The first unit on our textbook Interactions by Ann Moseley and Jeanette Harris talks about the self-concept. It is hard to find a definition for the self-concept because it is certain beliefs about ethnicity, religion, and personalities combined. This unit has a number of readings by various authors where it shows struggles with the self. Self-identity, ethnic backgrounds, and self-esteem are the major aspects of those readings. After reading their writings I found that I could relate to their experiences. The three readings that got my attention were “Zero” By Paul Logan, “I’m Just Me” by Lylah Alphonse, and “The Jacket” by Gary Soto. In the reading “Zero,” Paul Logan is a student who struggled throughout his academic life by being a failure and having a 0.0 GPA. Logan was an A student and he eventually became a C student in his last years. He got disappointed and dropped out of college. Logan worked at Sam’s Club, and while working he had a moment of realization when he met his classmates from high school. They made him feel bad because they were wondering about how he ended up working at Sam’s Club. He decided that he must start something and succeed. The following fall, after collecting money, he started in a local community college and attended all classes. Clearly, Logan thought it through and made his failure a lesson or a beginning of success. In comparison to Logan’s experiences, I faced change of grades and failure once in my academic life. As mentioned, Logan was an A student and kept on getting lower grades until he reached to be a C student. Being like that affected his college education and made him dropout. My whole middle school to the first year of high school I never scored lower than %98, which is equal to an ... ... middle of paper ... ...esteem issues because of what I looked like. My years were miserable like Soto’s. I did not have a good social life because I always think that being obese is wrong, and nobody would like me. Furthermore, I used to skip school just because I did not want people to see me. It was a struggle for me, but I managed to lose weight just to feel good about myself. After all, just like Soto I started to accept and love myself, and also feel worthy. I never thought about the self-concept, and unit one made me realize that I did experience hard times in my life, and I am proud that I managed and processed most of them. Lacking confidence, finding whom you are, and dealing with difficult situations are not easy but should not be an issue. Logan, Alphones, and Soto are now successful sophisticated people that I want to be like them because I am starting to believe in my self.
In the story “Zero,” Paul Logan is a student who really struggled throughout his academic life by showing failure and having a 0.0 G.P.A. Logan use to be an A student and then became an C student. He could not take the stress of keeping up with the grades and eventually dropped out of college. Logan worked at grocery store pushing carts, and while he was doing his job he came to a realization when he saw his classmates from high school. His classmates made him feel horrible about himself because they wondered how did he ended up working at a grocery store. Logan felt so embarrassed when he met with his classmates that it was time start succeed. During the fall, he attend a local community college and attend all classes
Self-esteem is confidence in one’s own worth or abilities or self-respect. Janie from Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston and Jefferson from A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines both struggle with establishing a positive self-esteem or a sense of self-worth. Both characters get so overwhelmed by the supremacy of someone or something around them that they doubt their own power, thus, creating a feeling of doubt for themselves and the voice that they have. In order to gain a sense of high self-esteem, a person must endure points of self-doubt.
Murder is a reprobate action that is an inevitable part of war. It forces humans into immoral acts, which can manifest in the forms such as shooting or close combat. The life of a soldier is ultimately decided from the killer, whether or not he follows through with his actions. In the short stories The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty and Just Lather, That's All by Hernando Téllez, the killer must decide the fate of their victims under circumstantial constraints. The two story explore the difference between killing at a close proximity compared to killing at a distance, and how they affect the killer's final decision.
For that reason he gathered himself together, and entered a community college to prove to himself and others that he was capable of turning his life around. He definitely did not have it easy; he had to overcome many obstacles that were in his way in order to achieve his 4.0 GPA. Even failure, as painful as it is, doesn't have to be an ending. It can be a learning experience—one that builds strength and gives direction. It can also serve as a wake-up call that turns a floating student into a serious one.
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Growing up, my parents never expected perfection but expected that I try to accomplish my best. The effort I’ve put forth in learning has been reflected in my grades throughout my high school career. I’ve entered myself in vigorous course work such as AP Government and AP English to become well prepared for my college career, all while maintaining a 4.4 grade point average this year. Not only do I engage in AP classes, but up until this year I had no study halls. I wanted my day to be packed full of interesting classes that I would enjoy learning about. My grades and choice of classes prove the effort that I put forth in my learning. Working hard now can only pay off in the future. Learning now creates a well-rounded human being. Working to learn is why I am so dedicated to my studies now.
In "The Jacket" Gary Soto uses symbolism to reflect on the characterization and development of the narrator. Soto seems to focus mainly on a jacket, which has several meanings throughout the story. The jacket is used as a symbol to portray poverty, the narrator's insecurity, and the narrator's form of self-destruction.
the author, Kevin Carey, believes that the methods for rating college success are outdated and inaccurate. He also believes that the old system of calculating graduation did not properly represent every student. The system that was set in place only calculated freshmen with full course loads and students who graduated within a six-year period. This calculation made sense for the typical four-year university student. These students are considered traditional students and don't account for the non-traditional students, as Carey points out. These students are older, some are parents,
does not truly depict the potential that a student has to succeed. On one hand, a student could have a 4.0 GPA, but score poorly on the SAT, and be denied a chance...
the author, Kevin Carey, believes that the methods for rating college success are outdated and inaccurate. He also believes that the old system of calculating graduation did not properly represent every student. The system that was set in place only calculated freshmen with full course loads and students who graduated within a six-year period. This calculation made sense for the typical four-year university student. These students are considered traditional students and don't account for the non-traditional students, as Carey points out. These students are older, some are parents,
“Self-concept consists of knowledge, views and evaluation of the self, ranging from miscellaneous facts of personal history to the identity that gives a sense of purpose and coherence to life” (McCrae and Costa, 1996). With self-concept, we learn who we are by observing ourselves and using our cognitive processes to judge and evaluate our behaviour. However, with self-regulation, we are able to use this knowledge and judgment and apply it to future situations and so predicts behaviour and says a lot about our personality. If we are willing to cognitively analyse past situations and apply it effectively to future situations, this means we are changing our behaviour, thus changing our
Humanity is defined by one major factor: one’s understating of the self. By understanding one’s self, one can understand society and the world that surrounds themselves. There is one thing that can often distort one’s personality, one’s identity. By identifying as one thing a person can often change how they act or do certain things. This is often found to hide one’s true motives or intention, but it can also be used to hide hidden factors that aren’t as prevalent. One’s personality and identity are very closely linked, and tend to play off one another. This fact can be show in within multiple works. To name a few authors who demonstrate this fact: Clifford Geertz, Horace Miner, and Andrei Toom. Their works seek to dive deeper
Self-concept is how I view myself. This affects me in a number of ways. My self esteem and role expectations are all based off of my self-concept. My self-concept also can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I think that I have low self discipline, then I may subconsciously change my behavior to achieve what I think I am or should be. My real self still does not meet with my ideal self, which could potentially cause problems, or cause things to go well. My inadequacies in orderliness can never improve as long a...
Self-concept can be described as how a person views themselves. There is a variety of factors that impact a person’s self-concept but the biggest impact comes from self-esteem. Self-esteem is much like self-concept the only difference is the addition of emotions. For example say an individual likes a brand they are aware that they enjoy the brand so that’s self-concept. Self-esteem on the other hand, if nobody else in the workplace likes the brand programme individual likes that could have a negative effect on a person’s self-esteem and therefore effect a person’s self-concept. In the workplace self-concept is of the uttermost importance when estab...
The self-concept of a person may have come into sight starting from a very young age. Childhood experience, family and friends, culture, and one’s environment may have a contribution to its development. These are sets of knowledge that one’s knows and understand about one’s self. This includes schemas about one’s