Essay Hard Work

Hard– work, determination and passion for service have been how I make a difference in my community. Motivated by hard work to advance my visions to improve human health. Growing up, my parents encouraged me to never fear challenges, instead tackle it through strength and effort. So, I began to prepare myself by getting an education, skills and training so that I may give back to the community. Stimulated by determination to create a vision, I pursued a career in psychology. I realized my life's purpose is to help others. I often times find myself engaging in rescue efforts, doing charity work, and getting to the heart of the issue, as a way to assist people to better him or herself. Obligated by dedication to maximize my potential, as an athlete in grade school, I learned how to push myself and acquired the important quality of being a team player and a leader. This strength and devotion earned me the opportunity to play sports on a collegiate and semi– professional level.

After high school, I chose to higher my education and attend college. I enrolled in Tallahassee Community College where I gained an Associate's Degree in Biology with honors in 2015. Thereafter, I transitioned to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in its Allied Health Program majoring in Pre– Physical Therapy where I am seeking...show more content...

As a member of an academic organization and volunteer activities, I participate in the S.T.E.M. Program for students interesting in majors such as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. I volunteer my time helping with the Toiletry Drive on the campus of Tallahassee Community College, as well as, donate plasma at the local blood bank to help save and improve the lives of others. Throughout it all, I am a faithful representative of St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Get

Americans today often believe that hard work should always result in a well–earned reward, often saying "hard work pays off". But what if the reward was the work itself, which according to Ralph Waldo Emerson beliefs is true. Although some might see this as a false claim there is some truth to it but there are multiple factors, one being if you actually enjoy the work you're doing, like if you're working at your dream job compared to a fast food chain you would often find that when working at your dream job the hard work its own reward because you would enjoy your work more compared to those working at the fast food restaurant which is not. For me personally I find this true because of all the significant examples that back up my claim. One example being when I was little; I was at a young age where there wasn't much to do; although there were videogames that provided me with temporary satisfaction. So, exploring my backyard through boredom, I found a shovel which I used to begin digging a hole. For some reason every time I scooped some dirt off the ground it felt satisfying. I did this to the point where I hit rock bottom and continue so I dug another hole, which began to repeat over and over. My dad noticed this and began to plant some trees and plants, which later resulted in fruits and beautiful flowers. Although some might think that the flowers and fruit were the reward it had seemed to me that the actual digging was the reward itself. In addition, another example would be when at school I am given an assignment with more difficulty in completion of that assignment I typically find myself feeling more satisfied with the actual work than the reward. So overall, I would say what I also found myself learning that it is that when the work is something you enjoy doing the work typically is its own reward. Now I'm going to start to focus on jobs because that is where hard work is most involved. A good friend of mine has a great connection to this topic; he had two jobs one working at Chick–Fil–A it was a good experience, but he would have definitely would have liked to get a paycheck instead of hard work. The next job and his current is a job he got at Methodist, he enjoys it a lot because he gets to help

Work For It Some people sit back and think about how good of a life they have, while others are wondering why they are constantly feeling like they are at a disadvantage. This is what Namit Arora, discusses in his essay "What Do We Deserve?" He often thinks to himself, "How much of my good life do I really deserve? Why me and not so many others?" (Arora 87) and what he means by this is, why is it fair that he receives so many rewards in life when others are struggling to pay the bills. Well I completely agree with him; not everyone is going to have the same rewards in their lives because of many different factors including family background, genetics, environment and so on. However, while one might not start off as wealthy or intelligent...show more content...

One may have to work a little harder than another because of a certain setback such as gender or race, however with that extra push, they could come out even more successful than anyone else. It all comes back to the common phrase, "you get what you work for." So when it comes to letting everyone having equal liberties and letting the amount of work that they put in determine their success, than I think that it is a completely fair model of justice. Continuing with the idea of people believing that it is unfair how the upper class has more advantages in life, this bring us to the "meritocratic model" which is the model that "recognizes inequities and tries to correct for socioeconomic disadvantages" says Arora (Arora 87). This is the system that is related with the United States (Arora 87) and the reason that most people believe that this model is fair is because people with low incomes or with fewer benefits are offered programs such as the Headstart program and subsidized healthcare. Doing this would help out the needy and put everyone at somewhat of an equal place in life. However thinking deeply into the idea of these programs, they are not entirely fair from everyone's point of view. For example, some people are born with something that Arora refers to as the "natural lottery" which is described as "people who are born with certain talents and attributes– for instance, oratory, musical acumen, physical beauty and health, athleticism, good memory and

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Hard Work

By Katniss Everdeen

You consistently overhear people talking about hard work is needed in life, well it kind of is. From street smarts to book smarts, hard work is regularly needed. With hard work and a positive attitude, you can accomplish any goal. Hard work is a necessity in school, to achieve all goals, and make your parent(s) proud & impressed. It took hard work for me to study and complete all my work. In the end, I passed the Texas standardized test. Hard work can help you conquer any problems. In a realistic fiction book, Katniss Everdeen used hard work to beat the Hunger Games, anything you do in life requires hard work. Using hard work in sports and any other activities you do can help you become even better. Hard work can make any and every goal easier

In daily life the term personality is very freely used by people with different meanings. Some people refer to the physical appearance like height, weight, color, body built, dress, voice, etc. Some other people refer to intellectual qualities like intelligence, activeness, way of speech, thinking and reasoning abilities, etc. However our psychological definitions tell us that personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The study of personality focuses on two broad areas: One is understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability. The other is understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole. Emotions are the intense feelings that are directed at someone or something. I have never thought of what my personality is, so when i was asked to write an essay on what my personality was it was just a great task for me to writing about my personality. Primarily, I am a hard working and dedicated student. I 've always put my best in everything that I 've done academically. I am not the type of person who gets put up to a big challenge and backs down. I will always rise to the peak of my production and accomplish my goal. On this description I will be describing myself in a wide variety of personality traits that are good, and bad. Such as: enthusiastic, organized, not friendly , calm and my bad ones are having a quick temper and

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Which is more important, talent or hard work?. Other people refer to this question as Nature vs. Nurture (Taylor). Throughout the years there has been debates about the topic and it will go on in the future because of different beliefs and thoughts that people have. This argument can be compared with democrats and republicans, some believe one thing and the others something else. Hard work always comes out on top of talent because of the time and dedication a person utilizes to work hard and get to a high level of skill and knowledge.

Hard work, also known as nurture, is commonly defined as environment and experience. Nature is something that you naturally have within you, such as certain skills and abilities that you can do and others can 't, which is difficult to find people who can do certain abilities and skills. Even though people can develop skills and even a talent from working hard, It is very difficult for them to reach a certain level of skill. Past generations used to believe that talent and stars were born not made, but that belief has been drastically changed by the people who worked hard every day to reach their goals (Krakovsky). The ones who worked hard to get to a high level, did not only learn one skill they learned many others along the way whether it was a mental skill or a physical skill(Shanks). There is only a few bad sides to hard work, one is that if you work too hard in a physical activity, you can get hurt and that can can slow you down or even

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Hard Work Pays

I.Introduction

A.Attention Getter: Since I was little, I have be a daddy's girl. My dad is one of my best friends and o one works harder or is more selfless than my father.

B.Thesis: Working hard while being able to be successful on my own and making my father proud has been a goal of mine since birth.

C.Preview of main points / direction of the speech: My father worked relentlessly to put himself through school, raise his children, and teach me to work hard and do what will make me happy in life.

Transition: First, my father is my role model. He is my biggest fan and has the upmost faith in every decision I make. II.Body

A.As my father grew up in a large family, he was required to pay for everything he wanted for himself....show more content... My father wanted me to play sports to remain athletic, participate in outdoor and teambuilding activities, and to appease my personal goals to make him proud.

Transition: The hard work and work ethic I learned from athletics taught me to be successful in my academic career in order to ensure that I would be able to receive academic scholarships for my college tuition.

C.Focusing on school rather than sports allowed me to concentrate my mental capacity on gaining knowledge.

i.By taking honors level and dual–credit courses, I was able to increase my grade point average and become a well–rounded student.

a.My father never wanted me to have to worry about how I was going to pay for my schooling, although he offers to help me if I need assistance.

b.I intended to set myself up for success in college by working extra hard in high school. ii. Another value that my father constantly instilled in me was to do what makes me happy, no matter what other people have to say.

a.I was encouraged to give my full effort and give everything a valid attempt before deciding that an activity was not the activity for me, like sports.

b.Listening to my heart and following my own path has been something my father instilled in since the day I was

Hard work is a key to Success (ESSAY) "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" Hard work is the key to success. To succeed in life one must endure the challenges life presents and work to overcome these challenges to be the best possible person that one can be. We must not only use hard work to impress those around us but also to achieve goals that we set for ourselves. If we as individuals do not work hard to succeed, then we do not receive the same satisfaction as we would if we put in hour upon hour or even year upon year of work to achieve our goals. I believe for one to be successful, he must be willing to work hard to succeed in any aspect of life. "Great thing come from hard work and perseverance"...show more content...

The secret of success, as many people will agree, is hard work. Evidently, successful people are admired in the society. In many instances, they make headlines in the mainstream media. However, such people are not many in the society. Many people still struggle to achieve their goals in life. Others give up, all together, when they attempt without success to achieve their goals. Simply, many people are unable or unwilling to engage in hard work for them to be successful. "To succeed, work hard and never give up and above all cherish a magnificent obsession"

Many people give up when they do not feel like pursuing their goals or when they experience setbacks at the initial stages of a project. For instance, many people trying to lose weight may not see the results within the first few weeks of rigorous exercise and dieting. At this stage, unsuccessful people will give up. On the other hand, hardworking people try to find ways of solving some of the setbacks– instead of giving up. More so, they put in more effort even when they realize that have slim chances of winning. "Dreams don't work unless you Get

To succeed you have to work hard but hard work won't always help you succeed. Working hard is important if you want your dreams to come true but sometimes that hard work doesn't pay off and you can't achieve your dream. Everything won't go the way you planned and you will come across things that may stop or make the path to your dreams harder, but if you dedicate your life to it, you will achieve your dreams at some point but it will never go the way you planned it to. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are two men who are traveling together to find work on a farm to achieve their dream during the Great Depression. They find a job at a farm together but not everyone is nice to them and they have to work together to strive and make...show more content...

Or I'll set in some poolroom till ever'body goes home" (95). After Lennie killed Curley's wife, Curley was furious and wanted to kill Lennie and George lost all hope of owning his own place although Candy still wanted to do it. George didn't have the motivation anymore and he would take his money at the end of the month a find a cheap place to live. Candy was disappointed to find that George didn't want to put their money together in order to get their own place. Although George is a young man it would take him a longtime to save up enough money to get his place even with CandyВґs help but it is not impossible, his plan didn't go the way he planned but there will always be challenges and it won't be easy but if you are enough determination then you can accomplish anything. Candy is a old man who has been working on the farm for a long time, he lost his hand on the farm so he isn't able to do much but he was given $250 because he lost his hand. When Candy and George were talking Candy talked about how he lost his hand on the farm; ВЁI lost my hand right here on this ranch... An' they give me two hundred an fifty dollars Вґcause I losВґ my handВЁ(60). Candy has only saved $350 in his seven years of working at the farm, the farm also gave him $250 because he cut his hand so he only saved $100 from his monthly paycheck in seven years. If only Lennie and George were to save up and buy their own place it

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When I will be applying to college in a short few months, I will not be the most intelligent applicant by any means. However I am confident that I am willing to work harder than most people that I am up against. Hard work is what has made me successful in high school and is what will allow me to get into the college of my choice. Hard work in the face of opposition has been especially beneficial to my growth as a student and a person. There have been a few bumps in the road along my journey through high school. The ability to prevail through opposition is what has made me a stronger person. As a college student, this skill would be a necessity. While away atschool, family members will pass and bad things will happen. This is just the way...show more content...

It was upsetting to part with it at the end of sophomore year but it was a decision that has ultimately been better for me. I have been able to get involved in more activities like student athletic training, key club, and volunteering. As a student athletic trainer, I have learned a lot about all different types of sports and their injuries. I focus on football and wrestling, primarily because they seem to have the highest amount of injuries. During football season, a group of students and I travel with the football team to their games and take care of minor injuries (cuts, bloody noses, etc.) while assisting the athletic trainer with more serious matters. During wrestling season, I travel to all the matches and usually end up dealing with bloody noses and other small injuries. While athletic training is not what I wish to peruse a career in, it is something that has taught me a lot of valuable information. After my cheerleading career ended, I began volunteering at the Hunterdon Medical Center to build my resume for college. At the same time I started working at a restaurant in Kingwood called Ginny's 941. I have been working there for a year and I could not have had a better experience with a first time job. During the 2017–2018 school year, I will be the Vice President for Key Club where I will create, organize, and run fundraisers to benefit several different types of organizations. My ultimate goal as an officer next year

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work," (King). As Stephen King said, simply having a talent is commonplace in the world today. Whether it is incredible artistic ability, impressive grades, skill at a particular sport, or even kindness, every person has a feature that sets them apart. However, this natural ability does not guarantee success in any field. Ultimately, it is hard work that will lead you to a successful lifestyle, even with the advantages held by those with natural abilities. Developing skills in the areas that you have interest in will ensure your prosperity, regardless of where you start, as demonstrated by author J.K. Rowling and her characters in Harry Potter.

The best way to achieve success is by developing and expanding upon a particular skill. Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor Richard's Almanack, his collection of aphorisms, about this very topic: "Genius without education is like silver in the mine" (Franklin 147). If silver in a mine is not discovered, what good will it do anyone? In the same way, natural born genius will only benefit the world if it is continuously filled with knowledge and allowed to grow. If you fail to develop and improve any skills that you possess, regardless of what they are, it is as if they never existed. Other people are fortunate enough to have the same talents as you; if they put in more effort, they will excel. Even if someone does not

Hard Work Scholarship Essay

I personally am someone who believes in the importance and power of hard work. Which is the reason I am going to fund my own higher education without the help of my parents. I know the more I invest into my higher education, the more benefits I'll reap. I am proud I get to put in the hard work necessary to pay for college. Which brings me to the main reason this scholarship will help me attain my career goals, and that is that this scholarship will allow me to pay for the education necessary to build a solid foundation for the career of my dreams.

Without the generous contributions from corporations that make this scholarship and other scholarships like this possible, many students including me, would have to face a lifetime of enslavement

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Hard Work Application Essay

Please note in my enclosed resume you will see various examples of my hard work and dedication. I have been accepted to Murray State University and plan to pursue a Computer Science degree. I also was accepted to the Honors College at Murray. At Graves County High School, I am ranked 14 out of 276 and have a 3.976 GPA. I have taken numerouscollege classes as well, culminating over 30 hours of college credit. My work experience includes being an Office Assistant at Scotts Lawn Service and the Video Board Manger during Graves County's basketball season. I also am a credit recovery tutor at my school, where I help students earn their missing credits in order to graduate high school. I have been on the Volleyball team for four years, being on

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It's common to think that hard work is the key that will help people move up in the world, and that is true for the most part. However what is one supposed to do when there's a roadblock that is difficult to overcome? There are factors that may all together or by one at a time cause someone to not achieve that pay that wish. Due to education and wealth, discrimination, worker abilities and monopoly power, the opportunities of equal pay isn't always obtainable to workers. First factor of income quality, not every citizen has the best education they can get for that high paying job, and not many has the funds to get that job they really desire. In our world, not everything can be as fair for those who strive for success. Consider this, many people start at working minimum wage which is about nine dollar an hour. For one waitress addressed in a PBS news article by Paul Solman, that one waitress only earned $2.13 an hour before taxes. It is stated by many who are struggling with minimum wage that it is not enough to live on. As the cost of living increases, the minimum wage becomes insufficient in covering bills and cost. As a result of this situation, there are inspiring students who are unable to go further with their education and move up in life. Being stuck near the poverty line creates a situation where as much as those workers desire to progress in their career, insufficient funds and the lack of education keeps them from doing so as many higher paying jobs require

Success literature going back hundreds of years espouses the benefits of hard work. But why is it that some people seem to feel that "hard work" is a dirty word nowadays? I define "hard work" as work that is challenging. Both hard work and "working hard" (i.e. putting in the time required to get the job done) are required for success. A problem occurs when people think of challenging work as painful or uncomfortable. Does challenging work necessarily have to be painful? No, of course not. In fact, a major key to success is to learn to enjoy challenging work AND to enjoy working hard at it. Why challenging work? Because challenging work, when intelligently chosen, pays off. It's the work that people of lesser character will avoid. And if...show more content...

Hard work is something you look forward to because you know that it will lead to tremendous growth. And you eventually develop the maturity and responsibility to understand that certain goals will never just flow into your life; they'll only happen if you act as the driving force to bring them to fruition. When faced with the prospect of saying to yourself, "If I always avoid hard work, I'll never in my life get to experience X, Y, or Z," it's a little easier to embrace the benefits of hard work. What will you miss out on? You'll probably never run a marathon, marry the mate of your dreams, become a multi–millionaire, make a real difference in the world, etc. You'll have to settle for only what going with the flow can provide, which is mediocrity. You'll basically just take up space and die without really having mattered. The world will be pretty much the same had you never existed (chaos theory notwithstanding). If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work. Hard work makes the difference. It's what separates the children from the mature adults. You can keep living as a child and desperately hoping that life will always be easy, but then you'll be stuck in a child–like world, working on other people's goals instead of your own, waiting for opportunities to come to you instead of creating your own, and doing work that in the grand scheme of this world

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Qualities that Define a Hard Working Person What qualifies a person to be categorized as a "hard worker". He/She would have to be willing to do the work, and not only do it, but do it right. Efficiency, things such as showing up on time, and getting the job done in a decent amount of time. A person would have the knowledge to be able to do their work. Just as the cell is basic for life, being efficient is the basic factor of all hard workers. This is extremely important, it ties in with the other factors of the hard worker. Bosses look for people who are efficient, people who get the job done the best and fastest way. Efficiency is not only better and faster but it is also cheaper. I worked for a gentleman that always ...show more content...

Does this person have the right skills to perform the job? An example I can think of is when I worked for a rental company. When I turned 18 years old, my employers told me I had to get my class E drivers license. Now this might not sound like a big deal but it was because if I did not get it within five days of my 18th birthday I could not come back to work. The only way to get to work again was to pass the test and bring a verified copy. This is a skill I had to obtain to work this job. Other such skills required of me was that I had to know how to pull trailers behind trucks, work on and with heavy machinery such as bucket lifts, tractors, lawn mowers, and other such types of equipment. A knowledge base should not only contain the skills needed to do the job but also some common sense. I say this meaning problem solving skills. For example if an engine is not running this is how I would go about trying to make it run, my problem solving method. Remembering what I had been told about engines needing three basic things,(fuel, oxygen, and fire) first I would check the gas, this sounds very elementary, but it is amazing how many people don't look at this. If this turns out not to be the problem, next I would check the oil. Another of many simple things that people tend to over look. The third thing to check would probably be the spark plug. Now granted these things are very simple but it is a good way of showing problem solving methods. The

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us every day, and when co–workers noticed that the supervisor was focusing more on pleasing the funding process, they began to feel as if they were not doing a good job. Co–workers started to call into work because of feeling sick. When they would return from being sick, they would mention that they had been stressing out and he was the cause of them getting ill. I asked, "why the stress"? They responded, "We feel that he does not appreciate all the hard work we are already doing." I responded; " Remember when he allowed all the flexibility and sharing ideas in our own pace setting strategy?" Yes, they said, well if you are having a difficult time understanding why you arefeeling the way you are feeling; you need to communicate that with the leader and find a better solution, so you are not feeling unappreciated. Reminded each employee to remember he is learning how to lead and so far he is doing a great job by coming in and checking to see how we are doing and if we need any help. He also makes sure we are not overwhemed in our classes and does understand when we need some assistance to implement a change or if an activity is age appropiate. I reminded the team to always communicate because what they misunderstand or see is not what was intended to be misinterpreted. He also showed the ability to build up his employees and help their work performance accelerate with his coaching skills. Although, not having that much of leading experience he used his own experience to help build up his employees for improvement. Continuing to learn his role as a leader he would do his best, but most of the times through his learning he would need a lot of direction from his supervisor. In the process of him leading his team, there were a lot of times he would manage poorly and un–prepared with duties that may have required. Most days he would come into the class and mention to the teams to take the day as it happens, tweak different ideas until I can get you all the right materials to help smooth out your routines.

Organizational culture has been affected in diverse ways, such as the way employees are trying to advance their skills. I see parents not developing policies and procedures, how power and information flow

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Steph Curry's Hard Work

Hard work is not easy. It is not impossible. It is always challenging, but always rewarding. Success without hard work is impossible. Hard work has always been and will always be a crucial part of being successful. Hard work is important for success, because without it, you cannot improve. Steph Curry is a great example of a person who's hard work has lead to success. Even when others thought he had no room to improve, that he was too good, he still did. Steph Curry has won sixteen awards, such as two time NBA MVP in 2015 and 2016, and the winning the NBA Championship in 2015. Sixteen is quite a few awards for a relatively short career of 7 years. Also, he is an incredible shooter. He currently holds the record for the most 3–pointers made

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Some corps members say that teaching is the hardest thing they've ever done. There are moments when plans don't work out perfectly and where, despite having worked extremely hard, you might not feel good at your job. What concerns do you have about taking on this experience? I have had to learn the hard way that sometimes you are not immediately the best at a new skill or activity. This has been a very formative and constructive experience for me as I have had to learn the meaning of hard work for the sake of personal betterment, a skill that I believe is lacking in many young people today. I was not always the beststudent, best athlete, or best at a given activity; however, you could be guaranteed that I would be the hardest working. I have no doubt that challenging moments will arise in which I might momentarily doubt my abilities, but I trust in my fortitude and persistence that I will work to get better and be better for the sake of myself and my students.

As you know, our corps members teach in predominantly low–income communities. What experiences (in life, work, volunteering, etc.) have you had that could inform your success teaching in low–income communities?

I grew up, excuse the clichГ©, without two pennies to rub together. I know what it means to be a low–income student because I am and was one throughout my life. My friends, family, and loved ones all fall into this category and I have been shaped by it. Working as a tutor and classroom aide in high school for

Hard Work Accomplishments

In today's society, many kids are pushed to do well in life and told to work hard so that they can accomplish the best for their future. My dedication to my education began at a very young age when I started to read before even entering kindergarten. As time went on, school became more of a challenge. Throughout my high school career, I have spent most of my time focusing on my academics. When I was approached in 8th grade about what I planned to do for classes in high school, I did not take the easy way out. While other students selected classes such as gym or art, I chose to take a different path. Even though I knew it would be stressful, as well as a lot of work, I planned into my schedule to take two math classes as a freshman and two science classes as a sophomore. This was after previously starting high school...show more content...

Between working on homework for many hours into the night and staying after school to get help from teachers, I accomplished and exceeded my goal of doing well in advanced classes. I knew that in the long run my hard work would pay off, but it would also continue helping me in my daily life. Since I chose to make these decisions, I have become a very dedicated, scholarly, and hard working student. Due to these characteristics, I have been able to accomplish many other goals in life, such as pushing myself to learn multiple musical instruments, competing for all conference in track and field against girls twice my size, and receiving leads in many theatre productions. All of these achievements were reached due to the skills I learned while pushing myself to do better throughout my academic career. In the future, I will be able to better achieve my goals and aspirations as a result of my successful years in high school. I now plan to push myself to excel in college, as well as in a future career, all thanks to the effort and dedication I put into my hard work in high Get more content