A normal person’s point of view and outlook is different towards a person…
“Passion is energy,” says Oprah Winfrey. “Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” She discovered her passion for communication at a very young age, and she worked hard to reach to it. She Overcame many obstacles, but she put all her abilities on achieving her dream. Now, she always spends time on her show to encourage her audience to follow their passion and work hard to follow their…
The book Ethan Frome was a fictional work written by Edith Wharton. The book was set in the fictional town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. Edith Wharton is an esteemed writer who received a Pulitzer Prize for her book, The Age of Innocence. Ethan Frome details the story of a man and his struggles with maintaining his daily life and marriage with his sickly wife. Throughout the book, each character is faced with life-changing choices that would affect at least one other character within the tale.…
It is not for a lack of caring, but I enjoy having an outskirts view of issues, it makes it easier to see the pros and cons of both sides of an issue, rather than get all wrapped up in one side, and refuse to accept any criticism of it. I feel as though I see many people who completely blind themselves to the other side’s argument, and will not even attempt to understand people who have an opposing opinion from them. I do not like this, and I do not trust myself enough to not end up like that if I really took a side. Despite my little monologue there, if we lived in a time where our goals were clearer, I would not hesitate to take a knee for just about anything. The Civil Rights Movement in the 60s had a clear goal; end segregation.…
Certain situations like these are hard to show empathy to. There are certain situations of any individual that we just can’t fit…
I would describe my personality as approachable, light hearted, and positive. I believe that, if asked, my colleagues and supervisor would say the same about me. I have worked with diverse groups of people most of my career, including my time in University. I am most comfortable, and happy, in this type of environment because it offers me unique learning opportunities. I have found, in the past, that I work well in an individually driven environment; however, I can certainly be productive in a team based setting as well.…
Most people have trouble distinguishing deceit from lying. Both are prevalent today, whether the intent is there or not. Deception is the intent to mislead when the truth is known, whereas lying attempts to avoid the harm of what the truth may inflict upon themselves. Sissela Bok’s “On Truth-Telling” is a prime reading that showcases greed for power that happens in modern-day life. Through this selection, Bok outlines scenarios where deception is practiced for gain or lying is used to spare the pain the truth will cause to themselves.…
Hello, my name is Jacob Buren. The adjectives that describe me are determined, stubborn, and investigative. The reason I used the word determined is because if I set my mind on something I get it, no matter what's in my way. I won’t stop until I reach my goals and succeed. Another word I used is stubborn because I won't give up when everyone is telling me to just give up and stop trying.…
The ability may not be present, although, it can be taught through example and practice. Individuals may find it hard to emphasize with anyone and in most cases empathy is impossible; “We all see the world through a different lens, experience life differently based on our prior cultural and…
Describe yourself: List 3-5 words or phrases that describe you. 1. Enthusiastic and positive. Always try and think positive in what I do or face.…
Common App – Personal Statement Essay Prompt #1 There are two words that I can confidently use at any given time to describe myself. These two words are patient and optimistic. No matter how stressful or frustrating the situation you’re in, I think it’s so important to be able to remain patient and optimistic. These are traits that can get you far in life, and also shape you as a person. Being able to remain patient and optimistic in so many situations have helped shape me as a person, and these characteristics are now a part of my identity.…
In reading the book, Coping with Difficult People by Dr. Robert M. Bramson, Ph.D. he describes that they are seven different type of people who one deals with in the world or knows some body who is one of these types. The seven types of difficult people are the Hostile Aggressive individuals, the Complainer, the Silent Unresponsive, the Super Agreeable, the Negativist, Know-It-All, and finally the Indecisive person who stalls any decision until its for them and refuses to let go of anything until its perfect, which never happens. Out of all of these drastically different but unique types of people the best type of person that describes myself currently is between a silent unresponsive and at time a realistic negativist, since I have had those same ideas and tried them and didn’t work so I am not afraid to say, “This wont work…because of this and I have tried it before.. how about trying to do this task this way”. Finally, reflecting on Coping With Difficult People by, Robert M. Bramson, Ph.D. the silent unresponsive type is the closet type of personality to me at this time for a few reasons.…
Judgmental. Stuck up. Hateful. Narcissistic. Is that what people perceive when it comes to my identity?…
Sometimes I feel so much empathy for people and spend so much time with them trying to helping their situations instead of focusing on my work. The second challenge is that, because of my excessive empathy for clients and groups, I might focus on individuals instead of the whole group but I have learned that I need to constantly remind myself to focus on the group and not the…
Many people may agree that emotions are what makes a person human. How someone feels is impacted by a particular situation at that exact moment. Emotions may include anger, fear, happiness, or sadness. The latter of which is one of the most powerful emotion, and it show a person in their most vulnerable state. Crying is how a person release the pent up sadness within themselves.…