Three Strengths - Eli Lerner


My personality type is INTJ (Introversion, Intuition, Thinking, and Judgement). INTJs amount to two percent of the population. INTJ’s are extremely rational, produce original ideas, and are research fanatics.


Hard Working and Determined: I am person who values efficiency over almost everything. A perfect example of this is making breakfast: I toast my toast while I scramble my eggs. I am also a determined person who is also very passionate about things I find interesting. If something is interesting to me I will exhaust the topic and learn all it has to offer. There are many personal examples of exploring random topics that pique my interest that start as a simple google search, then unspool into a thread of tangents and articles and facts. The topics can range from the inner-workings of computers, to chimp behavior, to archetypes.



Decisive and Confident: When I come to a conclusion I have little reason to doubt myself because I trust my own rational process. When I think I am right it is hard to convince me otherwise. You could call this stubbornness, but I call it confidence. However, when I am proved wrong I am able to adjust my previous conceptions to the new one and understand the logic behind the change in opinion or fact.


Open Minded and Imaginative: My open-mindedness allows me to accept new ideas when they are supported by logic and proven. I can internalize these ideas even if they are in the contrary to my previous beliefs. My open-mindedness helps me in everyday conversation because it helps me hear other people’s point of view. My imagination is a key factor in my introspective ways. I know myself very well and know what I want. My imagination helps me because it allows me to be unsatisfied. That there can always be a next step. My open-mindedness and imagination can lead me to be able to do anything I set my mind to.


I believe these three strengths will influence my time in the CTE Digital Video Program positively. My imaginative mind will produce interesting stories and shots. My open-mindedness will prove a useful tool in when hearing other people’s ideas. My confidence will be a positive influence on my group if they are uncertain about a shot or the story.

3 strengths- zoe zisser

3 Strengths Blog


BY Zoe Zisser


Regarding the “16 Personalities” test, my results concluded that I was a mediator type (INFP). There are 16 different kind of “types”. Each of these have both positive and negative strengths and weaknesses. Each of them are commonly very truthful to the person. The website decides your type by taking a quiz with questions that follow the track of mind of the person. Depending on the last question you answered, the next set of questions will be made for you. At the end they evaluate your answers and fit you into the certain personality type. My type, Mediator is apart of the diplomat grouping. According to my assessment I have a set of strengths and weaknesses that fit into my personality type.


Seek and Value Harmony

In my life I truly do value everybody and everything surrounding me. I strongly dislike discourse and negativity. I believe strongly in energies of different people. Very person and every place has their own kind of energy and it’s important to know what kind of energy can bring positive energy and what can bring negative energy. Negativity is something I as a human being really do not handle well, whether this may be in a social, mental, physical way, negativity is never a good thing to be apart of, and as a mediator personality type it’s very easy to avoid such and gravitate to good energy. I never like to be apart of something that opposes harmony between people. I feel like our lives and our time is too precious and limited to let things like that get in the way. I will always go looking for the harmonizing approach to make certain situations better. This is a very truthful strength to me as a person because the people and the things I do in my life are all very peaceful and subside in harmony, and if it isn’t I always go looking for ways and strategies to become more harmonizing. I’d never want to be above anyone, I feel we as humans are all equal and we should always remind ourselves of that.



Open Minded and Flexible

Being open minded and very flexible can translate to taking what comes and making the best out of it. Mediators take naturally at being very easy going and good for whatever life throws at us. Being able to adapt to circumstances is a very important strength to have because almost everything in life is random, hardly anything is always going to be a certain way forever, so it’s very beneficial to be able to compromise with new changes. This can apply to life a lot. Nothing in anyone’s life is going to be the same way forever, people and things are always changing and there’s no way any of it will stop, so it’s important to always have an open mind when it comes to change, and be ready to take things as they come. I am this way for everything I do, I find no reason to dwell on things I can’t change or understand, the point is always to adapt and move on and learn something from whatever life throws at you.


Passionate and Energetic

As a mediator it is common to be able to get very passionate about things that matter to me. When I care about something I care with my whole being. It’s always all in for everything I do, my head and heart are all thrown into everything I do. Having a lot of energy can relate to this as well. I am always present with energy and a good mindset for things I am devoted to. I feel when you care about something, it’s crucial to do such with every fiber of your being to never cheat yourself out of something you care deeply about. This brings many opportunities for when I find things I’m passionate about or very intrigued about, because I know once I find that thing it will open many doors I will be ecstatic to venture through.



Conclusion

These three strengths will influence my time in the CTE Digital Video Program at SLA because I feel like any project we are doing whether collaborative or not, I will feel inclined to being able to work with people in effort of a common goal and being able to learn from everyone in a positive setting. In digital video there’s a lot of collaborative aspects that could easily lead to tension and negativity, but optimistically I feel that it will be easy to keep the peace and keep an open mind in creative ways. When an opportunity for me to be able to get very passionate about a project arises, I know I will be able to give it my all and be driven to complete it to the best of my abilities. All of these strengths are very beneficial to not only SLA’s CTE program but very applicable to life in general.

Collaboration - 3 Strengths Blog


Have you ever felt that you’ve let people walk all over you, acted too selfless around your friends, or just taken a little bit too much to heart? If so, I can relate 100 percent. It’s not really unusual for someone to act like that. Tolerance, altruisticness, and pensiveness are all a part of human character, especially mine. Although I may often tend to have a low self-esteem, I wouldn’t dare to miss a goal I set for myself, let my friends down, or let my thoughts get into the way of doing something I love.


Open for Options:

As I play Ultimate Frisbee and run for Cross Country, Part of my job is to be a team player. Apart from encouraging other players to do the very best they can and giving players advice for future meets, being a team player also means developing tolerance while listening to other people’s opinions, no matter how much they contradict with what I have to say, or how much I disagree. It’s important to admit that you don’t know all of the answers than to claim that you do when you really don’t. Not only are you lying, but you are also taking the risk of decreasing your reputation.


Contribution to my Community:

Apart from sports, I also participate in a few other extracurricular activities, such as an Improv club at my school, where we encourage each other to be creative was we play games and perform skits off the top of our heads. Outside of school, I work as the Graphic Designer for UrbEd, an organization that aims for a quality and efficient urban education for all. Being very motivated to do good for my community makes me altruistic. I’m selfless and I love to bring people together to do a world of good. I wouldn’t refuse any offer to help others in need.   


A Pensive Personality:

I’m also a thinker, especially when it comes to work and social life. Never do I submit any writing assignment or essay without putting a huge amount of thought into it, making sure the vocabulary and structure are what I planned for it to be, and then proofreading it afterward. I’m not the type of person to always start the conversation, but I always love to be a part of one. Me being a thinker means that I may recite things in my head before I write it down (so I won’t have to erase), or say it out loud.


Though sometimes my selflessness could be too much for other people, I’d hate to let someone down. I am in SLA Digital Video CTE, and in that class, we do a lot of group work when it comes to making our own videos. Being a thinker means I really consider how the audience is going to see our product. I really want to make sure that everything is planned out carefully before we start filming. Being tolerant means I don’t reject any ideas from anyone else. I would rather build off of them. One we settle on an idea, I’ll do whatever I can to bring that idea to life. It would then be unlikely for me to substitute something in for my own idea, because of how that would make me selfish. All of these personality traits make me into the person I am now.


The 3 Characteristics of Colin

My name is Colin Taylor-McGrane, I currently am a senior at Science Leadership Academy and a student of the CTE Engineering Program. I hope to continue my pursuit of Engineering into college and throughout the rest of my adult life. I believe that there are three core personal attributes that make me a strong engineer. My analytical approach to solving real world problems, my knowledgeability about the issues I face, and my outspoken nature when communicating my ideas.


I believe that being analytical is the key to solving problems in all fields. In engineering, it is of particular importance. When I am first given a problem, I have a natural inclination to understand every detail about that problem. I feel that this allows me to come up with more possible solutions and not overlook major issues that I may face. Additionally, failure is inevitable in engineering, however, I always try to be thorough in my analysis of my failures in order to correct them.


However, analysis is always improved by background knowledge of the issue you are faced with. From a young age, I have always actively sought out knowledge. They say that knowledge is power and I most certainly agree. My large background knowledge has helped improve my deductive reasoning, helped me relate essential ideas. Additionally, I have a very strong memory. I can remember facts, lists of items, and moments in time very well, because of this, I have been able to retain newly acquired knowledge for much longer.


I also feel that I tend to think outside of the box when coming up with solutions to problems. I often have ideas and opinions that differ from those of my colleagues, and I am not the least bit shy when communicating them. Even under intense pressure and criticism, I am always willing to express my thoughts, and I feel that doing so is essential in group settings. It is important that all ideas be taken into account when deciding how to tackle a problem, and when I feel like I have a good one, I make sure that it is heard.


Because of these three traits, I feel that I can effectively tackle the issues faced by engineers. When I am faced with a problem, I immediately relate my previous knowledge to that issue. I then try to understand as much as possible about that issue before attempting to solve it. Once I come up with ideas, I advocate hard for them, even if they do not have much support from my peers. But, when they inevitably fail, I can always figure out why and fix the final result to fit my goal. That is why I believe I am a strong engineer.


Striving For Improvement: The Advocate

Introduction

Hello! My name is Peter Keo, and welcome to my blog, where I discuss the 3 strengths that define who I am. Throughout my life, I often don’t notice my own strengths until I take a more closer look with my identity, and there I can see who I truly am. My personality type is the INFJ, which stands for Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, and Judging. INFJ’s make up for less than one percent of the population, so I guess you could say I’m one of a kind!

What Each Letter Means For Me

  • Introversion - the opposite of extroversion, the feeling of being an introvert. I usually like to be a lone wolf in activities, and I often almost often go for the solo choice if given the choice between working alone or working with a partner. I don’t mind social activities, but I often tired quickly from it and break away after a short period of time.

  • Intuition - Imaginative, Open-Minded and Curious. I definitely would agree that I hold all of these things in my head. I never thought I would thought myself to be the one to be imaginative, but looking back I do often daydream a lot in class, thinking about what-if scenarios and the future a lot.

  • Feeling - I make decisions based off values and principles and I usually use my heart more than my head. Sometimes, this is not the right decision for people, but its the best decision for me. I gauge the temperature of the situation based on people’s feelings and what is the best decision in the heat of the moment.

  • Judging - One of the traits that determine how we view the external world, and how we do things on a daily-by-daily basis life. People with the Judging trait enjoy being organized and having to work in an environment that is orderly and established. For me, I find this to be the most true. I cannot work without a clean workspace or an organized structured assignment that allows me to follow along easily.

Strength #1 - Astonishing Altruism

My first strength is altruism. As the “Advocate”, I find that altruism easily fits into one of my three strengths. I go out of my way to help others for their well being, but I find this a bit contradicting in a way. Since INFJs are also Introverted, I wouldn’t think that altruism would be a trait for them but the more I think about it, the more that makes sense because when helping others as an introvert, I tend to put a part of myself too in helping so I can make the right moral decisions not only for me, but for the person that I’m supporting. Using this strength for good, I try to advance an idea that is better for the world instead of trying to put forth an idea that would only benefit me. Altruism is not something seen a lot anymore, especially in today’s society and I would want to change that, but with prevalent bias and politics nowadays, it is generally considered a scarcity in people nowadays. Luckily, I have tons of altruism in me, and while I’ve never noticed it before, I’ve remembered countless acts of kindness I’ve committed over my life which goes to show that I am not forcing myself to be kind, it just comes naturally.

Strength #2 - Crafty Communication

Communication would be my second strength. I can never live without communication, whether its on group projects or just having a definite way to spread my information around. I am very good at communicating, as I try to listen to both sides and offering insight on what we should do or not. Over email and text is a big plus for me, as I try to respond ASAP and I would not turn down any question, big or small, smart or stupid. Communication is hard for INFJs because they tire from social commuting, and I’m no exception to that, but I’m always available on call to answer a question no matter if I’m tired or not. If I am unable to not procure an answer for you, I’ll make it my first priority whenever I do similar things.

Strength #3 - Intuitive Insightfulness

The final strength that I would say is probably insightfulness. Insight is when you have a strong capability of seeing through dishonesty and disingenuous motives. This ties hand in hand with communication as if you are being dishonest and disingenuous, I will sever ties with you or communicate to you with why you are acting this way. I also see insight as a way to offer your take and POV of the situation in order to bring up a given situation. Insight is a great skill to have for anyone, as it will help immensely in the real world when it comes to business practices and the working environment. I just see Insight as one of my greatest skills that will surely help me down the line in the future.

Conclusion

    These are my three strengths: Insight, Communication, and Altruism. Each and every single one of these skills will be a valuable asset down the road, in the working environment. Being a doctor is my dream job, and altruism is an important core factor that defines what kind of doctor you are which is similar to the CTE DigVid program for being altruistic will allow me to offer feedback and guide people towards a more successful experience. Communication is important in the medical field, and the same can be said about my time in the DigVid program. I must have pinpoint communication during film production in order to ensure the highest quality film that we can make possible. Finally, insight is a valuable skill in not only DigVid, but in any type of study or program that you can participate in. Insight allows you to be more understanding of others and it allows you to have a broader perspective of the big picture, which allows you to come up with solutions that you would have not thought of before.

3 Strengths Blog Post

Emma April

9/30/18

CTE Digital Video

Outgoing, happy, and adventurous. Those are the things that summarize my personality. I asked a lot of my friends to tell me who they think I am. A lot of them told me I carry myself confidently and that I never shy away from a challenge. I think the ones I decided to chose for myself hold a lot of meaning and describe me pretty well. I know these characteristics will help me throughout my time in this course as well.

Though meeting new people is scary for everyone, I always get a twinge of excitement when I'm able to introduce myself to someone. I have been oddly outgoing since I was little. Being an extrovert helps a lot in the workplace as well as in a social setting. If I were to work with an unfamiliar face, instead of being hesitant and shy I would try and get to know the person.

Adventurous was the first adjective that came to mind when I read overview for this assignment. I would say that I am very admiringly adventurous and Im not afraid to try new things. This trait would also be a helpful tool in a working environment. Joining this program is trying something new and the simple willingness of being excited to try new things is why I will hopefully succeed during Digital Video.

Lastly, I would describe myself as immensely innovative. I love making little projects with my sister on my own time. As I said in recent paragraphs, I believe that having innovative tendencies will also help me improve in all aspects especially in school and in CTE. Being innovative and having your own unique thoughts and opinions is one of the most valuable things.

In conclusion, being an outgoing person in the workplace, makes it easy for people to come to me if they ever need help. Because I am adventurous, I am not afraid to try new things. Having innovative tendencies is extremely valuable because I can create my own opinion on topics and come up with unique ideas. These three strengths will help me improve and succeed in CTE Digital Video. B


Three Strengths Blog

Introduction:

In this essay, I will discuss three strengths of mine that I believe affect my personality and my relationships the most. In the next three paragraphs, I will go into depth about each of these strengths. Hopefully, by sharing these strengths, you will gain a better understanding of me as a person and as a thinker.


Rational:

I believe that being rational is one of my greatest and most useful traits. Being rational allows me to make decisions that are backed by solid reasoning, as well as be logical in situations that require as much. It also helps me manage my time and estimate how long something is going to take. If I was not a rational person, I would have a much harder time managing my life on a daily basis.


Straightforward:

Being straightforward with myself and with my peers is a great strength to have. It allows me to give high-quality and realistic feedback to people when they ask for it. I am able to communicate more clearly with people because of it, and I can back up claims with factual information. I also do not sugar-coat things. I say things as they are because white lies will not change anything, they will only delay finding the solution to an issue.


Hard Working:

Out of all of my strengths, I believe that being hard working is my greatest strength. Because I have a good work ethic, I am able to get work done efficiently and to the best of my ability without spending too much time on each task. When it comes to something that I am interested in, I dedicate a lot of time to it and push myself as hard as I can. I hope to learn to do this when it comes to things that I am not interested in much.


Conclusion:

I feel like these three strengths will influence my time in CTE Digital Video a lot. I think they will allow me to get an interesting and unique perspective on what we will be doing in class, as well as allow me to take away more from each lesson that is taught. Overall, I hope that these strengths positively impact my time in CTE Digital Video and continue to progress and help develop me into a better person.


The 3 Thirds that Make Up a Whole

As an ESTP I am an entertainer and it is said that I am an extrovert that loves the spotlight and the attention. I am known for not holding back and being bold as well as being insanely. I am also very original and have lots of unique and perplexing ideas. I am also said to be observant and to pick up on lots of things going on around me. WIth this 3 strong strengths they help me solve problems and help me deal with scenarios making me both a great student and person to be around.


People Skills - This strength is extremely valuable to have and can help in several different ways when it comes to networking, communications, and getting group and team projects done. This is also a great skill to put your creativity and ideas out there and to discuss with people of similar interest.


Observant - It is said that being observant is a very good skill to have and I think it being my strength is very convenient since I am able to pay attention to the changes and interactions happening in class, outside of class, and in my everyday life. This strength helps me a lot in classes as well as courses to digest the lessons easier and to ask more questions. The con of being observant would be being too observant, which causes you to focus on lots of other people or objects causing you to lose sight of what's important at times.


Showmanship: Showmanship and Aesthetics is yet another great trait I have, and it means to bring creativity, enthusiasm, and style into everything that I do in my everyday life and in school. This means a crazy unorthodox idea, a crazy experiment idea, and different perspective analysis, and more. This is a good strength to empower myself and those around me to push their thinking and to embrace new and unheard of ideas.


With these 3 strengths that make up myself, I will use them not only to succeed but to strive in the CTE program. My people skills can make collaboration (one of SLAs core values) and communication much easier and helpful to improve my films and my ideas. My observation skill could help people with their films when I give constructive criticism and to see certain flaws in my projects. Last but not least my showmanship can help me express and bring out the crazy, unheard off, and new ideas that others may be afraid to share if there is no example of someone promoting their crazy ideas. With these 3 strengths equipped it will make my time in the CTE program worthwhile and full of growth.





The 3 C's of Marcin Czapla (CTE Lab Blog Post)

As you may already know my name is Marcin Czapla. I am a CTE student who attends Science Leadership Academy, and I am aspiring to be an engineer in the future. As we all know, engineers have their strengths, which are key to their success in field. It takes many attributes to succeed in such a demanding field, where a new task could by lying in wait for you every day. Personally, I feel I am equipped with strengths that will help me become successful in this field, three of them to be exact. They are creativity, curiosity, and compassionate.


Creativity is the first trait I listed and probably the most important. It is hard to come by new ideas nowadays, or at least original ones.  We see ideas being marketed that are just different versions of existing ones. There are so many unsolved issues in the world that are just waiting for a creative mind to come by and say, “Hey what if we try this…” I aspire to be that person someday, that can think of  creative idea to help someone in need or solve a problem no one thought could be solved. In everything I do, I try my best to be creative when I have the freedom to be, and I hope to continue to do so but with bigger goals in mind.


Curiosity, is what killed the cat, or so goes the saying. I for one am no cat however, and I am curious all the time usually about certain topics that catch my eye. Whenever I am really interested in something, or invest my time into it, I get very curious. I think of questions that I don’t know the answer to and then try to answer them with what I already do know. That is essentially what engineers do, they concieve and solve questions people don’t know the answers to. “What happens if we use this material instead of that?,” “What if we make that 3 feet longer, how will that affect its durability.” Curiosity is important in this kind of field because in order to solve problems and help people, we must first be curious enough to explore those problems and find out more about them.


Last but not least is the ability to be compassionate. Being compassionate is especially important, not just in engineering, but in everything you do. In order to help people, and ultimately help the world, you must learn to be compassionate first. Being able to make the right and the wrong choice also falls under this for me, as I learned in the short Engineering Ethics course Mr. Kamal taught us. Maybe in the future there will be a situation where someone needs help, someone who is in need, but they don’t have the necessary funds to hire you? Would you turn that person down? I wouldn’t. I would do everything I could to help that person out, because one day you could be in that person's shoes. I do believe that focusing on yourself first is important, but being compassionate towards others is important as well.


How will these 3 strengths influence the things I pursue and do in my future? They will be there along the way with me, influencing my decisions and helping me become the engineer I want to be. These 3 strengths will be crucial in both my development as a person and as a student of engineering. They will help guide me to help make the world a better place.


A Bea With Three Cs

Being a well rounded and happy person is hard. We all strive to be one, but we don’t always succeed. Why is that? Why is it so hard to cover all the bases in one person? Well that’s just it. We are each one person with a set of skills that work together to make us who we are. Our strengths compliment each others’; we pick up where someone else’s strengths may lack. It takes a group of unique individuals with different skill sets to create a fully well rounded and functional machine. In this blog you will hear about 3 parts of my skill set that I bring to the table. Do my strengths complement yours? Read on to find out.

 

Constant Curiosity

There is nothing more exciting than something brand new. The universe is infinite, and there are countless things to be learned within it. Whether it be an artist who is changing people’s lives with garbage, or the complex inner workings of calculus, there is always something new to discover. I find myself the most excited by what is new to me, and I am constantly hungry to find more or those new things. My favorite research takes place when someone mentions a topic that no one else has heard of. I like to bring those stories out of the woodwork and let them shine. It’s overwhelming how vast information can really be. There are so many topics to learn about that I don’t even know exist yet, but that only floods me with excitement. I love to learn and try to be a sponge for new ideas and forgotten histories.

Comprehensive Contemplation

I am the one who plays Devil’s Advocate in class discussions when no one else will. I am the person who tells you to stop ratting on someone before attempting to see things through their eyes. I am the one who tries to rationalize every decision, perspective, opinion, and standpoint people have or make before I can fully conclude my opinion. People mean a lot to me. I believe everyone has the ability to be ‘good’ and so I take it upon myself to examine things as if they had pure intentions at heart. This does not mean I have no personal beliefs. I have my morals and stand by them, I just choose not to judge others until I have considered their reasonings and deemed them unreasonable. Doing this leads to more comprehensive opinions on my part because I have looked at both sides and formed my own well informed conclusions, and I feel that both sides are being represented. Many people overlook this as a skill and see it more as a research tactic, but for me, it’s ingrained in my conscience. I feel guilty when someone is spoken of without consideration of their circumstance, no matter the situation. I feel frustrated when people make conclusions that ignore the opposition. I try my hardest to bring a voice to the other side, regardless of if it aligns with my views, so that we can all gain perspective and a better understanding of our own stances.

 

Crafty Creativity

I learn best by doing. I always have. If you look at me, I am often fiddling with something, whether it be my own hands or a small toy, there is always something going on. I love creative tasks with crafty solutions. Costume making, prop design, poster creating, presentation templates; I am always up for the most tedious and tiny details. I fall in love with an idea, an image, or an emotion and I run with it, not stopping until it’s achieved. I put my all into the things I want to create, and I make sure that my vision is accomplished using whatever is available to me. I often make the most of software and materials by reengineering it to fit my needs. I never take no for an answer to creative problems, and I let my ideas shine through.

 

All of these skills are parts of what make me who I am and help me compliment others. I am a driven person with loads of ideas and ambition, and I work best with people who share my dreams but shine where my organization skills sometimes lack. I work well with individuals who can take my ideas and help put me on a track to see them through. I know my strengths, what works well with them, and how to be a team player. With those skills, anything is possible, in college and beyond. College is truly one massive group project. You go to classes where you work with professors, and then go to study groups where you work alongside peers. You join clubs and sports teams to work on your communication and collaborative skills, and you live in dorms to test how well you can socialize and adapt around others. You are constantly put in positions where your skills can mesh with those around you, and I think my skill set puts me in a great place to be successful in college and eventually in the world. I have big dreams and a big heart and all the passion and compassion to help others. My skill set shows my drive to make change and my drive to see the world through other people’s eyes to come up with creative solutions. I have no doubt that I can make an impact if I take advantage of my strengths and the strengths of others and put them to good use.

 

 


The Three Parts of Me

The Three Parts of Me

I feel like my strengths paint a very clear picture of who I am as a person. The strengths that I personally attribute myself with may not be the same strengths that others see in me but nonetheless I see them in myself and that is what really matters. My first biggest strength is that I am dependable, I feel as though if you ask me to do something or need some help, I’m can be reliable. My second biggest strength is that I am consistent, when I get in the habit of something (for example coming in on time) then I do not lose that habit. My third biggest strength is that I work well with others, I can still work by myself but when collaboration is involved I can excell. I believe that all three of my major strengths can come into play when working at my ILP.


Dependability

Being dependable basically means being responsible enough for people to trust you. I feel as though I am a pretty dependable person. Whether that means to my friends, teachers, our employers. For example in my most recent job over the summer I had to earn my boss’ trust first for her to know that I was dependable. Being dependable is hard work and something that can be easily lost. I am confident that I can bring my dependability into my ILP.





Consistency

When I say that consistency is one of my greatest strengths I mean to say that is that I can stay consistent with my routine. If I get in the habit of something I can continue without any problem. This could possibly seen as a weakness but I play it to my strengths. An example is last school year I would consistently come in to school everyday on time. I plan on bringing this trait into my ILP.


Work Well With Others

Working well with others is not something that everyone can do or likes that much. I feel as though I work very well with other people.  For example during a group project in school, I find it easier than working alone because there is collaboration involved. If everyone is pulling their weight then it is really easy to excel in whatever work your doing. I cannot way to see how this comes into play with my ILP.

Real World Application

I plan on using my three greatest strengths during my CTE engineering program and my engineering ILP. During my CTE engineering program at school I will be consistent when making it to class and following the rules, I will be dependable in order to operate with the tools, and I will collaborate with others while studying engineering. During my ILP I will be dependable in order to achieve more exciting tasks, I will be consistent with professionalism, and I will work with others to get the job done. I plan on using all three of these attributes throughout my experience in the CTE program. My main focus is to just get the most I can out of it.


Why look for these three strengths in a high school student? 3 strengths: honesty, dedication, leadership

Intro

Growing up in complex environments obligated me to take steps to see three major strengths I see in myself. Honest, dedication and leadership, they are each specific in the way they came about transforming me, into a loving, caring, and outgoing human, not human alone, but a human being. I had many devotions coming from such a culture and different groups of people throughout my life experience. I’ve always been surrounded by a variety of different colors, it never ends just like the variety of colors in the color spectrum, but still, I found myself blind to some colors. I’m sure with time and effort more colors will be discovered, through diversity.



What makes an honest human being?

(1.free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere. Googles definition of honest)

Being honest comes with lots of trials and tribulations, in the harshest and stressful situations even telling a simple lie is difficult to avoid. Honesty is a skill which took many trials and errors through my life, even though I would know what not lying could put me in, I would take the truth because I have a sentiment of fulfillment and truthfulness. Many individuals, children as well as adults feel comfortable and safe to speak to me about their problems, and would know that I would be honest to them as to what my judgment is if it’s what they look for through me. I haven’t always been the most honest person growing up, in fact, my model is within the Islamic tradition, my role model is the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) he was a man which lived 1400 years ago in the Arabian Peninsula and has billions of followers in this current day. His companions said he was a truthful person, which is much heavier than honest, however, he never told lies, and even children would go up to him because of how just he was. I do my personal best to mimic his actions and do so even when the whole world weight is cared for by me in the process.




How is dedication acquired, and how do I regenerate its motivation?

(1. the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose googles the definition of dedication)

Dedication has been instilled in me from early on, when I was in elementary school attending the French International School of Philadelphia, I was obliged to add another language to my life, already being trilingual, and that was French. I am already dedicated to putting in hard work, but it’s once you realize the prizes you receive after that hard work that I was eager to apply more dedication in everything I did. In my opinion to be dedicated is one thing, but to continue to be dedicated is another, I pushed myself with every breath I take to refresh my mind and my body to be able to physically take on heavy burdens, which is many times very difficult to keep up with. Being dedicated means never giving up, and many times emotions will encounter you at the end line, and that is a way of celebrating your accomplishments. Just like an 8th-grade graduation, or a college graduation moving on to what life has in store for each in every one of us, we won’t all make it, which is what makes this whole dedication aspect fade away at times.

I’m a leader now

(1.the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. Googles definition of a leader)

I am what my fellow teachers and classmates look on to as far as leading, and possessing leadership fundamentals. Leadership is a skill which isn’t just developed through education or success it’s much more than that, the world's top leaders you will find that are not all successful, or intelligent, but instead have the simple qualities humans should possess, friendship, love, connection, and especially peace. As a leader in many situations I am able to control my emotions at moments of hardship, but really on the One, and Only Him. Me earning such status of being a leader came with work, from very young age my elementary teachers noticed something different about me, and really saw that I was special, it’s just now that I am seeing everything come together just like a puzzle, piece by piece until the full-scale image is revealed. I don’t always feel like I am built for handling the role of a leader, however, it’s to that point I pushed myself to so I must accept such a remarkable gift, and use it to benefit myself and others.

Conclusion

During my time in CTE Engineering Program, I will be able to use my three strengths which are honesty, dedication, and leadership by working with others around me. I believe teamwork will need those three strengths because first of all with a leader you have control, and with control, there will be fewer conflicts to evolve in a scenario. Honesty can be used in a formal or professional setting such as an Engineering Program since mistakes will be very relevant, and everyone makes errors. Having honest human being will save a lot of time complications within a Lab. Last, but not least deduction, it the firepower which drives pretty much everything, without dedication there no will of doing great, and achieving greatness. This is just the beginning, with time and focus these three strengths I believe to possess will grow bigger and strong, after the rain arrives the grass regrows.


Inquiry: Your Ticket To The World

Hello readers,

My name is Majo Bostani and I am a 12th Grade Engineering student at Science Leadership Academy, in beautiful Philadelphia, PA. For my Lab class, I recently took the Myers-Briggs personality test, and was quite fascinated by my result. To specify, I was tested to be an ENFP. You may wonder what the acronym stands for, like I did. ENFP stands for Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Preceptive. Like my curious self, you may wonder what ENFP more deeply means, and whether it actually describes me accurately.

The Traits of an ENFP:

A notable quality shared amongst my fellow ENFPs is curiosity. This lead me to the question of why exactly I’m writing this blog post? Why am I so interested in how accurately this test describes me? Well, I guess you could say that I am just curious. For as long as I could remember, I was always fascinated with the world around with me. Why is that plane flying that direction? Why are some light poles designed one way, and others designed the other? Those are all inquiries that I have while doing the most random things. This often leads to me performing some sort of research on the topic that sparked my queries, and eventually finding a new, extraordinary way to perceive why things are.

I know what you are thinking. Can the world possibly ever shrink for you? The short answer is no. I always find something to satisfy my curiosity. Walking down the street, strolling in a car, or flying an airplane, I always sense something new in this humongous world around me. My neurological senses: touch, smell, hear, taste, and feel are constantly awaiting their next actions. And they work well. If I don’t notice something my first time somewhere, then I am definitely noticing it second time around. When I’m at a place I patronize, my eyes scan everything, in hopes of finding change, or lack of it. I often get scrutinized for staring, although I never stare to be rude, just to marvel at the world around me.

Did my last two paragraphs boost you into my shoes? Well, if I did that, then I lived up to the ENFP’s standard of being an excellent communicator. When I talk to someone, I try to speak really descriptively, as I find that being on the page is important. It’s hard to expect people to know page 52 of a book they’re on page 27 of, so I always try my best to give the most context that I can. My heart is always carried upon my sleeve, and even if I don’t try, I’m almost always indicating how I feel.

Conclusion:

My future is somewhere in the industry of aviation. This love for aviation was founded on my ENFP traits. I remember being a curious little three year old, peeking out of my window wondering where the airplanes are going. How are the airplanes are flying? Why are there small planes and big planes? When I look back at these early memories of my passion for aviation, I see that it was built on curiosity, observation, and communication. I’m anxious to see where else my ENFP traits will take me in the future.

Recognize, Adjust, Navigate, Decide, and Yawn?

Recognize, Adjust, Navigate, Decide, and Yawn?


Randy Le


Think about yourself. Give yourself credit where it’s due. We all have our strengths and weaknesses but that doesn’t mean I do too. In response, I will be diving only into my three respective strengths which is perseverance—to not give up, determination—to stick with a goal, and lastly, curiosity—to find new things and make mistakes. Also, if you haven’t noticed, the first letter from each word in the the title, spells out Randy!


Just Keep Going, Just Keep Going...


In my eyes, perseverance means to never give up. It is the effort to keep going despite the challenges or difficulties you run into. No matter how many times you may get rejected or how many times you seem to “fail”, you keep going. Ever since I was born, I was one who kept trying even if it took hours or many loses. One time, I was challenged by my cousins to beat them in a game of basketball. It was a 3v3 but they were much older and bigger. Despite the size, growth, and skill advantage, my team was still willing to keep going. I believe this strength of perseverance isn’t only applied to me when given a group situation because it was brought to my teammates and we were able to take the win. Unfortunately, we lost the next game but that’s besides the point.


It’s Hard For a Reason...


When I was younger, I was taught to do one thing at a time and to stick with it. My father would always “If you’re going to do something, do it. If not, don’t do it.” This stuck to my ribs and ever since, I defined it as determination—to stick with a goal. Determination has been a well-known strength of mine. I want to succeed but the main part about how I define determination is the parts where you struggle. The struggle is where you learn the most from and after you overcome them, you become overall stronger.


Did Curiosity Really Kill The Cat?


Curiosity is one of my favorite and respective strengths. While it may be one that can be overlooked, I feel like the potential of the strength can be incredibly important. The new ideas that are formed and accepted allow for unexpected results that can be good or bad. If it’s bad, then you can learn from the mistake and flesh out a new idea from it. To add to that, curiosity has personally brought me to a point of life where I am able to express my creativity in ideas.  


How Does This Help Me With CTE Engineering?


With the combination of the strengths, I believe my time as an engineer would be great. In my eyes, part of engineering is learning through trial and error. Being able to fight through challenges and continuing going for success is a crucial strength in learning. To add to that, my strength of curiosity can bring new ideas in times where I might be stuck or when I am just having fun. Nonetheless, these strengths can positively influence my time in the CTE Engineering Program including my time at JMT Engineering.


Focusing on Your Strengths

Most people are painfully aware of their weaknesses. This can lead to depression and a lack of motivation to reach their full potential. There is nothing wrong with wanting to turn your weakness into strengths, but really every single person is full of strong characteristics. Recently I have realized how important it is to consider your own strengths and allow that to help motivate you. It isn’t good to think about your good qualities in a prideful way, but in a healthy way that can benefit your mental wellbeing.

One of the strengths that I have realized about myself is my tendency to be open-minded. I’m usually willing to listen to reason and not jump to conclusions. Many people are willing to talk to me about personal matters because they know that I won’t judge them right away. This has positively affected my life because it has caused me to form many strong relationships with my friends and family members.

Another strength that I have noticed about myself is my inquisitive mindset. I love to think about why things are the way they are. This mindset is one of the reasons why I don’t ever like to give up. I always want to get to the end and learn from it. It has helped me a lot in life, and it is probably one of the major reasons that I’m at SLA right now.

The third, and last, strength that I’m going to highlight about myself is my dedicated and hardworking nature. I don’t give up on projects and I always want to do my best in all the areas of my life. In school, this sometimes backfires on me and I end up in a group that makes me do all the work, but more often it makes people want to work with me because they know I won’t let them down and I will do my part to the best of my ability. This is something that I really like about myself. It’s really nice to think that people feel like they can depend on you.

After writing this, I have realized how good this was for me. This has helped me to develop a more positive image of myself because I usually focus more on my weaknesses than my strengths. I would suggest that everyone take some time to focus on their strengths and build a healthy self-image. It has helped me and I'm sure it would help every one else too.


Jon's Three Keys To Success

Jonathan Rodebaugh

Ms. Shagin

CTE Engineering

9/26/18

Jon’s Three Keys To Success.

Introduction:

My definition of a strength would be a key to one person’s success. Not everybody has the same strengths because everybody is different. I came up with 3 strengths that I personally think to enable me to succeed. The first one would be my work ethic, I believe hard work is a huge reason for success. Second is professionalism if you can present yourself as someone who acts well in a workplace I think that will help you in the long run. My third strength is my curiosity. Not knowing something and not trying is one thing, but being will to try new thing and learn how to do things helps a lot, that is why I try to accomplish this every day.

Jon’s Work Ethic:

I think one of the biggest things that I can do for any task I have, is to put in a good workload, and have a good work ethic. There is a lot of assignments at school or skills I am trying to learn that I am not good at. Even though I’m not the best at them, I show that I work hard at them, and that helps me a lot. I also try to plan out times in my head that I can do the work, or time to study so I can get better at certain things.

Jon’s Professionalism:

Sometimes kids my age got to a public or professional place, and they cause a ruckus. I try to not do that, I try to act with professionalism. When I enter a public place or a business, I try to get to know the place and the people before I get too comfortable with it. I always act with professionalism, with my voice and my actions.

Jon’s Curiosity:

If I am faced with something really hard that I don’t know I try not to just shy away from it because it is too hard. I am always eager to learn new things and experience new things. I think that will help me in the real world. That is because if I am faced with a new opportunity I won’t run away with it just because it is something new.

Conclusion:

I believe these three strengths will help me a lot throughout my time in CTE Engineering. I know this will be hard and I can use my work ethic to help me push through. In my ILP I will be working with a business so I will use my ability to be professional to make a good impression. There will be new things that I will experience, and I will use my curiosity to figure those things out. I also think that I will gain new skills by going through CTE Engineering.



The Striving Strengths of a Girl

In this blog post, I will be talking about the three strengths that I have. As a student, I gain a new strength every day that contributes to my schoolwork.  The three strengths that I am going to list are the reason I am who I am today. These strengths are what helps me through school, dance, and other activities in my life. When I completed the 16 Personality test, It revealed that I was a Mediator. Mediators have a talent for self-expression, revealing their beauty and their secrets through metaphors and fictional characters, which I find true to myself.

Brooke’s Creativity:

My creativity is something that will always be my greatest strength. I am able to come up with ideas for projects, dances, art, and even music. This is a strength of mine that keeps growing with every new challenge I face. Creativity is a really good strength to have since SLA is a project based school. I am able to come up with different themes and ideas for my projects.


Brooke’s Dedication:

Dedication is also a strength that I have and still developing. There are days where I will stay dedicated to something, but once there is a challenge I start to lose some of my dedication. Besides this small con, my dedication has helped me get through many projects at school and even in dance. I think of dedication as a way to achieve my goals in life. Even now, I am dedicated to achieving good grades and getting accepted into a good college. My dedication is something that I will need for the rest of my life. For all I know, it could get me into a good college or maybe even get me a good job when I get older. It is definitely a strength that has flaws but it is a great one to have.

Brooke’s Hard Work:

I consider myself a very hard working person, especially when it comes to schoolwork and dance. In dance I have to work really hard to learn a new dance or a difficult trick. Ever since I was young, I’ve had to work hard in dance because I’ve always danced with older kids. Even now I have to work very hard in the classes that I struggle in. This is also where my dedication kicks in, since I am so dedicated to getting good grades, I work even harder to get them. I have to work harder to dance with more experienced dancers.

All of these strengths that I have are what makes me the person that I am today. Being dedicated, a hard worker, and creative have helped me with the things that I do in school and my extracurricular activities. It is awesome to have these qualities at such a young age, since they can help me grow and become a better person.


The Matrix

I am a human.  I am an advocate.

I am the type of person whose personality traits may seem to contradict, but end up working together in the end.  I am a soft-spoken person, but I will defend my opinions very tirelessly and meticulously. My will is strong once I have decided, and my actions are filled with imagination and creativity, but I always try to keep my expectations tempered and logical.  I am one of those people who see the bigger picture, the matrix of how the system works together.

Most prominently, I am a decisive person.  Once I have made up my mind on what I want to do, I will be dedicated to doing it.  It’s like an airplane taking off. Once it has reached velocity, it is committed to the takeoff, there is no stopping it in time.  In my life, this shows up in my career choice, which is in aerospace engineering. I decided almost 3 years ago that I wanted to work in aerospace, and I have meticulously inched myself closer and closer to that goal.  

I am a person in which it can be hard for people to understand my reasoning behind my logic.  It is of course very important for me to understand the bigger picture of an entire system. I am a big lover of thought experiments as it helps me sharpen my skills with such understanding of a bigger picture, the complex matrix of how everything goes together.  All it takes is a systematic approach to reaching an understanding of the topic. It’s like Sudoku, piecing the clues together and eliminating red flags.

I am also a deep thinker kind of person where I am quick to come up with ideas, but I often take a lot of time to temper and explain to myself the logic behind my ideas and also how realistic they might be.  This is a sort of double edged sword as in one hand, it helps me to articulate my words better, but as a downside, it makes the process of talking/writing in general take longer.

In conclusion, my skill set is one in which time is at the utmost value.  It takes time to think through my own logic, and it’s that time that I stand to lose in the long run.  Time itself is very important for being accomplished. How much time you have and how you manage it is the very way that dictates what is possible in that time.  It sounds easy but is actually very hard because in the end, wasting things is easier than saving them.


Matthew Nguyen 09-27-18


Advanced Essay #1: Moving Up, and Away


Frank Ocean voice pierced through my thoughts.


“I thought that I was dreaming when you said you loved me,”


I laid my back on the hard floor surrounded by a wall of boxes. Each box held a part of my life, this room held a part of my life. As moving day got closer, packing got more difficult. The reality was setting in. Watching my life packed away into boxes.


“The start of nothing,”


The bag full of things I meant to throw away but never did was finally defined as trash. A year earlier I watched as my sister things disappear as she went away to college. Now I watch as my whole family and I disappear from this apartment I grew up in.


“I had no chance to prepare I couldn’t see you coming”


I would never be walked home to here again. I would never forget my keys to get into this apartment again. My room would be someone else’s room. The door that was too big for the frame would be someone else's problem. My door had always been broken. It didn’t close all the way and now a new family would come in and probably fix it. My door. They’d take it off the hinges. The song started to fade out. I grab my phone and  hit repeat. I will stay in this moment forever. This moment where my room is still my room. Where my door is still my door. Where my home is mine and no one else's.

“This is it” My mom said unlocking the door to a house I’d never seen before. We walked into a large room. I carried the tiny piano I grew up playing in my arms. I walked up the stairs to see what would become my home. What was meant to be my room was four walls and a hallway that led back to a bathroom. I walked in and the door closed. A door that actually closes. I put the piano down and I sat down on the carpet in front of a window where the sun shone down. I felt the warmth on the carpet. It was so quiet. No blaring sirens, just the occasional hum for a passing car. I put my hand onto the keys of the small piano and played a C chord. The sound rang out and echoed. The echo of an empty room. The echo of my room.

The flaws of this room i’d come to accept. My door would slam when I didn’t want it to, my old door never did that. Carpet, a broken closet door, the sound the ceiling makes when someone is upstairs.

Change was never my strong suit so when it can go moving the effects were immense. Stages of transition always get me, the whole idea of losing a part of what used to be my whole life always causes a shift. I’m tired of shutting down in the face of change. My high school transition took two years. Two years of messing up. Two years of lack of motivation. And everytime I finally adjust to a change it forces me to ask the question is it too late? Am I too late to fix this?


Magnificent.Incredible.Cool.Happy.Awesome.Lovable

Magnificent.Incredible.Cool.Happy.Awesome.Lovable


Michal Czapla


Over the course of these past 15 years of my life, things have gone pretty well. However, in order for everything to continue being well, you have to have some strengths. Everyone is great in some aspect of life, whether it be public speaking or being great with numbers. I myself have strengths as well that allow me to be good in certain areas. In fact, I’m here to discuss three core strengths of mine!


WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING CONFIDENT?


Just like what Demi Lovato suggests, I don’t see anything wrong with expressing my thought and ideas loud and proud. To be confident in myself means to not care about how others view me based off of my actions in life. It’s one thing to tell yourself that you are a confident individual, but it’s another to prove it by contributing to discussions and Whenever I have an answer to tell in class, no matter if it’s right or wrong, I say it loud and proud. This leads to me either looking bad or great, but I know that I’ll learn something either way. Also, in conversations with people, I don’t do well with small talk, but after I get to know a person I act as myself because I’m comfortable with being myself.


SMILE


Lil’ Duval and I share one thing in common: always having a smile on our face. Most people would see this as an emotion, but to be able to go out into the real world everyday facing constant challenges and tons of work, it can be hard to stay happy. In other words, I am always positive. When you have a positive outlook on life like me, you’re able to not only find the good bits in the hard times to pull through, but also giving out good vibes to the people around you. I can’t tell you how many days I want to just curl into a ball and mope in my seat. I always tell myself, though, that people are going through their own drama in life, so I make it a goal to spread some positivity that’s needed in the room.


WORK, WORK, WORK


Finally, I sit here reminiscing Rihanna’s lyrics: “Work, work, work, work, work, work…”. That ties in to my final strength: diligence. I constantly push myself to keep improving and sharpening skills because I know that if I strive for something, I will be rewarded. If I see that my Algebra grade isn’t doing well and I have Standards coming up, I’m going to make sure that I get a perfect score on those standards. There is no possibility of me failing, because I know that if I keep working on my math skills and practice, I should get rewarded by being prepared and acing the quiz. The point is, whenever I set a goal for myself and I want myself to get it done, I will make sure it does not fall through.





APPLICATION TO CTE ENGINEERING


So, I’ve talked about my strengths and how they help me in my day-to-day life, but how do I incorporate it into my CTE life at Science Leadership Academy?


For starters, having confidence is a good attribute to have when working with a group to solve problems on a design element of a machine or circuit. In this case, I can display confidence by expressing my ideas and opinions on how we can do things in order to make something work without being embarrassed. If I didn’t have confidence, my group could possibly miss out on an idea that could actually benefit our cause. Even in my ILP, if I display confidence in meetings or presentations, my mentor(s) will definitely take me seriously. If they see that I am passionate about my ideas and say them loud and proud, they’ll also start to think “Wow. This guys must know what he’s talking about!”


By exerting positivity, I can make sure that even in a high-pressure situation, I can always make sure that my friends or colleagues are still having fun. The worst thing you could do in CTE Engineering is hate it because it takes up so much of a student’s schedule. People sometimes need a bit of motivation to do equations with Ohm’s Law, so my smile and jokes are always there for people. If my ILP mentor sees that I am not slouching or moping, wishing that I was somewhere other than JMT, they will definitely appreciate that and take a mental note of it.


Diligence is possibly the most important in this case. If I want to keep up with all of my grades without a lunch period to work on homework, I’m going to need an extra drive in me to learn Engineering. Since there is a lot of brain power needed to understand a lot of concepts in Engineering, my hard-working spirit allows me to not give up if I don’t understand what a resistor is or what current means. I simply make it a goal to work on those topics more so eventually I do get it. This ties into ILPs because my determination to finish a project will show when I present at JMT. Being a diligent worker there will improve their overall view of me. They could even see me as a potential candidate for a job there, later in life, after I graduate college.

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My strength in clubs/sports

Kayla Kelly                                                                                                                             9/18/18 My strength in clubs/sports

Hi I am Kayla, I am a sophomore at SLA, I am in CTE engineering, which is good, but not my only interest, and didn’t start out as I want to go in to this interest just because, because I wanted to know what it was about, then I go further. And when I am interested in something I never let go , I won't automatically say I want to quit, I say I want to go the extra mile, but if I actually do have to quit, I quit. When I am doing things I stop and try to talk to myself will I be harming myself and /or someone, what am I doing, by listening and looking, very carefully.

Curiosity killed the robot's engineer

One of my strengths is how curious I am, when I look at an interest I could have, I step in the water slowly, not all at once. If I go in all at once I will not know what to do, if I don’t like it I'd be doing something I don’t like it, I can’t go back I am to deep in to it, and I could possibly hurt someone, emotionally, or maybe myself physically. But when I am curious, I think about it theoretically , I also try talking to people about how it is, there experience doing it, I also test it so I am sure I will not hurt people, cause I do not want to hurt people in any way. I am doing a full marathon in november, I didn’t just say I am going to do it right now, I thought about it, I asked about it, and I tested out how physically fit I am, so I will not hurt myself. And when I am curious about something I do not drop it, I am always researching it , and figuring it out, I go all the way most times, if I am not stopped by anything, then I stop if I absolutely have to, to get better, or better at it.

I am not determined, said no best runner ever

I am Determined, when I do something I just don’t quit, I move on, and I just keep moving.And when someone is determined they are not the pretenders as a person who was in the olympics and works for vanguard said that his coach,” rain brings out the pretender’s, the ones who are like oh it raining we can’t run, oh I my ankles hurt , can’t run, my legs hurt everyday running I can’t run,s therefore you're all not pretenders, the ones who attended this race” because rain and pain won’t kill you, in fact it makes us stronger as runners, heck I ran 13 in the rain, while my legs and stomach (side stitches, really bad cramp on the side of you stomach)hurted, I ran though ¾ of a mile, through with bad stitches and they only got bader every time I got faster, so I kept going faster, because I was right there at the finish line, for 10 miles.But determination does reign in sport/activities area, but we don’t think that much over other stuff such as school work, work, clubs, etc. when in a club, the pretenders, it boring it's not fun, it will never ever be fun, but the people who attend there every single day even if it is boring now, or whatever, are the determined people, because if they can’t do this then they first of don’t deserve it , secondly they can’t improve if they aren't there or engaged, and they can learn from what ever happened before , like practice, like work, in practice you/body, don’t know where you pain will be to ice it and then help it grow stronger, work you didn’t do it how will you know what to do when you go back, it will be like as if your sick and didn’t know what was happening, which is weird.when I am determined in something I say my motto, don’t stop now, keep moving,when you stop now in anything it will be harder when you get back to it, like walks if you run , then walk to much your body feels like it needs to have more walk than what you want to have, or in home work you skip you won’t ever don’t know what is going on in the next one, then the next one and so on ,and you feel like not doing more then you or maybe your teacher wants to. You also need to be aware when in doing this, make sure your not too determined and break someone, something, or your self.

Last year philadelphia full marathon, Jeremy Spry, Camil, Charles, jermey 9th (I belive) camils 2nd, and charles 1st.

Observant ones get things done in anything

I am observant too, when in a place, I observe my surround to know where I am and here to go just in case for next time. I I try to use all my senses (unless I have allergies happening and stuff)  to know my surrounding, like if something will happen such as my brother breaking thing, or my dog breaking things.But I also observe from an theropedic/phycologic view, I’ll look at a person's behavior ( little experience in this, mom has depression, me and my dad has mild anxiety, and my brother has a bunch of stuff that I kind of don’t feel like talking about now) if someone skips class many times I either know they have severe anxiety or they are bad at school.Being observant is very important for everything, making sure you have all the notes in class, making sure you not going to make anyone upset either mad or sad, making sure you dog  isn’t chewing on something she can’t have and so she won’t go to the hospital and you have to spend a thousand dollar medical bill for surgerys that pretty much do on humans and cost way less than a thousand.But anyway we all need this ability for pretty much anything, which most people have it high or low amount, we all have it, but having have high mean your very careful which is very amazing and very good, if your caful on doing/saying thing with friend then you're observant in their lives,and if your car in places or situation your observant.

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My strength can help me in working because when I am curious I find thing they probably aren't supposed to be there, such ase blowing up LED lights.when I am determined I don’t stop working i want to work after when we are supposed to leave,(with an adult). And when I am observant, well observant is like a catalyst for curiosity, when I am Observant I can find out whether something is going to blow before it does, saving money so some of these are saving techniques too.


Racial Profiling

Jacob Prunés

Pahomov

English 2- systems

9/21/18



I had just left the youth program and was waiting for my parents to pick up my older sister and I. We were outside trying to find our parents but couldn't see the car because it was extremely dark. We decided that they must be down the alley around the corner because we couldn’t find them.

When we went around the corner and was walking, we saw a very bright light. My sister and I think it’s a car light so we jogged back to the house we were staying in because the alleyway is very narrow. I noticed that it was only one light instead of the usual two, but it didn’t think anything of it. While we waited for the car to pass we realized it isn’t a car but a bike with an extremely bright headlight. The man on the bike was going slow and then he stopped in front of us.

“What are you guys doing here?”, he asks

We weren’t really sure what he meant because it’s such a strange question to ask.

“We are just coming back from a youth group.” my sister says.

“Show me, prove it. Go knock on their door.” the man says.

That’s when I finally realize that he doesn’t trust or believe us.

“Why were you guys running away?” he asked

“I thought you were a car, your light is very bright.” I said, now getting angry that this man stopped us because we were “running.”

He then made a noise that says, “yeah right!” and biked away.

My sister and I just stood there angry and annoyed. It then goes through my head that this man was racially profiling us because we were in Germantown, a mostly white neighborhood. We hadn’t done anything wrong, but the way he was talking about us made it seem like we did. I don’t like to get involved in situations so I just call my parents to find out where they are.

We finally find their car and we climb in.

“How was it? Did you have a good time?” My mom asked.

“Well, it was good until now.”, my sister says, starting to tear up.

My parents ask what's wrong. She then explains the whole story to them, about how we were racially profiled. Now, my mom is not shy or calm in these situations, especially when it comes to her kids. She instantly hops out the car, slamming the door behind her, and goes up to the man, who turns out to be the neighbor of the house we were in. We can’t really hear what’s going on and we couldn’t see very well because it was still dark but when my mom comes back she explains what happened.

When she confronted him she tells him what he did. He obviously didn’t think he did anything wrong and doesn’t really care what my mom was saying.

After she stops talking the man said, “Well, why were they running.”

So my mom explains about the flashlight on his bike.

“What flashlight?” He asked, which is ridiculous because his flashlight was almost brighter than the sun.

“That one!” She exclaims, pointing to the light on his bike. “My kids felt very uncomfortable.”

“I did too,” he said, pretending that he was the victim.

Seeing that he doesn’t care or really know what he did, my mom heads back to the car. When she tells me what happened, I get very upset about the bull**** I just heard. Eventually, we drive away after we talk to the family that we were with.

This was the first time I have ever seen blatant racism and racial profiling, first hand. I knew that people thought that way but I couldn’t comprehend that it could happen to me too. This moment really changed how I see the world. This moment shouldn’t happen to anyone. This needs to stop. I just hope one day I can walk through an alleyway with not a worry in my mind.