Life's Blueprint

Build your life's blueprint! Analyze inspiring quotes & understand career planning. Perfect for teens.

Read the following quote. “If a man can write a better book or preach a better sermon or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, even if he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.”According to the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson... Finding a good job is an essential step in creating a blueprint for life. We must strive to be better than our neighbors. Hard work and persistence pay off and people will recognize and flock to it. Life is not about status, it is about doing the best we can with what we have. Why did you choose your answer? Answer in complete sentences. Ex: "I chose answer .... because .... " Which of the following quotes represents the main idea of the speech? “And when you discover what you will be in your life, set out to do it as if God Almighty called you at this particular moment in history to do it. Don’t just set out to do a good job. Set out to do such a good job that the living, the dead or the unborn couldn’t do it any better.” “Now each of you is in the process of building the structure of your lives, and the question is whether you have a proper, a solid and a sound blueprint.” “You’re going to be deciding as the days, as the years unfold what you will do in life -- what your life’s work will be.” “And I say to you, my young friends, doors are opening to you--doors of opportunities that were not open to your mothers and your fathers…” Why did you choose your answer? Answer in complete sentences. Ex: "I chose answer .... because .... " In paragraphs 10 and 11, the author uses exaggerated comparisons to suggest that... You can be anything you set your mind to be. Young people need to learn a trade or manual labor to appreciate success. Even the most successful individuals started small. Young people should put forth their best effort at any and all they do. Why did you choose your answer? Answer in complete sentences. Ex: "I chose answer .... because .... " Based on the tone of the speech, what can the reader infer about the overall message? Support your answer with evidence from the selection. Answer in complete sentences. Ex: "Based on the tone of the speech, the reader can infer ... about the overall message. The text that supports the inference is '....' from paragraph ...." What is the author's purpose in writing, “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” Support your answer with evidence from the text. Answer in complete sentences. Ex: "The author's purpose in writing 'What Is Your Life's Blueprint?' is ....... The text that supports the author's purpose is '...' from paragraph ....."