History Day Failure

One time I experienced failure was when I was trying out for an indoor field hockey league. The field hockey league had three different teams, the academy (the lowest), elite (the middle team), and high-performance (the highest). I was very eager to begin the indoor field hockey season and I had high hopes that I would make the highest team. On the day of tryouts, I had a major case of butterflies in my stomach but I was still eager to start the season. However, as soon as I stepped on the field the nerves began to take over my whole body and I became quite timid. I did ok in the skills portion but when it came to the scrimmage I chickened out a bit. The girls trying out were big and strong and had amazing skills and I instantly began to think I was

Failure allows people to grow and learn from their mistakes. Without failure I would have never been able to learn my true identity and overcome the adversity I had faced. I have faced failure in many forms and each time it affects me and I grow from it, progressing into someone who can defeat all obstacles. I have come to appreciate failure because it has developed me into the person I am today. There is one failure that truly affected me and it was when I was not accepted into the All State Choir.

Failure is something that all people encounter in their lives. In some situations failure can break a person or make a person, meaning a person can fail at something and just simply give up. Others will fail and that failure can give them the inspiration to try harder to one day achieve their goal. I'm the type of person to fail and work harder until I am content. As my championship baseball coach would say "What’s our motto? Never give up!"

Failure can be a very difficult thing to cope with. It can be something that makes you or breaks you. I have learned that failure is what defines a person; it shows your motivation to bounce back when things get rough. I have learned from my failure instead of dwelling on it and making myself weaker.

People experience failure on a regular basis. While failure is often viewed as a negative experience, failure also has the potential to teach us many important lessons. A memorable time I experienced failure was when I was cut from the baseball team my sophomore year. Baseball has been important to me throughout my life. I have always enjoyed playing, watching, and talking about baseball.

The most important things that I learned were primary and secondary sources. A primary source is a source such as a document or picture that was created at that time. A secondary source is a source that someone research and obtain information from the original piece; an example is an article written by someone on that topic. Furthermore, I learned how to manage my time better and not procrastinate. Not only was I able to acquire skills and information in history, I was able to develop my time management skill.

Failure the one thing we all experience and hate but it's apart of life. One of the most memorable times of failure I have experienced came in track & field. During my junior indoor track season at Highland Springs I hadn't had much success in the events I competed in which were the 300 meter dash, 500 meter dash and the 4x4. After having a rather disappointing season I went to coach before the start of outdoor track and asked him how I could not only help my own success but help the team's success as well. He responded by telling me I should become a hurdler, that was one of the most shocking moments of my life never did i think i'd be hurdling. The next day of practice the first thing I did was go to one of my teammates who hurled and had

Many points in history are very important because of how they happened and what effects those historical events made possible in the future. Without history America would not know where we came from or how we got to where we are today. History helps us as Americans make decisions that could improve our future as a country, because without history to lead us in the right direction we could constantly make the same mistakes over and over again. There are many important times in history that greatly influenced how America has grown into the country we are today.

Most people view failure as a mistake and respond poorly they put themselves down and give up, but in reality failure is a life lesson and can help them make their life better in the future. I have experienced failure in soccer by not making the starting varsity team in my junior year. After a week of excruciating tryouts the coaches told me I was not going to get any time on varsity and gave me the option of being demoted to a starting junior varsity player. I was really upset because all my other friends had made varsity team except for me and I was really excited for the season and to play soccer at the varsity level for my high school. After thinking about the situation, I decided that I would rather work hard and develop my skills with

A significant failure in my life was failing the first AP chemistry test I took. This pushed me to study harder and gave me motivation to do good in the class. At the end of the year I was

Failure is something that we cannot go through life without experiencing. The best thing about failure is that failure can be used as a great learning experience to improve upon things in our lives and career. Using failure as a learning tool is dependent upon the person and how they view it as well as how they use it. Failure is a matter of perspective and the lessons in failure are important aspects towards growth and development. If we did not experience failure there wouldn’t be opportunities for learning. Failure can teach us about ourselves as well as provide an understanding for our

Failure is a very bad thing when it first happens.You’re all down and you think that everything you do is not going to be good and you doubt yourself.At that moment you wont realize but failure was made for you to learn from your mistakes and do better not bring you down.I learned about failure many times but I experienced it this past summer.

Traditionally, failure is seen as a negative concept and is defined as lacking success. I, on the other hand, try to put a positive spin on everything in life. I see failure as an obstacle that is experienced by all, but it does not define an individual. Failure in essence will force an individual to be more receptive to their surroundings and actions and also will force an individual to mature. Looking back on my childhood years I can now pinpoint the areas where I failed and I can confidently say that I have grown and prospered due to those failures. The three major failures I have experienced were my attention deficit issues which affected my ability to succeed in school, my anti-social habit that I let consume my early years, and my

One of the most common misconceptions about failure is that it is substandard and that once you fail it isn’t worth it to get back up and try again. However, to me this logic is flawed because failure teaches many lessons and without failure I wouldn’t know how to succeed. If I were to say that I have been triumphant my whole life or that I have never failed at anything, it would most definitely be false considering the fact that my failures are what have ultimately made me want to succeed. Failing has taught me many things including self-motivation, endurance and tenacity, all of which has fundamentally changed me for the better.

Recount an incident or time when you experience failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?