Self Assessment Essay

Self-identity is extremely important to one’s personal life. Identity is an image, idea, group, or culture that people associate with. What makes identity so unique is that every person creates their own identity. Although it is greatly influenced by one’s environment, it is ultimately the person them self that decides the type of identity they want to be associated with. For example, one might grow up in a neighbourhood that is known for the high rates of crime. As a result, it is very easy for…

There are some different types of identity in the society. People can maintain the identity as a member of a community such as a country or religion, and the identity as an individual, or personality. Thus, the theme of identity can be argued in some ways. For example, “First Muse,” the poem written by Julia Alvarez is about the Mexican-American girl who faces the problem to have her identity as an American. The Catcher in the Rye, the novel written by J. D. Salinger, is also based on the…

close as her sister and what she can truly keep from showing to others. In an article by Jennifer Ouellette, "Personal Identity Is (Mostly) Performance."it stated that "Without external props, even our personal identity fades and goes out of focus. The self is a fragile construction of the mind". Louise at the same time was also protecting herself from standing out by showing some emotion, even if she could not back it up. The image one gives off to the world can be very deceiving to what a…

unable to see who they truly are” (Planned Parenthood). An example given by Planned Parenthood is, “when some people look in the mirror, they see their self or body parts to be bigger, smaller or completely different from what is really in the mirror”. According to Eating Disorder Hope, “Symptoms of negative body image include being obsessive self-scrutiny in mirrors”. “People think about disparaging comments about their own bodies frequently comparing their bodies to other people” (Eating…

one with nature while also being apart from it. The poem takes a narrative form, which complements the theme of exploration Kinnell presents. The poem tells the story of a man attempting to reimmerse himself in nature and reconnect with his primal self. The setting follows the speaker in pursuit of a bear in the wild during the winter. He is acting as a hunter and his obsession with the bear develops the elaborate overarching metaphor…

The psyche or self as depicted in Jane Harrison’s Themis is a ritual self which focuses on the collective identity of a tribe. Opposite of this self, the psyche or self as depicted Homer’s The Odyssey is a self which focuses on the individual. In Themis these collective selves centered around a ritualistic society are demonstrated by the way society connected with their gods through rituals which focused on initiation of young men into the tribe, a collective emotion, and the tribe’s connection…

The most notable counter argument is the one at 15 minutes 35 seconds. The counter argument is, faking something is like feeling like a fraud, because it isn’t the real feeling. They are implying that faking confidence with body poses isn’t actually being truly confident. It’s brought up at the very end, but with the examples the speaker has already given us, there is already proof enough that this argument has been very properly refuted against. If body poses don’t actually make someone…

“Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.” April and Cheryl are a literary representation of this ideology. Their ‘searches’ are similar in the sense that they are both trying to discover their true identities, however their struggles to find these identities polarizing to one…

Recognize the Numerator of Self-Worth Recognition is a powerful tool in both business and life. Recognition is the fuel of our self-worth and many of us crave it above all else. At some level, we all want recognition. In fact, when we do something to receive recognition and none is forthcoming, we feel hurt. At this point, we are on a cross road and can respond in one of two basic ways. First, we can increase our efforts in the hopes to break the recognition threshold in others. Second, we can…

discrepancy between actual and ideal/ought selves is low or high. They measured dejection and agitation before and after priming one of these 'selves' with the use of several questionnaires and scales. Results showed that when one tries to prime the ideal self it can result in dejection. In this case Rayon tries to act like and be a woman yet still remains feeling dejected and unsuccessful as she knows she will never truly be a woman especially since she cannot fund the specific surgeries. They…