Perfection Essays

Red Apple “Perfection is never reachable” If we began to examine every effort in people, almost 99% of all humans try at least one occasion to grant perfection level. By the way, I'm just referring to the percentage as a one-time occasion, but then we have the other percentage of humans who tried every day to be as perfect as our God, which is wrong, if we tried more and push ourselves to be greater by altering us more just to get a "perfect" grade, isn't worth it. But in the image I created I'm

Perfection is a perception. What some people call perfect for others it can be horrible, ugly and dirty. What one person may consider perfect could be full of flaws, yet that perception of perfection is what sets expectations. Everyone wants to be perfect, with perfect lives. Everyone wants to have a little of perfection in their lives. In the 1920s perfection was also known as the American Dream. The American dream is incredibly flawed and it encourages people to go to extremes to achieve wealth

Is striving for perfection as important and ideal as people set it to be? People often try to perfect their personal and professional lives to poetry the best version of themselves but others do not see it as the same, they see it as something not as important in their lives. As people work long hours at work and try to fix themselves up for the day every morning they tend to prioritize the meaningless things in life in comparison to more meaningful things that would not bring for fulfillment internally

Perfection There is about 8 billion people on this planet, and each one of those people have there own idea on what it means to be a modern person. And one of the aspects of being a modern person to the want to be more perfect in all ways. But perfection is a unreachable desire of the majority. And if perfection is ever reached it could potentially be our downfall. There has been many books writen throughout time that presents the thought of perfection. For example “The Great Gatsby”

adulthood. Donna Milner's After River examines issues evolving around the childish notion of perfection. Natalie never realizes that her perfect family is naught but a false pretense; her enthrallment in perfection and inability to shed the childish belief hinders her growth. In order to comprehend the harm of perfection, one must contemplate the mentality perfection instills. Natalie's immersion in perfection fosters her to be naive: "Suffering and grief were not part of that sunshine time of our lives

Although many know that perfection is not realistically achievable, perfection is thrusted upon people from parental and educational expectations. Pressure for perfection is derived from parental expectations. Parents pride themselves on having “perfect” children and they pit themselves against other parents when it comes to who has the better child. This competition causes parents to put unachievable goals upon their child in order to “win” the race between other parents. This idea of parental

Franklin Experiment In American Experience class we recreated an experiment by Benjamin Franklin to achieve moral perfection. in this experiment each day we rated how we did each day on the NDA core values. If we did exceptionally well that day we gave ourselves a ‘+’. If we did worse than average that day we gave ourselves a ‘-’. If we did the same as usual we left the space blank. The five NDA core values include faith, respect, responsibility, service, and trustworthiness. During the first week

Perfect (n.) 1. Conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type. 2. Excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement. 3. Entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings. Perfection is something many urge to have, yet can never grasp. It is human nature to always want something superior. Bigger is reckoned as better, but how complex it is to achieve such moral values when we are granted with an animalistic mindset? In Benjamin Franklin’s “ The Autobiography

Unfortunately, expectations can sometimes become unattainable. This is demonstrated in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, where the main character, Kambili, is forced to meet impossible standards of perfection. In Purple Hibiscus, Adichie shows how victims of abuse are forced into perfection without taking their well-being into account. However, when they are exposed to new ideas they gain freedom and a way to grow into their own identities. Parents often force their children into harsh molds

No one knows everything. This may seem pessimistic, but this is what drives me to always want to learn more. Just because perfection does not exist, there’s no reason not to aim for it. I do not aim to know everything, but the idea that there’s always more to learn really makes me happy. It means there is room for so much potential passion. I personally love learning, and I want to become a teacher. If I can teach in a way that makes others interested in learning more, then I feel like I have succeeded

but there is a good chance you will feel them. You will find yourself feeling imperfect and not worthy of other people’s time. Ready for the kicker? As a perfectionist… You will feel like no one else feels. Those moments that come close to perfection? You will know when they hit you. And when they do, they will be some of the most beautiful times of your life. You will alway push yourself to succeed. No matter how much you stress yourself out over the smallest details, you will make accomplishments

humans have tried to achieve one thing and one thing only: perfection. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “The condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects.” In a modern world, the concept of perfection has been distorted and generates an abundance of seemingly negative consequences, ultimately putting into question whether or not perfection is even possible. This striving for perfection is seen in Oryx and Crake, a novel written by Margaret Atwood

At some point in every person’s life, they’ve dreamed of achieving perfection. Whether it’s getting straight A’s in school, being the perfect daughter or son, being a star athlete, or being the most popular, everyone’s always basically been trying to be the best at something. This could start from a young age when you feel the need to compete friends, siblings, classmates, or really anyone. The issue starts to become really prominent the older children get, during elementary school children already

Faculty of Judgement In “Meditations of First Philosophy” René Descartes argues that human errors in the faculty of judgement are not God’s fault, even though God is all good and all powerful. Instead, Descartes asserts that humans have a lack of perfection that lead them to make errors. I will argue that this is incorrect, because if God is all good and all powerful, he could make all humans with the ability to have a perfect faculty of judgement, which would prevent them from making errors. Descartes

The subject that perfectionism is a negative trait will be looked at in this essay. Some people believe that perfectionism is a beneficial trait and aids in keeping one's life in line. However, other people believe that perfectionism involves more downfalls than improvements. This is because the habit of perfectionism has many adverse effects, pertaining to both physical and mental, and impact a typical person's life fairly drastically. Firstly, it becomes hard for an individual to appreciate perfect

Everyone needs a label of some sort. It tells who the person is in the world. In the novel Flawed by Cecelia Ahern the character Celestine experiences the label of perfect and flawed. Labels matter because labels can identify a person quickly, and they feel like they belong. Labels affect the identity of a person or try and find out who they are. Celestine said in the beginning of the book she said, “I’m a perfectionist” (3). What celestine means by this is, she thinks she is perfect and everything

a charm. She embraces the imperfections and blemishes. Although the birthmark seems not to bother Georgiana her husband Aylmer wants perfection. The birthmark located on Georgiana left cheek is a red mark in the shape of a

“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” People who always strive for perfection are the impatient ones who eventually give up, because never is it possible for everything to be pure. This natural disease is portrayed in the short story “Pancakes”, by Joan Bauer, where due to the perfectionism the protagonist Jill had, tragedy was caused. This story basically describes the life of a young girl named Jill, who suffered from the incurable disease OCD, and constantly attempted to make everything

that this essay and the movie Gattaca should show us as humans that mistakes and failures make us special as humans and help us to improve. The importance is to learn from your mistakes, keep on going and stay yourself. It is normal to strive for perfection and it is a good attitude in your job, sports or in school, but always be aware of the people around you and the people that love you, that is what makes you

Hara Marano's article "On the Pitfalls of Perfectionism" discusses the disadvantages of striving for perfection in all aspects of life, which can lead to feelings of anxiety and unhappiness. Marano suggests that focusing on one's own development and growth instead of perfection is a better method. Embracing mistakes and failings as part of the learning process, she advises, and recognizing that it is okay to make mistakes and not do them perfectly every time. Further to that, Marano suggests that