From very young age I have been exposed to many different cultures and backgrounds. I was born in India but I grew up in a conservative Bahraini culture. I did my schooling up till grade 10 in Bahrain. My school in Bahrain taught Indian curriculum; this gave me an opportunity to experience Indian culture through education. In 2010, my family and I immigrated to Canada. Shifting from Bahrain to Canada was a big cultural shock for me. It changed many of my perspectives and helped me form new ones. Within three years in Canada itself we moved to three different cities. For a year we stayed in Montréal, Québec then we shifted to St. John’s, Newfoundland and finally, we moved to Toronto, Ontario. All these changes have allowed me experience diverse Canadian culture. Something
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Please refer figure 1). After comparing and contrasting, one of my qualities that were mentioned by my brother and couple of my friends was my determination/motivation to achieve goals. My friend, Anne (All names have been changed for confidentiality purpose) said: “One thing that I think is unique about you is the way you work extremely hard to achieve your goals/dreams. For example, I think of the time when we had to get into Commerce. I saw a lot of people backing off since it was hard to get in. But you never gave up. You did everything to get in it”. Even my brother, Raj said: “I think your greatest strength is determination to get things done”. Determination or self determination can be defined as intrinsic motivation. When intrinsically motivated, individuals engage in the activity performed just for the pleasure and satisfaction derived while performing the activity. [1] Applying this theory to my example, I enjoyed studying, and getting good grades was my way of deriving satisfaction. The other side of intrinsic motivation is extrinsic motivation. The words used to describe extrinsic motivation include pressure, obligated, constrained, and forced [2]. I do not feel any of
Please refer figure 1). After comparing and contrasting, one of my qualities that were mentioned by my brother and couple of my friends was my determination/motivation to achieve goals. My friend, Anne (All names have been changed for confidentiality purpose) said: “One thing that I think is unique about you is the way you work extremely hard to achieve your goals/dreams. For example, I think of the time when we had to get into Commerce. I saw a lot of people backing off since it was hard to get in. But you never gave up. You did everything to get in it”. Even my brother, Raj said: “I think your greatest strength is determination to get things done”. Determination or self determination can be defined as intrinsic motivation. When intrinsically motivated, individuals engage in the activity performed just for the pleasure and satisfaction derived while performing the activity. [1] Applying this theory to my example, I enjoyed studying, and getting good grades was my way of deriving satisfaction. The other side of intrinsic motivation is extrinsic motivation. The words used to describe extrinsic motivation include pressure, obligated, constrained, and forced [2]. I do not feel any of