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or education related resolutions, 38 percent set
weight related resolutions, 31 percent set relationship resolutions and 34% set financial resolutions.
According to the aforementioned website, a series of things cause the low 8%
success rate. These reasons
include an overestimation of self-confidence,
emotional barriers, procrastination, and a lack
of constant willpower.
Options to help
achieve a goal may
include being more
specific, make resolutions
more manageable and be
accountable.
Other important factors
are vocalizing
your goals to friends
and family.
t's a new year, thus spurring
New Year's resolutions. The
annual tradition of making a
promise to better yourself;
however in many cases, it
is also a tradition of failing
at making a change. This is
shown by multiple statistics.
According to (http://www.
mediabistro.com/appnewser/new-years-resolutions-2013-infographic_b30976) 45 percent of
Americans make New Year's
Resolutions while only 8%
are actually successful in
achieving them. In fact, only 25
percent of people who make New Year's Resolutions
don't even make it past the first week. Of those who
set them: 47 percent of people set self-improvement
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ARE YOU REALLY KEEPING YOUR
RESOLUTION?
To become a cat whisperer.
~Jennifer Silvera, 9th grade
Stop Smoking
To start running more.
~Blaise Shaffer, 10th grade
Stop drinking
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Travel more
Get Healthy
To do really well in second semester
with grades and to stay in shape, also
to do well with traveling volleyball
team.
~Kelsey Cantrell, 11th grade
To get in shape.
~Dustin Fernandez, 12th grade
Stories and cartoons by: Bailey Patchen and Rebecca Blanchard
New Year, New Transformation
It's that time of the year again where
everyone gets the chance to start over
and make new goals for the new year.
It's a new year, new you. Many people
make New Years resolutions such
as getting in shape, eating healthier,
or even living life on the edge. On
the night before
the New Year,
people
gather
with their friends
and family to get
ready to celebrate
the New Year.
Once the clock
strikes midnight,
people begin celebrating by sharing a
New Years kiss, indulging in various
beverages, and making resolutions
for the new year. However New
Year's has not always been celebrated
like this.
Celebrating the New Year originated
4000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
Making resolutions first bagn with
giving back borrowed farm tools and
making amends to neighbors. Then
changed to celebrationg the new
Roman leader coming into office. Next
it changed to celebrate spring and the
new life it brought
with it. After, it
changed because of
the changing to the
solar calendar. Over
time, resolutions
slowly changed to
what they are today.
