this is through something as simple as holding a door for someone or by always being honest, trustworthy, loyal. Thus, through my personal principles and values I show great strength of
The things that make one different are the things that cause the world to change and lead to conformity. Uniqueness is a characteristic that is in everyone; no one person is the same. In this way, Equality 7-2521 from Anthem, a novel written by Ayn Rand, conforms to society on his outward actions to keep him safe, but on this inside, his drive for individuality and not being “normal” allows him to discover a tunnel in which he discovers multiple things like electricity. In a similar aspect, I seek to with my mind, as if a moving vehicle, swerve sharply to the opposite direction to avoid indifference and achieve my maximum potential.
In order to decide whether the term "owning" helps develop your moral character, you must first figure out what owning something means to you. To me, "owning something" applies to not only the tangible, like a shirt, but also the intangible, like knowing something so well you own it, or even owning a behavior.
will stay focus, continue to believe in God and have faith that I will be
Winston Churchill has stated that, “Continuous effort (not strength or intelligence) is the key to unlocking our potential.” Intelligence can be important. It’s what helps us do quick calculations while working on an important, world-changing project, or even a small school assignment. However, someone could have all the intelligence in the world, and never have a chance to use it. Motivation is what gives the world a chance to apply it’s intelligence to important projects, big or small. Without motivation, no one would feel the need to change the world or pass a test. Although intelligence can be important, motivation is a more useful trait because it can be used to do anything, intelligence often leads to being less content with life, and
What is a leader? In times of crisis the ultimate survival of a group depends on the leader, or person who steps forward to take control, direct others, and maintain order. Although in today's society people are judged based on their appearance, yet looks have no influence on whether or not a person is capable of being a successful leader. Instead, good leadership is based on the individual skills and traits that the person possesses. The characters Ralph, Jack, Simon, and Piggy in William Golding's Lord of the Flies are perfect examples of people who may not be the best looking physically, but who despite this have the superior qualities to be an excellent leader.
Obviously there is no excuse for cheating but I had somewhat good reasoning. My average in social studies was a 94 and in every other class my averages were a 96 or above. My father had warned me I would be in a lot of trouble if my average was not bumped up by the end of the quarter. He noticed I spent no time studying for my test the day before, and instead on my phone all night. Seeing this, only made him much angrier and he told me if I did not get a 95 or above on this test I would be grounded and my phone would be taken away for a long time. Of course, I argued with him and then made the punishment that much more effective. So, I began to study around 11:00 on my bed (which was not a smart idea). Around 30 minutes later I fell asleep and woke up to my alarm, realizing I had barely studied for my test. In my mind, my only option was to cheat off of my friends test so I didn’t fail. During lunch, I asked her if she would be okay with me glancing at her paper a bit and if she could angle it towards me during the test. Of course she said no problem and when I got my grade back I actually ended up getting a 98. Although cheating was obviously wrong, it allowed me to stay out of trouble with my parents and to receive a great grade with putting very little effort into receiving
Over the course of an individual’s life there are many traits acquired which are things that contribute to the way he or she interacts with others, overall these traits help with the development of one’s personality. Character traits or qualities make up a person, whether it's their personality or attitude or the way they portray themselves to others. Every person individually possess traits and qualities that not only describe, but define them making every person different. Many of the admirable traits that I possess make me the man that I am today, contributing to my interactions with others and the career path I intend to pursue. Throughout my life, many events have revealed my true character traits which include determination, optimism, and faith.
The basis of good character involves being respectful, honest, hardworking, responsible, caring, and understanding. Parents and teachers alike wish for their students to possess good character; but what does “character” mean in the realm of education; and whose responsibility is it to ensure that students do in fact develop good character? The Character Education Partnership (2003, pg. 1), defines good character as involving “understanding, caring about, and acting upon core ethical values”, and thus takes a holistic approach to the development of character in students by developing the “cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects of moral life.” Through character education, students can grow to understand core values, learn to develop caring relationships, and grow in self-motivation; thus students grow in character as their understanding and subsequent commitment deepens through varied opportunities to apply values through everyday interactions (CEP, 2003). In theory, a student who possesses good character is a more productive, responsible, respectful, and caring student; yet the question as to whether a student with good character is a better student academically remains.
These lessons and traits I have taught myself, have helped me become a better person with a dependable future. Forgive all who wrong you, love your family and friends, but love your enemies more. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Remember that obtaining perfection is impossible in your life on earth and remember that you show who you are through your actions, not what you look like. Be grateful of your current state; you are alive and can change the world and all who inhabit it through your actions and words. Help, give, and pray for the less fortunate. “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”-Jesus Christ.
People lie everyday to, in someway or another, keep themselves out of trouble. Many teenagers will lie to their parents about what they are doing for the evening, how much of their homework they have done, or how that glass vase got broken while they were out of town. We even lie to our significant others about who that other boy was that called the house or what exactly we did with our friends last night. All anyone is trying to accomplish by this is to stay out of trouble when we know we’ve done wrong. But we never think of the effects of lying. Although we think we’re being sly, parents are usually smarter than we give them credit for! And eventually our boyfriends and girlfriends will find out! Then the problem becomes the issue of trust. If you lie, there is no trust. That can be one of the serious consequences of lying.
I am an ISTJ with unique personality strengths and weaknesses. My strengthens are being hardworking, productive, efficient, and driven (Kroeger, Thuesen, & Rutledge, 2002, p. 306). In opposition, being compulsive, inexpressive, and driven by routines are my weaknesses (Kroeger et al, 2002, pp. 308-309). The Prentice Hall Self-Assessment increased awareness of more personality strengths and weaknesses for my consideration.
Sometimes better to tell lie than to tell a truth for some kind of reasons. That is for some time for an entertainment only. But telling a lie is not good for all the time. There is one more thing in my life that was a great impact to me when I was sixteen years old that is telling a lie with family. At that time I had many friends, and usually I liked to roam with them. At that time, I had no value of money. Even I was not mature enough to understand how to spend it. These all things which resulted into bad habits. My parents had trust on me, so I always gave excuses about study. But reality was totally different from parent’s belief. After spending some days, from school teachers complained about my work to my father. Teacher told me that I was not working hard in school. Day by day I was getting off the track in the field of study. From that day my father had a doubt on me. One day my father called at my friend’s house, but he already knew that I am not at my friend’s place. I was gossiping outside area of our house. After some time when I went to my house and all my family members were looking at me in anger. Their behavior towards me was not good, and my father was so upset with me. So, I went in my room by head