Arnold H. Glasow: Poem Analysis

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” This quote written by Arnold H. Glasow is a poem that best fits this occasion because it embodies scholarship, character, service, and leadership. I truly believe that I exhibit these aspects as well. The first characteristic that is shown by me instantly is leadership. I portray this trait because when there is an opportunity to take charge and prove my leadership skills, I take initiative to stand up and take charge. I do so in a way that is beneficial but does not downgrade or belittle others. In being a leader, I do receive gratification in doing the minimum. I have to go above and beyond. In showing scholarship, I trust that I show this through

my transcripts. I have various evidence of rigorous coursework and outstanding scores. Though I am not in the top five of my class, I still continue to put in full effort in order to be the best that I can. The trait character is displayed because I consider myself a very ostentatious person.

In this term, I mean it in a positive connotation of being the person that everyone can look up to and know will help them in any time of need. Showing character is an important aspect of being in National Honor Society because it requires respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship. I consider myself to have all of these qualities. I am a strong individual who works very well with others. I appreciate criticism and think of it more as an improvement rather than a downfall. The final but not limited to characteristic that I believe I contain is service. The rationale I believe that I uphold service is my willingness to volunteer. I love to help out my community and give back. I will assist anyone who is in need of it because I like to think of it as not only a way to help someone but to build their confidence in the area that they are seeking help in. One weekends, I always look online for places that I can volunteer at. Volunteering gives me a sense of pride as though an honor student would to a mother. One example in which I believe I showed an extreme amount of service is in my sophomore

year. I was a mentor to a freshman male advisory. My duty was to help a group of freshman boys adjust to Gary Comer College Prep. As the year progressed, I continued to help the boys transform not only through social aspects of high school, but through discipline and academic help.