What St Patrick's Day Means to Me

I have absolutely no idea why we celebrate St. Patrick's day in the states. In European countries they celebrate to remember when st Patrick forced all of the snakes to flee the land. So why does the United States even celebrate the day? Maybe we just wanted to fit in. Now it is just an excuse to have a party and parades. St. Patrick's day has got to be the most pointless holiday there is to Americans.

Taking a Stand in Call of the Wild

One of the major themes in Call of the Wild,a novel by Jack London, is taking a stand. Buck, a 155 pound dog, exemplifies this when he leaves man and fellow kanine to answer "the call of the wild". He is taken from his home, beaten by a man in a red sweater, and forced to run many hours in the cold winter days, just because "man had found a yellow metal". He takes his stand when he decides to run away, therefore leaving his owners and fellow sled dogs.

Olympics/determination

Nothing in the world is worth the type of commitment that Olympic athletes take upon themselves. To give up everything in your life and do nothing but practice and workout would be stupid. Apolo Ohno, the Olympic speed skater worked out 4 times a day. Each session would last two hours, that's 8 hours a day! That means he would have time to eat then go to bed and do it all again the next day. These Olympic athletes must have such a passion for there sport.

Characteristics of a Winner

The best characteristic a competitor can have is stubbornness. They have to know what they want and stick to their laurels. Another important characteristic they must have is focus. Because when its time to execute and perform their best they absolutely have to buckle down and focus otherwise all of their training could go to waste.

Persuasion

The use of persuasion can be the most powerful tool there is, unfortunately I cannot harness it's power. I am absolutely the worst at persuading people to do or say what I want them to do, which gets annoying. This makes me wonder if there was a person out there who was so bad at giving people what they wanted that I could persuade them to my side successfully (most likely not). I also wonder what would be the case if I was good at persuasion. Would I just expect to get what I want all of the time? When I vissualize this I dont like what I see.