Second Race Results

                                 Second Race Results

My second race was located within Santa Monica, the race was a 10 kilometer race. My time was 40:27.

An Important Personal Trait Within Life

    Student Success Statement

“Kindness is the essence of greatness.”-Joseph B. Wirthlin

What an insightful statement. Kindness is a quality within an individual which is praised by all individuals, if we are kind to others we are favored and renowned among the populace. Our kind actions define us. When we are kind we are esteemed and admired by the individuals within our communities. This admiration provides an individual with a proper reputation and a proper reputation portrays greatness; therefore, kindness prompts admiration. I am a kind person who always attempts to do what is right, i have earned a proper reputation among my peers and instructors. I truly believe that my acts of kindness represent who i am, and my intentions within my life. I attempt to help everyone on order to achieve a sense of fulfilment. As a result of my actions i know i will succeed.

Instructions Toward a Prosperous Career

Student Success Statement

“You will never be a winner if you lose your temper.”-Anonymous

What an insightful statement which allows me to evaluate my actions. The ability to control your emotions during a situation in which you must exhibit control such as an athletic event or an academic event. Your ability to control such emotions allows individuals to perceive you as a capable individual due to the fact that you do not allow your emotions to intervene within a certain situation. I am capable of controlling my emotions during a situation in which emotions can jeopardize your success, such as during a debate, i do not support my claim with irrational arguments,but rather with rational arguments. The inability to control your own temper represents a weakness which must be extinguished in order to succeed within life.

Inspirational Student Success Statement

          Student Success Statement

“The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem.”-Dr. Laura Schlessinger

What an insightful statement which allows me to perceive life through a renewed perspective. The essential message inscribed within this quote is the benefits associated with proper actions. The benefits include as presented by the quote: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem. These phenomena can greatly affect your life. Self-respect prompts a feeling of self-worth and pride, dignity prompts respect among your peers toward you, integrity allows you to be respected by the community, and self-esteem motivates you to pursue your desired endeavors. These are all crucial characteristics, and they can only be obtained through proper actions. When I commit a proper action I can feel that I have done something meaningful and productive, therefore I am benefited by the acquisition of self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem. These aspects allow prosperity to occur.

Higher Education

The Importance of Higher Education from benefitsandtipsforcollege

A wonderful statement which provides insight which is applicable to all areas of life.

        Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”-Matt Biondi

What an amazing statement which provides insight into the wonders of character and the effects your personality can have upon your life.  Persistence is a truly magnificent quality within a human being, which stimulates achievement, but what is Persistence? Persistence is the quality in which an individual proceeds to challenge adversity in order to complete his or her goals. I am a person with numerous goals, who has persisted in order to achieve goals which I had set in the past. One of my goals was to run a mile in under six minutes, I trained every day, I am rather impatient, and so I wanted to improve instantly. I trained for weeks until I was able to run my mile in 5 minutes and 58 seconds. This experience also allowed me to view the importance associated with patience as well as persistence.

What is intelligence?

                                   What is Intelligence?

Intelligence is often perceived as the ability to remember facts. I perceive intelligence as the ability to remember facts, understand what your remember, and be able to apply what you have learned. Professionals divide intelligence into five categories which are known as Logic, Abstract thought, understanding, self-awareness, communication, learning, emotional knowledge, retaining, planning, and problem solving. Intelligence through my perception is an aspect of my life which i greatly appreciate, i appreciate that i am able to process and interpret the world around, and i hope i am able to do so for the rest of my life.

The Running Legend

Glenn Cunningham Glenn Verniss Cunningham was an American distance runner who is considered the greatest American miller of all time. He received the James E. Sullivan award during the year 1933 and was named the top amateur athlete within the United States. H was born in Atlanta, Kansas, but he was raised in Elkhart, Kansas. His father was Henry Clinton Cunningham (September 20, 1877- July 27, 1966) and his mother was Rose Agnes Cunningham (December 5 1882- March 1 1961). Cunningham’s legs were severely burned during an explosion within is his schoolhouse, the explosion occurred when someone mistakenly replaced the kerosene with in a tank with gasoline, Cunningham was only eight years old; his thirteen year old brother Floyd perished in the fire. The physicians considered amputating his legs, but Cunningham refused. He regained his ability to walk and run through participating within a therapy which allowed him to regain his ability to walk and run He competed within both the summer Olympics of 1932 and 1936. During the 1936 summer Olympics he met one of his greatest friends Jesse Owens. Glenn Cunningham is a rather inspirational figure, who triumphed over the adversities which intervened within his life, but he did not allow those adverse events tarnish his own dreams. He competed within events which would be considered inadequate due to the injuries he sustained, but his perseverance allowed him to participate within such events, thus providing a perfect example of an inspirational athlete.