The word “unique” describes me perfectly. While in reality, everyone is unique in their own way, I believe I have three “unique” qualities that make me different than most people. The three things that make me unique are: I’m never satisfied with my present situation, my hobby of daily fantasy sports, and my passion for fitness. Most people call me different, but that’s the beauty of life, in which everyone is different in their own way. The majority of people work till their content with their situation, but that’s where I separate myself. As a child, I use to dream of becoming a millionaire and seeing myself on TV. I understand only a small few reach that plateau, but I constantly tell myself that anything is possible. When I played tennis during high school, I always wanted an 8-0 score to my match. If I knew I was clearly better than my opponent, then anything less than that was unacceptable. Receiving a B in a college class is unacceptable to me, if I know I didn’t put my full effort and attention into that course. I encourage my friends and classmates to do the best they can on everything they do …show more content…
Some people say it’s gambling, but I believe daily fantasy sports consists of knowledge and strategy. I spend around 5 hours a week studying games and players to decide who has the best matchup and biggest upside. On weekends, people are looking for the best party to go to, but I’m doing homework and research for daily fantasy. The satisfaction I get when I finish near the top of a contest makes me even more determined to keep up my research and determination to be the best. Daily fantasy sports take a certain type of individual in order to be successful and I believe I fit that type perfectly. I hope one day I’m able to run my own professional sports team, and I believe the research I’m doing with daily fantasy can only help my mindset within that
As a child, I would play the “dream” game with my friends. We would spot a nice car and claim it as ours, walk by a nice house and say “I will live in that type of house one day with my family”. I cannot tell a lie, to this day, I say that to myself. After all, who doesn’t long for financial stability and some of the strain of life’s stress it eases. All of these comforts are nice to desire but that it not what defines me.
Fantasy football is the most anticipated and hyped competition for sports fans each year. It is where sports fans try to get bragging rights and show off their expertise in sports. According to Forbes, 33 million people play fantasy football each year. This includes an estimated 6.4 million women. They also found that Americans spend an estimated $800 million annually on all fantasy sports media products. This really is an American phenomenon.
Where I thought Money, fame, glory and power where my goals. I dreamed of becoming the CEO of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Moreover, the reason was that currently their CEO makes 14.5 million a year. Growing up I always assumed making more money would make me happy. As I grew up and started, working the goal was always to make more money. For instance, my first job I made $15 a day. I would tell myself if I only made $30 a day, I would be able to do this or that. As the years progress I went on to tell myself if I only made XX amount of dollars my life would get better. Now that I am making a decent amount of money now I can say okay life is better but it is not the money it is my lifestyle and my son that has enhance my
In a world where every individual desires to acquire money, prosper, and make a life for themselves nevertheless no part of my being aspires any of it. My life's work wants nothing more than to help other people because at the end of the day, my long list of people I have helped will be worth more than your money. The way I grew up, I would have been the same way as everyone else, but it was with the experiences I have gone through along with my favorite movie, book, quote, historical figure, and my very own personal hero which all single handedly helped mold me to the person I am glad to be today.
“Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s”, an essay by Brent Staples, argues that in the past few years colleges have been very lenient when it comes to grades, and they have basically been giving students A’s that they don’t deserve. The reasoning behind this is that colleges are “faced with demanding consumers and stiff competition” (Staples 935). Some departments are trying to save themselves from administrators canceling their course because students don’t want to take their class, making them lose their job. The way students and parents see it, is that they are getting their money’s worth. Staples builds common ground by offering a solution to the problem of grade inflation, he thinks that higher standards should be set for the more
There are some who believe if you want something you have to go out and get it yourself. If you never achieve any level of success it is your own fault rather than your environments or circumstance. It is true that it takes hard work to make dreams achievable but for some with limited or no access to tools and
Later in life when I have a job of my own I hope to become like my grandfather and get a job and make it my life. Also I hope that once I find my goal that nothing will stop like the miners in Crown of Dust.
In “Letter to a B Student,” Robert Oliphant argues that grades are not important, and getting a grade does not define who you are as a person. He also expresses that what is important is all on the inside, it’s how you carry yourself, and the impressions people get from you. Oliphant says, “Your grade does not represent a judgment on your basic ability or of your character. Courage, kindness, wisdom, good humor- these are the important characteristics of our species” (Oliphant 137). When you receive a “B”, it does not mean you are going to be labeled that forever. It is common for B students to continue to get B’s, just as A students are more than likely going to get A’s. That does not mean that A students are always going to achieve more than you. Your achievement in the future
Sports play a very important role in my life ever since I could walk. My interests in playing sports began at the age of three as my parents signed me up for soccer, flag football, basketball, and lacrosse. First grade started my competitive edge as I began to play for travel teams in various sport tournaments. This competitive edge transferred from the sports field to the classroom having teachers and coaches helping me be the best I can be. Sports have continually well-shaped and defined my character by teaching me how to accept a win from working hard, also how a loss is an opportunity to learn and fix mistakes.
What makes an individual unique is their beliefs and aspirations. Throughout
Imagine this; a group of IT professionals are working on new software for their company that would make online banking much easier. Someone comes up with an amazing idea but before she explained what she wanted to do, she wanted to know if she would get the amount of money she needed to make the software possible. After receiving the money, she worked for the same amount of hours each day because that is all she is getting paid for. She was more concerned about how much she was getting paid rather than concentrating about the software. She wasn’t ready to put any effort or extra hours towards the software until she got paid for her extra work. Furthermore, here is where you see the difference between who work for the sake of working to become number one and those who put their blood, sweat and tears to reach the top. Both have two totally different personal goals. Reaching your goal or achieving your ambition will be a struggle which you can get past.
When you are barely coming to know someone better, there are so many things you want to know about them. Yet, in order to keep it simple you only get to hear a few things about them. Therefore, the four things you should know about me are what culture I come from, my goals for and after college, my learning styles, and my reflection of myself as a writer.
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd. I was watching the Doctor Phil Show the other day, and he was talking about the five reasons for why successful people are as successful as they are. Number one on the list was a plan. A goal. A destination. An ambition. Without an ambition we have no purpose in our lives. In contrast, a goal can help us get organized and take steps towards achieving what we want in our day-to-day lives. My friend Ryan always used to tell me, and still does; “My life's ambition is to be happy with my place in, and contribution to Society.” That might be a nice thought, but is there really a workable goal there? No! “The ambitious man is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer... He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen.” - Robert L. Schwartz A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it. We were given a brain for a reason, and this is a perfect excuse to use it.
A statement from the Huffington Post states, “From a very young age, we are told the importance of getting good grades. Especially in high school, we are told time and time again that our grades affect what college we will get into. While grades are extremely important, people often forget about the importance of learning, not just getting good grades. There is a difference between the grade received in a course and the amount of learning that took place in the course.” Parents and institutions should teach the importance of learning. The society around the upbringing of students emphasizes getting good grades as apposed to getting every detail and aspect mastered. School priorities should be reevaluated and changed for future students
But is this really helping a student succeed? How are they going to succeed if they have not gained any knowledge? It is not right for someone to give a student a grade they do not deserve. Stuart Rojstaczer in “Grade inflation Gone wild” has an interesting opinion on students. He says, “When students walk into a classroom knowing they can go through the motions and get a B+ or better, that’s what they tend to do, give minimal effort”(75).