SSS #74

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."

- Sophocles

Reflection: One shouldn't have to resort to cheating in order to win something. Many people do anything they can to win and that includes cheating. But they know one day their time winning is going to come to an end when people take note of them cheating. When I play basketball, I never take any extra supplements to increase my performance level. The only way I choose to win is through hard work and determination.

SSS #72

"He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm."

- A Proverb

Reflection: This can be true in many cases. I have been with some bad people however and I have never been a part of any wrong doing. Many people are, however, influenced greatly by the people by which they associate themselves with. I caring person can turn into someone who hurts others simply by hanging out with a group of people that hurts people. They begin to gain the idea that hurting people in okay because he/she sees their friends hurting people and they are fine so they begin to think it is okay to hurt others.

Integrity

Many people believe promises shall only be kept so long as the person is there with them. Abraham Lincoln made a promise to his mother that he would never smoke and drink whiskey because is mother was ill from doing so. When he went on a trip with a colonel, the colonel asked him if he would drink with him and smoke with him. Lincoln said no because he knew that he had made a promise to his mother and wasn't planning on breaking that promise anytime soon.

SSS #67

"A CTR champion is a person who makes a great human out of himself."

- Noemi Trigueros

Reflection: In the positive light, we know that doing great things creates a great human in one's own eyes. Many times in the eyes of others, a great human is known to have succeeded in life with money and power. I do believe however that a great human shows their dominance by having enough will power to choose the right.

SSS #64

"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."

- William Penn

Reflection: I am pretty skeptical about this statement because there is no way to say that what you are doing is right if everyone is saying its wrong. There is no moral handbook for the world. If that were to exist people could easily discredit it because there is no force that can stop them from doing so. I understand that William Penn wants the world to do the right things even if it is seen in the wrong light, but I wouldn't be able to distinguish the two because there is everyone against you. They have the right in their hands.

SSS #58

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in DETERMINATION."

- Tommy Lasorda

Reflection: Many people give up because something may be too hard or they may even say it is impossible. People don't actually look into trying their hardest and with their all to make it possible. Men can even become women if they truly wanted to. I really try hard to play higher and higher notes on my trumpet even though it causes my head and lips to ache. Being determined brings success.

SSS #50

"Doing what is right, fair, and honorable is more important than winning or losing."

- Chick Moorman

Reflection: Many times when I play a game online, I have to race people that love to cheat. When I am passing them up they like to hit the bottom right or left of my car to execute a PIT maneuver and I get frustrated because I don't cheat. I always drive behind them to catch the draft and quickly pass them up. I really don't like cheating when I play any type of game. When I win, I like to have an honorable win; something you have to earn and play fair for.

SSS #46

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."

- Charles Ketterer

Reflection: One should not think about what they think they will do. They should have to act upon it to make it into a reality. When one thinks about just having a good life or becoming an athlete they are not creating their future. All they are doing is simply just trying to see what may lie ahead of them. They should be practicing and working out each day and never stop. Many professional athletes today practice even though they are professionals. Why? Because they want to improve their skills. There is never a good enough because there will always be someone pushing harder to become better and better. They are not wasting their time by believing they are good enough and that they do not need to improve.

Student Success Statement #42

"The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves." 

- Anonymous Author

Reflection: I sometimes look to the goal of trying to beat others because when one thinks of setting goals its good to do better and better than what you have done the previous time. But when I comes to making yourself stand out, you have to find what other have not done yet and surpass them. There is certain situations in which one is better than the other but there will never be a time where one will always be better than the other.

Student Success Statement #39

"Try a little harder to be a little better."

- Gordon B. Hinckley

Reflection: This is my mentality when I am working out. I always try a bit better everytime when I run my 3 miles. I always tell myself to run for a bit longer or to do longer strides to get better and better times. Doing a bit better everytime would get you a great increase in performance in the long run. I always work a bit harder everyday to see my growth in the future.

Student Success Statement #26

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."

- Aristotle

Reflection: If one does no teach the heart then one would never be able to succeed. One needs the heart to give yourself a drive to wake up every morning to know that one will look to succeed in what the heart loves. It'll wake you up to tell you that today may be a big day. It also teaches moral values. Without the knowledge of these values then one would not be able to succeed because one would not be able to create connections and network with people causing life to be nearly impossible.

Student Success Statement #25

"CTR connects you to happiness and success-CTW disconnects."

- Mr. Haymore

Reflection: I believe CTR can connect you to happiness because you will feel morally sane that you asre doing the right thing. But I do not believe it can guarantee my success. The world around me and the one we see in the news and other media outlets shows that some successfull people aren't necessarily living the high way. But they still feel happy because they have what they need to survive in this horrible, corrupt earth.

Student Success Statement #24

"Choosing the right is always the right thing to do."

-  Alex Linares

Reflection: It is true. One should never debate it. Whenever you do something, you should know that the right way to do it would always be right. It shouldn't matter however the outcome because you know you did the right thing and it stays with you until you die.

Student Success Statement #23

"It's better to be alone than to be in bad company"

- ANON

Reflection: One really wants to be a good person because it will bring them happiness. When someone surrounds themselves with bad people they would only strive for one thing which would be to become accepted. It doesn't matter what group it is, you will always want to be accepted. And if you surround yourself with bad people, then one would only learn to do bad things. If a boy is raised by wolves, he would learn to be a wolf.

Student Success Statement #21

"I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences."

- Robert E. Lee

Reflection: It is 110% true. We should always to do the correct thing and never even let our minds think of doing anything else. Just as certain staff here at HPIAM does. They always follow the rules set for us and don't think otherwise. It makes us brave people whenever we do what's right because we don't care about what consequences may come from it.

Student Success Statement #20

"Tell me what is right and I will fight for it."

-Woodrow Wilson

Reflection: It is amazing what this man said. It is important to fight for what is right rather than to fight for one's own greed. One example would be how criminals kill people sometimes because they are against them. All the criminals want is the money and status of power. I only wish to do good in the world and cause no harm to anyone. But if I am pursuing something for the greater good and there are obstacles to accomplish that, I would have to fight my way to finish it.

Student Success Statement #19

"The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character."

-Margaret Chase Smith

Reflection: This is entirely true. One who stands up for what is right is the person that shows courage. Courage because not many people would stand up for it because of the fear of being criticized by society. It is an amazing feeling when does because you feel like a noble person doing things right.

Student Success Statement #18

"The reward of a job well done is to have done it"

Reflection: This is the way I feel whenever I do something great. I just feel that once I do something amazing and well done I just feel proud of the fact that I actually did it.

Student Success Statement #15

"Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right."

- Mario Cuomo

Reflection: This happens to me most of the time. In terms of doing something correctly, I sometimes believe I did something right, but then it may end up wrong. But in ethical terms, when I do something right, such as when I went with my friends in the Humanitarians Club to Venice Beach to clean up the beach. We all felt great about ourselves because we felt as if we were being the people we want others to be like who care about the community and the world. Whenever someone does something wrong, you see them pay the consequences such as ending up incarcerated or it could also end up fatal.

Student Success Statement #14

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me."

- Carol Burnett

Reflection: She wants to say that she is not influenced by anyone. She does things that way she want s because she has control of her body and her mind. No one can take that away from her. When I do something good, I do it because my mind tells me that I want to do it. No one should ever do something hat they do not want to do just because someone else told them to. If it does it just dhows how weak minded they are and that they shouldn't even have control in the first place.