Last Lecture

Student Success Statement

“You will go far with CTR.”

Mr. Haymore

This quote by you is so important. This quote is something that students should always know and be aware of. I think it's a very truthful quote. I say this because if you choose the right, you will come a long way.  You will be successful. CTR opens the doors to success and good.  Choosing the right will always bring back to you eventually. Little by little you will grow. Choosing the right can never go wrong. By being a person who CTR you will have good character, love, support, a great future, and most of all your hard work will always pay off. An example is the Curry’s. One curry all his high school life set records, he was amazing, he was valued, but he was not CTR. After all thus, where is he now? Who knows about him? Did he make it big? The answers are I don’t know, nobody, & no. Those answers came from CTW. He was CTW not CTR and because of that now he has nothing he dreamed for. Now the other Curry, did he set records? Was he known in high school? Only by his friends and family and no he did not but one thing he always did was CTR. His amazing choice of being a CTR person and making CTR choices payed off in the end. He now has a beautiful family, a good record, has been the MVP not once but twice, he got what he dream for, he became pro. He did this by being CTR and choosing the right. Choosing the right opened door for him and gave him what he deserved for always being CTR. He got rewarded in the best way all because he chose the right. Choosing the right will indeed take you a long way.

CTR

• cleans
• cares
• shares
• makes right choices
• helps
• not selfish 

CTW 

• mean
• rude
• selfish
• cheats
• disrespectful 

"The most important thing you will ever have is good values."

Dennis Prager

         This quote means that you shall always treasure how you are are. Good values include good character, and most of all choosing whats right. I believe this quote is true. One will get criticised based on how they are and how they are includes their values. If you have good values, you are a ctr person. An example of a good value is when you didn't study and its so easy to cheat, but your good value tells you thats not right and you don't do it. Having good values opens up doors. They open up doors because you are showing amazing character. You are showing that you are loyal, keep your word of honor, a CTR person, and respectful as well as self respect.  Using or having good values will always lead one to doing what is right.This is a very important quote because good values are a must for a successful living.  Now, if you choose to have bad values, values that are not good you will affect yourself. Bad values will backfire and you will be seen as a CTW person instead of a CTR one. 

“Nothing is ever gained in doing what’s wrong.”

Wilford Woodruff

I agree with this quote because it is true. When you choose the wrong no one learns anything. To begin with, You already know it’s wrong so when you do it you don’t learn it was bad because you knew that from the start. A perfect example of choosing the wrong and not learning is cheating. Everyone knows that cheating is bad, and when you do it you don’t learn anything because you won’t be able to improve yourself when doing so. Cheating is the perfect example also because you don't affect no one but yourself. You don't get to learn and grow as a person. Although it may seem like the easy way out but it is CTW. CTW is never right. If you choose to do the right then you will grow, you will improve yourself and become a much better person. You don’t gain nothing from doing what's wrong, simply because it’s wrong and you must’n known it was wrong from the start. Doing will get you nowhere in like, unlike choosing the right. Choosing the right will open new doors for you and help you grow.

"It's a GREAT MOMENT when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time." 

Pam Knox

              I agree with this quote by Pam Knox. I think this is right because one should always do the right thing at the right time. If one chooses to do this, because indeed it is correct they will show their value and that they are CTR people. If you choose to do right things at the right moment you won't be CTW, if you choose to do opposite than that though, you will be CTW. An example of doing something at the right time is say you go out and spot someone being robbed. Then you have the perfect time to stop it and you do so you are being CTR and showing your good character. Now, say you just let it happened in front of your face and didn't do nothing, that is CTW and you are showing how selfish you are and how you have no good character.  Being Ctr will never go wrong and there is never bad timing to do so. 

“Greatness is the only investment that never fails.”

Henry David Thoreau

To begin with I agree with Henry’s quote. I say this because doing what's good can never go wrong. Any time you choose the right no bad outcome will come from it. An example is you see someone getting robbed. Later you find the robber and you think “should I report him or not.” The right thing to do is report him. Why? Because if you see him and let him slip, he will continue doing what he did over and over again. Now if you report him you’re actually helping him, they  can change for the better and you're helping others around you stay safe. When you choose to do right, and you know it's right never second guess yourself because doing what's right is right. Doing something that doesn't have goodness in it is not correct. Choosing to be a CTR person will never fail one unlike CTW. When someone chooses to do right they are helping lots of people and preventing lots of other things. If you choose something that you think is right, But it fails, then it really wasn’t right and one must learn from their mistakes. Good doesn't fail, bad does. 😆😁😃

“It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound”

(not good)

By: Joseph Smith

This quote to me means that we are responsible for doing what's right. We are the only ones who can choose whether we live a CTR or a CTW life. We have the choice to make the right things known and the bad unknown. It is important to do so because the next generations will always look up to the older ones. An example is say there is two teens and 2 adults. One teen looks up to adult #1 who has a good education, a profession, and is living a good life. The other teen looks up to adult #2 who has no job, parties, does not attend school. It is likely for the teens to end up the same to the person is they look up to. This is important because as role models we should always try our best to promote what's right because there is younger kids out there who look up to everything we do without even knowing it. One bad choice impacts a lot of people not only yourself. Doing what's right will always be the “popular” thing to do. It's what's right. By doing what's right you teach others to follow you and then they teach others to do so as well. It's a never ending cycle.

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.”

Abraham Lincoln

I agree with his quote. Abraham Lincoln’s quote is right because it's true. When someone is right it's okay to follow. This quote to me means that doing what's right will never go wrong and doing what's wrong will never be right. When you choose to be CTR you will be doing yourself a favor not anyone else. An example of this is cheating on a test to get a perfect score. Everyone makes mistakes and it's said that we learn from them. When you cheat to get a perfect score you are following to be a CTW person. Now say you didn't get a perfect score, that's okay because you are being truthful and you are following what is right. One should follow those who are bound to do right and have character. If they ever switch up and turn bad, one must be bound to leave them and start a path of there own. Following those who are wrong, will make you look the worst. This quote is very important. Choosing the right and having a great character will always benefit, than cheating and choosing the wrong.

“Character is higher than intellect.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I believe this quote is right. Intellect comes from having good character. The most important thing is character because being a CTR person will always open up doors etc. Now if you don't have good character doors will not open because you are CTW. good character is linked to being a CTR person. When you have good character you always make the right choices for yourself and think about what the outcome of your choices will be. That is what CTR is all about. An example of character being higher than intellect is that say there is two people applying to the same job. The first person in very high in knowledge but lacks in character. They are sometimes rude to customers and other times are dis-honest.  Now person two isn't so high in knowledge ( at normal level) but does have amazing character. Always giving respect, helping others and goes beyond to do so. Who will get the job? Person 2. Why? Because they always try their best no matter what and there good character pushes them to be better everyday unlike person one. Having good character will always be at high power because good character pushes one to be the very best that they can every day. Good character eventually makes a very high achieving person who is always CTR.

“True Independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.”

Brigham Young

This quote means that choosing the right will be your independence and your freedom. I agree with what Brigham Young is saying in this quote. When a person chooses to do what's right they are also choosing to be free and have independence. An example is say person 1 is responsible, works, goes to college and gets money. They are free and will continue to be free because they are doing what's right. Also they are independent because they do things on there own. Now person 2 doesn't have a job, did not graduate high school and steals from stores to get money. They are not independents because they choose the wrong. Another thing is sooner or later they are going to get caught, Go to jail and lose their freedom. Choosing whats right plays an important role in ones life. Choosing the right will make your life easier. Now choosing the wrong has the power to ruin someone's life because you do what's wrong. Choosing the wrong will never give back good karma it will always give back bad karma unlike choosing the right.You cant have freedom and independence if you don’t choose the right. What Brigham Young is trying to teach with this quote is to always do whats right because doing whats right will never go wrong. Being a CTR person 24/7 is VERY important.

"Many think that the short term gain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn't. In addition, using steroids is cheating and there is nothing worse in sports than a cheater. Don't do it.”                    

George Mitchell

I agree with what George Mitchell says about cheating not being worth the pain. Cheating is not worth feeling happy because cheating is not right. If one was to cheat the guilt will always  stay no matter how hard it is one tries to brush it off. Cheating will always be followed up with guilt because it is not right. A CTRperson does not cheat and cheating doesn't make you a CTR person it makes you a CTW. Even though cheating is the easy way out it is not right. You rather be proud and happy to say  “I did it on my own” than a loser to say “I cheated my way up.” An example of a cheater is Alex Rodriguez. He cheated his way up the list of most home runs and even though he apologized it's not right. It's not right because anything he does now, will now be affected by his cheating in the past  because people will continue to think of him as a cheater because he gave them a reason too. Alex didn't only let himself down by using Steroids but all his fans as well. All his fan were sure he was a CTR person when in reality he is a CTW cheater! Apologizing won't change the fact that one cheating but it's a start.  Cheating is wrong, never cheat your way to success because in the long run it will affect and karma will hurt you the most.

Student Success Statement

“Act well your part; there all honor lies.”

Alexander Pope

This means that when you choose the right you will be honored. In order for one to receive things that they want in this case honor, you must always choose the right. Right is never wrong and can never go wrong. If you choose to do wrong (CTW) things you will NOT be honored. Wrong is never right. Ctw things include cheating, lying, stealing,etc. For example the  Jackie Robinson Little League had won 2nd place world championship. But there tittle was taken from them when they were caught choosing the wrong. They lied about their players and because of that they are no longer honored. Now, if they would have never cheated and continued on to choose the right by having eligible players they would still continue to be honored. One simple little mistake, lie, etc. can change everything to bad. Bad will not get one to be honored, only doing good and being CTR will bring honor and success to one’s life.

“Only those live who do good.”

Count Leo Tolstoy

I believe that this quote means if you are a bad person you won't be living because you'll have nothing to live for. A good person finds a purpose in life and gives something to live for. A good person will want to be around because there will always be someone to look after, help etc. & someone will always want to look up to you because you're a good person as well. Being a good person and choosing the right will bring one happiness to life, never will it ever be life less because you are a CTR person. Being CTR always brings back good Karma. Now if you are a cocky, arrogant person who is selfish and cares about nothing but you, you are choosing the wrong. Choosing the wrong will only bring misery to one's life. It will make that CTW persons life miserable, Karma will take care of it. Karma can be nice if you are too but if you're mean it will always come back to you. What goes around comes around.  Tom Brady is a great example of how a CTR person should be. He dedicated his Super Bowl win to his mother unlike Aaron Roger who doesn't even accept family presents and ignores his family because he thinks he's on top.

SSS

“Of all the work that is done or that can be done for our country, the greatest is that of educating the BODY, the MIND, and above all the CHARACTER, giving spiritual and moral training to those who in a few years are themselves to decide the destinies of the nation.”

Theodore Roosevelt

      I believe that this quote has a very strong meaning behind it. I think this quote means that you as a person controls what you do, but as everyone together, we control our future. Our decisions today can affect the lives of others. Our decisions can affect the younger generations. They will have a great impact as of what we do for ourselves either good or bad. There is a lot of CTR people in this world. All those CTR people are being good citizens, but like always we don't live in an idyllic world, where everyone is picture perfect. But WE chose that. There is CTW people in this world as well, but like this quote says, we have the power to say no, stop, etc. We are our own person, therefore we are responsible for choosing what's best and the outcomes of our choices. By educating your body mind & over all character, you're not only helping yourself but everyone one around you as well.