What is an epiphany? Have you experienced a moment of epiphany? What caused it to occur, and what effect did it have on your life? Do you think that this epiphany has caused you to be any different as a person? How?
Here is my response:
I had an epiphany during a Physics exam my junior year of college. At the time, I was pre-med but was kind of miserable because I was not doing well in my science classes and was studying all the time. Also, all of my jobs that I had during the year and in the summer dealt with working with kids. While taking this exam, it hit me that I was choosing medicine for all the wrong reasons such as thinking it would make my parents happy and that I would make money. Yet, I realized that making money and making others happy was foolish if it was not going to make me happy. After the exam, I dropped my pre-med designation and began taking classes I enjoyed.
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An epiphany is like when you have a great moment of sudden realization. You realize something life changing basically in a very short notice, an instant. Yes, I believe I had a great epiphany this summer when I got my license and got a car. You think it is all going to be fun and games when you turn 16 and get your license, but nope its a lot of responsibility. I had come to realize by the beginning of the school year, that being 16 and having my license basically meant many things. First, I really needed a job. I needed to start becoming more independent, I mean Im 16, almost 17, its time to stop living off my parents. Obviously, I still need their house to live in and blah blah blah, but I can start helping out by doing somethings for myself. I need to pay for gas, that comes along with a car. Also comes insurance, which no I dont pay...and regular maintenance. So, basically getting a car and my license made me have the epihpany of, yeah, Im growing up and I need to start thinking about my future. Such as where moneys coming from for my gas, and what if i get tickets or crash my car??
I believe that an epiphany is a moment in your life when you realize that you want change. I have personally experienced an epiphany because until this year i was the biggest slacker ever. My first two years here were absoluty horrid and i dug myself a hole that i am struggling to get out of. So this year i have made a change and it has been significant. I have made drastic improvements in my study habbits and in the amount of homework i have done compared to my first two years. This epiphany occured because i was tired of seeing an E on every report card i got and i was also tired of my mom being up my ass all the time and i finally wanted to be proud of my schoolwork. It has taught me to be patient and organized, my first two years you would open my locker and piles of papers would hit you in the face it would be that bad. And ive become patient because of all the homework we get it keeps my head on straight and it keeps me from panicing.
Will Michaels 2nd hour
Isnt an epiphany an idea? i always thought an epiphany wads one of those ideas that just hit you, like come out of nowhere when u need it the most. if thats it then yes ive had it from small things like when your trying to remember somthing but you cant and it bugs you. or more important things like a question on a test or a very important fact you need to kno at the moment. so i guess these epiphanys have changed my life a little. its made a diffrents now that i think back
An epiphany is a sudden realization or comprehension of the essence or meaning of something. Yes, I have experienced a moment of epiphany. I had a moment of epiphany at the beginning of my freshman year of high school. During middle school I was constantly trying to fit into a group of people. When I started high school I came to a realization that there is a lot of jerks in this world that are cruel. If someone does not want to accept me for who I am that's ok as long as I keep my dignity and remain true to myself. This epiphany made me realize that it was not important for me to be accepted by people that did not appreciate me for who I am. Yes, I believe this epiphany has caused me to be a different person because I came to accept that if I am true to myself that is the only thing that matters. I don't need to please others to be happy. The realization that fitting into a group of people doesn't make you happy. The people who accept me for who I am are the people that matter in my life.
I think that an epiphany is a moment when you realize you dont like what your doing with your life and want to change it. I had an epiphany over the summer time when I realized that all im doing is getting in trouble and going nowere. So at that moment i went and got a job and started being productive. I recently bought a car and have changed everything around. I realized what i wanted to do and set goals. So i guess epiphanys are good things. They help you realize what you are and arent doing right in your life and can make you a happier person.
3rd hour
An epiphany is a great moment of realization, usually one that alters your life. I had an epiphany this year. I was in school, and I realized how close I am to going out into the real world. All my school years I haven't ever thought about what I am going to do after high school. I always thought that I had so much time to figure everything out. I have no clue what profession I am going into and haven't even thought about the college I really want to apply for. It dawned on me that I need to start thinking about my future. I think that talking to other people, and hearing about their plans for college caused this epiphany. This effected my life because I began thinking about what I want to do in the future. I still haven't figured this out, but I don't need to know exactly what I am going to do right at this moment. I don't think that this epiphany caused me to be a different person, just made me more aware of upcoming events in my life.
An epephany is a sudden realization of something to ones self. After alot of stupid decisions made throughout the summer, i believe my epiphany hit me when i topped of all my mistakes with me fliping my car. After my accident had happened, a quick thought shot into my head that it was time to straightin up and stop with all my bad decisions making. Today, two months after my accident, i realize i have really started to mature as a person and live life slower but still manage to have my fun. Throughout those two months i had no car to drive along with the punishment of my parents of not even being able to drive their cars rarly. Though my accident costed me a good amount of money and was sad, i am very happy and lucky to still be alive and am glad to be able start over and focus more on being a grown up and school. Like everyone else in life, i still make my dumb teenage decisions here and there but i am very pleased on how things are going so far and would like them to continue as well as improve.
conman
I think that an epiphany is when you have a sudden realization about your life. I have dumb little epiphanies all the time, not necessarily about my life but about things. One epiphany that I had was just a couple weeks ago about math, I don’t get good grades in math and I never really thought anything of it. Until I was checking my grades I suddenly realized that if I get a bad grade this term I will have to take summer school this year. This epiphany change me, not as a person but I realize now that I have to work really hard this term so I can pass this year. It did change what I’m doing because now I’m holding a pretty good grade in that class. I think that epiphany's can be little or big, it doesn’t have to be life altering situations but they can be like omg I get it type deals.
An epiphany is when you suddenly realize you want change in your life. I myself have had an epiphany. Mine was when I got my first report card sophomore year. It was the first time I wasn’t an honors student and I had got a 2.4 grade point average. I thought I could always just slide by in school and just not try. Then I realized that if I wanted to get good grades I actually had to try for it. Now I always try my best in school, I might not be a great student but I do try my best when it comes to my work. I do think it caused me to be a different better person.
An epiphany is when someone realizes something that can change their life. Yes, I have experienced a moment of epiphany. I had a epiphany about how close I am to taking the ACT. What caused it to occur is when my dad reminded me about how close I am to taking it, and that I need to study more. This effected my life by forcing me to study more and to sign up for more practice ACT tests. I think this epiphany did cause me to be somewhat more responsible. It made me think a lot more about college as well.
Becca Need
3rd Hour
I think an epiphany is a point of life were someone realizes something of great importance. I guess I had the same epiphany when I got my first car too. When I got my license I had a realization of what that ment, responsibility. I knew I had to start living a bit more independently. I had to save up all my money for a vehicle, all 3400.00 of it. Buy something reliable and then get it registered at the secretary of state. It was fun at first but then after my fuel tank became low I had to buy my own gas. Filling a trucks tank costs about $65-70. I needed to find a job. Right now I have not had a constant job due to school but I still found ways to make money. Now I need to save my money just incase my truck breaks down. This epiphany has really helped me get more responsible.
An epiphany is a deep realization. Its something thats life changing and has an impact on your life if you choose to follow it. I havent experienced an epiphany yet, but im sure its still to come. When I have one, I think its going to be something about a close relative passing. The thought of loosing someone makes me feel as if it wont hurt untill a little bit of time passes in which I can fathom what just happened and what I lost. An epiphany isnt always good, it just brings you back to the truth which isnt neccessarily good all the time. My life could change by me wishing I could have done more to visit them or spend time with them. Since this hasnt happened yet I still have time to do these things and maybe help ease the pain when it does occur.
deets
I think an epihany is when you realize something that could change your life. It is a realization that will affect your whole life. It usually happens very fast. I had an epihany this year actually in school. I was sitting there and my desk and realized i was a junior. High school would be over soon and I would be on my own. It doesnt sound like much but it makes me realize i have to enjoy high school. After we graduate I probably wont see a lot of my friends much. IT hit me that I need to start having more fun and enjoying my time left. Espicially cause this year is going by so fast.
Blanz
2nd
An epiphany is that "Ah-ha!" moment. I have experienced many epiphanies whether they be great or dumb. My most recent epiphany was my sudden realization that I need to get my act together and raise my grades or else I will have to transfer and I won't be able to get into a good college. I think this epiphany has changed me. I am now becoming more organized and and I use a planner. I am paying more attention in class and doing my homework when I am given time in class. I also finish my homework at home, not the next day at school the hour before it's due.
An epiphany is a moment of realization. I had an epiphany about dancing. I used to dance a lot! i took all the classes available and did competition dance, but it was making me miserable. dancing that much meant that i didn't have time for my hw and i didn't have time to hang out with my friends and i never had time just to lay down and watch tv! every year i would return to dance and absolutely hate it. i remember one thursday a bunch of my friends were getting together to get coffee and i couldn't go because of dance. in that moment i realized that i needed to quit. i understand keeping promises and obligations are important, but this obligation was making me miserable. the epiphany and quiting dance simply just made me happier. and i am sure that contributed to the person i am now. i was able to meet new people, spend more time with friends and do more things affiliated with the school like poms. i am super happy with my choice of quitting dance.
To me an ephiphany means that you realize the things you once thought was what you wanted isn't anymore. You realize that your life isn't how you want it to be and make a change. I believe I have experienced an ephiphany. During my freshman and sophmore year at Lakeland, I really didn't care about my grades. I had problems with doing homework and I never studied. Once realizing that what I was doing would seriously jeopordize my future, I quickly began to try harder. I used to get horrible grades. Getting a C for me was routine, but now thats not acceptable. I want a better future, and I know I'm capable of achieving it. Surely this has brought change to my life because I put effort into everything that I do.
An epiphany is a sudden realization towards something. This is usually something that you want to change. Yes, i have experienced many of these in my life. It was when i was taking the ACT for the first time. Halfway through the test, i suddenly realized that this test was my future. I mean, yeah i knew that before, but it was really happening in that moment. It wasnt just a regular test that you can make stupid guesses and slack off, you actually have to try and give an effort, if you want to get into a good college. It had an effect on my life because i tried as hard as i could throughut the rest of the test and ended up getting a descent score on it. This epiphany didnt really change my life in any way but it taught me a lesson for the future.
What is an epiphany? Have you experienced a moment of epiphany? What caused it to occur, and what effect did it have on your life? Do you think that this epiphany has caused you to be any different as a person? How?
An epiphany is when you have some sudden realization of something. Its like something suddenly hits you and you need change. I think that my most recent epiphany has been since i have hurt my shoulder. I think it made me realize i am not untouchable. I have been playing recklessly, which is good, but i need to control my body. This made me realize that im going to need to do alot to strenthen my shoulder. It wont be as strong as normal once it heals and i need to get it back to full strength soon. Lastly, i have to not use my shoulder. I need to do nothing for my quickest results.
An epiphany is when you all of a sudden realize something. An epiphany I had was this year actually. I've always done well in school without really having to try. And this year, I didn't do terrible the first card marking but I knew I could do better. I went from always getting 3.8's to a 3.3 and I knew I had to start trying more and studying. Its just hitting me now that this year is one of the most important year of high school and I have to start doing better if I want to go to a good college and get a good career. This epiphany has caused me to be a different person because in the classes I have problems in I will ask more questions and pay more attention so I can do better.
Hannah Aittama
2nd Hour
In my opinion, an epiphnay is a life changing realization. Whatever it may be, it will affect you in a major way, and it can be both positive of negative. I honestly cant tell you if I have or had not had an epiphany. If I have, i suppose it would be when I realized that my father was an alcoholic. But more important than that, was that I also realized there was nothing I could do about it. Some may consider this a negative thing, but after that realization I had a much better relationship with my father. I would say that this epiphany made me realize that I cant control everything. It would be impossible, and even if I could, life would be no fun.
Epiphany means realizing the importance of something, or suddenly realizing the reality of something. I think i had an epiphany once when i was just starting highschool. For most of middle school i was being lazy with homework and when a project would come up i would skimp on doing a good job for the best grade. I realized in the end of 8th grade that i only have on shot at getting good grades for a good education out of school to get accepted into a good college. This made me start doing my homework as soon as i got home and double checking my work. This has caused me to work harder at my projects, and to check my grade more frequently, even though my grades have been poor lately, ive started to realize i only have one chance at highschool, an its now or never.
An epiphany is when you realize you need to change something in your life for the better. I have had an epiphany in my life. It made me a better, more fun person to be around. What caused it was my gf telling me I needed to not be so shy anymore. Now, in my opinion, I am a more outgoing person. I have an easier time talking to people than I used to. I'm more fun to be around when it comes to friends and family too. As a person, I'm still the same in some ways, but different in others. I think it's made me a nicer person, and it's made it easier for me to talk about any problems I might have.
James Richardson
An epiphany is a moment when a realization comes to you about something suddenly. I have had moments of epiphany before. In elementary school, I was on the gymnastics team. I tried out and made the competitive team in 5th grade and thought it would be great. The more that time went on while I was there though, I started to like the sport less and less. It actually came to the point where I wouldn't want to go to practice very much at all. I had a moment of epiphany one day when the coach was yelling at me and telling me I wasn't doing anything good enough. I realized that at an elementary schooler's age, a sport should be more about fun, and gymnastics wasn't fun anymore. I quit after the season was over, and joined dance with Hannah. I'm so happy I quit, because of some of my dance lessons I made the pom team and now I am captain and loving it. I learned if you are doing something such as a sport, you should be doing it because you love it, not just because you are slightly good at it.
Epiphany’s are usually thoughts of reason that happens randomly. I had an epiphany while I was watching the show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians”. They do so many things in that show that make me laugh and that make me want to have a life like theirs. I came to the conclusion that I want to own my own fashion boutique and to move out of Michigan. I realize that I want to be happy and just get away from this place and make a life of my own somewhere else. Due to the family ties in the show, I think that it would be nice to get married into a large family where everyone is completely nuts yet are very close. It seems like they have so much fun and I think that is what is important. This caused me to be determined in making sure my career choice is exactly what I want it to be so I can be happy with my life and enjoying it.
Lauren Beattie
3rd Hour
An epiphany is when you have a sudden realization, something that could perhaps change your out look, perceptive, or even life changing. I believe that I have experiences a moment of epiphany. Actually, I was in your class, sophomore year. That day we were in the lab, sitting next to Kristen Pauly, and we were checking out grades on skyward. When I checked mine, I had one A, three B's, and two C's. Then when Kristen checked her's she had all A's and one B. However, she was still like "Alanna that's still good", but then I realized it wasn't good enough for me. I knew I could so better, and I wanted to prove it to myself. I swear ever since that day, my grades have sky rocketed. I received a 3.7 last term, the best I have ever done. I've been studying, completing on my homework, and much more. My mom and dad always say how proud they are of me, saying that I'm doing amazing, and it makes me feel amazing. I'm finally the kid I was always jealous of while growing up. It was just a matter going the extra mile. This epiphany did change me as a person, because now I care greatly for my grades, more so than I ever had, and I'm determined to do well.
Alanna Nagi
2nd hour
An epiphany is a time when you have a moment of realization. I think i have been a expriencing a lot of these latley. I have been having moments were i stop and think about my life, and the direction my life is headed. Sometime i realize that my life is just passing me by. I think of things i want to do in my life and what i want to make of it. I know this might not be the right example of an epiphany, but its the closes thing iv had to realizing something important about my life.
An epiphany is when you have a moment of sudden realization. Yes i think i have had an epiphany.
It actually occured recently. One day it just it me, why was i working so had to make my parents happy? I didnt know why i wastryin so hard to make them feel happy with my choices. So i decided that i wasnt going to try to impress my parents any more. Iwas going to do what i liked to do.
An epiphany is a sudden realization of something. Everyone has epiphany's, whether they are life changing or not. I have had many non-important epiphany's in my life as well as a few important ones. One of my epiphany's I had was the realization of how important high school grades are. The decisions we make in school now, will determine the rest our lives. Once we graduate, we will be starting almost all over again in college. Soon we will be applying to colleges and everything will change. I remembered when my sister was applying to colleges in her senior year and now in another 6 or 7 months I'll be doing the same. This made me realized that I need to stay focused now, do good in school, and have fun so that I can have some options in the future.
Cody
An epiphany i have had was freshman year after football. I realized that sports in highschool are highly competitve and you need to be in shape to be good at them. After the first semester of school i started to do little workouts that helped build my strength and that would help get me in shape for the next year if i decided to play, which i did and what i had done of weight lifting so far had gone a long way. Ever since then i have really liked weight lifting, its one of the few things i really like to do, and ever since then i have been lifting and body building, and my workouts have been getting tougher. And every sport i play, i notice that it pays off a great deal
John Kent
1-4-10
An epiphany is a sudden realization. People have it all time but they are not life changing. But I have one that definitely changed my life about two years ago. I was not doing to well in my classes because I was not completing homework and not turning in all of my homework on time. So my parents called me over and angrily lectured me about my grades. I had an epiphany that I did not want to end up like a person that has a job flipping burgers for the rest of his life. Plus I did not want to deal with my parents yelling at me for the same thing again. I am now a better person because I changed my ways because of that realization.
An epiphany is a realization. Some people show and epiphany or ideo with a lightbulb glowing over someones head. I had an epiphany at the beginning of the school year. In Spanish class each of our worksheets are only 1 point. I figured that if we have a worksheet once a day I only have to do four a week to get a decent grade in that class. I dont think this really changed my life. I always come up with epiphanys and I don think they do that much for me.
Jake F
Epiphany is the sudden realization or comprehension of the essence or meaning of something. An epiphany occurs usually because of experience or something that just happened. I had an epiphany over this last year. Ive realized that I have to decided what I want to do when I graduate high school. I have to get my grades up and start doing really well or I won't be able to get in the college of my choice. No I don't think it has made me a different person at all. I think it was just a decision that I needed to make. If I keep putting it off then I wont go anywhere in life.
An epiphany is a sudden realization of something. They can be big or small, and have a great effect on you, or not. I have many moments of epiphany. I would have to say that one of the biggest epiphanies ive experienced was when I got my liscense to drive, and I got a job. This wasn't a split second epiphany, but it was relatively sudden compared to the length of my life that I have been living. This has effected my life a lot. I now have a lot more freedom. With this freedom, however, comes more responsibility. I realized how the real world is going to be when I grow up, which could be an epiphany in itself. However, I started to pay attention to the news more and gas prices, and I got more into politics. Especially with my job, I realized that politics comes in a lot, and I formed my opinions on what is best for myslef, and everyone else. Overall, I started to pay more attention to the real world, and it opened my eyes to my future.
An epiphany is an occurance where you come to a realization about a certain circumstance in your life. It may be something that you did something in the past or a decision that you just made. I have had an epiphany. Last year I had my mind set on quiting dance. I have been dancing all of my life. It was our last show before the season ended and I just thought about my real situation. I was quiting dance to prove something. I wanted to do something against my mom. She always forced me into things and she was heartbroken when I told her about my decision to quit dance. I don't know what I was really gaining by doing it. That night I talked to my dance instructor and told her that I was stupid and that I loved dance because it's something I want to do for my future career. I also had a talk with my mom and we straightened things out. We now have found a balance between our personalities and are able to get along very well. I don't feel that I have to prove anything to anyone anymore besides myself.
Audrey
An epiphany is a sudden moment of an idea or a realization. Yes, I have personally experienced an epiphany. I was in seventh grade when I had my first real epiphany. I had been dancing since I was five and I absolutely loved it. I was also in company at my dance academy so if was a lot of hard work, but very fulfilling. However in sixth grade I realized I did not know that many people, and it kind of bothered me. Yes, I had a few friends from elementary school but I would not call my social life booming. So in seventh grade I had a choice to make, because I made the volleyball team. My choices were continuing dancing, or make new friends and play on the volleyball team. I had a sudden realization that I needed to do volleyball. So I tried volleyball and making friends. The next two years of school were a blast and I met some of my best friends that still are now. I do think back and wonder what would of happened if I continued dancing. In the end though Im glad I choose volleyball, and friends, because they made me the happiest. Having time for my friends and school was a great epiphany. Yes, it did make me a different person. It made me realize that having friends is what is important in life, and if i could go back I wouldn't change a thing.
Taylor Dieck
3rd hr.
An epiphany is a sudden realization. Its when you realize somethingyou havent before and changes your view on things. I have many small epiphanies throughout my life, sometimes they make no difference though because i go back to the same thing. A recent epiphany i had was about basketball. I realized that it might not even be worth it because i barely get to play. Why should i waste my time at practice every single day for hours hen i could be doin better things with my life... i could be working more or doing more homework or spending more time with my friends. That stuff is taken away and i have less time for it because of basketball, i realized that i dont know if i want to continue because its not helping me at all, probly just making things worse. Alot of times epiphanies can help you out in different situations.
I think an epiphany is when you have a realization about something and things all just start to make sense. I guess I have had lots of moments of epiphanies but none of them have been super huge. One that I can think of was a few weeks ago. I was really stressed out about a lot of stuff, school, home, parents, friends, and drama. I heard that people were talking about me and things with my friends were just a huge mess and I was caught in the middle of a lot of things. I realized that I don't have to try to make everybody happy and should be able to say no to something if its pushing me past my limits. I had to take a step back and look at my life and really realize what I needed and what to get rid of to get my life back in order. This had a good effect on my life and I guess its making me a better person. Anybody can judge someone else's life but its really hard to take a step back and look at our own and see our mistakes. I think I have gotten a lot better at this recently.
An epiphany is a dramatic or instant smack of reality. I recently had an epiphany when i got into a car accident a little over a month ago. When i got my car and license i was pumped and excited for the life of driving. I was over confident and thought i was invincible. But i soon found out in a instant that i was not invincible at all. I had gotten into an accident and it was my own responsibility to handle and deal with the consequences. This accident has made me mature a little more and has gave me a slap of what the real world is really like. With the accident came fines and tickets that i wish did not. I had to use money from my bank account to pay these detriments. I also had to go to court to reduce my ticket so it wasn't as expensive. This accident has made me realize i am not invincible and also helped me become a more mature person. I also realized that without my parents help this accident could have been much harder to deal with. This accident has greater prepared me for handling more serious problems to come in the real world.
Taylor Wattles
2nd
An epiphany is a life changing realization. I have experienced a few epiphanies in my life. One instance occured when I was much younger. I remember when I was about ten years old my brother and I got in one of our huge brawls. I slapped him as hard as I could and he pounded me in the arm. He is two years younger than me and our whole lives all we ever did was fight. I am not talking arguments, I mean physical, hit-each-other-until-someone-gets-hurt fights. Anyway, after this one brutal fight I had an epiphany. As we were both crying I asked myself, why we even fought in the first place. I realized it was immature to antagonize and after that day I would just walk away instead of starting shit with my brother. Yes, it has definitely changed me because now I have learned that sometimes walking away is the best option.
An epiphany is when you have a sudden and clear relization of something. I think I experienced one epiphany, when 9/11 happened. I think this was the first time I relized there were bad people in the world. It effected my life because when you're in 3rd grade you don't really understand things are wrong in the world. It was like waking up and stepping into reality. I do believe that moment changed me as a person. I started being more cautious. I also stopped trusting a lot of people. Another main way it changed me was I started paying attention to world events (only the major ones; I was only in 3rd grade). 9/11 deffiantly made me more aware of my surroundings.
Kristen Pauly
2nd hr.
an epiphany is when you use cognitave reasoning to solve a problem or answer a question that you have been trying to figure out. technicaly, ive experienced thousands of epiphanys, one each time i solve a problem. But i dont think ive ever had a strong, life altering epiphany, not yet. i would imagine that a very strong epiphany would have something to do with my personality or the way i live my life. I think that it would change the way that i live my life, and change how i see things because it would open my eyes to something that i may be doing wrong, or that someone else is doing wrong.
An epiphany is when one comes to a personal belief that rapidly changes their own idea (or perspective). I had an epiphany when I was online shopping for a new computer. I realized that I would have a larger selection of choices if I built it myself. I thought "Why should I have to conform to what a PC maker has to offer? I have a whole world of choices, and I just have to put them together and make them work." Building gave me new learning experiences - things as simple as which way I should have my case fans positioned. I am very happy that I had this realization.
An epiphany is a sudden life changing moment of realization. When you realize something and then make changes around that realization. Im not really sure ive had a moment of epiphany. ive had times that ive realized something in my life needed to change, but i wouldnt say they were sudden. An example of that is this year when my mom made me realize i really needed to focus more on my grades and less on my friends. I knew i needed to make this change to get into college and have successful future. So, ive been doing very well this year and plan to keep that up.
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