Student Success Statement
"Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong." - Wilford Woodruff Reflection: When you do the wrong thing nothing positive ever comes out and which is not supposed to be a good thing. When you do the wrong it you will become a person that is not know for doing good things, so then you will not be trusted by other people that you are close to because they know that you are a person who chooses the wrong therefore you will eventually not be happy with what you did and will end up not having much friends. It is something that you do not want to do.
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"It's A GREAT MOMENT when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time." -Pam Knox Reflection: This is very true because not many people have the guts to stand up to what is right and if you do stand up to what is right, that shows what kind of person you are and just that itself is very honorable. Everyone needs to be able to take their own responsibilities when they do something that is not right. An example would be the 14 year old boy who won the junior PGA tournament but did not notice his bag. The limit of clubs a golfer can have is 14 but he had 15 but did not notice and that was not his fault because apparently his friend left the club at his house so he put it into his bag and forgot to give it to him. He then took action and said that it was wrong and was not following the rules so he returned the medal and they gave the medal to the runner up.
"I have been asked what I mean by 'word of honor.' I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls-walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground-there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I'd die first." - Karl G. Maeser Reflection: I think that this quote is very important to everyone no matter who you are. Word of honor is important to have because it shows what kind of person you are and whether people can trust you. It is something that everyone should have. You need it because it is something that makes you honorable as a person and that someone can rely on when they need help. You will also be happier with yourself because you know you are trustworthy as a person. Karl's example that he uses is if you put him in a prison that is very secure he still might have a chance to escape but if you placed him inside of a circle drawn a piece of a chalk and he gives you his word to not step out of the chalk he will not do it.
"A promise must never be broken." -Alexander Hamilton Reflection: I think this is very true because if you are going to make a promise you have to make sure you will stick to your words. You have to do what you say you will do. If you do not do as you said you would then you will not be trusted with any more promises and that is not good at all. You have to make sure before you actually commit to the promise. You will not be one to be trusted with and it is something you would not want or would want to be happening to you. You need to make sure to keep the promise that you said you would for example if you are doing a group project and you and your partners assign each other roles, you need to commit to your group role and say that your going to do the role that you said you would.
"Goodness is the only investment that never fails." - Henry David Thoreau Reflection: This is very true because the only good invest you can do that never fails is goodness. Goodness can come from everyone no matter who you are but you have to do it with out being forced and that is something that you have to never give up on because once you do goodness like if a person were to drop their keys and they do not notice and you give it to them they will feel good.
"My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't make them because they are cheap; you don't make them because they're popular; you make them because they're right." - Theodore Hesburgh Reflection: I think this quote is very true because when we make decisions in our life we do them because they are right. You cannot make a decision that is untrue to you. If you do so then you will regret the decision you made and maybe it will haunt you. Whether it is making a small decision or a huge one it always has to come down to what is right. An example for a small decision is choosing what flavor ice cream you want. An example of choosing a huge decision would be which college you want to go to. It is a tough decision but it all comes down to what is right.
"It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound" (not good) -Joseph Smith Reflection: I believe that this quote is very true because we need to make the things that are good popular and make the bad thing unpopular. We need to make the things we do not need in life like negativity go away and not make it popular. We need to make kindness popular and be able to spread it around. We need to do the things that are right more often than we normally do. We need to make the bad people unpopular. It is something that is common now a days in our generation. We think that the bad stuff is cool like ditching and things like that which makes a person "cool" but later in life life will probably get hard for them for CTW.
" I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong." Reflection: I think that this quote is 10000% true because everyone in life should do the RIGHT thing. Like if you are playing in any sport your goal is to win. How is what really matters, if you cheat then you did not necessarily win because first of all you cheating. Which is a big no-no due to you not playing by the rules. If you do decide to cheat then you do not deserve to play. You have to play with honesty and win even though you might want to win really badly you have to do it the honest way because if you do not it will haunt you forever and there will be no turning back. Once you dig yourself into a deep hole by using performance drugs to better your performance you will be stuck there and no one will be able to trust you because you could not even play the sport by the rules so why should they and would they trust you? When someone is standing up for something that is right then you too should stand up with them even if it is just you two. When one of your friends starts doing drugs or does something to hurt them selves that is when you should stop hanging out with that person.
"Character is higher than intellect." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Reflection: I think that this quote is very true because when it comes to a person, what really matters most is character with in the person not whether how smart or how rich or poor but how their character is. I think character is the most important thing in a person. With out a good character life is gonna be tough. You will not make much friends and people will say mean and bad things about you. It is something every one should have and with out it will be much more difficult than a person with character would have.
"I trust that my hard work will pay off." -Tyler Haws Reflection: This quote is very true because when you work hard it pays off. When you put the time and effort to what you want to exceed on then you will get what you want. In life there are no short cuts only the honest way. Even if it takes you forever it does not matter. You need to give it your all to get the results you want. Lets say you want to be the best soccer player in your team. You need to practice every single day even if practice is over ask your coach if you can stay a bit to do some extra drills that make you better as a player whether it is going through cones or taking 100 shots in to the goal. It does not matter as long as you do the thing that will make you better as a player and person. It will all pay off in the end and that is something you want to do instead of cheating and taking short cuts.
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