Strength-Personal Narrative

Have you ever had something happen to you that made you think you couldn't do what you loved anymore? Well I have. I thought I would never be able to play the sport I loved, basketball, anymore. When I broke my arm in fourth grade in 2012 taught me to persevere,that you can do what you love no matter what, and no matter what bumps you hit in your life you can always come back better.

Have you ever met someone so stubborn that obsesses over any petty problem and can never admit to be wrong? If the word that comes to mind is uptight then YES! I’ve been called that all my life, I’m not proud of it but I also hate to admit it. On the other hand I’m at least trying to mend my ways, since I have noticed that it has only gotten me into trouble. Thus, I consider myself a step ahead of Mattie since she can't move on from the stage of denial. I was also told by my dad I was probably never getting married and I was okay with that as a tom boy at the age of thirteen. But then I met boys and quickly changed that perspective, still Mattie never did- not even at fifty years old! Does that

It was late one day in June, and the sky was as blue and clear as sparkling wine. I sat back in my hammock reading the book Unbroken enjoying myself, and my uncle came up and asked me if I wanted to play poker with him, 5$ buy in. I jumped at the idea finished my page and went inside the house. Poker is a pretty big thing in my family and I’ve grown up playing and my uncle was one of the best, so spending time with him playing poker is always one of my favorite things to do. We proceed to set up the table, “Texas Holdem“ he says, Jacks to open”. Nothing weird, so we get the game going and the pots getting pretty big when all of the sudden he drops his cards. I stare the cards dead in the eye and see that i'm going to surpass him! He looks

Amongst the 1870s and 1900, Africa confronted European imperialist hostility, political pressures, military assaults, and ultimately the conquest and colonization. At the same time, African civilizations put up numerous methods of resistance against the effort to inhabit their countries and enforce foreign control. By the early twentieth century, however, much of Africa, except Ethiopia and Liberia, had been inhabited by European powers. The European imperialist drive into Africa was encouraged by three main factors, economic, political, and social. It established in the nineteenth century following the collapse of the profitability of the slave trade, its abolition and suppression, as well as the expansion of the European capitalist Industrial Revolution. The requirements of capitalist development—including the request for guaranteed sources of raw materials, the search for definite markets and profitable investment passages—encouraged the European scramble and the partition and ultimate conquest of Africa.

Above all, I would like to dedicate this to my mother, Maria Mojica, because she has shaped me to become the individual I am today. Moreover, I am truly appreciative for everything she has done in regards to my education due to the fact that she was my motivation towards becoming the best version of myself as possible. Also, my mother has taught me how to become responsible, respectful, and sincere. Since she has involved herself in my education, I have been able to succeed and continue attempting to improve to show her that I am thankful for everything she has done. In addition, her extremity of dedication towards education was beneficial due to the fact that it served as motivation to strive for success. Furthermore, my mother has endeavored

Imagine being at the peak of your high school career, personally, academically, and athletically. For me, that was my sophomore year. I was selected to be on the homecoming court, I won a free class ring, and a free corsage and boutonniere for prom. I was on my way to a 4.0 grade point average. I was pulled up to Varsity basketball, I became the 100 meter hurdle regional champion, and I qualified for two events at the Division 4 State meet for track and field. In one split second, a clip of a hurdle, that was over. My first race of the day was the preliminary 100 meter hurdles. Once the race started, I was calm, focused, and determined. I was starting to make my way up to the front of the pack when I clipped my trail leg on the eighth hurdle.

My first strength related to PPS is conscientiousness which allows me to use a systematic approach to situations. This one time my unit was in the process of doing Midshipmen Operations off the coast of Florida. We got notified 2 days in advance and only had 24-36 hours to create 3 different watchbills for personnel transfer. I reeled my Command Master Chief in and assured him due to time constraints we had a solid plan that would work. This is an important trait because some situations are in a time crunch, require a level head, and have a slim margin for

After reading the list of 34 strengths on page 101 in Strengths based Leadership; I decided to try and pick out the top 5 that I felt applied the most to me. Choosing; Analytical, Developer, Futuristic, Input and Relator I found consistently the top 5 had to do with research, learning, the bigger picture, and relationships. I always pride myself in my ability to really see both sides of a situation as well as reading a person or in other words it does not take me long to figure out what type of person someone is and I would guess 8 out of 10 times; I am usually dead on with what I discover in the first 15 minutes with a person.

“Dad why can’t you believe me, I really can break the force field I’m not lying I saw your old bulldog please why can’t you believe me? people are sitting here thinking I’m lying and when I try a prove it to them you block me?” Kate said

When I mastered the twelve scales on my alto saxophone, it taught me the challenges I could face later in the music business. Learning scales can be a difficult feat, it takes months of practice hours of dedication to learn over thirty different finger placement and techniques for dexterity and agility. Furthermore, over the span of three months, I would stay after school three times a week to further increase my technique in playing scales. I remember one time, after practicing for over 1 hour, being frustrated because I couldn’t play the scales at a steady pace and my lip was hurting.I bailed out that day and accepted defeat.That same night when I arrived home, I felt ashamed and sheepish not because I couldn’t play the scales, but because I gave in and gave up.

In the next few pages I will discuss my willpower challenge. I read The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal (2012) that guided my writing. I shall begin with my will, my wont, and my want power. According to chapter 1, page 14, we have a prefrontal cortex that has three key regions that divide up the jobs of “I will”, “I won’t”, and “I want”. The “I will” area I found out helped me begin and stick with a difficult, boring, or stressful task. The “I won’t” area is noted help me hold back from my impulses and cravings. The “I want” region kept me on track of reaching my goals and desires. For my willpower challenge “I want” to be healthier, “I will” try to exercise more, and “I won’t” be eating to many sweet foods, and did try to stay away from food with saturated fats. I knew that would be a difficult challenge. I know I had many problems to address.

In my 38 years of life, I’ve had to overcome plenty of obstacles. When examining my life, especially in my younger years, it showed me life consists of an assortment of minor and major obstacles. Facing an obstacle, especially a major one, and conquering it, awards me a triumphant feeling. Furthermore, this feeling did provide me with determination, willpower, and courage to take on any future obstacles that life can throw at me (Harrington, 2012). This makes minor obstacles to become like a cake walk.

        In reality, the Scarlet Letter is many things. It has all the characteristics of a modern-day soap opera, but it is way more than some television show cast on ABC. It could be a sermon being shouted from a church attendee, but no; the Puritans are surely not the heroes in this novel. It could be a story of failure, for there are many failures cast upon the main characters, or it could be a story of revenge from an angry husband. And, maybe it could even be a story of creativity-- the attempt of one to see their artistic side in a community who disapproves a mind of imagination. The novel could mean a multitude of things, only noticed

That is, until I was nine and fainted at the sight of my own blood when I cut my finger.

What makes a horror movie scary? Is it the gruesome murders? Or is it the “thing” lurking in the darkness? Edgar Allan Poe is a writer in the 1800’s and invented the modern horror story. Poe subsumed many elements into his stories that include: death, gloomy settings, and fear. These attributes are some factors that help describe Poe as a Gothic writer.