I would like to think that I arrived at where I am today because of my good looks, but that would be far from the truth. I’m a quiet person with average looks, and I usually do not get noticed when walking out in public. My experiences have molded me into the person that I am today. Those experiences were created through the different forms of language that I used. Language has empowered me to be the success that I consider myself to be today. I have used language to gained social acceptance, work in professional environments, and encourage other.
Social acceptance is an integral part of being human. To our ancestors, social acceptance was necessary for their survival. In more recent times, people have come to feel safe and protected when they belong to a group. (Social Acceptance and Rejection: The Sweet and the Bitter) I have made my own personal advances at being socially accepted by using several methods of language for my individual circumstances. I learned to speak differently with friends, classmates, and employees. I am fortunate to have a wide variety of friends with diverse backgrounds and ethnicity. I was not that privileged when I was younger. I was raised in middle class family and I was limited to the type of people that I could associate with as a little girl. As I grew older, my mother’s employer requested her to move from one state to the next. These moves allowed me to not only see more of our country but to meet a wider variety of people. Each time we relocated, I had to learn how to communicate differently to procure friendships. As an example, when I lived in Ohio I could ask for a pop, but while I was in Texas the common word was coke. Not the kind of coke as in Coca-Cola, but a generic word...
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43rd President of the United States, George Bush, in his speech, “9/11 Address to the Nation” addresses the nation about the day of September 11, 2001. Bush’s purpose is to convey the events of September 11, 2001 and what was and will be done about them. He adopts a serious yet somber tone in order to appeal to the strong and emotional side of the public and to his listeners around the world.
Acceptance, a key part today's society, is being in the norm and fitting in. In today's society, the social class is based off of acceptance. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, some of the characters from the poor side of the town “greasers” were not
As clever as human beings are, we still rely on social groups for survival. We evolved to live in cooperative societies, and for most of human history we depended on those groups for our lives. Like hunger or thirst, our need for acceptance emerged as a mechanism for survival. But when we don't have that, we tend to become disconnected from society, which ultimately leads to social rejection. Being socially rejected can also be the reason why people commit horrific acts. In the novel Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Picoult shows that being socially ostracized can affect someone's life significantly.
Everybody wants to be accepted, yet society is not so forgiving. It bends you and changes you until you are like everyone else. Society depends on conformity and it forces it upon people. In Emerson's Self Reliance, he says "Society is a joint stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater." People are willing to sacrifice their own hopes and freedoms just to get the bread to survive. Although the society that we are living in is different than the one the Emerson's essay, the idea of fitting in still exists today. Although society and our minds make us think a certain way, we should always trust our better judgment instead of just conforming to society.
On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed Congress and the nation. The address was nine days after the 9/11 attack on the United States, and it talked about the overwhelming support and strength of the American people and the support of foreign nations. He spoke of the upcoming actions that would be required of the people and the government in order to bring justice and a stop to the terrorist group, al Qaeda. President Bush also spoke about how the executive branch and Congress would have to work together in the upcoming years to win the war on terror. The speech was what the American people needed to move forward at that time.
Being accepted is an human tendency and we crave each other 's approval. In the scholarly article,"Being Accepted For Who We Are: Evidence That Social Validation Of The Intrinsic Self Reduces General Defensiveness", Schimel associates human’s low self-esteem with being rejected by society. The feeling of rejection leads to depression, and then ultimately suicide (36). Rejection is never taken lightly especially when it deals with something we have no control of. Even then, people are constantly pointing out each other’s differences making them feel self-conscious and wanting to change who they are. Race is not something we can change with medicine, surgery, or other remedies; we are born into our race it defines us. Learning to accept other can save a life and bring society closer to ending the feeling of
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One of the most important parts of President Bush’s speech was to tell the world that terrorism would not be tolerated any longer and we were going to war. In this address he told his audience, which included the Americans, their allies across the world, and the people responsible for these attacks, that the United States was going to fight terrorism until it was overcome and eradicated. He asked for support from varying nations to end the horror of this type of warfare. He also indicated to the terrorists that there was no where they could run or hide, no matter who they were or who ...
The desire to be accepted and belong to a group is an undeniable human need. But how does this need affect an individual? Social psychologists have conducted numerous experiments and concluded that, through various forms of social influence, groups can change their members’ thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
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Even as an, extrovert I have felt uncomfortable in the presence of strangers, but Worldview created a unique environment that made social adaption unnecessary. For example, arriving students usually found themselves mobbed by enthusiastic red-shirted staffers, who would welcome them and transport their luggage to the appropriate dorms. Sadly, I missed this “aggressive” reception having arrived a full hour earlier. In spite of
English is the common thread that binds people in this industry. But many people from different cultural background are not exposed to the language. As a result, language training is required for efficient and smooth working of the industry. National pride and cultural barriers should be overcome and that too quickly.
Physical appearance affects the personal development of individuals. An attractive physical appearance can attract lot of people. It makes them sociable and individuals are more courteous of them. For examples film stars have elegant looks. (Patzer, 2006).
Our physical appearance counts all the time. It reflects who we are, how we carry ourselves, and how we represent the company we work for. All employers look for someone with a favorable appearance that sets a person to be competent, professional, and confident that will make an impact to their company. Either way we are judged by how we physically appear. Good appearance makes a person stand out among others especially when applying for a job. Besides having all the skills needed for the job, professional appearance helps a person to be noticed and recognized by employers. Physical appearance is also a factor of how a person feels about himself. Good appearance boosts self-confidence. It attracts positive energy which helps a person express oneself and makes others pay more attention to you.
...ncements in their current employment. Over all, a good English education will help with enhancing a person’s life.