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| Prompt: Role Models "I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids." Charles Barkley. Which kinds of people, do you think, deserve to be role models, and who is your personal role model and why, if you have any? *** I don’t like the idea of role models and I certainly don’t think celebrities should ever be considered one in their own right. People are very multifaceted. We often have as many “good” qualities as “bad” ones. And, what one person considers a “negative” trait, someone else may consider a “positive”. Don’t get me wrong, you can admire a certain aspect of someone’s life – and I guess acting, singing, or sporting ability things you can admire; talent rarely comes easily and a lot of time and energy goes into becoming great at something, but there is also more to life that whether someone can dunk a basket. That ability doesn’t mean they are a good person. A person’s actions, how they treat people is far more important. It’s also true that it easy to be a good person on a good day, it’s hard on a bad day – those that are kind and considerate even on their worst days are worth more of our admiration. There are many people I admire – my mother, father, friends, colleagues. They are not perfect and I wouldn’t model my life after them. But I am influenced by them. I’m influenced by a multitude of people. I try and take the best of the best people I know and learn from them. I hope I can be that for some people as well.  |
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