Dr. Seuss 'Oh The Places You' Ll Go

It was mid-morning when I pulled up to school, still wondering if I made the right decision by enrolling. Instead of feeling calm, cool, and collected the only thing arriving early did was increase the feeling of impending doom. My mind was racing a mile a minute. Am I going to be able keep up to the bright minds fresh out of high school? It was time to find out.

Here I stand on the brink of adulthood, a daunting place to exist. I peer over the edge and gaze into a chasm, bright but blurry. I am afraid. I am anxious. But I am hopeful. I am hopeful because I know that my past has defined me, but it is my future that will continue to mold me. As my years as a teenager draw to a close, I find myself reflecting on pivotal moments that taught me what it really means to be a good human being.

We as human beings all strive for success. We use success as a measure of everyday life.

I am in this building who habitants are insistent that I learn, fulfilling my role as a student undertaking a challenge presented to me. To this 14 year old, education is my chance. I can’t play sports and get a scholarship. This 14 year old would be compelled say that school is an opportunity that tests my logic, my mental capacity, capabilities, and sometimes my sanity. The thought of being challenged

Is that success? What or who defines success? Different people have different interpretations of what success means to them.

Dr. Seuss I took an unconventional approach in the topic I chose for my reading assignment – whereas most groups selected single novels, my partner and I opted to read a collection of short stories by none other than the notorious Dr. Seuss. Were I writing this essay on a “normal” book, I would be able to pose a question about the book itself and answer it in an ordinary sort of way. However, given the subject matter I have chosen, an essay on an individual book, though possible, would be a very tricky thing to do. It would be wiser, and probably easier, to respond to the man himself. My decision to respond to the man himself makes many more choices – what facet of Dr. Seuss shall I ask myself questions about? I think

Some of the goals of schooling and society in the United States are to develop students and citizens, who have high aspirations, believe in their capabilities, are hopeful they can realize their aspirations, and are optimistic about their future in general. Such characteristics are important because each leads to overall well-being (Bandura, 1977; Scheirer & Carver, 1985; Snyder et al., 1991), student achievement and higher graduation rates (Snyder et al., 2002) through a personal sense of urgency which allows them to take control of their life, challenge themselves, persevere through difficulties, and cope when obstacles arise (McBride, 2012).

Have you ever wondered why you just remembered something for no reason? Well there is something that I have learned just because. The something that I have learned just because was from the book All the Places You Can go by Dr. Seuss. Have you ever learned things that you didn’t know were going to help you just because? Well in the book All the Place You Can Go I learned that I can go anywhere that I want to. In the book All the Places You Can Go by Dr. Seuss I learned that there is many places that people can go if they want to.

Happy birthday to my wonderful, talented, smart, handsome husband! I thank God for the day I met you! I love who you are and all you do. You have blessed me with incredible kids and an amazing life. I know that living with me can get crazy but no matter what crazy scheme I get us into you excel! Most recently in the roles of baseball coach, cheer dad, and carpenter (Syd's dollhouse)! Our life truly reminds me of my favorite bedtime story to read to the kids; the Dr.Seuss book "The Places You'll Go!" Full of adventure, good times, some hard times but always fun and colorful! It has been a remarkable journey and I am looking forward to many, many more years together! I will follow you anywhere! Happy Birthday my love!

As J.K. Rowling once said, “it is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.” As we end our high school career and make our way into the future, we must keep in mind all of the lessons we were taught at Anderson that will help us to succeed, even when we fail the first time. These messages, which were taught through books, will help form us as the young adults we are becoming.

As a naive student entering high school, I was terrified about the future. In four years, I would end up in a completely unfamiliar environment. That was the only thought that would never hinder from me, and I knew that I had to change my outlook and mindset about the future. As a very close-minded person, I always thought that I would not be able to change myself, whether positive or negative. Being told that high school is the best four years of your life, I figured that I should at least make high school an outstanding experience. I will never forget the flyer that advertised the first of the school year meeting for Future Business Leaders of America. I had no clue what the club was about, but it had a nice ring to it. In my mind, I thought

What does it mean to succeed? To succeed it means to achieve any desired goals. However, many people are afraid to succeed such as me. I am afraid to succeed because I fear what I possibility can become. Coming out of my confront zone is what is holding me back from doing well.

It was 2016, and I was finally a senior in high school. Being a senior in high school was something that I had dreamed of since my early middle school days, and at last, I was there. It was the last year in one of my least favorite environments, and I couldn’t wait to graduate and move away from the only place I had ever known. I had lived in the same town for seventeen years, and I had gone to the same school with the same people for thirteen years. I was looking forward to something new in my life. I was most excited for my senior year because it was the year that I was going to choose where I wanted to move away to and what school I wanted to spend the next four years of my life at. As the year moved along, I slowly realized that I wasn’t moving away and that I’d be staying home to attend college, which was one of the most difficult decisions that I ever had to make.

The education we receive today holds the power to shape the individuals we will be in the future. Not only does our education aid our choices throughout school, but also the choices we make in our personal lives like where we choose to work and how we portray ourselves to society. Personally, I have enjoyed my educational experience. I have enjoyed learning new concepts and interacting with new people. Of course, there are obstacles along the way. However, these obstacles have given me the opportunity to realize my strengths and weaknesses and learn to improve in both areas. As a student, I hold onto my perseverance, seek guidance from influential figures in my life, and embrace my challenges to which all contribute to my hope to become the finest version of myself.

Yet, the education does not stop at middle school, for high school really puts all the basic skills from elementary and middle school to work as the assignments and the exams become more challenging. We do not only learn about reading, writing, history, and math, we learn about the people around us as we associate with different personalities, and as we see what we have grown up to be and what we want to be later in life. Accordingly, the high school years are a time when teachers emphasize the importance of graduating and attending college in order to have a “succesful future.”