For a paragraph you can use a plagiarizing grammar check
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This sentence means a character had decided upon a certain action for a problem in their head. however other characters (the peers in this example) bestowed an act of kindness or "did something nice" for this other characters in hopes that he/she would change their mind. A good example would be if you upset your parent by acting up and they said no to a sleepover. you would do chores or act kindly towards them in order to try to get them to change their mind and say yes.
Analyze different parts of the creed and write why & how these could effect you in your daily life/ as a cadet. This would probably be the easiest way to write this.