Grit Paper (100 points) Write a two- to four-page (not less than two full pages,
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Grit Paper (100 points)
Write a two- to four-page (not less than two full pages, no more than four full pages) describing someone you know (or a celebrity) who exhibits the characteristics of a gritty person.
Include these sections in your paper--add the headings in bold and write in a narrative style (no bullets).
1. Introductory Comments (10 points)
Introduce the person (at least 3 complete sentences - about a quarter of a page):
What is the person's relationship to you (how do you know her/him or know of her/him)?
What is the person's career/hobby that makes you consider him/her gritty (sports, music, business, etc)?
2. Gritty Characteristics (20 points)
Tell a story of the person's life and how they increased their grit across time (at least 6 complete sentences - up to about half a page).
3. Key Terms/Major Point about Grit (20 points)
Using the Grit TED Talk and the article you read (Grit: Perseverance and Passion of Long-Term Goals) as reference, describe how the person's life characterizes the key terms/major points. Include terms, such as deliberate practice, and indicate them by putting them in bold. Make sure I know that you know what grit is (at least 6 complete sentences - up to about half a page).
4. Application of Grit (20 points)
Apply the concept of grit to your own lifespan development (at least 6 complete sentences - at least half a page). This is the most important part of your paper:
What did you learn about yourself from the Grit Scale?
What did you learn about yourself from the Grit TED Talk and the article you read (Grit: Perseverance and Passion of Long-Term Goals)?
How might you incorporate the knowledge into your own life (i.e., so what are you going to do about your increased knowledge of grit)
5. Pay It Forward (10 points)
Conclude your paper with how you plan to share what you learned about Grit with others (at least 3 sentences - about a quarter of a page):
Who will talk to about Grit?
Why did you choose that person?
What will you tell her/him?
Explanation / Answer
A PAPER ON GRIT
Commonly the term Grit (a condition of mental toughness) is described as an attribute composed of passion and preservence.It is a belief that failure can be overcome .It is a willingness to conquer challenges in spite of obstacles. Moreover it is accepting challenges of any kind rather than avoiding challenges.
Here I will be choosing a celebrity with Grittiness and will explain how preservence and persistent efforts led him to success.
Introduction;
Rahul Dravid is a famous Indian cricketer who has shown exemplar characteristics of Grit during his playing days and become one of the most successful Middle Order Batsmen in both formats of the Game of Cricket. It is his Grit that transformed him and brought lots of success to him. He is my role model and source of inspiration even though I do not know him personally.
Gritty Characteristics: Some of the Gritty Characteristics displayed by Rahul are :
Rahul blended all the characteristics of Grit in a well proportionate manner and established himself as seasoned cricketer.
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