What Does Looking In Looking Out Mean To You Essay

Everyone converses with each other everyday, but we all have a different definition of communication. Even though engaging in conversations is very important, everyone has their own way of getting their point across depending on that person’s identity. For example, someone who is very talkative and has a high self-esteem probably finds engaging with others a lot easier than someone who is quiet and has a low self-esteem. The way someone identifies themselves may affect the way they become involved in their everyday lives with others. The book “Looking In Looking Out” by Ronald B. Adler and Russell F. Proctor mentions that someone with a high self-esteem tends to think well about others and is expected to be accepted by others. I can relate to this because I have a friend who has a high self esteem and he tends to bring out the best out of everyone around him. Not only that but he also likes to …show more content…
For example, while I was growing up I was surrounded by people with the same culture as me, but when I went to high school I became a minority and I felt really uncomfortable being at school because of what other people of my culture would say about the “white” people. I felt like I did not belong there because all my life I kept hearing how they were all stuck up, spoiled, and rich kids because of the way I was receiving the messages when I was younger. I started to get over the stereotype people had told me and I started talking and communicating with my classmates more and I realized that they were not as bad as everyone made it seem. This experience can relate to what the book had to say because I interpreted what other people were telling me in a way that later on affected me by the way I received the message. Luckily I managed to not let it get to me, and started realizing that my classmates were not as bad as people made it