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VictoriaCaballero
Ms.Marlowe
ExpositoryR/WP6
8February2016
SwingingBlades,HiddenGuns
Manybattlesinliferequireweaponryofanykind,bigorsmall,bladesorfists.
Mybattles,however,requiresthearmsofmyselfwithstrengthsanddeterminationcombined.
ThoughIhaveknowntheexistenceofsomeartilleryinsideofmybeing,therearemanyhidden
withintheshadowsofthisbrain,somethatwillprovemostvaluabletomyfuture.
Particularlythreeofmytenstrengthswillhaveaprioritizedspotabovetheother
strengthsinthefutureIhopetohaveoncethechanceisvisible.Withmypendulumaxeswungin
thepast,Iamabletogiveanewideatowardsanancientproblemofmyownorofsomething
beyondmybeing.KnowledgefrompastmistakesIhavemadecouldbetransformedand
reappliedinaneffectivewaythatcanbeclosertosuccessthaninthepast,asataskof
trialanderror.ThehammeringofthemotivationIdesiretohavewhenIarrivetocollegeand
liveamongmyselfandothercollegestudentscouldcorrespondmylife.Itcanalsoinspiremy
futurecreationsincollegeorfutureworksofmyowndevice.TheclosestweaponIownoffers
assistanceinmyheartwhenanewfriendshipisofferedtomeorIwishtoofferonemyself.
DespitetheobservationthatIamveryunlikelytobeginfriendships,Icertainlyhaveuncommon
luckofkeepingthem.Iagonizethefeelingoflove,butIadmitthatIlovehelpingpeoplewith
emotionalproblemsmostpeoplecannotsolve.evenifImustattemptthemethodoftough
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DespitehowmuchIenjoyspreadinglove,Ileadmyselfintoisoneofisolation,
andIfeltIcouldnotbetoocloseinfearofabandonment.However,onebladeIdiscoveredand
wasshockedtoseewasthatIwassomeonewhocouldbringthosewhohavebeenclosedout.I
examinedmybehaviormywholelifeeversincethe6thgrade,andIhavealwaysbeentheone
excludedfrommanygroupaffairsevenifitwasnotonpurpose.Thesameconflictresidesinmy
strengthofunity.Asmyownsocialoutcast,itiscertainlyhardtobelievethatIcanconnect
individualsofmanydifferencesintoasuccessfulteam.Basically,anystrengthsIownthat
revolvesaroundbeingsocialandinteractivemusthavebeenhiddendeeplyintothedarkness,for
notonceinmylifehaveIdoneanyactsevenremotelyrelatedtosuchideas.Nonetheless,I
persistthebeliefthatsomeday,somehow,thesestrengthswillappearoutofmysoul,likea
camouflagedcannonorasnipingfirearm.
Thesemainandsecretweaponsalongwithmygrenadesthatconnectmetothe
emotionalaurasofothersand

thatillustrateavisionofequality,myarrowsofvaluestowards
familyandmorality,andmyflamesofconsiderationforthefutureandpresentandsimplification
towardscomplexconflictsmyfutureobstaclesthatawaitwillprovidethegreatestchallengeI
haveyettoface,butIwillbereadyanddeterminedtowinoverthem.

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MyTop10Strengths
1. DeliberativeThedeepthinkingofchoicesandideaspreparesfortheupcoming
decisionstobemadeforthefuture.Thisconsiderationistakenineverypresentaction.
2. BeliefStronginyourvaluesandmorals,youalsolearntoacceptthemoralsofothers
butthrivewiththosewhoshareyourmorals.
3. FuturisticPredictionsofthefuturecreateaninspiringsightthatcanbeusedforpresent
situationsorideas.
4. RelatorConnectinghearttoheartisavitalabilityintherealworld,foritcanbuilda
bridgetothoseyoukeepcloserthananyone.
5. IncludingExclusionisnotinvitedinyourmind,andtheactofteamworkwith
individualsmakesagreatimpactonthegoalofsocialimprovement.
6. EqualityNotallforone,butoneforall.Themaingoalyouhavetoachieveisasserting
equalityandfairnesstoeveryoneintheteam.
7. ContextKnowledgeofhistoryincreasesthelikelinessofbetterchoicesrelatedtothem,
thathistoryrepeatsitselfifnothingislearned.
8. EmpathyKnowingtheemotionsofotherswithaspecialsensecanofferasolutiontothe
conflictsinthemselvesorwithothers.
9. IndividualThemanydifferencesofasinglepersoncanbeduplicatedinothers,andyou
havetheabilitytobringthemtogetherasasuccessfulteam.

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10. IntellectThroughthechaosofanideaorconcept,yourintrospectivemindcanclarify
andunveilthenecessaryinformation.