The Pact: Three Young Men Make A Promise And Fulfill A Dream

Once you reach college, you will find that getting good grades requires a different approach than it ever has before. You will not have as many reminders, and in many ways, you will find that much more is expected of you. Nevertheless, do not be intimidated by the warnings of high school teachers or your parent, college is not another world of impossible deadlines or monstrous piles of work.

Education is a long-term investment. We, as students, work hard to acquire knowledge and to hone our skills so that we may use them one day. The effort we put into a single assignment should be considered as both for that specific assignment and for our rounding as complete, educated individuals. And with this mindset, students should be motivated even more to put more effort and hard work into academics, with the goal of bettering themselves for the future and advancing their prospects as individuals. And with this hard work and effort will come progress, and this progress should be reflected in the grading—not necessarily on individual assignments, but on the student’s education as a

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream is a story written by Sampson Davis that describes the personal lives and struggles of three doctors: Rameck Hunt, George Jenkins, and Sampson Davis. Jenkins, an admirable dentist, is distinguished from Hunt and Davis due to the positive role models who helped him to be able to think for himself early on in life. Some of these positive role models include Jenkins’ mother, his dentist, his third-grade teacher, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt. This positive upbringing allowed Jenkins to be able to make friends who were similar to him and would not participate in illegal things around him. While Jenkins’ personal story and early struggles helped him get through college and medical school,

While reading Ken Bain’s book “What the Best College Students Do” of the five different types of students he describes, I feel like I fall under the label of one having mediocre grades but achieving success. I make good grades, however I do not necessarily believe my grades always reflect my hard work, determination and effort put in, similar to his theory on false hope in standardized testing. Throughout my school career, I have consistently made A and B grades. I can remember only one C grade, which was a quarter grade, and very disappointing, but a lesson learned. At the same time though, and as Bain helped me realize through his text, grades are not everything and making a C is not something that is going to kill me; there is simply more to school than a letter grade. In fact he points out through most of the 1800s schools only used two grades, pass or fail. As seen nowadays, schools have since adopted the letter grade system.

Like when I did track, I wanted to jump at a minimum eleven feet so, I had to practice every day before I could actually do it, but I never gave up. Because of that, I can now soar more than eleven feet. If I would’ve given up I probably would not have enjoyed the meets and I wasn't embarrassed about how much I could jump. It wasn't the best jump, but I was content with it. I could also apply this lesson to simple problems on a daily basis. Like, when a teacher asks you to do something, try to figure it out, and after a couple mistakes don’t just say I give up just ask for help. Now, I’m learning to apply this to everyday things. I also learned that I should just keep trying. I’ve experienced the truth. I’ve done this by applying it to everyday

The Pact is a book that features three guys who made a promise to each other. They promised they would all stick together through college, graduate and become doctors and get out of the projects of Newark, New Jersey, where crime, prejudice and economic hardships followed them. Although this group of friends grew up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, Sampson and his friends, George and Rameck tried to stay away from trouble even though it was quite tricky. This book illustrates the success stories of these individuals, who ultimately were able to achieve their goals of becoming doctors, despite not being an easy thing to accomplish. These boys were lost in guidance as they had very few positive role models due to the unfortunate surroundings they were forced to be a part of, which in turn made their journey of this promise much more difficult. This especially true when considering one's family, individual experiences and prior learning. In this paper, I will be focusing on the Standard II of the New Jersey

When I read “The Pact”, I felt some connection between the characters; Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Hunt Rameck. Throughout their hardship and struggles, It encouraged me to read on. But as I continued reading on, the three main characters stood out the most. But out of those three characters, one stood out in particular. Throughout his experiences and trials, I could see myself in that situation. In how he felt, in the manner in how he saw things around, I could see how I would have done the same thing myself. Dr. Hunt is someone I could relate to, someone I could see becoming friends with.

Going to college not only helps you but also the individuals around you. A person works hard to make sure that their application is presentable to the college. Angel B. Perez tells us that we should learn to fail, if we want to go to college. This comes as a shock to many people however, he is correct. As a student we assume that colleges look for an “A+” on a transcript rather than a “B-”. Though they do not. In other words, you don’t have to have 4.0 gpa to get into college.

successful in their education and in the world around them by instilling the love of learning in

Success is essential when it comes to a student’s academic career because it helps them graduate even better themselves. Success can impact a student in many different ways and different concepts, such as pushing them to believe in themselves or reading or math or science, can help a student to be successful. The two of which can be “grit” and the concepts of growth and a fixed mindset. Grit is vital to the success of a student because they learn how to persevere in a long term goal. Fixed and growth mindset can impact a student’s success because it either help or hinder them in any subject such as science or physical education.

I plan to develop persistence further as an Advance College Academy student. I strive for accurate communication in both written and oral form. "Persistence means continuing to work toward a goal even when it takes a long time or things get tough". I need to learn from my failures and work with them and use them as stepping stones instead of

They know that satisfactory grades in college are the result of long hours of hard work and studying as well as how burdensome it can be to work a part-time job while being a full-time student. Their advice can lighten the load of their child and give them at least an idea of how to merge into college life successfully. (Medley-Rath) Even though they do recognize how grueling college can be, they still hold high expectations.

To achieve good grades in high school a person must be disciplined in their study habits. Once a person reaches high school these habits must be ingrained into the personality of the young person so that they are second nature or it is to late.

Finally, achieving a high grade in college is more difficult than in high school. In high school, grades are easier to achieve and there are greater opportunities for marks. Usually, a student is graded on many different areas, including; attendance, participation, effort, and organization. Also, students are graded on evaluations and assignments. These are the areas which are graded, and these account for a large portion of the final

All people can be good successful students, if they try hard and use self discipline to push them self harder. Being a successful student doesn't mean you are so smart you get to skip grades, it just means that you get good marks, work well with others, and don't get held back any grades. If you are a person who wants to keep your life on track, it takes hard work, determination, and patience.