Eng-101 Departmental Essay Examination 1 Essay
The topic I am going to pick is the Marcus Aurelius topic. He
say "It is not death that man should fear, but he should fear never
beginnlg to live." by saying that he mean that the man shouldn't fear to
the del, beacuse any day you can dei. Also he main by that is the man
can't not think in del, because we born to dai.
First of all, The fear of death is very strong, because everybody
think in dai, and if you die you can't not come back. That is one of the
reason that the man are scare of. However, the fear of never beginnig to
live is more strong that the fear of die, because if you don't live you
won't die. I also think that not born is the bigest reason why the man
have to really be scare of.
The man never can worry about to dei, because everybody
knows that we born to dei, any day. I think if the man start think about
death they never will fly in a airplane, because the only thing they
going to think is what happen if the airplane going dawn and we will
dei. I also think the man have to know that everybody is going to die.
However, if you know that you going to dei think in all the good thing
that you did. In addition, never think that you are scare of the death.
The only thing the man have to think is to live. If you don’t do
what you want in your live you never will do it, because we only have
one live. For example, if you like three cars try to buy, because if you
don’t buy in this live you won’t buy in your other live, just because we
only have one live. in addition, if you don't born you can't have family,
friends or anything. we don't want to dei, because of all that thing we
have in our live
In conclusion, I think that Marcus Aurelius is right when he said
that the man don't have to have fear in the death only in never
beginning to live. I was also scare in dei, but I think I am not scare
more because everybody is going to dei. in addition, I think that I am
not the only who is going to dai.
Eng-101 Departmental Essay Examination 2 Essay
"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented
individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."
Stephen King
We can not buy talent, it is something that we get from a birth,
something that is unique, something that we can not pass to a next
generation. However, whether the talent of a person will be used or not
is uncertain. Therefore, talent is not everything. Average person can
reach success in the life by knowing the goal, believing in yourself, and
working hard in order to reach the goal.
Knowing your goal is very important for your success. I can
consider it even more important than talent. Talent can be used only in
certain field and if under some circumstances a talent person is
unnoticeable, he or she can not apply talent in some other fields. I
knew one person who felt that he had talent in specific field, but he did
not have an opportunity to be there where he felt he belonged. So he
decided not to do anything with his life.
Believing in yourself is necessary for successful life. My
grandfather was a doctor in Ukraine. Everybody said that he was a
great doctor. He worked on a special experiment with a group of
doctors. Unfortunately, the person who was in charge of their project
died. His death made group stop their experiment. From that time, my
grandfather never returned to a scientific work. I think he had not
enough believe in himself.
Most people have to work very hard in order to get success in
thier life. This makes regular people so different from talented people.
Regular people have to study hard, trying to remember some things that
they can not remember easy. Unfortunately, average people do not
have incredible memory and some impressive abilities. That separates
them from talented people.
The words “Talent is cheaper than table salt” have the only one
meaning for me that talent can not be sold. Therefore, we do not have a
real price for talent. For regular people hard work is the only way to
successed.
Eng-101 Departmental Essay Examination 3 Essay
In the quotation, "It is not death that man should fear, but he
should fear never beginning to live" written by Stephen King. The
author is saying that you should not be worried about dying as much as
you should be worried about living a full life. I can relate to that, as a
child I thought about death a lot. I think it was because there so many
family members dying all at once. I thought that I would die soon with
them. I didn't realize that these people were old and they lived out their
lives. This kind of thinking stayed with me thoughout the years. When I
became an adult I started wanting to do everything there is to do before
I die. A person doesn't know what living is until they think that their
going to die.
I was about twenty-four when my heart stopped because of a
allergic reaction to aspirin. When I woke up the next day in the hospital
I said to myself that I will no longer be so wrapped up in dying and
planning a funeral. I decided to live life to the fullest. I began to travel
to different parts of the United States. I decided to not settled for just
anything anymore. I wanted to experience everything that the world
had to offer. I started taking classes in different areas, like yoga,
singing and cooking. I want to be able to look back on my life when I
know that I'm dying and say I truely had a good time living.
Now, this is not to say that people should just be reckless
about living. I think that people should want all they can get out of
life, but in a positive way. I do all that I can to stay positive in this
day and age. There is so much going on around people anymore that
there almost scared to leave their homes, but don't let that stop you.
Being brave is living, being able to live life the way you want to is all
that counts. I know now that life is a gift that should not be taken
lightly. You should always give it your all everyday.
Finally, I can go on knowing that I made a difference in this
universe just by doing things that most people are scared to do. I can
say that I looked death in the face years ago and I smiled and said I'm
not ready to give up yet. I know that there is so much I need to do
before I die. I got one more chance to prove to myself that life is
wonderful and very serious so treat it as such.
In conclusion, I believe that people should stop and smell the
roses once in awhile. This helps you to keep your prospective in life.
Death is only the beginning of new life to me, so I don't think of death
as a bad thing anymore. To some people life and death are one in the
same and I agree.
Eng-101 Departmental Essay Examination 4 Essay
Marcus Aurelius once said, "It is not death that man should fear,
but he should fear never beginning to live." I am a believer, I accepted
my religion many years ago. Death would not be my fear, but not
feeling the fulfillment of life would be. My main challenge is to accept
myself to be motivated enough to become recognized in other people's
lives. Some ways that I have cohped with building a stepping stone to
reality is going to school, taking risks, and stand up for what I believe
in.
My first way of beginning to live with out fear was by going to
school. During my four years of highschool my parents always pushed
me to do well. They wanted me to succeed in my classes so that I could
get ready for the college life. My parents never went to further
schooling, but did learn from life experiences while they grew up.
Being the leader that they are, I tried to listen and apply myself as hard
as I could. While I was in highschool, my elective was drafting. My
teacher told me that I was one of the best students that he has had in
years. I learned quick and absorbed as much talent from my teacher as I
could. In my four years of drafting, I recieved an A in every marking
period except for the very first one in my first year of highschool. My
junior year we had a small company called "Kessler Steel Rule and Die
Making," looking for a student to learn a valuable trade. It was only
offered to the seniors at the time, but I asked if I could apply for this
opportunity and the co-op program surprisingly said "ok." I took my
school education and applied it there drawing steel rule dies for
companies that did mass printing. For example, we made dies that
would go onto machines that were call press's and they applied
tremendous about of pressure onto it with material in-between. These
machines were cutting out corigation, stickers, postcards, and business
cards.
My second way of beginning to live with out fear was taking
risks. My biggest risk was changing my mind about a career job as a
draftsman and looked in a different direction towards criminal
justice. I decided to give up all my academic progress when I
graduated highschool to persue a new perfession for my career. My
reason for taking this risk was that I always had a little fire inside me
that wanted to show people how much I could care for someone else.
The best logic to do this was study criminal justice and move on to a
career that would be intriging to my mind. Choosing this career has
motivated me to further my education by going to college and
striving for that degree "everyone" wants. The degree that I want is
in criminal justice. Taking these courses has opened my eyes to so
many opportunities that will lie ahead after I graduate. My goal is to
become a state trooper since they are looked upon as the superior
police. This career would give me the happiness that I would look
back on when I retire as a successful life. No longer would I fear not
taking that chance of "beginning to live.”
My third way of beginning to live with out fear was standing up
for what I believe in. There is a scripture in the Christian bible that
stands out for young people. I can't quote the scripture, but I remember
the meaning that it was sending. It told me that, being young will make
others look down on you, but don't let that discarriage you in becoming
who you want to be. I have taking that messege and applied that to my
life. I will learn somethings in life the hard way but I will learn from
my mistakes. Taking those risks will only give me that extra step
towards a successful life. Standing up for what I believe in can go in
many directions. I am not afraid to stand up while at work or in school.
I believe that showing your emotions will eventually get the point
across to people that are afraid of the "upcoming" generation.
Furthermore, "It is not death that a man should fear, but he
should fear never beginning to live" is an outstanding messege that
Marcus Aurelius is sending out to everyone. My opinion maybe totally
different from many others, but I do believe that Marcus has a valuable
point here. If you don't strive for that extra step, then you will not begin
to live. Only reaching for every goal you set for yourself will let you
feel completely satisfied, and know that you have lived your life
without fear.
Eng-101 Departmental Essay Examination 5 Essay
In society today, education is the foundation of success. Students
learn in a variety of ways from various types of institutions. There
are private schools, public schools, and horne schools. All three of
these focus on similar principles in order to establish common
grounds in which students can go forth and strive. However,
schooling, which is taught by teachers in 5 one of these
institutions, can be corrupt and bias. Religion or politics may, and
often do, have a significant influence on the way schools conduct
themselves. When Mark Twain declared, "1 never let my schooling
Interfere with my education," he was stating how the true essence
and value of education Is not necessarily found in the classroom.
Most of my schooling took place in the public school system.
After my freshmen year of high school I had developed certain
ideals about school and my education that helped make me make
critical decisions in my life. I felt that in public high school each
student was expected to perform in a certain way, they had to
satisfy certain static requirements and if they did not, they would
be quickly labeled as "stupid" or "not scholastically gifted."
These are unfair lables that quickly divide students up into
classes. The school system did not take into account that each
student understands things differently and may need more or less
time to grasp various academic principles.
During my freshman year, I was suddenly thrust into a world of
competative academics, pressure, and was constantly compared to
the "static requirements" that quickly labled me "not apt for school."
I felt that the way I needed to learn and what was best for me was
not being taken into account by my teachers, the school system or
anyone else for that matter. I
certainly liked to learn and I have always highly regarded the
values and what can be gained through education. Through this
realization, I made the decision to be horne-schooled. I did this
because my "schooling" was definitely interfering J with my
"education."
As a home-schooled student I was able to devise a system of
learning that focused on my strong points and weak points. This
made fulfillng my potential a rnuch more forseeable goal. In
areas such as math, I was able to move at my own pace where r
was not hindered by other students. So much precious time of
youth is wasted at school. All the in between classes, study halls,
and time waiting for other students adds up to a significant
amount. In public school it was as if each teacher followed a
concrete hand guide in which to conduct the class. Nothing could
be changed and nothing added. If we were supposed to spend 3
weeks calculating derivatives, then we spent 3 weeks on
derivatives. I just did not see the point of going over tedious
mathematical steps to a monotonous degree if I had already
understood the basic concepts, It was just a waste of my time.
When the efficiency of home-schooling became apparent to me, it
was easy to see where the public school system hindered my
ability to progress. The way Mark Twain uses the words
"Schooling" and "Education" is very unique. It is not uncornmon
to see these two words used together but Mark Twain sets them up
to sound contradictory to each other. And to me they contradict
each other very much. Public school is like a factory production
line, whereby all the students are neatly pressed and come out
looking identicle. This is one reason why college admissions are
so bleak. I give my praises to those who can make themselves
stand out amongst thousands of high school seniors competing for
the same spot at a particular college. To me, education builds
character and strength. If schooling furnishes students to
understand and think, in a certain way then it, without question,
interferes with individuality and has puctured a slow leaking hole
in educations ability to let dreams soar.
ENG-101 Departmental Essay Examination:
6 Essay
From the time Matt was able to walk, his
parents had taught him and his twin sister how
to swim at the local swim club's pool. This
became a lifelong obsession for Matt and Jill
and both of the twins practiced and became
involved with swim teams from the start. Matt
was a phenomenal swimmer and a very healthy
individual. An athlete aware of all his
possibilities and the efforts needed to become
the best, he never drank, smoked, or used any
drugs. In fact, Matt rarely put any type of food
in his body that wasn't protein-packed and
organic. He trained so hard and vigorously that
he probably would have been eligible for the
Olympics; however, in his first year at
Princeton he played a pick-up basketball game
and literally fell to his death on the court from
some sort of a heart attack. Had Matt been
aware that this occurrence could have been a
possibility, he may not have played that fun
game of basketball or even ever swam at all.
However, Matt was remembered as fun-loving,
adventurous, and hard-working, and no one
could have imagined Matt living his own short
life any other way because his impression left
on others was so Inspiring and respectable.
Marcus Aurelius said, "It Is not death that man
should fear, but he should fear never beginning
to live." This quotation seems fitting for those
who live on the edge and take every day they
live head on, as if it were their last.
Unfortunately, this quote, the mindset of living
life to its fullest, each day your last, is a quote
that strikes many with fear. Death is feared
because death is an unknown state where all we
know is that we are no longer physically
present to those we once knew, and we fear
there may not be a state of living after we die.
Those who can admire Aurelius' words and
apply his proposed attitude to their lives will be
an inspiration to others and truly lead a full life
no matter when they die, continuing the legacy
of their life even after they pass.
When a person believes that they can control
their own death, they may not be as apt to
engage in all the adventures life has to offer.
Death is a concept that overwhelms many
individuals. Death is defined by being the
cessation of all vital organs, or rather, the end
of one's life. Both definitions make clear why
death is such a dismal word that hangs over
people's heads. People believe that they can
control the destiny of their organs'
functionality. You can take preventative
measures to ensure you are not doing
unnecessary damage to your body, but from the
day we are born our bodies endure no
predictable obstacles. When students and
teammates learned of Matt's death, although
shocked and saddened, everyone agreed that he
had lived a full life of devotion, hard-work, and
excellence.
Along with teammates trying to Cope with
Matt's death and embrace the life he lived so
full is a fact that each and everyone of these
hard-working, extraordinary students and
swimmers imagined Matt's death a possibility
of their own. It would be impossible to ignore
that although Matt's dedication was an example
for all, he was too young to die. He was too
good to die. He gave his all, lived responsibly,
and still died before his life really had begun.
So how do the people in his life survive and
live their lives now? Do they deny 'themselves
the opportunities that seem to put them in
danger? Could endangering your life be as
simple as horsing around or playing a game of
hoops outside? How can you know which event
could steal your life?
Perhaps death isn't really dying, but in fact a
new chapter of living. Death on earth is
absolutely dying to those around you who are
still alive. From what we know, the only
absolute of death is that you are physically lost
by those who loved you. While it is sad to think
about leaving the people you love and how they
may or may not be able to continue, you must
enjoy life and those around you while you are
with them, and believe in what the future may
hold: heaven, an afterlife, or peace within.
Fear of death could be conquered if you believe
that it is not the end, and help those who truly
fear death to see that it wont be the end for
them either. You always miss what you no
longer have, but you can invent the possibility
of seeing a loved one again in another life
while you are still alive. In the meantime, live
your life, not fearing death, and inviting others
on your ride may rid yourself and others from
fearing death.