Explanation The above St. Francis quote is separated into three sections: a theological, an image, and a results section. St. Francis starts the quote off with the theological section, by referring to the previous chapters of the Introduction of the Devout Life when they speak of the meditations that St. Francis has prepared. The quote is found in chapter 19 titled: “How One Should Make a General Confession.” Chapter 19 is used to, as its title says prepare for general confession. St. Francis discussed general confession as a person taking a shameless look at their entire life. In using the meditations, one prepares themselves both mentally and spiritually for taking a looking at their life. St Francis wants a general confession to not just …show more content…
Francis’ quote can easily be interpreted and used in the everyday life of a college student. That is because there is one thing for a majority of students that causes them fear, stress, anxiety, and much more, and that one thing is keeping their grades up. Walking around a campus in the final two weeks of a semester, you can hear a pin drop. Everyone is preparing for their upcoming final projects, papers, and tests. It is the most stressful time for a college student during the year. The following week may be even more stressful, once the students get their results. In receiving their grades, students are either extremely happy, content, or upset and sad. Those students who are upset and sad after getting their grades and those who can relate to St. Francis and his quote. One of the reasons I picked this quote is because I experienced the struggle of bad grades my first semester at DeSales. I failed to put the effort in and it resulted in a 2.02 GPA. That following Christmas break was one of the worst memories I have. It was filled with stress, fear, sadness, anger, and many more emotions, and I had a choice to make. It was either keep feeling this way or learn from my mistakes. Three years later, now a senior, about to graduate, and awaiting to hear about joining the MBA program, I learned a great deal from my past mistakes, and continue to improve of them to this
On the surface level, one could assume that when a person makes a mistake, they have failed. Most would come to the conclusion that if one does not do something correctly then they will have failed at what they were trying to do, and this shows that the first part of this quote is, essentially, accurate. However, when paired with the second part of the quote, the first part becomes clearer. A person that makes a mistake is not necessarily a failure unless they learned nothing from the mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, but that does not make everyone a failure. Being a failure constitutes so much more than making simple mistakes. Unless someone repeatedly makes the same error and does nothing to improve, they should not be considered a failure. This can be exemplified by a rather simple comparison: if one forgets to turn in one assignment for a class, they will not necessarily fail, however, if they constantly do not turn in their assignments, they will most likely end up failing the class. Repetitious errors demonstrate a lack of ability to improve one’s self which probably shows a lack of caring. This would constitute a failure because the person is doing the same thing over and over again without trying anything new that would warrant a different result. Unless a person does not attempt to correct their mistake in any manner, they should not be considered a failure, but if they have gained nothing from the experience, then they are a failure because the opportunity to learn something new was presented to them and they did nothing with it. One mistake does not define a person, but rather the ability to learn or not to learn from mistakes is what defines a
I chose to write about this quote because it means a lot to me. The quote describes a personal event that happened during my life. When I graduated from high school in 2013, I was not working hard in university application. My main point was to graduate with high grade point average,
Ruby Bridges is a true story of a first-grade girl who became one of the first African American students to attend an all-white school, William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Every day as she walked to school, she faced an angry white mob who also kept their children from attending the same school. Ruby bravely walked through the crowds every day and her teacher discovers the incredible strength of this little girl. Students who read this book will understand historical inequalities and about Ruby Bridges brave fight for equal education. This book can be read for grades 1-5. I would read this book during a social studies unit about black history and famous Americans that changed society. Activities would include a bubble map to describe Ruby and write a friendly letter to Ruby stating if they thought she was brave for what she had done. This book draws an emotional and personal connection.
In my own life, a motto that has stuck with me is, you only fail if you do not try.
Many students go through their academic career struggling to balance school and personal life while maintaining focus in the classroom. In the passage, “In the Praise of the ‘F’ Word,” Mary Sherry argues that the only way for unfocused students to become motivated in their academics is for teachers to threaten them with a failing grade. We should disagree with the author because many students struggle with obligations outside of school, personal problems, and family responsibilities. Therefore, many students would not improve their studies once they receive a failing grade, but instead, become overwhelmed with failing and attempting to balance numerous other responsibilities.
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
This quote means that even when you try agin it still may fail, but through failing you become better. A time I have failed, but have failed better was when I was trying to read a book,but I would have to start over because I would not read it for a few days, and forget what would happen in the first half of the book. Now I read when I have down time, but sometimes I
My earliest advice I wish to bestow on other students is never to let a low score discourage you. I recall, I sometimes felt disappointed as well as devasted after receiving a low grade. As a result, my performance in each of my classes began to decline; however, my outlook on his started to shift when I realized instead of being discouraged about each
Reading this quote reminds me that you learn from your mistakes. Instead of thinking about all of the bad things that happened, this quote let's me know to think about the good things that can happen because I have already made the mistake once and I know not to do it again. The last reason I really like this quote is because it is an overall great quote to live
A timid teenager tries to make sense of her parents divorce by going to a therapy group for children of divorce, and sparks an unlikely friendship with another girl in the group that challenges her to explore her identity independent of her new family situation.
Projects between Petrobras and the contracted companies are complex, particularly those for offshore drilling, manufacturing facilities (refineries and similar projects) and the definition of engineering methods. These characteristics lead its suppliers — potential or actual — to seek for capabilities before and during contracts.
Augustine begins his autobiography with a prayer and meditation. This is fitting because the main theme of The Confessions is to praise and thank God. He begins by saying that God has, “made us and drawn us to yourself, and our heart is unquiet until it rests in you.” This is a very good point because it is a reflection of Augustine’s struggle to find piece with himself. Throughout the rest of the book Augustine is constantly changing his beliefs and looking for the truth, his heart is restless. And it is not until he finds the Catholic faith and has his conversion that he finds piece. Augustine like all philosophers is a lover of truth.
I can relate to the above quote. During my first years of high school, I did not take my academics as seriously as I should have. I did not set goals so that I would not disappoint myself. I have learned my little decisions I made impacted my grade point average and class ranking. Also I realized I needed to make some academic changes.
A quote from Henry Ford state’s that “failure is simply the opportunity to begin again this time more intelligently”. My sister showed me this quote back in 2013 when I was about to start my sophomore year at my school. Freshman year was not the best for me grades wise so my mother made the decision to move me from my old school to my new school here in the United states, she thought that this change would be good for me and make me more serious. Everyone she talked to about this did not agree because most people have a bad perception on the American educational system back in Ghana. My mother ignored them and was steadfast about her decision to change my schools.
“We didn’t mean to hurt anyone, honest. We just wanted to make the hood better, safer. Honest. I’m sorry.” (Gallo 111). This theme is think before you act, in the short story Confession. You genuinely need to think before you do anything in dangerous situations. In the short story, the theme shows up when they decided to burn drugs in members of the gang's lockers. Also, when Lacey needed to keep the Protectors secret so no one finds out it's them. Then again, when they concluded to trash and vandalize a different gang's cars for the taste of their own medicine. There are many other themes like seeking revenge could have dangerous outcomes. But my theme is stronger because it shows up three times in the short story