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Character

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Mr. Anderson

Character Trait
Responsibility
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Responsibility Definition:

Being dependable and


making good choices.

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Privilege,

Comes

Responsibility
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Responsibility Quote

The willingness to
accept responsibility for
one’s own life is the
source from which self-
respect springs.

-Joan Didion
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Responsibility Quote

If you take responsibility


for yourself you will
develop a hunger to
accomplish your dreams.

-Les Brown
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Responsibility Quote

The price of greatness is


responsibility.

-Sir Winston Churchill

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Responsibility Quote

We are accountable only


to ourselves for what
happens in our lives.

-Mildred Newman

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Responsibility Example

 Responsible
people are
accountable,
pursue excellence,
and exercise self-
control.
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Accountable Example

 Accepting the
blame or credit for
one’s choices or
behaviors.

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An accountable person
thinks before acting, is
reliable, and accepts
responsibility for the
consequences of his/her
choices

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An accountable
person doesn’t
make excuses, or
blame others for
mistakes
personally made.

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An accountable person
sets a good example for
others to look up to.

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Pursue Excellence:
exhibiting diligence,
perseverance, and
striving for continuous
improvement.

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Excellence Example

 A person pursuing
excellence does
his/her best at all
times, being
careful, prepared,
and informed.
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A person pursuing
excellence finishes what
he/she starts and doesn’t
give up easily.

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A person pursuing
excellence takes the
responsibility of looking
for ways to improve
his/her work.

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A person pursuing
excellence doesn’t
surrender to obstacles or
excuses, instead
overcoming them.

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Responsibility Words

 Accountable  Excellence
 Dependable  Prepared
 Reliable  Informed
 Honest  Acceptance
 Trustworthy

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“ The Wolf and the
Crane.”

-Aesop

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Discussion Questions
for “The Wolf and the
Crane.”
1. Did the crane consider
the consequences of her
actions?

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Discussion Questions
for “The Wolf and the
Crane.”
2. Have you ever done
something, then realized
afterwards that you were
fortunate to be unharmed
by the consequences?
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Discussion Questions
for “The Wolf and the
Crane.”
3. When you do something
without thinking about the
consequences, such as
breaking a family rule, do
you usually accept the
consequences willingly?
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Discussion Questions
for “The Wolf and the
Crane.”

4. Is it good to understand
actions and consequences
at a young age?

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Discussion Questions
for “The Wolf and the
Crane.”

5. Why do our decisions


and actions have
consequences?

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Responsibility Quote

Good men prefer to be


accountable.

-Michael Edwardes

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Responsibility Quote

You can’t escape the


responsibility of
tomorrow by evading it
today.

-Abraham Lincoln
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