My Purpose in Life Essay

After reflecting back at all of my strengths and considering how my first semester has gone so far I would say the one strength I have used the most has been belief. I say this because it has been the one thing that has driven me. My belief that God has a plan out there for me has helped me to set goals and work towards them even though I can not see what I am wanting to work towards. My core values, or the strength I have of belief, have been a solid and steady rock for me. An example of this…

The Purpose of Life As the United States revolutionized, so did the soul purpose of life for many people. Each different ideology has a different outlook and view on the purpose of life. Puritans believed that the purpose of life was to please God and follow his word over all other influences. Deists main goal in life was to join the “oversoul” after death. Their literature during the time was based off logical thinking and science. Transcendentalism is an easy-going ideology that mainly…

Anyhow, I will keep up with my work. Throughout the quarter, I learned to be a good rhetor. Our topic, teen dystopias, was meaningful, even though I did not know about this term, I knew The Hunger Games. I believe everything exists for a reason. Dystopia may not be realistic, but it has its own purpose. I certainly learned a lot. As for the second half of this quarter, our major work was the Rhetoric in Practice project along with the companion essay. I chose to do my project on…

young. All my life might have been” (Dickens 151). In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, people are suffering, but in some cases do not recover and do not have better outcome in life. Furthermore, these people need something in order to be resurrected from their miseries. Compassion has the power to resurrect sufferers. Compassion helps sufferers have a purpose in life, hope, and peace. Compassion helps sufferers have a purpose in life. Sydney Carton does not have a purpose in life and is…

An examination of life and spiritual perspectives that influence my personal belief that God has a plan for my life encompasses all people despite their diversity in ethnicity, culture, religion, or socioeconomic background. Two published articles and a blog found on the internet were used to support my personal belief because they convey similar experiences and validate similar beliefs that I share. Moreover, these sources provide a clear basis of my views on human life, success, and…

Living a purposeful life is like a religion to some; some seek it, but the experience is different for everyone. Most people will say that without passion, purpose cannot be created. Others say that as a society we have changed what it means to have a purpose. Rarely as a society do we stop to explain what it means to live a purposeful life, or how it helps us form more fulfilling relationships with others, or why everybody should have a purpose. According to Jason Anthony, the founder of…

focus on autonomy, mastery, and purpose, which is known as Motivation 3.0. Although I agree with Pink, I personally disagreed in the beginning because in some situations carrots and sticks do work, but in the end motivation 3.0 is the way to be more successful. As of right now I am going to school to become a teacher, so I feel that motivation 3.0 will factor into my life and my career. As a teacher I will be able to my own work freely as long as my work gets done and my students learn what they…

variety of important life lessons for the reader to learn from the book Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom. Of the many meaningful aphorisms Morrie Schwartz taught Mitch, there is one in particular that I feel I can relate to on a personal level. It reads: “so many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to…

self-aware of my own strengths and life philosophies. Nothing the VIA Survey of Character Strengths told me was a surprise to me. For example, my top strengths are treating people fairly (justice), appreciation of beauty, and open-mindedness; whereas, my humility and sense of faith were my lowest ranked strengths. Similarly, I also had already realized that I appreciated life and that it had a purpose. I did not need surveys such as the Meaning of Life Questionnaire or the Satisfaction with…

but we do not recognize it. Everything has their own limit, don’t go over it. The purpose of technology is to helps people in education, work, and majority of things, however, that doesn’t mean people dip their head into it. This is the reason I want to figure out what would my life will be without technology. In order to do this, I let myself stay away from technology in one week. Unless I have to use computer for my classes, I didn’t lay a hand on any devices. As I expected, on a first day, I…