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How to Write a DARE Essay

Gina ragusa.

Writing a DARE essay isn't as difficult as you may think. The most important thing you'll need is what you learned in DARE class, some investigative research, and your personal experiences.

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• Identify a main idea
• Review your DARE materials
• Do your research
• To begin an essay
• Close the door

things needed

• Computer with an Internet connection or pen and paper
• Your DARE materials along with a highlighter

1 Identify a main idea

Identify a main idea that you want to convey in your essay. DARE, which means Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is about keeping kids away from drugs and alcohol. During your DARE classes, you learned about how drugs and alcohol can impede you from achieving your dreams and reaching your goals. Think about how this message will impact you. Any kind of personal story is always an effective way to communicate what you've learned.

2 Review your DARE materials

Review your DARE materials. You need to review any handouts, booklets, or fact sheets before writing your essay. Because you've already covered the material, skim each handout or sheet and highlight the important facts that you've learned.

3 Do your research

Do your research and write a story about how drugs or alcohol has already impacted your life. You can always obtain additional information about your main idea from the Internet through a search engine. Don't forget to always refer to any source you use! When writing any essay or story, a personal reference is always a great way to grab your audience's attention and illustrate your point. If you have a family member, friend, or loved one who has struggled with drug or alcohol addiction, tell his or her story. Any real-life example that has had an impact on your life or a family member's life is extremely powerful.

4 To begin an essay

The best way to begin an essay is with an outline. Creating an outline will help to keep you on track as you write your essay and guide you through paragraph transitions. The outline can be roughly created on a sheet of paper that you'll keep next to you while you write your essay, either on the computer or by hand.

5 Close the door

Close the door, turn off the TV, and begin to write. Include your title, a paragraph explaining your main idea, and several supporting paragraphs that back up your main idea. Also include a strong conclusion. Summarize your entire essay in your conclusion while letting your audience ponder your message. Use your outline to guide you through your writing, but don't forget to let your words and personality shine through in your words. A DARE essay is very personal, so put some of yourself and your heart into it. Remember, this is your pledge to stay away from drugs and alcohol, so dig deep and think about what this essay means to you.

• Keep your DARE materials handy for reference.
• Include a personal story if you have one.
• If you are hand writing your essay, be sure you use your very best handwriting and keep your paper clean and free of smudges and rips.
• Always use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and don't forget to review and revise your draft until you know it is perfect.
• Let someone else read your esssay to help you edit it.

About the Author

Gina Ragusa has made a career out of writing for the past 15 years, with an emphasis on financial institution writing. Ragusa has written for Consumer Lending News, Deposit and Loan Growth Strategies and Community Bank President. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University.

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DARE Essay Winner 2017

And the Winners are….. Each year the best DARE Essays from around Wisconsin are submitted. Here are the winner for 2018

DARE Officer Sandy Brown  Area 1 Essay Winner Mary Grace Schlifske, Elm Grove Chief Jim Gage

D.A.R.E Report

By, Lindsey Eis

D.A.R.E… Drug, Abuse, Resistance, Education is a program that is directed to focus on the prevention of the future use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol for young adults. D.A.R.E was formed to educate young adults about the risks of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol to prevent future use of it. D.A.R.E also focuses on communication skills, resistance strategies, bullying and many other life situations. The D.A.R.E abbreviation meaning Define, Assess, Respond, and Evaluate is a way to making safe and good decisions in a difficult or bad situation. Which if made the right decision can also prevent the future use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.

DDMM The abbreviation DDMM stands for D.A.R.E Decision Making Model. The D.A.R.E Decision Making Model is Define, Assess, Respond, and Evaluate and is a way to making safe and good decisions in a difficult or bad situation. The Define part of the model means to describe the problem, challenge, or opportunity. Next the Assess part of the model means for you to think what are your choices. ln the Respond part of the model you need to make a choice by using the facts and information you have gathered. Finally the Evaluate part of the problem means to review your decision and for you to think did you make a good decision. Finally l now know after this very helpful lesson in D.A.R.E that every time I am in a bad or difficult situation l know and should use… DDMM.

Resistance Strategies Resistance Strategies are strategies to stay away from a difficult or bad situation. Some resistance strategies are to walk away, say no, avoid, change the subject, give an excuse, and there is always strength in numbers. Resistance strategies can be used in bullying situations or in situation that you don’t want to do something that could hurt or affect you in the future or now. in your resistance strategies, you always want to be away from the situation in good, alcohol free, drug free, and tobacco free surrounding. Many of these situations happen in real life and anyone should always use these strategies if you want to live a happy, healthy life for l know that l do.

Risks of Tobacco, Drugs, and Overuse of Alcohol A risk can be positive or negative but the risks of doing these drinks, plants, and powders under the age of 18, none of them are positive. There are many different health effects and scary facts about these things that will make me or anyone think twice about using them. Some of the health effects of tobacco are… ‘  1. You can get arrested for the use of it under the age of 18  2. There are 200 known chemicals in cigarette smoke  3. There are 400,000 deaths each year due to the use of tobacco

Some of the health effects about alcohol are…  1. You can get arrested for the use of it under the age of 21 2. lt causes memory loss, loss of coordination, and slow reflexes

Some of the health effects of drugs are…1. if you overdose you will have a risk of death or other conditions2. You can get arrested for the use of it at all

This information is important because it can prevent the start of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. It can also help people stop these things and help them live a happy healthy life. This has affected me a lot because l want to live a full life for we only have 1.

‘The 5’s and How to Report Bullying What is bullying… bullying, according the D.A.R.E writers, is an aggressive or unwanted behavior used again and again to isolate, harm, or control another person.~ This is a ham1ful and mean act that’s why you should always know how to report it. There are many different kinds of bullying some of them are…1.      Cyber2.      Mental3.      Verbal4.      Physical5.       Social

The 5’s of reporting bullying are who, what, where, when, and why. These are to help anyone tell a trusted adult about WHO did it, WHAT did they do, WHERE did it happen, WHEN did it happen, and WHY did they do it. Resistance strategies can also be used in these situations, not just situations involving tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. Now l know whenever l am being bullied l know to use the 5 w’s of reporting bullying, resistance strategies and other strategies to help me deal with and report bullying.

How to Deal With Peer Pressure

Peer pressure is a hard thing to deal with, but you should always try to push through. Peer pressure according to the D.A.R.E authors is when people your age try to get you to do something. lf you are having troubles resisting you can always use DDMM and resistance strategies to help you push through. Peer pressure can also be positive not just negative, pushing you to do drugs, tobacco, and underage drinking. The positive peer pressure can be pushing you to do better on a test or pushing you to do something new like a new sport. This has affected me so much because now‘ l always remember to do what l believe not what others believe l should do.

Confident Communication

You should always use confident communication. lt can help you with your social skills, when you ask people questions, and to help you get your point across. in using this strategy, you should always talk or discuss in a calm and cooperative way. You can also use DDMM in this strategy as well to help you figure out what to say and to help you say it clear. This lesson in D.A.R.E has helped me a lot to speak more confident and more efficiently.

Signs of Stress Stress according to the D.A.R.E authors is any strain, pressure, or excitement about a situation or event. There are many different signs or stress some of them are…1.     Depression2.     Loss of hair3.     Anger4.      High blood pressure

Some of the actions due to stress are…1.     Yell2.      Stay still3.      Over eat4.     Throw things or items

You can always use different strategies to help you deal with stress like to use a stress ball or to hang out with friends. This has helped me a lot because now l know if l am stressed to talk to someone or if l should use those strategies to push through it.

Help Network

A help network according to the D.A.R.E authors is a person or a group of people that you can call for advice or guidance. A help network can be a friend or any trusted adult. You ‘should always go to you help network when you need them it can help you make safe and good decisions. You can go to your help network anytime you feel uncomfortable or threatened in a situation or just for any life problems. This information is important because this can help any person know that they should always go to their help network for advice or help. Now I know that if l have any problem that l should always go to my help network for help.

Tattling vs. Telling

Tattling and telling are two totally different things. Tattling according to the D.A.R.E authors is when you want to get someone in trouble for a harmless behavior. While telling is to provide information to a trusted adult to help someone or to keep someone safe. DDMM can also be used in these situations to help anyone decide if it is tattling or telling. I used to tell a trusted adult if it was tattling or telling but after the lesson in D.A.R.E I realized that I don’t always have to tell only when it is to keep someone safe or to just help them. I have learned so many skills in D.A.R.E that have helped me so much with many of my life situations and will help me with so many more in the future as well. All of the lessons will and have helped me make healthy decisions about tobacco, drugs, and the overuse of alcohol. The lessons have given me facts and many different health effects that have made sure I was never going to do any of those things. There are also many different skills I have learned in D.A.R. E. Like how l have Ieamed of how to stay away from situations that could affect me in the future to how to report bullying and other situations. I have also learned how to access situations using DDMM, different signs of stress and how to deal with it, and so many other skills and strategies. I am so glad to have finished D.A.R.E with so much new knowledge in my brain.

Pledge Statement

I Lindsey Eis, pledge not to do drugs, tobacco,  or alcohol in my lifetime and ruin my chance at a full happy life. ‘

My D.A.R.E.

Report By: Jaylee Weyhrauch

Did you know that there are over 200 harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke? In fact, there are even over 4,000 chemicals. ln the US 16.8% of Adults smoke, but we can lower this number even further. Smoking is very bad for your body. Does having cancer sound fun to you? Because there are 43 known cancer-causing chemicals in cigarette smoke. The smoke alone can kill you! There are also toxins, in fact, there are over 400 other toxins. In cigarettes, there are ingredients that you would never think that people would enjoy like nicotine which can make you addicted in a bad way. Nicotine is also the main ingredient in bug spray. In fact, once you start getting addicted, if you try to stop, you will feel very bad. Imagine the worst stomach flu, now think of that ten times worse. That is how hard it is to stop once you are hooked. There is also carbon monoxide in these death sticks. lt is a colorless, scentless, tasteless gas. Symptoms of mild carbon monoxide poisoning include lightheadedness, confusion, headache, and flu-like symptoms. It can also make it seem like the world is spinning. Ln severe cases carbon monoxide can even infect your central nervous system, introduce toxins to your heart, and even kill you. lf you are exposed to low levels of carbon monoxide for a long time, it can result in permanent damage like depression, memory loss, and confusion. Cigarettes have more than just that, they also have ammonia. Ammonia is a colorless, irritating gas that has a sharp odor that can cause irritation and burns. It dissolves easily in water to create ammonium hydroxide solution. Normally people who smoke don’t mind this noxious odor. That’s still not all. The cigarettes contain formaldehyde which is also in glue, plywood, fiberboard, and insulation materials. Formaldehyde is also a chemical that is in all the animals that the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade classed dissected this year. I would never eat glue, would you? Now imagine you saw a truck laying down pavement for your driveway. Would you go up to the driveway and take a bite of the squishy stuff? I bet not. But that is exactly what you would be doing if you took a cigarette and smoked it. Cigarettes have tar. Tar is a very bad thing to put into your body. It will start off fine, being stopped by your tiny nose hairs, or cilia, that stop bad things from going into your lungs like dirt or dust, but the tar will burn them away and infiltrate your lungs. From there it will coat your lungs over and over with small thin coats. Since there is nicotine, which I told you about earlier, you will want more and more. Soon, there will be many layers of tar, your lung surface Will be so small that your lungs will go from as big as a shoe box to as small as a tennis ball. That would be very hard to breathe with.

In D.A.R.E. I also learned that alcohol is also very bad for you. In fact, there are an estimated 75,000 alcohol related deaths each year. Alcohol is illegal for anyone under 21 years old. Alcohol slows down your brain and results in loss of coordination, poor judgement, memory loss, loss of self-control, and slow reflexes. Alcohol can also be addictive. In fact about 18 million people abuse alcohol. This is awful but we can make a stand!!  We need to fight against this terrible substance. But before you go home and tell your parents they can never have alcohol again, I want to tell you that a little bit every now and then is okay, but if they drink all the time, it’s about time to stop the damage. Alcohol, as l told you earlier creates poor judgement, therefore, many people die of alcohol related deaths each year including about 1,580 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, about 1,296 deaths from homicides, 245 from alcohol poisoning, falls, burns, and drowning, and 492 from suicide or killing themselves. Added up this is about 10,613 alcohol related deaths each year from young people abusing it. The reason young people can’t have alcohol is because they are still growing and it can harm them. They also aren’t as mature. Most people think that alcohol will make you look cool, but waddling around, puking on yourself, and passing out is not cool. Alcohol also causes bad breath and weight gain. If you’re under twenty-one, drinking is illegal. If you are caught, you will have to do community service, pay a fine, or take alcohol awareness classes. You may also get bad grades. Some reasons why teens think it’s okay to drink are advertising, social status, peer pressure, peer example, and family example. These have been going down in the past few years, but WE can end it all together!!!!!l!l!!!!!Thanks for listening to my presentation, and remember, We are the generation to stop drug abuse!!!!l!!!!!!

Report Lilly Ackerman

Did you know that alcohol weakens the heart muscle, and decreases the amount of blood that is pumped through the heart?  The D.A.R.E. program has helped me learn facts like this, and how to make safe and responsible choices.

The very first day Officer Weaver talked about how to use the D.A.R.E. decision making model. By defining a problem, assessing your choices and responding appropriately, then evaluating your response, you put yourself in a better position than you were before.  We practiced this model in the many scenarios that we read. Officer Weaver also taught us health related facts like, there are 75,000 alcohol related deaths each year in the U.S.

This teaches us that when we are older we need to drink responsibly. Another topic he talked about was stress. Stress is the strain, pressure, or excitement that is felt about a certain situation. Stress can also be very harmful ta your health.

I recently used the D.A.R.E. Decision Making Model when I was at a swimming pool. I used it by taking a look at my situation, which was identifying my challenge. My challenge was trying to figure out whether I should get in the water with my cousins before my parents got down to the pool. I was very tempted to get in because my cousins kept telling me to come swim. Next, it was time to assess my choices which were to get in the pool without an adult in the room and get in trouble, or stay out of the pool and wait fox’ an admit. After thinking about it I chose to stay out of the pool. 1 was glad I made that choice because instead of being in trouble with my parents, I was complemented on making the right choice.

Another time I had to evaluate a sticky situation was when my sister came to me asking for advice. She had overheard a friend talking about something that shouldn‘t have been said, I helped her think about what she should do and I also told her that I thought she should go and talk to our mom. In the end this advice worked and she was relieved that it all worked out, and she wasn’t in trouble because she found help.

I also used the Decision Making Model on the soccer field when my teammate was being unsportsmanlike I knew my three choices were to be a bystander and do nothing, talk to her, or tell my coach.  After thinking about it I chose to talk directly to her. In the end this chaise worked because I was able to talk to her about how being unsportsmanlike was not okay and hurt our whole team. She understood why she shouldn’t do what she was doing and she stopped. This was better than telling the coach because she didn’t feel like she was in trouble. The D.A.R.E. model has really helped me improve in making the right choice and has given me a way ta also help others make those same choices.

I plan to use what I have warned in my D.A.R.E. program to five a healthy and safe life. I can use my knowledge to make responsible choices and remember the facts about stress, alcohol, drug, and tobacco use. The D.A.R.E. program is a great model to follow when it comes to sticky situations and may come in handy next year in middle school.

I have also realized that D.AR.E. is really important because life is going to be full of challenges that may lead me in the wrong direction. At some point in my life alcohol and drugs will be introduced and l will have to be smart and not feel pressured to do something I don’t want to do or that is not healthy for me. Life will also be full of stressful moments that I will need to know how to stay away from Trying to do activities that won’t cause stress will be very important. In my future I plan on being some type of doctor. D,A.R.E. will help me do this because I now have the knowledge to keep my body healthy and that knowledge will allow me to share this information with my patients. I “DARE” you to live a drug, alcohol and tobacco free life.

I Choose DARE 

by: Olivia England

Did you know that my dad died from drugs? He isn’t the only one either.

Unfortunately, 75,000 alcohol related deaths occur each year in the U5! Two health effects of alcohol are memory loss and loss of self-control. Sometimes, it can even lead to coma or death.

Some of the DARE skills t learned in the past ten weeks are how to say no to alcohol. l learned to say no through the DARE Decision Making Model. (DDMM) The DDMM is Define, Assess, Respond, and Evaluate.

Define means to describe the problem, challenge, or opportunity. Assess means to ask yourself. what are my choices? Respond means to make a choice by using the facts and information you have.

Lastly, Evaluate! Evaluate means to review your decision, did l make a good choice?

One of the many types of bullying is Cyber Bullying. I’ve been cyber bullied by someone I know. It was on an app on my ipad. It wasn’t very fun, but l got over it. Two things that helped me overcome it was all of the bystanders that stood up for me! Also, my parents gave me inspiring talks! When we were talking about bullying in DARE, it brought back some hurtful memories, but it also cured my hurt! Now l feel better about it! That’s all thanks to DARE! L will use my DARE skills in the future if I ever run into another case similar to that one!

The best thing I learned in DARE was the health effects of tobacco and Alcohol use. It helped me because if someone I know were to use it, then maybe they would stop! If only everyone didn’t do drugs, then to me, the world would be complete!

I Olivia England, solemnly swear never to use drugs or to be a bully to anyone for as long as I live.

DARE Essay Example: Writing a Winning Essay on Drug Awareness

Eseandre Mordi

• 03 Oct 2024
• 11 min read

The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program plays a crucial role in teaching students the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and violence, as well as promoting good decision-making skills. Writing a DARE essay is a key part of many school programs, and it’s an opportunity for students to reflect on the lessons they’ve learned. In this article, we'll explore how to write a compelling DARE essay, the key elements to include, and an example to guide you.

A DARE essay serves as a personal reflection on the lessons learned during the program. It encourages students to share how the program has impacted their views on drug abuse and violence, and how they plan to apply these lessons in their daily lives. When crafting a DARE essay, it’s important to use clear, personal language and present your thoughts in an organized way.

Steps to Writing a DARE Essay

• Understand the Purpose.   The primary goal of a DARE essay is to demonstrate what you’ve learned through the program and how you plan to use this knowledge in the future. Think about the key topics discussed, such as drug prevention, peer pressure, and decision-making.
• Create a Strong Introduction.   Begin your essay by explaining what DARE is and why it’s important to you. Provide a brief overview of the program's goals and highlight one or two key lessons that stood out to you.
• Reflect on Key Lessons.   In the body of your essay, describe the most impactful lessons from the DARE program. These might include understanding the effects of drugs and alcohol, learning refusal strategies, or gaining insight into how to handle peer pressure.
• Personal Experiences and Examples.   To make your essay more compelling, include personal experiences or examples where the lessons you learned from DARE have already helped you or could help you in the future. This makes your essay more relatable and authentic.
• Conclude with Future Goals.   End your essay by discussing how you will continue to apply the knowledge and skills you’ve learned. Express your commitment to staying drug-free and making positive choices.

DARE Essay Example

Introduction, understanding the dangers of drugs, how to handle peer pressure, making positive choices.

Writing a DARE essay is a valuable opportunity for students to reflect on their learning and demonstrate how they will apply these lessons in real life. By following these steps and looking at examples, you can write a meaningful essay that showcases your understanding of the D.A.R.E. program. Remember to include personal reflections and examples to make your essay unique and powerful.

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Latest stories, 93 amazingly good dares your friends will never forgive you for, truth or dare is always fun, but we all know dares are really what gets the game going..

We all love a good game of Truth or Dare , but we also know that feeling of disappointment when, over and over again, the group sticks to the truth. If you're lucky, you'll have at least one person around who goes for the dare , and you'll want to be prepared with something worthwhile for when they do. Below, we've put together a list of good dares to dish out the next time it's your turn. We've also included a few ways to execute the game online in case you find yourself part of a more remote engagement. And—if you make it all the way to the end—you'll even find a bonus section designed for partygoers who are a little less daring than the rest.

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• Let someone else go through your phone to see how many selfies show up in your photos.
• Recreate a famous movie scene in a public place.
• Ask a stranger for a piggyback ride.
• Do a cartwheel in a crowded area.
• Suck on your big toe.
• Show everyone your unshaven legs.
• Pretend to cry like a baby for one full minute.
• In great detail, tell the group about your first kiss.
• Go to a restaurant and instead of ordering immediately, begin telling the waiter about the strangest dream you've ever had.
• Speak in an accent of your choice for the remainder of the game.
• Do a handstand against the wall and hold it for as long as possible.
• Show everyone your internet search history.
• Switch clothes with someone else in the room.
• Call a drugstore and ask them which laxative is the most effective.
• Get up and mime the weirdest thing you've ever done during sex.
• Walk up to a stranger and give them a compliment.

Good Dares for Boys

• Walk around with toilet paper hanging out of your pants for the next hour.
• Ask the next person you pass on the street what they would do with a million dollars.
• Eat food off the floor.
• Prank call a random number and try to make the person who picks up laugh within 60 seconds or less.
• Chug hot sauce for one minute.
• Sing instead of speaking for the next two rounds.
• Dip your socks in toilet water and wear them for the rest of the game.
• Let someone in the group perform your biggest pet peeve for the next hour without commenting or interrupting.
• Try talking with your mouth closed.
• Talk to a pillow like it's the person you're crushing on.
• Attempt to break any world record of your choice.
• Take a bite out of a lemon while maintaining a straight face
• Go to a make-up store and ask the employees to give you a makeover.
• See how many ice cubes you can fit in your mouth at once.
• Go on Facebook Live and read off texts from your mom.
• Let the group choose a random item for you to brush your teeth with.

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Flirty Dares to Ask Your Crush

• Challenge your crush to a thumb war.
• Ask your crush to come up with a cute nickname for you to go by for the rest of the day.
• Dare your crush to lick mayonnaise off your foot.
• Text your crush and ask them to send you a picture.
• Ask your crush for tips on how to flirt with guys/girls.
• Have your crush create a secret handshake just for the two of you.
• Dare your crush to make out with you—but not until next weekend.
• Ask your crush to make you a sandwich.
• Ask your crush to leave a sexy comment on your profile picture.
• Tell your crush to demonstrate—on you— how they like to be cuddled.
• Using a washable marker, have your crush draw some dummy tattoos on the parts of your body they think would look best.
• Ask your crush if you can shave his chest/her legs.
• Request a photo of your crush in nothing but a towel.
• Tell your crush to write a seductive letter and send it to you via mail.
• Challenge your crush to eat a piece of fruit as seductively as they can.

Drinking Dares for Adults

• Give yourself a 10-second manicure.
• Talk for three straight minutes without taking a break.
• Drink a huge glass of water without stopping.
• Take off all your clothes and walk around the room.
• Let someone put a piece of duct tape anywhere on your body they choose and rip it off.
• Make out with your hand.
• Text someone “Hey.” Each time they respond, say “Hey.” Do this 10 times. On the 11th time, reply with “Hi.”
• Let everyone in the group kiss your ear.
• Do 10 push-ups.
• Recreate the face you make in the mirror when getting ready to go out.
• Do your best sexy crawl around the room.
• Take a selfie with the toilet seat and post it online.
• Try to recreate the latest TikTok dance.
• Let each player crack an egg over your head.
• Let someone put lipstick on you and wear it for the rest of the game.
• Create a cocktail of all the condiments in your fridge and take a shot of it.
• FaceTime a friend and start picking your nose mid-conversation.

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Good Dares for Friends

• Show everyone the most embarrassing photo on your phone.
• Respond to your crush's Instagram story.
• Walk into a crowded area and yell "I think I have lice!"
• Let someone wax your back.
• Let everyone rummage through your purse (if you don't have a purse, you can substitute with pockets).
• Try twerking for a full minute.
• Read the scariest text in your saved messages aloud to the group.
• Call a random person and tell them you love them.
• Only walk on your knees any time you have to get up for the rest of the game.
• Be blindfolded for the rest of the game.
• Lick another player's foot.
• Show everyone the last YouTube video you watched.
• Make up a rap about the pangolin .
• Write something embarrassing somewhere on your body with a permanent marker (choose somewhere that can be easily hidden by clothing).
• Ring your neighbor's doorbell and ask to borrow a cup of sugar.
• Cross your eyes when talking.

Best Dares to Deliver Over Text

• Text your ex and ask them what the most embarrassing thing you did during your relationship was.
• Text a friend who isn't there and ask them, "Am I hot?"
• Update your WhatsApp name to "Feeling Lonely."
• Create a new group chat consisting of an entirely random collection of people.
• Post a long and very serious post on Facebook detailing your obsession with strawberries.
• Text your parents and tell them you're pregnant.
• Send your crush a cheesy pick-up line .
• Send someone you used to hook up with a Venmo request for $100.
• Deliver the sexiest message you can to someone in the room using only emojis.
• Find your celebrity crush on Instagram and send them a DM.
• Take screenshots of your crush's profile picture and post them to your Instagram story.
• Go on Instagram and like every photo of the first person who pops up on your timeline.
• Take an embarrassing selfie and post it to your grid.

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BONUS ROUND: Embarrassing Truth Questions

• How long have you ever gone without showering?
• ...without brushing your teeth?
• What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you as a result of a language barrier?
• What's your favorite song to listen to when getting it on?
• Describe the worst date you've ever been on.
• How often do you play air guitar?
• What's your worst habit?
• Did you try any kind of technique during your first kiss?
• What's the weirdest place you've ever peed in public?
• What's your biggest insecurity about how you dress?
• What's something you did that could have landed you in serious trouble but didn't?
• Name a fictional character that you don't like but that you might compare yourself to.
• How many times have you ever been rejected?
• Are you wearing underwear right now?
• Rate the last person you hooked up with (and be honest!).

How do you play Truth or Dare?

Truth or Dare is a classic party game. You'll need at least two people to begin, though the more people that join, the more fun the game becomes. Participants take turns asking each other to either complete a dare or, if they aren't willing to risk what that might entail, answer a question truthfully (think things like, "What's your guilty pleasure?" or "What's the biggest lie you've ever told your parents?"). Those who decide on the latter must complete any task the other players ask of them.

What can I do if I can't think of any Truth or Dare questions?

If you can't think of any good questions to ask on your own, you can always consult the rest of the players. It's actually the reason why a lot of people prefer playing in larger groups. If that doesn't help, then you can always hop online or refer to this list!

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I agree with the sentiments that “vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center of meaningful human experiences.” We all have had some experience with vulnerability and hurt while growing up, whether it is by our family, our friends, and our teachers. Either way, each of us had to learn that when you share parts of yourself with others and allow yourself to be vulnerable, you run the risk of being mocked, betrayed, or insulted. From these early experiences with vulnerability and all the experiences after, we have formed our ideas on what vulnerability means and how to protect ourselves from it. But what many people do not understand is that vulnerability is the key to living the courageous, impactful lives that so many of us seek. Without vulnerability, we cannot try new things, fall in love, share our passions and work, or even come up with innovative ideas, or. The truth is that we cannot be vulnerable and live greatly without the pain that seems so closely related to it. No matter what we do, there will always be people trying to knock us down a notch to push themselves up. There will always be there a group of individuals who think that whatever we are doing is wrong or stupid or that we are not capable or good enough. Despite all this, we must learn techniques to fight off this shame and continue to be courageous, knowing that we truly are good enough. Through this, we lead wholehearted lives; through this, we dare greatly.

Real-life Experiences and the Role of Vulnerability

Getting a transfer from University of Mississippi to Lake Forest College to me was the right decision without hesitations. However, the experience was the most traumatic and emotionally draining. I had to deal with social anxiety since my ability to function properly in the new set up was completely impaired. Starting all over having previously been in a school of over 20,000 students was not easy. The current institution that I joined had 1699 students with a close clique group and this to a greater extent affected my transition process. I had excess level of stress and inhibition of interactions with the social settings which was primarily involving my assessment and attention. In most cases, I felt like everyone was observing me and therefore I was typically afraid. Most of the rooms were full of students who were new to my face and this affected my presentation in front of the class because I doing not have friends to relate with. I also found it difficult speaking to my professors since most of the time I would panic when nearing them, and this meant that I was unable to consult them academically which was dangerous for me in terms of academic work. No one told me what to expect emotionally. The one thing I noted was that I was under deep pressure to act normal as if nothing was happening to me. However, I reflected on my condition which seemed to be traumatic and emotionally draining day by day and realized how important it is to be true to myself and not worry about the judgment of society. These personal conflicts and stressors combined with emotional draining made me vulnerable and susceptible to other stressors. In these instances, some individuals may be tempted to bury the resulting negative emotions to continue with their life. When such emotions are suppressed, they may re-emerge years – or decades – later, requiring healing. The process of healing long after the pain is difficult and more painful than the process of healing immediately after pain. This is why it is important to address them when you are most vulnerable to emerge from stress with courage and confidence.

The phrase “vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage” makes sense since vulnerability is being naked and open to being attacked but choosing to be courageous anyway. The book does an excellent job at differentiating attention seeking and over-sharing from real vulnerability. Vulnerability is not sharing everything with everyone all the time and it is not sharing even when no one cares. Those kinds of sharing are attention seeking or caused by desperation and depression. “Vulnerability without boundaries leads to disconnection, distrust, and disengagement.” People, I included, believe all these myths about what vulnerability is. We believe that vulnerability is a weakness, that it’s something that we can choose not to partake in, and that it’s telling everyone everything until they cannot stand to hear it anymore. Vulnerability is feeling your emotions, being exposed, being uncertain, and taking risks, even if things could turn out badly because that is what leads to wholeheartedness. It’s also not sharing for the sake of sharing; it’s a vulnerability to the people you care about and who care about you or vulnerability for the sake of sharing an idea and making a difference. We are vulnerable when we fall in love, even though they might hurt us. We are vulnerable when we share our art, our writing, and our ideas, even when others might hate them and shoot them down.

The decision to transfer from University of Mississippi to Lake Forest College was characterized by susceptibility and vulnerability. It made me experience panic and fear. I felt like I was in secluded and lonely. Failure to act swiftly would have resulted to me getting broken since I suffered from stress, anger, anxiety, or depression. You become ‘emotionally toxic’ much like someone with a broken heart. To heal, reduce the stress and become happy, it is important to let these things happen; and become vulnerable then use the vulnerability to gain courage in facing life again.

Under this condition, one becomes vulnerable without question. Brown shares in this idea that such a situation puts you at a far greater risk or uncertainty of feeling hurt or getting criticized. This, according to Brown is the opportunity to step back and examine your life and come to terms with the situation. An individual will realize that nothing is as uncomfortable, hurtful, and dangerous as reviewing yourself and confirming your worst fears. At this point, you ‘Daring Greatly’ and use the vulnerability to let your real strength and courage be seen. You cannot wait until you are perfect for attacking the situation, because perfect does not exist. Waiting wastes your opportunity and time for recovery and denies you happiness at the time when you need it and as you go forward with your life. While healing, one can choose ‘safe heaven,’ or an anchor, on which to base their healing. With a transfer to a new institution, you can anchor your strength on patience and begin to interact and make friends day by day. This way you can have a backup for your efforts on healing.

When trying to feel less stressed and countering your vulnerability to your situation, mindful acceptance of your inner experiences is the best strategy. This is the ability to accept negative thoughts and emotions without judging them. Stressors, for example panic and daily pressures causes anxiety and depression, with worried or self-critical thoughts. This may result in judging yourself for having the insecure thought or negative mood – and seeing it as a weakness. During these situations, all you need to do is mindfully accept these inner thoughts, feelings, and experiences as temporary states, which come and pass. This way, she says you will avoid prolonging and exacerbating their impact.

The idea of ‘Daring Greatly’ as floated by Dr. Brown can be easily related to mindful acceptance, which is a great way of coping in stressful situations like in my situation. Acceptance involves perceiving the experience or the vulnerability and acknowledging it instead of judging it as bad or well. Acceptance is not resignation because resignation means giving up, yet when dealing with certain situations giving up is not the best thing. Acceptance allows one to live in the experience and know all its perceived explanations without having to judge.

Acceptance refers to experiencing vulnerability from moment to moment. For example, when feeling the pain of anxiety, people often respond to the natural reaction to avoid the feeling. Avoiding the feeling is only sensible because the unpleasant sensation of mental pain, which you can ignore or even distract you from to avoid the discomfort. But avoidance only works in the short term. In this situation acceptance, just like ‘daring greatly,’ will help you to stop fighting with the moment-to-moment experience and removes denial, criticism or blame. Acknowledging the vulnerability (feeling, sensation or thought) and going into it, changes the experience.

My perspective on the concept of “vulnerability” is based on the reservations that I had previously. The big reservation that I had about reading this book beforehand was that I was worried that it would say that we need to be completely vulnerable all the time and we need to share our emotions with everyone to do it openly. I am not a fan of people who over share or those who talk about their emotions to get attention. Of course, this is probably a reflection of my issues with vulnerability, but I know I am not the only one who feels this way about over-sharing and attention seeking. Brown says, “When we spend our lives pushing away and protecting ourselves from feeling vulnerable or from being perceived as too emotional, we feel contempt when others are less capable or willing to mask feelings, suck it up, and soldier on.” I think this is what I was doing.  I have been raised in a family that is open to conversation, and they are so supportive and accepting, but we also do not talk about our issues unless it’s necessary, they are our own to deal with. And I like that about myself, I like that I do not want to be dramatic and open all the time, I think it’s admirable, so I did not want this book to convince me that I needed to. I did not. It is important to note that different people are all unique in one way or the other. The uniqueness is also evident in how individuals experience vulnerability. Not everyone has the same feeling to dare greatly. Some people fear being emotionally exposed while some people love to talk about their emotions. However, it is important to know that vulnerability does not control decisions; it only guides them. Our goals in life can be different, but they all merge at the ‘door of happiness.’ Happiness is the outcome of vulnerability through an open and out wide mind.

Our culture of scarcity and comparison is holding us back from experiencing total wholeheartedness. “The greatest casualties of a scarcity culture are our willingness to own our vulnerabilities and our ability to engage with the world from a place of worthiness.” These feelings of scarcity and comparison come from our deeply rooted shame – the enemy of vulnerability. Shame is not thinking we’ve done something wrong or bad; it thinks that we are wrong or bad. Shame is a fear of disconnection, of not being good enough to be worthy of love and belonging. Shame is the little thoughts that creep into our heads when we doubt ourselves. And shame is at its worst when we choose to be vulnerable, and we attach our worth to our art, our body, our idea, or whatever it is that we are presenting. If we present something to the world, no matter what it is, there are going to be some people who do not like it. And because of their shame and need to make them feel better, they may voice these opinions and hurt us. If we continue to base our self-worth on the acceptance of our work, we become “prisoners of ‘pleasing, performing, and perfecting'” or we stop presenting our ideas. So, our job is to learn shame resilience so that when we are faced with this criticism and hurt, we know that it is not indicative of our self-worth and we can be courageous and put ourselves out there again. And this criticism and shame do not only come from the words of others, we learn to shame ourselves as we get older, so when we have doubts about our work, we even have to fight our thoughts to remain courageous, compassionate, and connected, maybe even more than before. When we are shame resilient, we can be confident and vulnerable and to truly live the wholehearted “daring greatly” lifestyle that so many of us desire so much.

The first instance of gratitude I practice in my daily life is volunteering to clean the church before an event. This act always makes me feel useful and brings me inner peace and happiness. Being a member of a church makes me feel contented and improves my attitude towards normal activities, as well as impacting positively on my emotional feelings by promoting a feeling of usefulness.

I offer gratitude through volunteering to teach a group of children ice skating since I am good at it. This act is usually scheduled for the second Saturday of the month, and being that I am always free on Saturdays, I have always thought of giving back to society through doing what I love. This act makes me feel happy. First, ice skating is my hobby and second, spending it with children playing around is fun and fulfilling.  This act helped boost my emotions, and it promotes a sense of responsibility because guiding the children on what to do and helping them become what the desire is a responsibility. I am grateful to have met the children because we are friends up until now. I am also grateful that I got to know the innocence that still lies in the world through the way the children view the world and the hard work they put into fulfilling their dreams.

I also demonstrate the act of gratitude by taking part in environment cleaning events. These events involve voluntary activities which are undertaken during free times. Taking part in environment cleaning events makes me have a feeling of responsibility for all the practices in the community and taking care of my environment has ever since been my priority because I know how physically appealing a clean environment it and what it takes the keep it clean. Psychologically, the act is an improvement of daily life, and emotionally it makes me feel an attachment to my environment.

I also show gratitude by helping the sick and the elderly in health facilities. I buy a few stuff including fruits and other foods for them, clean their rooms and wash their clothes. I also involve myself in keeping them company and interacting with them for the rest of my time there. I feel grateful that to be a part of t people’s lives and understand their needs and fears during those times of their life, this makes me look at the world differently. Precisely, there are no missed opportunities in my life to cultivate gratitude.

We are living in a world today that humans would never have even imagined a couple of decades ago. Technological advances are growing faster than they ever have, we are more connected than we have ever been before, and it seems the future brings unlimited possibilities. But we also live in a world where terrorist attacks, school shootings, and natural disasters are at great levels. And we are connected in a way over social media and technology that, although originally the idea must have been with good intent, has created a culture of fake perfect lives, cyber bullying, and worth being determined by the number of likes, follows views, or subscribers someone has. Although many people choose to displace themselves from this lifestyle, most of us are constantly putting our lives, or at least the best parts of them, on display on social media. This is increasingly true of the younger generations who have lived with this their whole lives, and who are getting phones and Instagram earlier and earlier. This has caused many people to wonder and ask if this culture of showing how great we are is causing children to grow up more narcissistic than the generations before them. Many researchers argue that the rate of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is greatly increasing, and this is the catch-all to the problems in our society. Some also argue that to fix these selfish egomaniacs we should knock them down of their high horses and show them that they are not special. But Brown argues that the true basis for this narcissistic society that we have formed is the shame. “Shame is more likely to be the cause of these behaviors, not the cure.” So where does this shame come from? And what can we do to fix it?

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