Throughout his life, Robert E. Luckett was a caring man dedicated to education and children. Reading an article about him in the paper, I learned that he was admired by his students and held great love for his wife of thirty-five years and his children. Admiring Mr. Luckett’s personality, I have observed similar traits in myself. Being a principal for nineteen years, Mr. Luckett had to have persistence, which is a skill I also possess. Two summers ago, I wrote a screenplay for a sitcom based on my best friend Jonathan Puckett. After the finding the phone numbers of all the Writer’s-Guild-of-America-certified television production companies, I called each one hoping for my show to be on the air. Unfortunately, each one told me legal implications prevented my script from being read. I, however, will not let accept defeat and hope to attend a college in California to pursue my dream. Being persistent has also helped me develop into a good leader. I have organized many events at my church such as leading the youth group’s summer bible reading programs. Like Mr. Luckett enjoyed reaching out to …show more content…
My father makes around $40,000 a year after taxes. There are four people our household: my mom, my dad, my brother, and me. Our house will be paid off in thirteen years, and we have some land payments left. Also, my parents helped pay off my sister’s college tuition six years ago, and my brother and I will both attend college. With plans to transfer to a college in California after attending Hinds, I would need a substantial amount of money for a plane ticket as well as living costs. This year, my parents have already been paying $100 a semester for my duel credit classes as well as helping me pay for textbooks. Recently, my family has also had to pay for my nasal surgery. With the scholarship, I hope that my parents and I could work less, so I can focus more on my studies and achieve my life
Due to his Military school experience, overall admirable progress in life and the right connections, he was able to speak with the assistant director of admissions via his advisor at Valley Forge Junior College. Now, this instance of social capital would be lost on some but not Author Wes Moore, he states; “having an advocate on the inside -someone who had gotten to know me and understood my story on a personal
I Peter Walton should be selected as a member of the National Honor Society because I have clearly portrayed the four characteristics:character, leadership, service and scholarship both in and out of school. I have shown character in school by treating others with kindness and respect and have earned the citizenship award twice during my high school career. Also I work as a cashier at a restaurant and as such I must be very patient with all the customers which has made me grow in character. I have demonstrated the quality of leadership by assisting in class decisions as vice president and secretary, and by leading a second pardeeville curling team to the state tournament. In addition, I was a VBS group leader, meaning that I had to look after
I am writing this letter to provide insight regarding the character and moral fiber of Michael K. Beeson for consideration fo the North Junior Football League, Ken Cgaig Award. As a student at Shadow Ridge Middle School, Michael consistently demonstrates the criteria exemplified by candidates for the Ken Craig Award. Michael attends school punctually, cordially, and prepared for any academic challenges he may face. In the rare instances when Michael has sought further clarification on assignments, he effectively seeks out and uses the additional information to produce high level academic work.
Just imagine if you lost someone who was extremely immediate or someone you barely even knew. Afterall, they’re two completely different situations, but both Wes’s encountered one or the other. Many children experience this complication and don’t always turn out to be at their highest quality. Moreover, leaving them with a boundless affect, having they just lost someone remarkable to them. Although this may be true, could it affect them if they weren’t there at all.
While they were pulling the girls, I was chasing after a ball on the school’s oval. Naïve baby me, with dreams of high school popularity by captaining the football team. Little did I know popularity at Barrymore Rose Private School did not come because of your talent, but because of your
Is Mayella Ewell really going to put an innocent man in jail to save her dad from going to jail for raping her? The book To Kill A Mockingbird is written by Harper Lee and is set in 1930s in an old southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. The way I see it there are seven main characters, Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Jem Finch, Scout Finch, Mayella Ewell. Then there’s Bob Ewell who I find the most evil, rude, and inconsiderate person in the whole book. Other people may say that Mayella Ewell is more evil than Bob Ewell.
The character that made me think the most in part two is Bob Ewell. Throughout part two, we as the audience can clearly tell that Bob Ewell is the guilty person in the court case, not Tom Robinson. Bob Ewell does have a significant part in the plot of the story but also just made me think. I could tell full heartedly that Bob Ewell was guilty of the crime, yet in the book, characters could never see it. One thing that made me think the most was Bob Ewell’s true motives.
Narrator- On one sunny day, several groups of people decide to get together in order to share their lives with the American people and give us an idea of the American system we have today. John Ox: Hello America, we have a few guests expected to come. Each person enters as their name is called We have Thomas Finglehorn, Nyang 'o Potoonga, Ignacio Lopez, and Mrs. Longoria. So we have brought you people here because this is the first time our show tries to point out how the lives of major groups are.
Making bad decisions and mistakes are a part of life, whether you fix those mistakes you made or let those mistakes or bad choses ruin your life. In the book Dear Martin By Nic Stone, Justyce has made bad choices but he chooses to fix all the mistakes he made in the past. The character of Justyce experiences growth throughout the novel, as he begin to conflict and develop into a content person.
The Weight of the World The nature vs. nurture debate is a common and long standing debate in fields such as biology, sociology, psychology, history, literacy, government, and many more, but it is accepted that they both play a huge part in the world. Nature produces a template of what an organism can become. The organism is held between the ends of a spectrum of what can be, yet it will never have the knowledge of its full potential. Due to this, the organism in question must dedicate itself to an environment in which it can fully express its absolute abilities.
The upbringing of a child contains many factors, many of which correlate to where a child grows up. The people, culture, and experiences of someone’s childhood are the greatest determining factor for what kind of person they will become. So how does the nature and nurture of one’s upbringing impact the decisions that they make, and their life in general? Author Wes Moore explores this question in his memoir, The Other Wes Moore, as it relates to two lives in particular. Moore main purpose in this book is to explore the overarching impact that a collection of expectations and decisions, not always one’s own, can have on someone’s life.
Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak is an interesting children’s picture book. The main character is a little boy named Max, who has a wild imagination. He uses all five senses as well as thought and his actions to express his personality as well as how he reacts and interacts with his surroundings. Max’s id, ego and super-ego are greatly shown in this book through the way that the author has portrayed him. Not only is this book a children’s story, but it can also be perceived as a life lesson.
Elizabeth Yates wrote the book Amos Fortune: Free Man, a story about a young boy who was took by slave traders to end up with a better life in America. Amos Fortune, the main character in Amos Fortune: Free Man. At-mun is a good little boy in Africa, until something tragic was going to happen that would change his life forever. At-mun and his tribe were having a feast, so they left all of their weapons outside of their ground to celebrate, little did they know that someone was watching them. Slave traders were watching them because soon they were going to kill the chief and take all of the people they could, that didn’t have any diseases or problems.
Mark Character Analysis The quiet ones are the dangerous ones. That is the case when it comes to Mark Kinney, the mastermind behind the plot to kidnap Mr. Griffin. In the book Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan, Mark is a malicious, sullen and charismatic character.
In the book “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, it’s about a little girl who is pressured by her mother to become something she doesn’t want to be. Jing- mei , the daughter, is forced to become a prodigy(child actress), by her mother, and she doesn’t want to be one. In the story, Jing- meis’ mother uses allusions such as Shirley Temple to push her into becoming a prodigy. Although at first Jing- mei is excited to become a prodigy, she later realizes its something she just doesn’t enjoy doing. Consequently, the uses of allusion in the story help Jing- mei discover to not be a prodigy and that what her mother wants for her is not always important.