Implicit self-esteem

short stories titled, “The Chrysanthemums” and “The New Dress” have two main characters that are dealing with some type of conflict. In “The New Dress” by Virginia Woolf, Mabel, the main character, is dealing with issues related to her self-esteem. Her self esteem issues begin when she arrives at a party with her new dress and believes that all the women are gossiping about her thinking, “…oh these women, all were thinking-“What’s Mabel wearing? What a fright she looks! What a hideous new…

Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye: Racism and Self Worth Ever since the beginning of American history, race has played a role on how people view themselves, whites being the higher value versus blacks. In Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye, Morrison unveils the values of the social community and how white standards affect how African-Americans value themselves. The life of Pecola Breedlove depicts how the social pedestal can make a 12 year old black girl feel unloved, and ultimately corrupt her…

identity and not see the physical response of their victim (Donegan 33). The use of technology has caused bullies to say and post crueler things. Students who commit cyberbullying should be suspended from school because it creates anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression and encourages retaliation. Anxiety about going to school can cause missing class which will in turn lead to bad grades. Victims of bullying, especially adolescents feel uneasy about…

What is a ‘stereotype’? A stereotype is an image or idea that people have towards something or group of people that the idea is commonly wrong. A stereotype would be that girls are not good at sports. This is a just Hypothesis from girls and all the people think that it’s true; girls are not good at sports. If some girls are not good at sports it doesn’t mean that whole population are not good at sport and there is so many girls that they are so smart at sports. How characters in the sitcom…

Teens should view risky behavior as dangerous and should be cautious when choosing a risk because the effect could be perilous. In the article, “The Teenage Brain,” it talks about the ventral striatum, often referred to as the ‘reward center’ of the brain by stating that the region can drive us to repeat behaviors that provide a reward, such as money and treats.” The ventral system can be dangerous because a teen could be taking a risk that they know is unacceptable, but the ventral system will…

Humanity is something that can either boost us to make us feel good about ourselves or it can make us forebode. Humanity is a very strange thing in this world because you see bullying and homeless or thieves and then you see people who have better lives and are too good or too stubborn to stop and help the people in need. A lot of people feel that humanity is something that needs to be helped because people deserve to be happy to, even the homeless. One example of humanity is autistic people.…

Fat, it is a word we all know very well. It is a simple word; however its definition is complex. In today’s society “fat” is used in an extremely negative connotation. We criticize and fat shame individuals who do not fit the ideal body type. Recently, in a video titled “Dear Fat People”, so-called comedian, Nicole Arbour argues that obese people should be fat shamed because they choose to be that way. According to her logic, if we make them feel bad about themselves, they will surely be…

you're good at, the value you provide, and acting in a way that conveys that to others. Contrast this with arrogance which typically involves believing you are better in a particular area than you are, or low self-esteem which involves believing you're less valuable than you think. The closer your self-assessment is to that reality in the middle, and the more you behave accordingly, the closer you are to displaying healthy confidence. Why does this definition matter? Because if you want to raise…

grandparents, or a coach said something to me stereotyping me. But just because it does not affect me doesn’t mean that it won’t affect other people. Stereotyping/Judging is really a terrible thing on this planet. It can lower a person's self-esteem causing depression, self-harm and even suicide. As sad as it is it exists, and it really does suck. The way people see me can vary from person to person but I put together a pretty accurate list, in my opinion, for you. I think people see me as a…

Flint, Michigan: A River of Lies We live in a world full of fake. Women pose fake images of themselves when they wear makeup, dye their hair, or wear fake nails. This fakeness can pose as a way to make women feel better about themselves and pose as harmless to everyone around them. However, other forms of fakeness can produce extremely harmful effects on people and led to huge problems. When the government qualifies something as “safe,” the people trust the government. The public can follow…