I'm sitting down with my test in front of me, hands sweaty, and heart beating faster than the speed of light, as I look next to me and see the answer sheet to my mid-term exam. I stop and ask myself, "Should I put all my hard work of studying to waste a perfect grade?" Even though then I didn't know the words vires and mores I know they played an important role in my life.
Vires signifies strength of all kinds; moral, physical, and intellectual. My intellectual strength goes as far back to middle school. I was just learning the importance of my education. I was sitting in class not doing anything productive, and my teacher told me, "Life is like an exam, there are no make ups." This quote will forever inspire me to do better. It also shows me how important my time is and why I should put it forth something productive, rather than nothing. This is why every year I decide to take more advanced courses. It started with one and then just went on from there, like branches from a tree. This shows how I strengthen myself intellectually. I've gotten used to studying every night and putting an 100% in everything I do. I have grown to become a diligent hardworking young lady. My morals come from being raised by mother who is a firm believer of karma, what goes around, comes around and one who abides by the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." These have been essential to my life. I can distinguish between right and wrong.
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"I'm sitting down with my test in front of me, hands sweaty and heart beating faster than the speed of light; as I look next to me and see the answer sheet to my mid-term exam
Even though then I didn't(Avoid using contractions in formal academic writing.) know the words vires ...
Vires signifies strength of all kinds; moral, physical, and intellectual.
... who is a firm believer of karma, "W hat goes around, comes around" and one who abides by the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." These have been essential to my life. I can distinguish between right and wrong. (Removed-unnecessary.)
Mores refers to character, custom, or tradition. Someone once told me that character is how you act when no one is around. I cannot agree more. For instance, I never hesitate to help someone out, like give them money even if its my last(Think of something non-monetary for your example here; it will be more effective.) . I am a firm believer of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. I try my best to follow his words and lead other teens to the same path. I'm involved in First Priority ( a student led Christian group), to help strengthen my faith and character.
Whether its studying everyday or doing random acts of kindness. The values embodied in the concepts of vires and mores are reflected repeatedly throughout my life. By the way , I didn't cheat on that mid-term exam; I was mentally ready and it was against my ways."
Hope this helps.
Thank you so much. Do you think I answered the prompt correctly and my answers werent vague. Its just I'm not feeling this essay at all.
I think this is a good response to the prompt; you may not be happy with it because you've been at it for awhile now; put it away and don't look at it for a few days. When you come back to it, it will be with refreshed eyes, and you may see opportunities for changes that you didn't see before.
