The quote that I have chosen is: “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” - Jesse Owens. Jesse was born on September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama. He was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Jesse accomplished great things throughout his life before he died on March 31, 1980. It all began when he was in high school where he won three track and field events at the 1933 National Interscholastic Championships. A couple of years later, while competing for Ohio State University, he broke three world records. Jesse Owens was one of the most dominant athletes to ever compete. (The Biography.com Website)
I choose this quote because it is something I believe to be true. A person needs determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort to be able to achieve their goals. If a person is lacking one of any of these things I feel as if they will not succeed. For example, if a person does not have self-discipline then they will not put forth the effort to achieve their goal.
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I have worked my way quickly towards my goal starting with becoming a Long-Term Care Aide, Home Health Aide, Phlebotomist and most recently a Licensed Practical Nurse. Achieving my goal of becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse was a major milestone in me becoming a Registered Nurse. I am now currently taking multiple college classes in effort to finish my pre-requisites for nursing school. While taking my college classes, I am also working two full time jobs to provide for myself and save money for
He won four out of the five pentathlon events at the Olympics to start his career, but finished third in the javelin. He also played professionally in football and baseball. From
1. Jim Thorpe; has been characterized as one of the greatest athletes America has ever seen. Thorpe was born on May 28, 1887 in a single room cabin in small town Oklahoma, Prague. Jim attended school at an all indian establishment in Pennsylvania, although he began his athletic career somewhere else. He began playing football and running track.
Owens participated in several track
For those history buffs who want a deeper look into the political ramifications of the 1936 games, there 's the book "Nazi Games. " Author David Clay Large takes the reader through the days leading up to the '36 Olympics. It has tidbits about Jesse Owens as well as information about the politics of putting the games together from the American
Jim Thorpe is perhaps one of the best athletes the world has ever seen. His accomplishments throughout his life are records that might not ever be broken. He set the standard for being a prime example for an athlete in even the modern period we have today. On May 28, 1888 in Prague, Ok, an amazing athlete was born.
Unlike most criminals Jesse was not hailed from a life of crime but instead he was son of Baptist minister Reverend Robert James, born in Clay County, Missouri on September 5, 1847 an educated man in a family of farmers. The James family farm was viciously attacked
Jesse did very well in the Olympics. Jesse won four gold medals in 1936 at the Olympic Games. He won one medal in the long jump, 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, and the 4x100 meter relay. Not surprisingly, Jesse was without question America's premier track and field athlete.
It took a lot of effort and extra hard work for Jesse to achieve that level of greatness he did because of the color of his skin color. However, achieving his goals were necessary to the American society because they needed to advance in racial education in order to advance the rights of African-Americans. By Owens achievement of his goal, it demonstrated that the color of his skin is not a disadvantage and he can do anything a white person could do. However, Jesse was not granted the respect and appreciation he deserved right away. I think this is because the American society was so used to seeing Blacks as inferior that it would take time to open people’s minds and change them.
This is important because people want to survive the hardest obstacles and these quotes show people passing these challenges because they had hope. No, hope may not one hundred percent guarantee success, but it will help you push
My Intent to Be a Nurse Practitioner Coming from a third world country where there aren’t many opportunities for work and funding for education, proceding to nursing school was a grand opportunity. The privilege to attend a government subsidized school where top students in the region compete to get into the program that allowed only 60 students per year was indeed a blessing. As clinical rotations began, what was once considered a mere opportunity evolved into a true passion for caring as I truly love and enjoy nursing and helping people.
I am a firm believer that in order to be happy and successful, you need to have a job that you love to do. This ideology is what motivated me to want to become a nurse practitioner and help the people in my community. Attending California State University, Los Angeles is allowing me to pursue my academic goal of getting into the nursing program. I aspire to get my bachelors of science in nursing to be able to become a registered nurse. After gaining experience as a registered nurse, I will pursue a master of science in nursing to become a nurse practitioner.
Mary Emma Fitzgerald, Owen's mom, took care of him. Jesse Owen took a stand against racism at home and abroad through his defiant performance in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. First of all, during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the Jim Crow Era was still going on. The Jim Crow Era was a time period where whites and blacks were separated.
My long term goals are to acquire my Doctorate of Nursing Practice after completing the Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner concentration program. I would use my advance practice license in a clinical setting and later give back and share my knowledge and expertise in an educator role. I enjoy educating others greatly; one of the most gratifying components of nursing. Meeting my short term and long term professional and academic goals would be highly rewarding. Knowing I was able to conquer a rigorous nursing program like Maryville University and now having the tools to play a vital role in helping others achieve optimal health would provide
I am currently an undergraduate at Rowan College at Gloucester County completing my pre-nursing studies. As I was growing up, I always enjoyed the idea of helping and healing others. My inspiration to become a nurse was watching my mother make a difference in the lives of elderly at a local senior living community as an Activities Assistant for years. Even though, she was unable to go back to school due to personal circumstances, the compassion she showed towards others around her was something special as she took care of them as if they were relatives. Whenever I had free time, I would just sit and play a game with the elderly residents hearing their life stories from when they were young.
During his junior year in Ohio high school, Owens competed in 42 events in school and won in all of them(ESPN). His new coach at the time, Larry Snyder, really boosted his confidence. He would make him train again and again. With this training, Jesse soon was in the Olympics. Owens had won two races, but not given the title of victory for either because the Germans decided the “wind” had aided him during his race (Gentry 5).