He insisted that it was better to take time to understand the bigger picture and think clearly about the situation than to react prematurely and display disloyalty to the organization. ... A sharpened mind, along with strong work habits, enabled the final lesson; control overly emotional responses. By taking time to evaluate the orders being given instead of speaking from raw emotion, the unit was able to better understand the bigger picture and show loyalty through the ranks. ...

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"The Coming of Age Experience" is a very significant period in life because people have to continue to find themselves and explore who they are by experiencing rough circumstances in life, while being subjected to an awakening of a bigger picture of life outside their own small world. ... As an individual grows physically and spiritually, and cognitively, there is a commencement or an awakening in which a person begins to not only have a mental picture of themselves in a certain situation, but in addition, how other people affect them and how others are also affected. ... We have all of the ...

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