One thing that sets me apart from the other candidates applying to the University of California is my hard work. I have always been smaller than other kids my age. At 15 years old I was 4’ 10’’ and looked like I was eleven years old. Although this was an advantage at the airport‚ when I would begin to take off my shoes and the TSA Officer would look at me and say‚ “Don’t worry twelve and under can keep their shoes on.” I was often discredited for my size. Especially because I played volleyball‚ a
Premium High school College English-language films
Austin Knaack Mr. Konen English 11- 4th 11 Jan. 2015 Hard Work to No Work Speech Purpose: Discuss and inform my audience about the value of hard work‚ and how the value of hard work has decreased over time. I. Intro a. Welcome‚ name b. Talking about the value of hard work and how it changed over time c. Hard Work i. Where? ii. When? iii. Why is it not being valued? II. Start of America a. Hard work set the foundation to the new country b. Their hard work (P) i. Countless hours 1. Manual Labor a. Pruning
Premium Minimum wage Wage
Hard Work‚ Luck and Dedication Malcolm Gladwell‚ a writer for the magazine New Yorker‚ once stated an important point. “It isn’t sheer talent that distinguishes most super achievers…” he said. He also went on to say ‚ “The Beatles rocked‚ but they might never have achieved stardom if they hadn’t lucked into a Hamburg gig that forced them to play together for hundreds of hours a month…” Mr. Gladwell is right in my mind in the sense that some people do not reach the success they could achieve‚ simply
Premium Luck High school Cricket
Hard Work but No Reward How many times has someone given all that was possible and worked as hard as possible to achieve something‚ but to no avail‚ there was no reward? At some point‚ it has happened to everyone. Nikola Tesla‚ astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life‚ and even Lennie and George in Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ have all come upon this unavoidable conflict. George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men are two “Average Joe’s” just trying to work up enough money to buy some land
Premium Of Mice and Men Great Depression John Steinbeck
given by fate‚ are more successful. He implicates that opportunity‚ hard work‚ birthdate‚ 10‚000 hours rule‚ and the background of the person are essential factors when being an outlier. Out of these aspects‚ working hard would have to be the one factor that surpasses the rest in this scenario. Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes many characteristics on what being an outlier is. The most important is hard work‚ “... [for] if you work hard enough and assert yourself‚ and use your mind and imagination‚ you
Premium Malcolm Gladwell Middle class Blink
Andrew J. Myers III The Destiny in My Hands I know that my destiny is in my hands. Everyone has a chance to do whatever they choose to do‚ whether it is to be great at basketball or excellent at playing the piano. Some people are born with certain gifts and some people have to practice that craft for countless hours. My destiny is unlimited. I chose not to limit myself to being perfect at one specific thing‚ but to be incredibly amazing at everything that I do. I wake up from the perfect
Premium Definition Personal life
Hard Work Pays Off Graduation day! As I stand in line waiting for my name to be called I look around the enormous gymnasium full of happy families taking pictures and all my fellow classmates smiling and clapping. While I look around I notice that I am shaking in my maroon gown‚ and I feel a trickle of sweat coming down my face. As I start to get closer to the stage my heart starts to race and I can’t stop myself from smiling. Finally I walk onto the tall‚ long stage and hear my whole name being
Premium High school Sleep College
What motivates people to work hard? This will be an analytical report outlining the views of experts‚ how their views correlate or differ and the relevance of their opinions on motivation techniques. As well this report will also determine whether people are motivated by similar factors or whether the context of the vocation leaves some factors more prevalent than others. This report will conclude having discussed the above question in depth using text materials outlined later on‚ in the attempt
Premium Motivation Maslow's hierarchy of needs Employment
Being brought up in a house full of hard working American citizens where each person helped the world positively in a different way has helped implant positive ethics and values into my overall character. As a child all I could remember was how hard my family worked. My father would work overtime at General Motors‚ while my mother would put her love for creativity into people’s homes by wallpapering and painting. Growing up in this type of atmosphere allowed me several advantages. I could have
Premium Burger King Hamburger Sneak King
Hard Work Beats Talent It was September 10th‚ 2016‚ at the red‚ white and blue cross country invitational. That day was the first day I broke 17 minutes and I got 16 minutes and 52 seconds in a 5k (3.1 miles) and it was only the beginning of the season. This has been one of my goals since freshman year‚ but I just couldn’t reach that last year. Finally‚ this was the year that I reached my goal and‚ It took a lot of uphill battle and dedication through the summer. This summer I ran about 5 times
Premium High school Running Exercise