Children seem to have a genuine angelic outlook on life. They see the world as a big place filled with little forms of life. However as they grow older, they begin to forget what life is all about. Growing up was a hard thing for me. Everything seemed out of place and now doing what was right did not come easy. Most of my peers began to abuse alcohol, drugs and almost everything they could get their hands on. They abused their bodies, their minds but mostly the world around them. They lost respect for the fact that they were alive and healthy. Forgot that life is lived to the fullest when each day is lived as their last day. I was almost lost into this deep, black hole but a single event changed everything and brought me back to the world I was born to love.
When I was a child I lived in a very close set neighbourhood where everyone knew everyone else. I knew all the children around my age and we always played around the park. One of our favourite games was to pretend that we were animals. We use to crawl around and make homes out of wood and leaves. On many occasions we helped animals that were wounded and brought them home or to clinics. We were like a miniature animal society in our neighbourhood. Our number one rule was to respect nature, especially animals. My childhood was a happy one and I looked upon these people as family. I thought we would never change. I thought that we would always be there for each other and especially the animals. Boy, was I in for a shock! Time went by as it must and we grew up to be young adults. I noticed that my childhood friends began to change. Their outlook on life began to change. They no longer saw the world as a beautiful thing created by God but a boring, mean place that everyone abused. Now, nature and its creatures that they respected when they were children were worthless and annoying. I did not really pay too much attention to this at the time, only to acknowledge the fact that they changed.
Values are an important thing to have in life. Your personal values show people what you believe are important in your life. ... Those values are self-respect, happiness, and honesty. ... I can relate those values to my everyday life. ... In this essay I explained my most important values in life. ...
Thurman believes similarly by stating in his essay, Wisdom, "the self is only a pretend self, it lacks reality, it doesn't exist" (441). ... It varies per individuals and their personal circumstances. ... Moral high grounds and acclaimed values trap you inside of a cage that is otherwise defined in the eyes of society as your personal identity Selflessness is the key to satisfaction. Selflessness does not necessarily mean giving up personal happiness for the sake of others. Selflessness means focusing on personal growth. ...
Values: knowing right from wrong, moral ideas that encompass American culture. Many Americans believe that the values in this nation are on a decline. ... Melissa Healy writes on America's moral decline in an essay called "Fighting to Fill the Values Gap." She describes a Time questionnaire from 1996. 52% of the people who were polled found government interference into their personal lives more annoying then the government's protection of activities that contrast toward family values. ... In a 1996 Los Angeles Times poll featured in Healy's essay 78% of people asked were d...
Personal Response "Freedom becomes synonymous with the acquisition of possessions." ... But instead of accepting and appreciating these gifts the author of the essay, Jacinta Goveas, prefers to critique the tremendous opportunities presented to her. ... These luxuries don't distract us from our social values, but merely change the way in which we express caring for each other. ... The author's views expressed in the essay are narrow-minded and patronizing. ... But to say that because we are richer in material goods, we must have lost sight of our social values is ridiculous. ...
Personal Goals I believe that the first step towards setting and achieving personal goals is that you must realize you have to prepare for the future and not wait for it to happen. ... The process of getting ready to write this essay was very challenging. ... Setting goals has forced me to take a look at my values. ... I needed to define and understand my values and why they are important to me. ... Education and career are not only financial goals, but also personal goals. ...
The essay tackles two main reasons. These include social relations and normative values. ... Second, a person's normative values include "the sense of what is right or appropriate (475)" to that individual. ... Internalized obligations are two-fold; first is personal morality and second is legitimacy. Personal morality has to do with a person's compliance to laws due to the knowledge of right and wrong. ...
The essay tackles two main reasons. These include social relations and normative values. ... Second, a person's normative values include "the sense of what is right or appropriate (475)" to that individual. ... Internalized obligations are two-fold; first is personal morality and second is legitimacy. Personal morality has to do with a person's compliance to laws due to the knowledge of right and wrong. ...
Through English classes and personal reading experiences I have gained an appreciation for literature and have been able to relate to each experience by responding with understanding, sensitivity, and insight. ... These essays were sealed in envelopes and handed back to us as part of our final. I feel that my essay and response proves me to be an effective problem solver through my efforts to achieve each goal, and strategies taken to do so. ... A healthy, skilled, knowledgeable person must develop skills to express and evaluate personal artistic abilities and forms. ... My last inclusion, d...
For instance, I say that I highly value honesty and fairness, and I do, but in some of my personal relationships, I have been less than honest, especially about my expectations and needs. In some of my personal relationships, I espouse that I am highly independent and really have it together, I am strong, capable and will not be a dependent to anyone. ... I know that may a little too much information, but with what I am going through in my personal life, it would have been almost impossible not to express those thoughts in this personal essay. ... This value is expressed through my behavio...
Queens College Graduate Admission Office Personal Statement entrance essay My Personal Statement Allowing one's personal aspirations to fall victim to life's hardships may be a desirable solution, but also a costly sacrifice. ... My life experiences have helped me to appreciate the value of this goal, and I look forward to reaching it. Perhaps it was my mother who first inspired my thirst for knowledge, she never ceased to emphasize the value of a good education and fortunately I was the only child to graduate from high school. ... I hope the language here; The written w...
