Hardness Essays

BETHANY HAMILTON Do you know a person who overcame her challenge of getting her arm bitten off by a shark named Bethany Meilani Hamilton Dirks? Whose arm got bitten off by a shark only when she was 13. Bethany is a professional surfer who lost her left arm while lying on her surfboard in the water. She was an really hopeful person that never gave up to to pursue her dreams. Hamilton, was such an inspiring person to so many people and many people look up to her for a role model. Bethany was such

Adversity is apart of your regular lifestyle. Even if we define it as challenging, misfortune or any difficulty. But, a way to embrace adversity isn’t that hard. Instead of looking at adversity as a mishap, or a bad thing, well accept it into your life like it will take a big turn in your life. The authors of the videos Richie Parker, Malala Yousafzai, and the Amy Purdy TED talk, all show god ways to grasp on to adversity and recognize that there is room for growth and changes. Adversity: a misfortune

"Excuse me," I tapped my bosses arm, "Rivern. But what exactly are we waiting for?" We have been sitting outside of a middle school that has been in lock down for about 30 minutes and we haven't really done anything yet. The stress levels around here have been sky rocketing, seeming to get higher and every second we wait. "We're just waiting for the hounds to get here," she sighed as she looked down to her watch, "I know that they were up late last night, celebrating they're day off." She mumbled

Honesty is a crucial attribute in your life because it is one of the ways people judge you for who you are. It is the most valuable yet the toughest aspect you can offer in a friendship. If the people around you know you as dishonest, you will have a hard time finding good friends that will benefit you later on in life. Honesty means integrity and righteousness. It is a virtue in oneself that everyone looks for. An honest person is respectful, fearless, and cares for others feelings. It is the most

Conformity and Individualism in Society In our daily lives, we live on to progress and shape ourselves to become who we want to be. We witness the people we’re closest to change over time, and we view their decay while we grow. Our friends eventually over time get separated from us, and we’re beginning to get into adulthood. From there on we’re trying to support ourselves, and a family if we decide to have one. We live on to watch our children grow up, and when that task is accomplished, then death

Failure is a good thing Failure is it a good or a bad thing? People have had failure since the start of humankind. With this failure has come many lessons which has led to success. People have had failure since the start of humankind. With this failure has come many lessons which has led to success. Failure is a good thing because without it there would not be success people would make the same mistakes over and over again and would never learn any lessons. Without failure we would not have success

Trust is something that is very important in our everyday lives. It can help get a promotion or a job at the workplace. It can help build and strengthen relationships among friends. It can create and hold friendships with anybody. Everybody wants to be trusted, because it makes life easier. Consistent liars find it much harder to accomplish tasks because people will probably assume that they are not telling the truth. Being truthful can also help with things such as anxiety because the less someone

Should Students Be Paid for Good Grades? If people, who work and have jobs, are getting paid, then why should not the student in school get paid too for getting good grades? Most of the schools have awards for the students who get good grades, but tell me what is it? Here is the answer, only a certificate or a medal. Obviously, that is not enough, therefore students will not have the motivation any more to get good grades the next year, because they want something more. I think students should get

For my second media choice I chose to pick a song. The song I chose is called 3:15 by Russ. In this song the artist Russ explains about how he wishes his partner would open up to her flaws. He tries to show his partner that he would understand and she shouldn't push him away because of her love for him. In his song he explains issues he has in relationships where when he gets attached he wants to push the person away. He also explains that he's scared of being used by a woman and finds it hard to

My Hair Page 1 of 3 Throughout my life, Ive always had a companion by my side, through thick and thin, through the good and the bad, forever growing and changing as I have. I am referring to none other then my hair, and everyone values their hair differently, and no two beings hair is the same, nor will their hair go through the same changes. Isnt hair just a human body feature? Hair is something far more than a body feature it is a depiction of fashion sense, your identity, ethnicity, gender, personality

Daniel Mahoney Dr. Mujtaba Ahsan Management 358 5 January 2023 "What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20" Book Report The book "What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20" by Tina Seelig offers suggestions and insights for young individuals who are just beginning their careers. The book is based on a series of interviews with prosperous businesspeople and professionals who discuss the lessons they wish they had known earlier in life. Goal setting, problem-solving, teamwork, leadership, and invention are just a

Throughout life, many are faced with obstacles. These obstacles can either set them further in society and help them reach their aspirations, or those challenges can cause one to refrain from reaching their full potential. Which in retrospect makes them settle for less than what they can fully achieve. The difference in those two paths are work ethic; if one works hard and is honest and fair they can truly achieve greatness, while the other simply settles for the easier option which in the long run

During roller derby you have certain rules you have to follow and for religion you have to obey by certain guidelines. Roller derby, the skates have to follow rules of what to do and not to do. And in religion you are suppose to follow certain guidelines or events like fasting or no meat friday. When you are participating in religion or in derby use have to do certain things to be apart of the group and to stay in the group. You play derby and believe in a certain religion because that is what interests

The Triumph of the Humble It is often understood that those who go above and beyond requirements and standards of society make it far, they are the leaders of the world, have been and will continue to be. They are said to inherit the best out of life. But, it all comes down to a few simple things. A person who forever tries to lead, attempts to be the best of the brightest and aims for greatness and nothing less will usually fall from their place. A person who goes to great lengths to achieve what

The hardness of water reflects the nature of the geological formation with which it has been in contact. The major portion of total hardness is caused by calcium and magnesium ions and plays role in heart disease in human. The TH of the groundwater was calculated using the formula as given below (Sawyer and McCartly 1967). (1) Table 3: Groundwater classification based on total hardness (Sawyer and Mc Cartly 1967) Total Hardness as CaCO3 (mg/l) Classification Percentage of samples < 75 Soft

For most individuals, asking for help can be a simple task. Unfortunately, for myself, it has always and continues to be extremely difficult. As I reflect on the reasons behind that, I can pin point to my childhood. Growing up I quickly learned to not ask my parents or anyone for anything. I choose to live invisibly in my own little world. That habit continued into my adulthood, but it is something I am working on every day. In the fall off 2015, I transferred to CSULA to continue my education. Prior

''Go, Fight, Win'' you might here that during cheerleading. Do you think cheerleading is a sport? Cheerleaders are actually very important and we do a lot more then you think. I am a cheerleader and I do believe it is a sport. When we are just standing on the sidelines and yelling you might not consider that a sport, but when we are tumbling or stunting it definitly is. Cheerleaders put a lot of hardwork and dedicaton into it. I think if all the boys quit football to cheer they would call it a sport

I’ve been playing soccer for over ten years, and I am very passionate about it. However the passion and dedication hasn’t always been there with me. It took a long time to realize that I needed to actually work hard to be at the level or above the level of my teammates. I have always worked hard to get good grades, but for some reason it took me a long time to learn to work hard in sports. Even today I have a hard time with this. The first soccer league that I played was AYSO, which isn’t a competitive

Critical Personal Analysis of “Fifth Chinese Daughter” As I began to read “Fifth Chinese Daughter” by Jade Snow Wong, I quickly developed a special appreciation for Jade Snow’s relationship with her father because although there are differences, it mirrors the relationship I have with my own. In fact, there were many gifts Mr. Wong gave Jade Snow that were nearly identical to some my father has given me. Mr. Wong may have his faults, but his sweet and silent acts of love allows me to see past them

Imagine you have a class where the teacher doesn’t take up homework, classwork or test grades. Instead everyone in your class has to do one big project and an oral presentation that is due at the end of the semester. That one grade for your project is your final grade at the end no matter what. There are no retakes if you don’t do well and you are depending on that grade to help you get into a good college. This one single grade could make you or break you. This technique of grading has no effect