Student Success Statement

                 Student Success Statement

"To be great--Concentrate."-Orson swett Marden

The statement is attempting to convey the idea that concentration is essential toward success. I believe the claim of the statement. Concentration is the ability to devote your effort upon one activity or multiple activities. The word concentration is mostly utilized with in the confines of an academic institution and in order to evaluate the learning patterns of the alumni. In order to succeed many essential traits are required and one of them is the ability to concentrate. Concentration allows and individual to completely devote himself upon a goal he or she is attempting to achieve, concentration is different from determination because concentration is usually attributed with visual perception of your goal and your physical involvement. A method in which concentration is evaluated or observed is through the use of children, suppose you are attempting to evaluate the concentration skills of two children, so you observe the time in which they can solve a puzzle with in a noisy environment, when one child finishes the puzzle that child is declared the winner and therefore is assumed to have the greater amount of concentration.

Student Success Statement

                Student Success Statement

" Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: the world is full of educated dialects. persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."- Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States.

The quote is attempting the convey the importance of the quality known as persistence. When a certain task is attempted you can always expect Adversarial  forces that will approach you and attempt to halt your development and if we are not able to exhibit persistence we will not be able to overcome such forces even if we are full of talent the talent will not allow us to overcome every situation. But i believe that some aspects of talent are constructed through persistence, suppose you were attempting to run one mile in under 5:00 minutes, if you were to attempt and fail, but if you were to persist you would construct a talent that can be applied into running, so therefore persistence has allowed you to develop a talent. The most important aspect of persistence is the applicability of the quality, the quality can be implemented onto every aspect of your life, such a s athletics, academics, or extra curricular activities. So therefore persistence will always assist us in the development of talents if it is applied properly.

Student Success Statement

                Student Success Statement

"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."-Matt Biondi
This statement is attempting to convey the importance of persistence within the life of an individuals. Persistence is defined as continuous effort even when adversity is imminent. I admire persistence and the rewards that can be achieved through the exertion of persistence. If we want to improve upon an activity we must exert effort and withstand several obstacles that may halt our development with in that particular activity. But first you must evaluate the importance of persistence with in your life, suppose you cannot execute a proper running technique, if you were to exert effort and persistence you will probably be able to master that technique, therefore in many instances failure allows you to understand the value behind what is known as persistence.