Marco Ricci, Boy Scout of Troop 11, Order of the Arrow Brotherhood ceremony team, and published poet. That’s who I am, to my friends and family at a glance, but the purpose of this paper is not to present the bare-minimum of my achievements, rather my character and ambitions for the future. There are many things that I hope the future holds for me, including continuing in scout for all the Eagle Palms, Getting Vigil Honor in the O.A., and to graduate college. I want to study forensic science, and become a forensic scientist. When I grow older, I want to continue being active in scouting, possibly eventually becoming the scoutmaster for my troop. The main accomplishment I am proud of outside of scouting is maintaining a GPA of 3.80 or higher
Officer Moskos research work was usually done after shift. He would sit in front of his computer and put his nightly notes down and interpret them. The author acknowledges
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Print.
In their respective life journey, both Wes Moores often found them facing with some hard choices or decision to make or standing at a crossroads of life change without knowing which way to turn. Therefore, “for all of us who live in the most precarious places in this country, our destinies can be determined by a single stumble down the wrong path or a tentative step down the right one” (Moore xiv). During their early childhood, both Wes Moores struggle at school and had troubles with the law. However, for the author Wes Moore, attending the military school was the biggest turning point in his life. Aware of his mother’s determination, his family’s sacrifice, and encouragement from classmates and instructors as well as the influence of role models, the author Wes Moore finally made up his mind that he wanted to succeed in the military school. At the end, the author Wes Moore fulfilled his dream and did well academically from then on. On the other hand, the other Wes Moore had tumbled on a series of missteps along the road: dropping out of school, getting involved with drug trade, committing violent crimes, and being a father of four when he was so young and immature. Even though there was a time when he tried to reinvent himself: joining the Job Corp, getting a high school diploma, and finding some decent jobs, the reality and his making-quick-money mentality eventually brought him back to the original path with no return. At last, by committing an armed robbery that left a police officer dead, the other Wes Moore irreversibly drove himself to the dead end of life. Obviously, based on their early life experiences, both Wes Moores would have gone the same route to failure. Nevertheless, at some critical points of their lives, the author Wes Moore made some good choices with intervention and guidance of good people while the other Wes Moore lost his footing under undue
Chris’s personality exhibits the real foundation of the pattern of his heroic journey. The last thoughts of Chris McCandless were, “I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless you all!” (Krakauer 199). This demonstrates how Chris had a kind and compassionate heart. His considerate...
Wasdin started with SEAL Team Two, tested into SEAL Team Six, then challenged himself further by becoming a SEAL sniper. His mindset is if he didn’t get the bad guys first, they’d get the good guys, and when you read his stories, you are thankful we have people like him. Unfortunately, these days of numbing boredom can also cause the reader to be bored. When he talked about war or training to become a seal, the reader was interested, but when he talked about sitting in an outpost for a couple weeks seeing nothing and no action, the reader will question when will the action and intense stories that got them hooked in the first place come back. This is the autobiography of a boy who grew up dirt poor, worked so hard during his childhood that BUD/S seemed no more mentally challenging than what he faced every day, simply trying to survive his stepfather.
DeMyers, Sandra. "Intro to the Hero's Journey." Loyno.edu. Northshore High School, 21 June 2000. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
So completing the rank of Eagle Scout has been has been one of the greatest things I've accomplished because of its effect it has taught me many basic life skills that are important to be successful, it has given me the edge in the modern job market, it has also given me great people to look up to in the chance to be looked up to. This has been one of the greatest effects of a decision of
Being nominated to be an active member in the National Honor Society is an accomplishment in itself. It shows that I am striving, and continuing to show my strengths on a daily basis. I have achieved the goal to maintain my grades while also being very active within our community. I have also strove to be the best possible person I can be, and that truly shows through my love of the game: basketball. I have been a member of the basketball team for three years. This team has taught me a lot about unity. I try to bring what I learn on the court to my everyday lifestyle. It has taught me how to work well with others, and solve conflicts when necessary. Being on the team has also shown me that you can’t go through life alone. I always try to be
As a senior at Woodside High School, it is my goal to stay focused so that I will graduate in June, the year of 2015. My grades have always been superior; I have been on the honor roll every marking period since my freshmen year in high school. I am involved in many extracurricular activities that I love participating in to help others. I have previously volunteered at Greenwood Elementary school, and also at my church. Furthermore, I have been involved in certain clubs, cheerleading, as well as the dance magnet for my four years at Woodside High.
Aside from taking all honors and/or AP classes, I also have been on the high school swim team for both freshman and sophomore year, a...
Goals give you something to measure yourself against and give you direction. Currently, my main goal is to graduate from East Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree of science in engineering with a concentration in biomedical engineering. My anticipated time to graduation is five years with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Beyond getting my bachelor’s degree at East Carolina University, I would like to go to medical school and become a doctor focusing on prosthetics. In order to make my goals a reality, I will have to work diligently to remain on track throughout my schooling. Additional goals that I have set for myself are to complete homework assignments by the time they are due, reading assigned material before it is discussed in class, doing well in each of my courses this semester, successfully participating in extracurricular activities, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, getting a position as an engineer, and becoming a leader within both the engineering community and the general community. A world-class engineering student woul...
The years of hard work and dedication have finally paid off. As I stand with the scoutmaster in front of me, and the audience behind my back, I feel like this accomplishment will not only help me develop as a leader, but also as a person. Becoming an eagle scout is more than a badge and a rank; it is a sense of duty and fulfillment that I have sought for so many years and am finally able to achieve. From Cub Scout to Eagle Scout, like adolescence to adulthood, this momentous occasion symbolizes my entrance into a new world and my readiness to tackle the challenges it has in store for me.
I find self-satisfaction in successfully completing one course after another I achieved a GPA of 3.90 upon graduation. . My academic experience has taught me to manage my time between my job, my family, and my academic quest. I am a well-organized person, and I take my goals seriously
My father loved the location of his academy, Maui, Hawaii, “ What’s there not to like?” Jerald said. When my father realized that he finally complete his life’s dream of becoming a police officer, getting married to his beautiful wife, and raising his two children, he finally came of
Ranked number thirty nine out of three hundred students was one of my biggest high school accomplishments. I was a Cum Laude graduate, and my name was one of the first ones called. I could have easily taking the easy way out and just graduated, but I wanted to be more than just a number. I wanted to look back over my high school years and say that I gave 100% the whole way through. Lord knows hard work, dedication, and wise decision making were the top three things that help me achieve my four year goal towards