What are the social values and life lessons learned through youth sport participation? Social values and life lessons develop “character.” Character is associated with a host of sport values such as teamwork‚ loyalty‚ self sacrifice‚ perseverance‚ work ethic‚ and mental toughness. Two sets of values define character; social values and moral values. Social values are usually defined by coaches‚ administrators‚ and players. North American society seems to associate character more with social
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Experience is life lessons Paulo Coelho teaches in the Alchemist to always believe in oneself and to never forget what one truly want and desire‚ even if it takes days‚ months‚ or years to over come the challenges that may come along the way. He also teaches people to “live and learn” from oneself mistakes to make the right choices at the appropriate time. In the Alchemist Santiago deals with a great amount of challenges‚ difficulties and tests throughout his quest to obtain his Personal Legend
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Life Lessons In the story A Rupee Earned (I.F Bulatkin)‚ the blacksmith’s son shows us how to work hard for your money and become a responsible person. The son tries to trick his father into thinking that he went out and earned a rupee but the father did not believe him. He decides to go out and start working to really earn the rupee. The son worked for a week doing things like carrying stuff for a man. Eventually he earned enough money that it added up to a rupee. When the son showed the rupee to
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Appreciation and Gratitude – Life Lesson Finally‚ after so many years I am on my way home‚ “second” home after my parents’. I feel very excited‚ as it is not just a house that I used to rent‚ but a “magic” place‚ where being away from my parents I could experience home comfort. I haven’t been there for about five years since I graduated from University‚ and I miss it a lot. This time is going to be a short stay‚ for only a few days‚ but I am glad I can spend it there. That place made my school time
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actually learned something that day‚ instead of teaching it to myself at home. The car ride with Mr. Buckley positively affected my view on education. I always knew how important education was because I heard my parent’s tell me about every day of my life that it is important. Although last year I did get a bit lazy and
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I examined the role of Gods in two texts- Gilgamish and Antigone and I felt that each text defines the role of Gods in its own unique way. For Antigone‚ the role of Gods is indirect; this is shown in Antigone’s actions and beliefs as her character is obviously clear minded and always aware not only that honoring the divine was the right stand to take in any situation‚ but also how exactly to pay respect to them: "I know I’m pleasing those I should please most" (line 88). After realizing the fact
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Women Vs. Men * Ismene is for the submissive role of women‚ quote on page 4 * On page 13 Creon talks about taming Antigone. Antigone needs to be tamed because women are supposed to be submissive and Creon’s ability to rule is in his ability to have everyone‚ especially women submissive. * On page 14‚ Creon’s comment about snakes suggests that women are snake like in nature‚ with a manipulative duplicity to their nature. He suggests that women hide their evil qualities behind attractive
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In class essay about play Antigone Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is one of the major characters. The author utilized several characters/ foils in order to build up the king’s image‚ the pride‚ cruel‚ stubborn and superior ruler. Through those conflicts‚ arguments and persuations‚ the king’s figure was gradually set up and was foreshadowing the tragic ending of his own life. The conflict between Antigone and Creon in the play is very outstanding and intense. Creon commanded that Eteocles would be
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prominent play named Antigone; the third of the trilogy. Even though one would usually think that ancient Greek theater is dull‚ one can learn a lot about themselves while reading them. While reading this story myself‚ I found that I correlate to the main character herself‚ Antigone. The character intrigued me; for we think and speak similarly. After finding this‚ I kept discovering more and more connections between the two of us. Separating into three different categories‚ Antigone and I are similar
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The historic play of “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ is not only about getting closure for a loved one but also what it means to be heroic and stand up for what you believe in. They are faced with conflicts between the will of man vs. the will of the god’s. As wells as contrasts between Antigone vs. Ismene. This piece also gives us insight about the history of the story and the history of ancient Greece. This ancient Greek play embodies a deeper lesson shown through the different conflicts and
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