Bill Self

During the middle of my second year in JROTC, I earned a promotion to the rank of platoon leader. Although excited to begin, I had to face the hard challenge of speaking in front of people, establishing my own authority, and battling my own indecisiveness. During my installation as a platoon leader, I made a collection of minor mistakes, particularly in where I stood, how to march in, and what to do with my platoon. When giving commands, I had a severe stutter. I failed to voice my authority…

Doe reports that he has been experiencing struggles with low self-esteem since approximately age 6. He claims that his mother and grandmother were often quick to point out his inadequacies and shortcomings. Later, during his formative years, Mr. Doe claims to have been bullied in school and labeled as the “class…

BULLYING IS WRONG Bullying is where one person is making another person feel bad, making them feel uncomfortable, or even hurting them. Bullying is a widespread issue all across the entire world. It can cause feelings of stress, anxiety, and even can lead to that person taking their own life. Bullying does not only occur face to face, however. It also can occur through social media, where people may make fun of someone or post very embarrassing or vulgar pictures of someone. This is known as…

Social-cognitive perspective is a psychological perspective that examines how people interpret, analyze, remember and use information about themselves, others, social interactions, and relationships. It has a less individualistic bias because it views personality as emerging through the process of the person interacting with her or his social environment. This perspective has its roots in the behavioral principles of classical conditioning and operant conditioning. (Franzoi) Social cognitive…

Kids all around the world are either bullied or bullying someone else right now. There are many ways to stop a bully with bystanders and the victims. Everyone needs to take a stand against bullies. They will not stop bullying unless someone does something about it. A bully is much worse than a bystander. To begin with, there are many reasons why bullies bully and how they do it. Bullies bully you or someone else because of what you wear, what you do, your hairstyle, habits that you have, such…

“Senior Picture Day” is a classic story about the biases and bullying children and teenagers encounter as they contend with peer pressure and self-esteem. Kids can be cruel as they fight to feel accepted, liked, and find their self-worth. Children and teenagers who struggle with family issues or possess certain physical features may find it more difficult to fit in with the crowd and overcome peer pressures. Society often stereotypes some ethnicities as poor, less intelligent, and less appealing…

seeing things from a different perspective. Learning to become self-aware, becoming conscious of one’s own biases, and learning about and becoming sympathetic to those who are different are three simple ways we can improve ourselves. Becoming self-aware is easier said than done because sometimes we don’t even know what we should be self-aware of, but once I was exposed to the cultural autobiography and the privilege walk, becoming self-aware was rather easy. While…

countless ways in my own life. In particular, an obstacle that had shaped me to this day was my lackness in academics. Throughout elementary school, my ability to do well in school was well below standard. One outcome of this trauma was that my low self esteem had reached its limit.…

“The Second Tuesday” 1. In what ways do you agree or disagree with Morrie's perspective on self pity? I believe that Morrie has a very enlightening view on self pity and I agree with most of . Not everyone is mentally capable of accepting what is wrong in their life, so I don't really believe that everyone can do what he states. Some people recover and reflect on negative things going on in their lives in different ways and that may mean that some people spend more time pitying themselves…

do, with my words that belch out pain, with my heart that cuts me every time it pumps blood through my veins, leaves an impact. Speaking the truth, having confidence behind your words, fighting through the pain of living is worth it. Being the best self I can be with confidence is challenged every day, and if it didn’t challenge me it wouldn’t ever be worth it. Or I could just be hopeless once more thinking that it is crazy to be inspired. To have my own identity, influenced by my own…