16 Personality Factors

Emersons' third maxim says, "Nothing is at least sacred, but then integrity of your own mind." In other words, the strength of our thoughts and our beliefs is what is most important to each and every individual. The theme that is projected within this statement is that a person's thoughts, opinions, and beliefs have more value than what they may possess materialistically. This theme is not only said in Emerson's maxims, but also in the play called The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail that contains…

conclusion, the character of Jimmy Valentine from the story “A Retrieved Reformation” is the epitome of a memorable character because of the noteworthy character traits that he displays. It is because of his sophistication, skillfulness, and loving personality that the reader is able to understand why Jimmy is an indelible character. All in all, the character traits of Jimmy make him an admirable…

Restated from the Text Stated in Your Own Words “The ability to transcend personal interests to provide care and concern for younger and older generations; it encompasses ‘procreation, productivity and creativity and thus the generations of new beings, as well as of new products and new ideas, including a kind of self-generation concerned with further identity development’ (Hutchison, 2015).” Generativity refers to the stage in middle adulthood where individuals focus on making a significant…

Being quiet has never meant you have nothing to offer the world. Some could say, that the only way you can make an impact for the better is by speaking, or the actions you do that have positive benefits, but being silent is an action. Being silent can open your mind, if only for a moment to see everything in a new light, a light where opinion doesn’t exist, but observation thrives. In the world of Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch, created by Harper Lee, you will see a quiet young girl, who has rapid…

Thoreau considers the Canadian woodchopper to be his best company and it seems as though this can be attributed to the simple and content lifestyle this man leads, even using phrases such as “‘No, I like it well enough’”, (Thoreau, 92) when responding to Thoreau. A response of this accessible form almost stupefies Thoreau, even resulting in his referring to the Canadian as a “metaphysical puzzle” (94). Yet at the same time, the woodchopper pushes Thoreau to reconsider the purpose of extravagant…

perspective. She’s not really thinking for herself. This can lead to groupthink and groupthink doesn’t really allow one to be creative. Groupthink makes you want to be part of a group and not really have your own opinion. Not all of us are the same in personality,our likings, and so on. In “The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life”, Sarton declares “Loneliness is most acutely felt with other people , for with others , even with a lover sometimes, we suffer from our differences of taste,…

Knowing one’s personality type can help an individual to better approach their work and personal life. After completing my personality test, it was revealed that I am an INTJ and this paper will provide an overview of my personality type, what that entails, and how that relates to my work life. Each letter type represented will be defined and will start with the first letter type that is introverted, the second is intuition, the third is thinking, and the fourth is judging. Each letter type has…

One of the most informative topics presented was that of the Big Five. After taking the short quiz and reading up on the five traits, I really felt like I learned a lot about myself. My highest score was neuroticism and I was surprised by how well it described me. According to Gosling, a person such as myself who is high on the scale of neuroticism is likely to be anxious, worry a lot, have mood swings, and get upset rather easily (Gosling, 2008, p.53). I would say that it is a pretty good…

I took the Keirsey Temperament Sorter Assessment and found that I am an ISTJ. I am also one point away from being an ISFJ, I chose thinking because it was one point higher. According to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter Assessment handout, an ISTJ is serious, quiet, and successful by concentration and thoroughness. People in this type are practical, orderly, matter of fact logical, realistic, and dependable. See that everything is well organized, takes responsibility, makes up their own minds as to…

During my time in high school, I expose myself to various fields through extracurricular activities that have provided necessary skills. The JROTC program has improved my public speaking and collaborative skills. JROTC is an Army based program that exposes today's youth to first-hand leadership roles. They exercise the importance of moral qualities as well as expanding intellectual capabilities. I am constantly presenting various lessons to my peers and with the feedback given I am able to to…