Perfection Essays

Red Apple “Perfection is never reachable” If we began to examine every effort in people, almost 99% of all humans try at least one occasion to grant perfection level. By the way, I'm just referring to the percentage as a one-time occasion, but then we have the other percentage of humans who tried every day to be as perfect as our God, which is wrong, if we tried more and push ourselves to be greater by altering us more just to get a "perfect" grade, isn't worth it. But in the image I created I'm

Perfection is a perception. What some people call perfect for others it can be horrible, ugly and dirty. What one person may consider perfect could be full of flaws, yet that perception of perfection is what sets expectations. Everyone wants to be perfect, with perfect lives. Everyone wants to have a little of perfection in their lives. In the 1920s perfection was also known as the American Dream. The American dream is incredibly flawed and it encourages people to go to extremes to achieve wealth

Is striving for perfection as important and ideal as people set it to be? People often try to perfect their personal and professional lives to poetry the best version of themselves but others do not see it as the same, they see it as something not as important in their lives. As people work long hours at work and try to fix themselves up for the day every morning they tend to prioritize the meaningless things in life in comparison to more meaningful things that would not bring for fulfillment internally

Perfection There is about 8 billion people on this planet, and each one of those people have there own idea on what it means to be a modern person. And one of the aspects of being a modern person to the want to be more perfect in all ways. But perfection is a unreachable desire of the majority. And if perfection is ever reached it could potentially be our downfall. There has been many books writen throughout time that presents the thought of perfection. For example “The Great Gatsby”

Although many know that perfection is not realistically achievable, perfection is thrusted upon people from parental and educational expectations. Pressure for perfection is derived from parental expectations. Parents pride themselves on having “perfect” children and they pit themselves against other parents when it comes to who has the better child. This competition causes parents to put unachievable goals upon their child in order to “win” the race between other parents. This idea of parental

adulthood. Donna Milner's After River examines issues evolving around the childish notion of perfection. Natalie never realizes that her perfect family is naught but a false pretense; her enthrallment in perfection and inability to shed the childish belief hinders her growth. In order to comprehend the harm of perfection, one must contemplate the mentality perfection instills. Natalie's immersion in perfection fosters her to be naive: "Suffering and grief were not part of that sunshine time of our lives

A Quest for “Perfection” “If they are not fit to live, kill them in a decent human way” (Eugenics and Euthanasia Quotations) . All throughout history, people have chased after perfection. Whether it be mentally or physically, mankind has, with reckless pursuit, tried to purge itself of any flaws. Because of this impossible goal, those who were mentally and physically disabled have been persecuted and isolated, dating all the way back to the Greeks, who killed their babies if a deformity was noticed

essay, Aim for Personal Perfection, explains what he believes are the thirteen virtues to follow in life to aim for purity and perfection. Franklin supports his explanation by describing all of the virtues and defining what they mean to him and how he tries to conquer all of them but fails. Franklin’s purpose is to inform the readers of what virtues occurred to him at this time in his life so that he can apprise the readers of what he assumes are the steps to personal perfection. Even though he didn’t

Perfect (n.) 1. Conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type. 2. Excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement. 3. Entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings. Perfection is something many urge to have, yet can never grasp. It is human nature to always want something superior. Bigger is reckoned as better, but how complex it is to achieve such moral values when we are granted with an animalistic mindset? In Benjamin Franklin’s “ The Autobiography

Unfortunately, expectations can sometimes become unattainable. This is demonstrated in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, where the main character, Kambili, is forced to meet impossible standards of perfection. In Purple Hibiscus, Adichie shows how victims of abuse are forced into perfection without taking their well-being into account. However, when they are exposed to new ideas they gain freedom and a way to grow into their own identities. Parents often force their children into harsh molds

The Fundamentals of Excellence If you put a group of people in a room and ask them what excellence is, you will receive many different answers, but they should have something in common. From early on we acknowledge “Excellence” but we never go into specifics on what is excellent. People are not born with excellence. They are introduced by an idea of what is excellent. To understand how it can be obtained is never really described. By first developing the mindset that achieving excellence is a journey

Franklin Experiment In American Experience class we recreated an experiment by Benjamin Franklin to achieve moral perfection. in this experiment each day we rated how we did each day on the NDA core values. If we did exceptionally well that day we gave ourselves a ‘+’. If we did worse than average that day we gave ourselves a ‘-’. If we did the same as usual we left the space blank. The five NDA core values include faith, respect, responsibility, service, and trustworthiness. During the first week

No one knows everything. This may seem pessimistic, but this is what drives me to always want to learn more. Just because perfection does not exist, there’s no reason not to aim for it. I do not aim to know everything, but the idea that there’s always more to learn really makes me happy. It means there is room for so much potential passion. I personally love learning, and I want to become a teacher. If I can teach in a way that makes others interested in learning more, then I feel like I have succeeded

but there is a good chance you will feel them. You will find yourself feeling imperfect and not worthy of other people’s time. Ready for the kicker? As a perfectionist… You will feel like no one else feels. Those moments that come close to perfection? You will know when they hit you. And when they do, they will be some of the most beautiful times of your life. You will alway push yourself to succeed. No matter how much you stress yourself out over the smallest details, you will make accomplishments

The subject that perfectionism is a negative trait will be looked at in this essay. Some people believe that perfectionism is a beneficial trait and aids in keeping one's life in line. However, other people believe that perfectionism involves more downfalls than improvements. This is because the habit of perfectionism has many adverse effects, pertaining to both physical and mental, and impact a typical person's life fairly drastically. Firstly, it becomes hard for an individual to appreciate perfect

Everyone needs a label of some sort. It tells who the person is in the world. In the novel Flawed by Cecelia Ahern the character Celestine experiences the label of perfect and flawed. Labels matter because labels can identify a person quickly, and they feel like they belong. Labels affect the identity of a person or try and find out who they are. Celestine said in the beginning of the book she said, “I’m a perfectionist” (3). What celestine means by this is, she thinks she is perfect and everything

I have to admit that I am in fact, a perfectionist. I am the bane of every group assignment's existence. I sincerely apologize to those who have long endured countless hours of me meticulously examining details. It's just my nature. Half of this is attributed to my genetics while the other half was nurtured through my upbringing. Growing up I attended a small Catholic school that began with Kindergarten and ended with eighth grade. It is exactly what you would expect: harsh teachers, plaid skirts

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to better than yourself,” (William Falkner). Joan Bauer teaches us through this story that one can do their best at anything when they try, but can’t always be perfect. And when you try to be perfect every second of every day, it can get very stressful. Little do some people know that not everything you do will be flawless. Nothing can be absolutely unblemished. Jill

Carl Rogers quote “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It’s a direction not a destination” really spoke to me on a personal level. I have a perfectionist personality. I am often always looking forward to the next goal. In college, this was a constant struggle for me. Even now as a graduate student. I am too busy focusing on completing personal goals that I fail to enjoy the process. A prime example of this is when I was in my undergraduate career I was so busy focusing on getting into

This world of ours is large, with many peoples, places, and activities. It is easy for one to find one task at which they excel and to pursue that skill and that skill only. This allows them to truly master the skill. The beauty of the modern world is that not everyone has to do everything. However, the narrow pursuit of a discipline prohibits the expansion of one's self-awareness. It is through seeking new experiences and uncomfortable situations that we truly come to understand ourselves.