The early 1900s was a time of great strikes over fierce nationalism, social activism, and protest. Florence Kelley, a United States social worker and reformer, spoke out against child labor and the horrible conditions that children were required to bear in order to feed their families. Her speech, delivered before the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22, 1905, successfully improved conditions for working children. The language Kelley uses in this speech establishes herself as a leader who has the same values and goals as her audience, but also creates a sense of culpability and sympathy from the many mothers and women in the convention in order to gain their support in her cause.
Mckenna, I too wrote about the mindless monster and the negative effects it can have on someone. It's crazy to think about the lengths people will go to please someone and will overwork themselves to make sure others are happy. I believe that the only way to be truly happy is to make sure you're good first. The other aspect I agree with was your point on body language. That is something I need to work on a lot as well.
Also, knowing that you didn’t get to fulfill your desires, and give it a shot will leave you wondering “What if?”. Everyone’s dreams are important, and you won’t know if you’re good atSomething unless you try
Part One – Christian Worldview In today’s world it is easy to become enchanted by worldly things. The deceptions that Christian’s allow themselves to believe (i.e. just this once, it’s not going to hurt anyone, I can handle it, I can stop whenever I want, etc.) come directly from Satan. There was a time when hearing a curse word or seeing too much flesh in a movie would be embarrassing; now it appears to be the norm and most Christians do not even bat an eye at such things any more.
Furthermore, the simple thought of these ambitions, or the quest to achieve them, can likely be more rewarding than if one were to actually achieve them. While not directly citable, Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote “it's not the destination, it's the journey,” now a semi-common statement in the modern day. The Great Gatsby is the perfect, or perhaps exaggerated example of this. Gatsby chases after his green light, Daisy, and when he finally has her, everything falls apart. After meeting Daisy, and falling away from her, Gatsby spends his whole life trying to get back to her and win her over - his unrealistic goal.
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less” – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Three years ago, I didn’t want to change the world: I wanted to be rich. Avarice and selfishness motivated me to succeed, and I was flippant in how I lived my life. I was not happy, but I didn’t care. I found my self-worth in what I could achieve, and whom I could impress. Later, I would find myself extricated from this material rut through a relationship with Christ – not a Christian religion.
Ambition can come in many forms, both good and evil, good and bad. It can lead a determined person to victory, but it can also lead someone to do horrible things when they are pushed to do so. You may never have had a dark thought before, but then someone could easily mention a speculation, and a twisted thought will rush into your mind like a tidal wave. The thought will then haunt your mind like the damage that was left behind from the influx. Ambition will flood into you like a disease and plague your mind with vile and foul thoughts.
I am Jesus Vazquez and my struggles. I believe that my biggest achievements derive from my biggest failures. My struggles as a kid growing up without a father, an unemployed mother, no permanent home, all worked to shape both my character and I. Early on, I realized my hardships, and my struggles would always be a part of me, however it continued to be up to me how I would let them define me. One particular struggle for me growing up was soccer and along with it comes one of my most vivid memories that depict just how I learned to trust in my struggle. As the ball sailed way over the net, I lowered my head and slumped my shoulders as I jogged back to my position.
Misdiagnosed November was when the pain started. I was dizzy at church one Wednesday night. I did not think much of it. Though, now, I think I should have. Looking back, I should have mentioned it to someone there or I should gone home early, but I did not.
Not knowing the potential risks to ambition can cause a completely different outlook on your future, especially if you make the wrong decisions that put you on a dark path. In the book, “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe, the main character, Okonkwo, witnesses many failures from his father as he was growing up. His father was in deep debt and was extremely lazy. Okonkwo saw this then grew ambitious to become better than his father ever was. He became a family provider, a noble warrior, and a clansman.
Fixing the Disorders in Life: Death Disorder can be experiences by numerous people in numerous ways—vicious or innocuous—but I experienced disorder in the most fatal way: the death of a parent. Disorder, to me, is when an event changes the way you live and view your life; while in the process of change, turmoil persists. On July 1st, 2010, my mother, spending hours outside, received the most appalling phone call. Not thinking anything of it, I stayed in my room chatting with a friend on my new Facebook account; however, I knew subconsciously that something in the atmosphere was off. When my mother reluctantly walked into my room, I knew what she would say without any context: my father had passed away.
Ambition may lead to negative outcomes. Sadly I learned this statement can be a possible outcome. My main dream has always been to be able to continue playing a sport throughout college. It was in 8th grade, I decided to try and get better in the shortest amount of time. Before I made the decision, I had to decide and take time to think if the amount of time spent would be worth it.
Moment of Epiphany Epiphany is the feeling of realization of a major life-changing event. The day I woke up for my very first day of work was when I realized that I was becoming young adult. I 've never had a job before, not even babysitting, like every teen girl does. I was completely new to the work force. I had no idea what I was doing
Growing up Christianity had always been part of my life and there was no question about it. My family was christian and the culture that my parents grew up in was heavily religious. However, I personally never had a true connection to Christ at a young age. To me church was the place I went to answer questions in Sunday School and win prizes for it, and that was how I saw it for a long time. It was hard for me to see it has more than that and from the outside I may have looked like the kid had a true connection with Christ by the way I talked in front of the church when my class presented, or the fact that I was able to answer most if not all the questions correctly.
I believed that my plan would develop but I could not do it. This case will never repeat in my life again. Now, I am strong and confident. The number of times that I
