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To some people two years is a long time. When some days seem to drag on and on, but then you look back at the week that just passed and it seems like it flew by. Time will go on forever, but our time on Earth will not. 800 is just a number, but that number is special for one reason. 800 days ago was August 4, 2013, just over two years ago. While most people were still on vacation, out enjoying the summer before school started two weeks later, I was somewhere I didn’t want to be. I was stuck home…

On a recent trip to Paris, I observed how different Parisians way of life differ in comparison to Americans. I imagined lifestyles in other parts of the world and desired to learn more. In my research, I learned that culture effects work and leisure due to the viewpoint of time. Time is beyond a physical phenomenon and is exposed to psychological interpretation. Time is construed cognitive functioning; an individual is to develop and organize thinking to sustain the monitoring of time by being…

“ Revolution of Self ” What is self? It’s a question that billions have tried to pin point over millions of years and yet to this day there isn't one concrete answer for this question. Writers such as Henry Thoreau and Ralph Emerson are two of the main authors that are looked at for a better definition. Both writers both agree that to truly be yourself you have to stop relying on others for who you are and not being afraid of questioning others. Both writers touch on the fact that…

When reading the Interpersonal Communication and Self excerpt, the numerous aspects that go into our identities was overwhelming: attitudes, beliefs, values, roles, subjective and objective self-awareness, symbolic self-awareness, material and social self, spiritual self, and more. With so many layers, it is no wonder we struggle to know our true identities. The Interpersonal Communication and Self (n.d.) chapter states “Your self-image and self-worth, as well as your needs, values, beliefs,…

Freshman student Hayden Grant looked horrified at his schedule, displaying the one class many were horrified of, Belly Dancing. At suburban Stevenson High School, they host a biennial fine arts festival named, “Odyssey”, to meet the Illinois State fine arts requirements for high schools. With over 110 presenters and many more classes to choose from, students are immersed in a variety of presentations and hands-on activities over the course of 2 days. Unfortunately for Hayden, one out…

Identity is fluid. Our thoughts, experiences, and feelings are subconsciously pooled together in a homogenous, perpetually altered structure. This glob of thoughts, feelings, and emotions is simultaneously molded by pressures that prolongs throughout life. Despite the momentousness that thoughts, experiences, and feelings influence on the development of identity, they are not the only thing that influences the development of identity. But, equally imperative to the convoluted development of…

People today often perceive beauty as a superficial idea. As Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines it, “beauty is the quality or qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or mind”. In this case, beauty is only defined by physical appearance and attractiveness; it is something that is appealing to the eye at first glance and calculated by physical means. However, beauty should not only be referred to because of one’s physical appearance, rather, it should also be seen…

I live in a world filled with people. They are neurons, not humans. They are the very mechanism by which you think. As one of them, I know what goes on inside your head. We all work together in a network. This is partly the story of how depression changed the interconnected world I live in. My world has a name: Mary. To you, it may be another person, but she is where I live. I am in something you call a brain. To understand how this world works, you need to know what happened when we first…

Journal 30 1. Recently I've felt emotionally overwhelmed with a grade I've received for a math test. I knew everything on the test and I studied the night before, but when I got it, it seemed like my mind went blank. When I got the test back I ended up getting a 51% on it and the test was worth 100 points. This ended up dropping my grade from a 98% overall to an 81% overall. I've realized that I have no chance of getting an “A” at this point and it's really making me upset, and kind of sad. I’m…

Activity 10-2 A Little Is Good, but More May Not Be Better 1. Why might Laura's symptoms have returned, even after changing her iron consumption? Laura’s symptoms may have returned due to the fact iron issues are only part of the problem. One should never self-diagnosis even if it similar to the last time. Due to the fact by increasing her iron intake may cause more problems of ending up being too high or too low in both case can have damaging long term effects. So get medical attention for any…