The Importance Of Post-Defeat In College

In my opinion losing is good for you. I will explore three reasons why losing is good for you and contrast it with one reason you may be able to benefit from getting a participation trophy. I will talk about competitive sports, the value of the award, a disciplinary mentality, and motivation.

Perseverance is key of importance in college. When a student like most student faces challenges, those who persevere just like Michael Jordan through these adversities use this perseverance to help them. These students then are most likely to succeed and will not stop to find a way through these hardships.

As shown in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God”, By starching and ironing her face during Jody’s funeral, Janie masks her true feelings behind the “wall of stone and steel” she built around her. Janie’s life has been miserable in her marriage with Jody. Believing that Jody

Becoming the Vice President of the International Club made me realize that having a lot of responsibility gives you the opportunity to explore your knowledge and leadership skills. I was responsible for planning and hosting meetings, managing the activities, and hosting the club’s “International Dinner” every year. After getting the experience of the vice president, I received an opportunity to become president of the Science National Honor Society. First, I felt like I wasn’t the right candidate for this position because I felt like no one would take me seriously because most of the people in the society didn’t really know me, but looking back at what I was able to achieve it made me realize that nothing is impossible to achieve: just have to have the potential to do it. Keeping that in mind; I took the position of the president. As I started to let myself just go for it. It automatically boosted my self-esteem. As a president, I have to make plans about events, manage the schedule of the society, and lead meetings. Which I am becoming good at as days are passing

7 Rules for Success in College (as determined during class exercise): 1 Discover self-motivation 2 Master self-management 3 Develop emotional intelligence 4 Gain self-awareness 5 Employ personal independence 6 Accept personal responsibility 7 Adopt lifelong learning Choose one from the list above (or one of your own) and write your thoughts and feelings about which of these rules is the most important to your success in college and in life, and why.

Fitz. He taught me many lessons about his math class but the most important lessons he ever taught me was to treat others with respect. It was just an ordinary school day when I walked into my algebra class and he began to express to my class that he wasn’t very happy with the way he was being treated and other issues soon he began to cry then he left class because he was so emotional. From that moment I’ve view him differently, in that moment I instantly started to reevaluate who I was a person, I began to realize that I was a student who constantly disrespected him for no reason, I use to give him attitude, curse at him, disrupt his class while he was teaching, and sometimes not follow his directions just because I simply didn’t want to. That day just changed me in positive way, it made me realize that I no longer wanted to be that person I was, that I wanted to better myself as an overall person. I began to treat him and others with respect, I was more serious about my education, I was a more optimistic person, but most importantly I began to value myself. That incident was one of the best things that has ever happen to me as a person, since then I have written him a letter expressing how he has impacted my life in a major way and that I am very thankful for everything he has ever done for

There, I assumed the responsibility of knocking on doors to convince busy people to vote for someone they had probably never heard of prior to our appearance on their doorstep. As one would expect, this was a difficult task that the 33-degree weather and sprinkling snow did not help to alleviate. I carried down the list of addresses because I was driven by the hope that change was possible through a collective effort and shared altruism. I continued because I hoped that some day soon, the very people behind those doors would have the privilege to be as involved in politics as I could be. As I walked away from the campaign office later that night, I knew that regardless of whether or not he won, I had stuck by my principles. My love for politics is what pushed me to canvass despite the supposedly “decided” primary, and what allowed me to see that there was in fact, “a future to believe

In their seminal piece, How College Affects Students, Pascarella & Terrenzeni (1991), states that “students’ grades are probably the single most revealing indicator of his or her successful adjustment to the intellectual demands of a particular college’s course of study" (388). Grades are significantly influenced by study habits, motivation, organization, and level of effort as seen in (Capella, Wagner & Kusmierz, 1982; Culler & Holahan, 1980; Astin, 1971b, 1975b). Grades tend to “reflect not only requisite intellectual skills but also desirable personal work and attitudes” (Pascarella, et. al, 388). There is evidence to support grades of undergraduates success will lead to the student earning a bachelor’s degree and future graduate degrees.

I’ll start with the unavoidable and irrefutable challenge that I, a new bother will endure due to my lack of experience. My inexperience with Greek life will be one of my biggest challenges. However, I have forever enjoyed and been up to dispute my challenges. In order to grow as

One day I was riding my bike up in down the street in our neighborhood and all of the sudden I hear the gears of the chain making a weird noise I look down now because my shoelace is now stuck and I can't stop. My vision is going blurry and i'm yelping for pain, I HAVE LOST CONTROL!!!! I am feeling nothing anymore and now i feel very light and i think to myself am I dead and then all of the sudden I feel a stinging like acid is being poured onto my skin. I open my eyes and realize my whole leg is in alcohol and I burns I just want to say, #!@$@!#$#@!$@#$!@#$!@#$!@#$!@#$!@#!!@$%!$@#!%$@!%#$@%!#$@!%@#!%@#$ but I don't and then i'm having gauze wrapped around my leg and i realize i'm in the house. And i'm alive

Likely you — and your opponents — said some unfair or unkind things about each other. It is highly likely some your friends and staunchest supporters said some fairly nasty things in your behalf as well. If you haven’t done so already, you might want to send your opponents a personal note of regret for that, and appreciation for their sacrifice and willingness to step up too.

My debate coach sat down and beckoned me over. “How did I do?” I asked. “Ooh, so close” she answered as she handed me my extemp speech ballot. I trembled. I began to sweat and felt my heart beat faster. I had failed to advance yet again. All my gloomy memories of mediocre speeches in 8th grade Teen Leadership came rushing back. I sadly took my ballot and my emotions took 180 degree turn. All I could see were positive comments from the judge. My eyes wandered to the bottom of the page and I was jubilant. The judge had circled a 2 meaning that I got 2nd in the room and would advance to the semifinals. Turned out coach was just being sarcastic.

My Big Girl Pants I stood beside my opponent, gave her a hug and wished her luck. Then I waited. In the spring of my junior year I heard the words, “And your 2017-2018 North Central District Secretary is….” In the winter of my sophomore year, I decided to run to be an FFA District officer. I filled out the application and prepared myself for the potential questions they could ask. I went to the interview feeling prepared but nervous. After my group interview, I waited patiently for my individual interview and felt content. After my interview, I felt that I had done my best. On the long drive home, I would wait for the ballot to come out. Early the next morning, I woke up and looked at the email I had received. It was the ballot! But my

walked up the stairs, to the large podium. Bright lights blinded me, anxiety took over, I was shaking. “Nolan, your word is: ‘Intrepid’,” the judge said. Okay, now is not the time to be freaking out; I need to focus. Flin was sitting in the audience, we looked at each other. He

Another mentally exhausting school day passes, again I ask who won the 7A homeroom spelling bee. “I won.” My best friend says these words bleakly knowing this was not what she was hoping for. I am not devastated nor shocked when I hear this, but feel nothing. I was going against my best friend in the school spelling bee.