An Essay On Responsibility

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ResponsibilityisoneofthemostimportantthingsintheArmy.Accountabilityisalsoavery importantpartofbeinginthearmyanditgoeshandinhandwithresponsibility.Ifailedtomaintain accountabilityofmyweaponwhileatYakimaTrainingCenterThiswasnotanexampleofbeinga responsiblesoldier.ThisessaywillexplainwhathappenedandwhyIthinkresponsibiltyisso importantintheUSArmy.IhadsetmyweapondowninthetoolroomsothatIcangograba coupleofthingsfromoneofthetricons.WhenIdidthis,Ihadlostvisualcontactofmyweapon whileitwasunsecure.Becausemyweaponwasunsecure,someonewalkingbysawitandhad grabbeditWhenIgotbackfromthetricons,Ihadnoticedthatmyweaponwasshowmore content...

Ihadlostaccountabilityofmyweaponandthereforfailedthemission.Iamdisciplined,physically andmentallytough,trainedandproficientinmywarriortasksanddrills;Thiswasnotmebeing disciplinedormentallytoughatall.Ifailedtobeproficientinmytasksanddrillsbylosingmy weapon.Ialwaysmaintainmyarms,myequipmentandmyself;Maintainingmyarmsdoesn'tjust meanthatIkeepthemingoodworkingcondition,italsomeansthatI'llmaintainaccountbilityof them.BylosingaccountabilityofmyweaponIwasnotmaintainingmyarms.IamanexpertandI amaprofessional;Asanexpertandaprofessional,Iamexpectedtohaveacertaindegreeof responsibilityandaccountabilityofmyself,myactions,myequipment,andothersoldiers.When youloseaccountabilityofsomething,inthiscasemyweapon,itishardforotherstoseeyouas beingaresponsiblesoldier.Ifothersdontseeyouassomeonewhocanberesponsibleor accountable,it'shardtobeconsideredaprofessionalbyyourfellowsoldiers.IamanAmerican Soldier;BeinganAmericanSoldiermeanslivingtheSoldiersCreedWhenyoufailtoliveanypart oftheSoldiersCreed,youfailtomaintaintheimageofanAmericanSoldier.Thiscanhavea negativeeffectonthesoldiersaroundyouiftheyfeelthatyouarecreatingabadimagefortherest ofthemDuty;Doing

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PersonalResponsibility

PersonalResponsibiliyEssay

WilliamChallenor

Gen/200

12Mar2012

FeliciaWinborne

PersonalResponsibilityTobesuccessfulincollegeonemustbepersonallyresponsiblefortheir actionsPersonalresponsibilityishavingintegrity,andtakingaccountabilityforhisorheractions Doingtherightthingandmakingethicalchoiceswilldemonstratebeingpersonallyresponsibleand willresultinasuccessfulcollegeexperience.

Personalresponsibilityistakingownershipoftheirthoughtsandactions(StockdaleandBrockett, 2011)PersonalresponsibilitytomeishavingintegrityWhatImeanbythisisbeingtrustworthyto dotherightthing,allthetime.Forexample,plagiarizingwork,ifsomeoneistrustworthy they...showmorecontent...

ByorganizingIcansetthestepsineachcategory,short,intermediate,andlongterm,witheachstep leadingtowardmyultimatelongtermgoal.Afterallisn'tthatwhatweallwant,tosetourselvesup toreachtheultimatelongtermgoalOnceIhaveorganizedmygoals,IwillthenprioritizethemI willrankallofmygoalsintheorderinwhichIwanttoaccomplishthem.Iwillstartwiththemost immediategoalfirstandworkmywaytomyultimategoal.Forexample,themostimmediategoal formeistoobtainmydegreeMynextgoalwouldbetoretirefromtheMarineCorpsonceIhave twentyyearsofservice.MyultimategoalmightbetoretirebythetimeIamfiftyfiveandmovetoa tropicalarea,whateverthegoalisIwillsetmyselfuptoreachit.Byprioritizingmygoals,my decisionmakingwillbemadeveryeasybasedontheorderinwhichIwanttoreachallofthegoals thatIhaveset.NextIwillaccepttheresponsibilityofcompletingallofmyassignmentsinatimely manner,whichwillenablemetoreachoneofmygoalsOncethefirstgoalismetthenofftothe next.Bybeingpersonallyresponsibilityandmakingthebestdecisionsforme,Iwillultimately reachthegoalsthatIhavesetformyself.

Inconcluding,personalresponsibilitytomeisbeingtruetoyourselfandstickingtoyourmorals. Beingaccountableforyouractions

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ResponsibilityValue

ReasonforResponsibilityItisarguablethatacorporation'sonlypurposeistomaximizereturnsto theshareholdersofthatcompany.Itiswidelyacceptedthatcorporationsshouldstaywithinthe boundariesofthelaw.However,theobligationthatacorporationhastowardssocietyisoftenvague.

Acorporationthathasgreaterethicalstandardsshowsresponsibilityandcharactertotheir communitytowhichincludesemployees,consumers,theenvironment,andallotherstakeholders.

NewGlobalCitizensisanorganizationthatreceivesfinancialassistancefromothers.The corporationgivestheopportunityforteenagerstosolveglobalchallengesOthercorporationshave investedmoneyinNGCandothersimilar...showmorecontent...

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,70percentofAmericanconsumersquestioned,statedtheywouldbe willingtopaymorefora$100productformacompanythattheybelievetobesociallyresponsible. (Connor,Michael.2010)59percentoftheAmericanrespondentsclaimedtheywouldspendequalor moreonaproductfromacorporationthatoutreachtocommunitiesthroughcorporatesocial responsibility.(Connor,Michael.2010)(AppendixD–1)

Corporationsthatwouldbenefit: Investinfuturetraining: AcorporationthatwouldbenefitfrompayingafeetoNGCwouldbeMotorolaMotorolahasstated thattheyarehighlyinterestedtoinspirestudentstoembracesubjectssuchasscience,technology, engineeringandmathematics.(AppendixD–2)Thiscorporationhasdonated$5millionto InnovationGrants(Motorola,2010)Theybelievethatnewsolutionsareneededtoencourage teenagersinthiscountrytowelcomemoreideasinthosesubjects.

NewGlobalcouldgreatlybenefitfromthiscorporation,whileMotorola,inturn,wouldfinda significantgain.FundingastudentfromNGCtobecometrainedinskillsthatwillbeonedayuseful toMotorolaisapropositionthatbothcanprosperfrom.Thestudentwouldalsosucceedbygaining abettereducationandthereforehavingmoreopportunities

RenewReputationforProblematicHistory:Othercorporationshavehadahistoryofcorrupt businessethics.Nikeisacompanythathasbeenin

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ResponsibilityEssay

Responsibilityinapersonisamustastheycanbemoretrustinganddependableiftheyhaveeven theslightestamountofresponsibilityunlikethosewhodon'thaveanytheycanbelackinginmany thingsandmostpeoplewillseethemasdragsonsociety.Notonlythat,buttheyseemtohave negativeimpressionswitheveryoneelseastheydonotreallyhelpcontributetothebettermentof mankindbutthatishowmostpeopleactintoday'sworld.Buttheystillseemtogoonandmakethe bestofthedaythattheycan.Responsibilityishardforalotofpeople,itputsstressonyouand makespeoplethinkyou'redependentsotheymightstartaskingmorefromyouThatsaying,mylife wouldbemuchbetterthanitalreadyisifItookreasonabilityformySelfinmorewaysthanone. Firstly,IwouldbemoreactiveandwouldhavemystuffdonemoreoftenthanIdonowandthat wouldfreemeupforotherthingstodoandshowmorecontent

Iwouldbeabletocomethroughonmypromisestopeopleandhelpthemwithwhatevertheyneed helpwithSaymyfriendacrossthestreetneedsmetowatchhishousewhileheisgone,heis puttingahugeresponsibilityonmyshoulders.NowifIweremoreresponsiblethiswouldbeno problem,butatthemomentmyfriendmostlikelywouldbeuneasyaboutlettingmewatchhis house.AnotherthingifIwasmoreresponsibleIcouldhelpmycommunityandmakesureitisa betterplacetolive.Thiswouldnotonlybebeneficialtoothers,butmyself–esteemmayberaised bythiseffortFinally,IwouldhavemorefriendsandmaybebemorepopularthanIalreadyamasI couldbemoreoutgoingandadventureoutofmysafezonesoImaygetnoticedmoreoften.Another quotefromBrianTracywas"Impressionablepeopletrotoutthereexcusesandgetoffthehook"and thisisquitetrueaspeoplewhoaregiven

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RolesandResponsibilities

Thisessayistoevaluatewhatyourrole,responsibilitiesandboundariesasateacherwouldbein termsoftheteaching/trainingcycle.

Inorderforonetocompletelyexplorethetaskexpectedfromtheauthor,itisparamountto understandthemeaningoftheterminologyusedinthisessay.

Theauthorbeginsbygivingabriefdefinitionof"role".

Accordingtothedictionary,roleisdefinedasone'spart,expectedfunction,job,duty,task, responsibility.Readers'digest.Whilst,onlinedictionary,Encarta(1998–2005)claimaddedthat, "role"isusualorexpectedfunction,characteristicorexpectedpatternofbehaviourOntheother hand,"responsibilities"refertoaccountability,thatisthe...showmorecontent...

Thisauthorwhenontostatethat,therolesofteachers'istoactasaprofessionalbecauseone'srole caninfluenceothers.Wilson(2008).

Asateacher,one'sroleandresponsibilityshouldbetowardsthelearners'abilitytolearnandfor learningtobeastailoredmadefortheindividuallearner.

Moreover,FrancisandGould(2009),whenonfurtherbyaddingthat,ourexpectationasateacher, trainer,assessorortutorischeckingandreportinglearner'sattendanceandachievement,treatingall learnerswithfairness,equalrespect,givingopportunitytogetinvolved,encouragingall, acknowledgingdiversityanddifferentiation.Keepuptodatewithsubjectdevelopmenttomentiona few,whichalsoincludescurrentlegislationsuchashealthandsafetyact1974,manualhandling operation1992,RIDDOR,sexdiscriminationact1975

Furthermore,HuddlestonandUnwin(2008)p85usesdiversityandchangeintheirresearch."Where willIteach"and"whowillIteach"Furthermore,that"adultteachandlearninoneanother's company,theyfindthemselvesengagedinachallenging,passionateandcreativeactivity",andthat "actsofteachingandlearning–thecreationandalterationofourbeliefs,value,action,relationships, andsocialformsthatresultfromthis–arewaysinwhichwerealiseourhumanity".

Thereasonfor

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RolesandResponsibilityEssay

Personalresponsibilitytomemeanstakingaccountabilityforyourownactions,Makinga commitmentandstickingtoit.Inordertobeasuccessincollege,youhavetoapplyyourlife learnedlessonstotheequation,tobalancebothschoolandoutofschoolpriorities.BecauseYouare responsibleforthechoicesyoumake,youareultimatelyresponsibleforyoursuccess.Becominga masterorganizerandlearninghowtomanageyourtimeefficiently,willhelpyouachieveyour goals.Takingresponsibilityforallthathappenswhileyouareincollegewillhelpyouprevailin areas,whereyoumayhavelackedconfidence.Criticalthinkingandadesiretosucceedwillhelp youaccomplishyourgoalsWhenitcomestoourpersonalandshowmorecontent BecauseIdidnotwanttoletmybossdown,Iwouldgetintothiszone,whereIwouldnotseeor hearanyone,andpreparetoexecutemyexcitementbecauseunderpressureandmuchstress,I completedmytask.Thenegativestressinyourlifecouldbehardtoeliminateifyoudonotfinda positivereplacement.AccordingtoLucasMcCain(2012),"StressManagement:101BestWaysto RelieveStressandReallyLiveLife"(pg64)"Theimportantthinghereistofindyourparticular negativecopingstrategyandaddressyourstress,andreplaceyourstrategywithapositiveonethat addressthatsamestress."Self–Disciplineandschedulingeffectivelyarecriticalfactorswhenit comestosuccessfullymanagingyourtime.Havingself–disciplineisavitalnecessity,whenyouare preparingforcollegesuccess.Decidingtostudyforanimportantexam,orhangingoutwithfriends, willneedtobecarefullydecidedIfyouchosetheobvious,Studying,you'deliminateunwanted stresslike,crammingdaysbeforetheexam.Beingself–Disciplinedmeansyouhavecontrolover yourbehaviorandyoudonotmakedecisionsonimpulse,insteadyoumakeyourdecisions logicallyAccomplisheverythingyoucancompletetodayanddonotputitofffortomorrow Creatinganeffectiveschedulewillbeahelpfultoolwhenitcomestoyourcollegesuccess.Inorder toplan

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