Since I’m a transfer student from Union County College and I have decided to continue to further my education in Kean University, I’m completely aware that I don’t know many people on campus. So I have taken the opportunity through this class project to get to know a little about myself through others opinion of me by asking them about their first impression of me. Before I got started I made my own expectation of what people might say about me and for the most part I got some of the same response from others. My personal opinion about myself and how I come off to other is that I’m very shy, quiet and kept to myself. I also felt that I might come off as friendly and sometimes a little stand-offish. While I came up with these reflections of myself I realized that I probably send mix signals to other people. To …show more content…
We met in our English class and became friend two weeks before the semester ended. We became close friends in those to week while preparing for finals. At the time I believed she was close my age but it turned out she was 15 years older than me and had daughters close to my age. She said that she would always notice that I was very polite because I would walk into class and greet every one even though I didn’t receive any response from every one. She also believed I was disciplined because I would be the first one in class and always came prepared. She also expressed that she believed that I was intelligent by the way I would express myself when answering a question in class, but that I also come off as a loner. She thought that I wasn’t interesting in making friends because I was always kept to myself and didn’t really speak to anyone. She said that this was one of the reason she took so long to approach me and become my friend. She also realized that when I was asked a question by the professor I always kept it short and straight to the
For instance, I have always been viewed as an extroverted person because of my ability to navigate social situations with charm and articulacy. Nevertheless, when a social situation begins to deepen, and I find a person getting too close to me, I withdraw and hide parts of myself from them. I control my conversations with others so that the focus is always on their life and issues. This keeps my relationship with them at a superficial level so that I am able to hide in plain sight; I appear open and approachable without disclosing too much about myself or emotions.
It seemed as if her daily goal was to make the people around her feel unintelligent when she used words I never even knew existed. Based on the way she always looked put together with the perfect outfit and matching accessories any outsider could see that she cared about her appearance and what people thought of her. I didn't think we would ever have a conversation let alone become best friends because she seemed snobby and childish when I first noticed her. The first time I acknowledged her and really paid attention was during freshman year when everyone was talking while waiting for the teacher to come in. As I started listening to the conversations around me there was one that was a little more noticeable as Amanda’s voice raised slightly higher than the others around me. From what I could tell they were comparing their Geometry homework and the answers they had were obviously different. You could tell Amanda was frustrated as she kept tapping her foot and rubbing her temple, but I suppose the other girl just wasn't listening. Eventually it seemed as if Amanda gave up and let the argument drop but later when the teacher came in I realized that wasn't the case as she approached the teacher and asked who was right. Once the teacher confirmed that Amanda was indeed correct she held her head high and said "I told you so" to the other girl and her face turned an intense shade
I am Monise Ghandchi. I am a 17-Year-Old persian girl who holds many personalities. I am energetic, athletic, generous, loud, quiet, innocent, guilty, and etc. However, the youths i grew up with narrowed my presence down to one thought. A single story. Although i’ve wondered, I never actually knew why people at my school wouldn 't interact with me since I’ve always been extremely friendly and generous towards anyone who got to know me. Then again, not many people tried to get to know me. I remember trying so hard to make friends that i have even straight up asked other kids if i could be their best friend. All they would do is give me an odd look and brush it off, ignore me, or shout at me until i went away. Needless to say, my strategies of not
With all the surveys and reading that I have done I have concluded that my personality is pretty consistent with what I believe that it is. Before taking this class I knew that I was shy but very friendly, I was very motivated in my school work and social life and my personality is pretty consistent. I also learned things about myself that I didn’t know even existed and now I know terms to describe myself.
Thinking that I was strong minded and never looking at the negatives, ones suspicions changed my whole mind setting. After an endless wait in the mournful waiting room of the hospital, my name was called. The nurse brought us to Dr. Yazay's office where he confirmed his suspicions, and so began my life with scoliosis. Since the age of eight I have been swimming. I was a competitive swimmer for nine years, and now had to deal with a life without the activities I felt defined my identity. The treatment for my scoliosis involved wearing the most uncomfortable thing in the world which was a brace. With several restrictions on my physical activity, I had an abundance of free time on my hands.
It all started the first week of grade 10. I was walking to math class and i met up with a few of my lunch crew friends. I noticed my friend Ashlea talking to Erin Berring. Erin was an attractive, smart and fashonable girl. I always had a thing for smarties. In school she had straight A's, and was also the leader of the female wrestling team. I felt a little up on myself that day for some reason. I figured there was no better time then the present to chat it up a little. The conversation went quite well, which was different from what I expected. She even asked for my number so we could continue our talk later that night. "Why would she be interested in me?," I said to myself. After all, she seemed way out of my league.
During the course of the quarter, I feel that I have progressed somewhat. I've gained a lot of knowledge on rhetorical strategies and how to present arguments effectively. In the writings I have written, I feel that each writing works towards meeting the course goals. Logos, ethos, and pathos were strategies and ideas we were introduced to (if not already in the past) and were built upon throughout the quarter. The knowledge gained over the course of the quarter weren't only those three types of appeals. Rhetorical strategies like proposals helped reinforce the course and using rhetorical analysis in different situations have become easier throughout the quarter. I believe that I have made sufficient progress towards becoming a better writer this way.
I have a small circle of friends of which two know me fully, and am a firm believer in, "you only know what I wish to show or tell you." I spend a large amount of time observing others, reading, and or seeing through people which is a big part of my friend selection process. In friendships, I am often told that no one can tell what may be on my mind, often dubbed as a reserved and unfeeling individual at first glance, but an extremely caring individual once I am engaged in conversation, as well as a very complex individual who thrives on being mysterious and purposefully leaves everyone guessing.
Personality wise, most people would say I’m annoying, loud, and rude. Strangers would describe me as quiet and shy.
thought I was joking when I said that I was going to do it. Maybe I was.
People that really know me would say that I’m not a quiet person. Even a professor would think that I’m quiet because I did not interact much in the class especially in a discussion class which is because of my culture. In my culture, we would have a lecture class rather than a discussion, so I used to that way of teaching and I would be quiet in the class and it would seem like I did not participate in the discussion when actually I agree and listen to what other people say. From other people 's view, they might think I’m not friendly because I do not interact with them but in the reality is that I don 't what to say or I don’t have anything to say. But for the people who I 'm interested in making friends, I will be the one who starts the conversion and shows interested to
Hi, my name is Rob Geis and I am currently in grade 12. I have been at County High School for a year now; I joined at the start of 11th grade, and have thoroughly enjoyed myself here. The school is great, the people are fantastic and the atmosphere is one that makes you actually want to go to school. Before I joined ASB I was studying at the Singapore American School for two years and prior to that I was at the International School of Kuala Lumpur for two years. I was born and raised here in Bombay city and grew up here.
My perception of myself as being introverted and lacking confidence shows in my behaviour and mannerisms during communication with others. In my everyday life I show signs of nervousness while engaging in conversation or other types of communication. For example, I avoid confronting others because of uncertainty of the situation that may arise following confrontation. My nonverbal communication suffers in some areas because of my self-concept as well. In feedback I received during the lab activity “speed dating”, I need to work on making and maintaining eye contact and keeping open body language. According to Belcher, eye contact is especially important because it can either reinforce or diminish our verbal communication (2014). Another common comment was that I need to work on trying the “confrontation” skill. This is consistent with my own observations. Feedback from seminar activities states interpersonal communication skills I am good at include active listening (clarifying and repeating what someone has said), asking open ended questions, and making sure the “client” knows I comprehend them. In communication with others, I need to work on my nonverbal communication cues. However, I am able to engage in active listening, and convey a good understanding of what is being said to
Name: Anferni Harris Date: July 28, 2015 EN46b Unit 7 Reflective Narrative Essay Grade: _____/100 Directions: Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you look at a frozen moment in your lives that has left you with some sort of truth. Begin typing your essay below: I signed up to be volunteer for community service hours for my honors class. I choose this particular one because I thought it would be easy, but after few weeks, I felt honored for having been a part of it.