Marginal concepts

Self Worth Did you ever think that it was possible to improve your self worth with some simple playing cards? In I Am the Messenger, a novel by Markus Zusak this is exactly what happens. Throughout the book, Ed Kennedy, the main character, gets messages on playing cards from an unknown person. When he deciphers these messages, he is able to change his and other people’s lives for the better. As a result of his actions he improves other peoples and his own self worth. The main message that Zusak…

Macintyre is a modern philosopher. His theory has developed on the point of self as a narrative animal. It defines the analysis of Language on human’s life. He emphasizes our presence (self) is really understandable unless we can place it in a narrative context. For instance, if a person starts to say something randomly we cannot understand unless we think about meaning or context. He believes the personal identities should explain or must have a narrative structure. He compares our actions…

However the concept of memory isn’t so simple, but complex in that even while memory is our own it can be perceived on a collective level. Memory can be a collective that is understood through the senses, societal philosophies, ideologies and every day or life changing…

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…