Definition Essay: What Is Failure?

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Everyone has different definitions for failure, failure could be a state of inability to perform a normal function, it could even be a lack of success. But what really is failure? I guess you would have to ask the right person. Someone could say... “The patient suffered from heart failure.” Or “I failed my English test on Tuesday” but what is and isn’t failure is the real question. Failure is not success; people might say it the total opposite. Success is getting an A on a test when you wanted a B. The opposite of failure is something that turns out good. Failure is something you failed at and Succeeding is something you have succeeded with. Failure is when you try to get or do something and you do not get it done. Let’s say, there is a girl named Sarah and she wants to be ASB president for her school. But before she applies she has to get a certain amount of service hours, but she gets sick. Therefore, she had a goal to do something and she did not get it done. Is that bad? Depends on who you ask. If you keep trying something the only time table is the time table that you give it, for example, if I say I want to read a book within a month and I fail to do so then my time table is only 1 month, Failure is when one does make full effort and it doesn’t succeed. Failure could be a good …show more content…

It was summer of 2016, (My junior year). I was at my friend’s house when he was telling me how he applied for a job at taco bell just for fun and some extra money. I was thinking in my mind about jokingly applying as well. So, I did. I then get a call 4 days later asking me for an interview. So, I did. and I got the job. My main goal was to keep the job and get as much money as possible so I don’t have to keep asking my parents for money and seeming like a spoiled brat. As training with my job ending I began to love working at taco bell. Until I got in trouble over, and over and