In this time and era our youth has become oblivious to hard work and accomplishments. We think we have some entitlement that we deserve to have things without working for them and that things are just supposed to come easy. This is definitely not the case for me. Throughout my academic years, things didn't always come easy to me. With my ADHD, it made learning a little bit harder for me. It made understanding concepts a little difficult and challenging for me, which made studying a necessity for me. With with studying being a must, it came with long hours, countless late nights, and multiple cups of coffee. This in the end taught me dedication for my education. Studying wasn't the only thing I did to better my education, I took it one step …show more content…
Uniqueness, it's what makes a person who they are and who they want to become. We use our unique qualities and abilities to thrive and accomplish things that most others haven’t and we are proud of that. We are proud of our uniqueness and diversity because we see how it affects our everyday life and the decisions we make. For me, my unique quality is trusting my intuition and it has lead me to my greatest accomplishment. The unique quality that I have developed through life is trusting my intuition or trusting your gut as most people would say. In order to trust your intuition you have to visualize the outcome beforehand and then make it happen. I've used this quality throughout my highschool years whether it was to study for test, in sports, or in choices I make outside of school. It’s something I couldn't go through highschool without. Well this quality has helped me be able to accomplish great things outside of school it has also lead me to my great accomplishment in high school and that is being strong in my academics. Trusting my intuition helped me accomplish being strong in my academics because I envisioned and could see myself being great at anything I could learn and do when I worked for it. Of course there were times where no matter how hard I studied or went in for help I still wouldnt wouldnt understand but I learned to accept that it's ok not to understand sometimes but to work harder for
Regretfully, when I entered high school I did not realize how hard I had to work to get what I wanted. I went to my classes, did my work, but never really pushed myself to my full abilities. I thought that as long as I graduated with decent grades I would be able to get into college and really focus then. But as high school quickly came to an end I realized that I was not as well prepared for college, as I would have liked.
Societal pressures are one of the major contributors which cause students to mainly focus on future rewards instead of appreciating the present. Alfie Kohn describes parents as someone “who seems to care less about their children’s well-being than their SAT scores and the thickness
My family owned and operated a jewelry business for 8 years, since I was 10 years old. I grew up with this store, among the earrings and ornaments, always surrounded by things made from a unique substance called gold. Gold is a well-known element, atomic number 79; of course, everyone knows of its international monetary value. However, gold also has a deeply personal resonance; and upon closer examination, this material provides an emblematic picture of my past, my future, and what I offer Harvard University.
What makes an individual unique is their beliefs and aspirations. Throughout
I had practiced it before, but this time it was for real. Well, as real as a college mock trial tournament can get. I objected, pointed, and did squat thrusts during 10-minute breaks. During the trial, I paused for a few seconds of silence and methodically tied up the loose ends of my closing monologue. My mock trial team sat quietly for a couple of minutes until the judges offered some feedback and tabulated the scores. Unfortunately, we lost in a landslide and would not be moving on to the final round of competition. Before our team departed from Ithaca, however, we still had to sit through closing ceremonies, where team and individual awards would be distributed. We arrived to the function with our head between our tales, but when they read the award for best mock trial attorney, my name was called. I was shocked and utterly ecstatic. I was even surprised that it wasn't a run of the mill paper award I had won, but actually a wooden plaque with some official looking carvings. It wasn't an Academy award or Nobel Prize, but for someone who had practiced relentlessly for months, it su...
Some life lessons are better to be learned at an early stage at life and for my situation it’s good that I did. I learned that one should never depend on others when it comes to doing your own work. You have to work hard to get what you want, you can’t just wait for others to do it for you. This is one of the toughest lessons I learned and it’s good that I learned it. Although, it was tough for me the way I learned it.
Something unique about me is I’m a pageant girl. I’ve grown up doing pageants since I was a baby. I have won and lost plenty of pageants throughout my career. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, being a pageant girl isn’t very unique because almost every girl is in a pageant at least once in her life. However, it is what you take with you from pageants that are unique. Everybody learns something different while doing pageants. A lot of people think pageants are about putting tons of make up on and having the most expensive dress. Pageants are so much more than putting on makeup and the type of dress you wear. It is what you learn from winning and losing. You can win or lose millions of pageants but it is what you take with you from winning
Uniqueness can be defined through the hardships you conquer or by how others perceive you. One way other people can identify you is by your cultural background. This is shown in “How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston by her realizing that by her changing communities, people identified her based on her appearance and not by her personality or abilities. People categorized her by her appearance because that was how the community was organized, it was by race not by uniqueness. She related the thought of being known by your outer shell and what you possess by referencing a
What makes you uniquely you. I am unique and I am me that is what makes me uniquely me. People always say be yourself and that's what I try to do. So when people say what makes you,
I often feel as though I am placed into a category of teenagers who are academically ambitious. Again, this is not inaccurate; I do have an innate desire to succeed in school, and I know that is a positive thing. The issue arises due to the immense pressure that is put on students like me by society. From an early age, I’ve felt an immense pressure from my family, my friends, and the media to put all of my energy into getting into a good college and getting into a lucrative field of work. This push may have positive effects on society as a whole, but for many individuals it is extremely unsafe.
we are all unique in our own way but it's a huge part of who we
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.
Something that sets me apart is that in all things I strive to be a high-integrity, model citizen. I also consider myself a person of high morals who is a friend to everyone. It is a proven fact that people who like each other work better together and so I try to make sure in all of my interactions I come off as a likeable person. Another attribute that makes me unique is my perseverance; I am an extremely effective self-motivator.
come to one 's mind. All I thought as a little girl was what to play with next. Of course school
A quote by Marva Collins states, “success does not come to you, you go to it.” This is exactly how I look at my success. My definition of success is being happy and doing what you love. The only way I can achieve this goal is by receiving an education, saving money, and picking a career path that I will enjoy. I work hard in school to be prepared for when I go off to college, which will eventually lead me to a career. Another plan of mine is to save as much money as I can before college and apply for many scholarships, so I can graduate from college with as little debt as possible. I set these goals myself, however, none of these goals could be possible without the support from my family.