NAME: ADE AJOSE COURSE: ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 INSTRUCTOR: DR JACOB SIZI DATE: 02-09-2014 A SUCCESSFUL PERSON What really is success? What makes an individual successful? According to Merriam-Webster mini Dictionary‚ success is defined as‚ “the act of achieving something good that you have been trying to do‚ or something that has a god result or is very popular. The word ‘success’ originated in the mid-16th century from Latin ‘successus’ ‚ from the verb ‘succedere’
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I believe that most successful companies are those who create most revenues or most profitable. Ranking them by revenue for their respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31‚ 2013. That honor goes to oil giant Exxon Mobil‚ whose $44.9 billion profit was followed most closely by Apple‚ at $41.7 billion. While Exxon Mobil was last year’s profit king‚ it did not take in the most revenue last year. That company would be Royal Dutch Shell‚ which at $481.7 billion wins Global 500 list’s top
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“What College Can Mean to the Other America” by Mike Rose: Currently‚ there are very few programs and policies that help the poor with postsecondary education; American capitalism is the underlying cause of the lack of support. Mike Rose spent a year and a half going to community colleges to see those hardships in effect. He believes the disadvantaged should have the same equal opportunities in secondary education. However‚ such opportunities are being slashed due to government budget cuts. If these
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What Have Others Learned from You? Our Scripture Reading from Deuteronomy makes a connection between obeying God Word‚ and obtaining material blessings; but‚ more importantly‚ it reminds us that God’s Word is close to us (Deuteronomy 30:9-14). God’s Word is not something so far removed that we never get a glimpse of it. It is not beyond our reasoning and capabilities. By the way‚ I am not suggesting that we grasp God’s Word in its totality‚ but enough of God’s Word to lead us to do good. Being
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Personal Narrative It was the summer of 2016 when an unplanned event occurred. Instead of my mom‚ my dad‚ Hunter and I spending our last few weeks of summer on the lake‚ visiting friends and family‚ or even getting ready for school we were in and out of the veterinary office. As we entered the air conditioned vet clinic we were all very nervous. “Hello‚” the lady at the front desk said. The vet came rushing out. ”They are here for Tex‚” she said upsettingly. We followed her back. Tex‚ our normally
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Myia Peterson Mr. Dalton What It Means To Be An American 16 October‚ 2015 America was founded in the beliefs that it would become a land of opportunity‚ filled with hardworking individuals who wanted to state a claim in this world. Today‚ these beliefs are still strong‚ and being fulfilled on a daily basis. Americans have accomplished far more than anyone ever imagined they would within the past 4 decades or so‚ and are still working to achieve more and more today. To be an American means to
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Tyrik Alford CTE Advanced Studies Thomas Oxendine December 5‚ 2014 Becoming Successful Everyone has their own opinions about success‚ what it takes to actually reach your goals of becoming successful. There are steps to becoming successful at anything. First you must understand the meaning of success. Get familiar with what it really means to you and how bad you actually want to reach your goals. Then make sure nothing is standing in your way of success. Finally‚ go for it and do everything you
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Having A Successful Relationship There’s several key “ingredients” and steps to a building and keeping successful relationship. You can skip a step or two at your own risk. Some steps you absolutely cannot omit. I’ll be discussing and describing each of these steps and elaborate on what will likely happen if you don’t follow directions. Successful relationships are mandatory in this lifetime. The first step‚ which you absolutely
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first I was a bit apprehensive about writing my personal statement because it was so... well personal. On the contrary I’m now eager to get my story and plans known. I hope to share my experiences to help guide others in similar situations. 1) What obstacle impacted your ability to be successful when you were first at USF? When the news of my acceptance to the University of South Florida first got to me I was ecstatic. I relished at the thought of becoming a college student and its power of endless
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Othello: The Other Race and religion seem to be very prevalent in Shakespeare’s Othello. From the beginning of the play the reader gets the impression that the protagonist‚ Othello the Moor‚ is considered an “other” in the Venetian society. Othello’s high military ranking gives him the respect of the characters in the play‚ but his race and religion are brought up a lot throughout the play in the speech of the characters in the play. Despite the characters in the text constant dehumanization of
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