Mindset

little thing. Another reason why chivalry is considered outdated is because of the fact that we reached a point of society where not many people identify with male or female nor do some have to have the same exact mindset as each other for example a female may have a total different mindset in the way females are suppose to think. I'm not saying that chivalry does not exist at all in some cases chivalry is still shown today men still open doors for their wives or politely hang up their wives…

Women’s Visible: The Joy Luck Club” article, Asian women face consequences if they don’t follow rules and expectations. “In the Chinese society, women are usually punished physically or emotionally through various factors if they try to overcome the mindset of “men being superior to women in all circumstances” (Kim 1). Similarly, in accordance to the author’s claim of penalization, Amy Tan described in the novel how the first-generation mother’s go through emotional and physical disturbances…

the University of New Mexico, “419 students from grades 3-6, had to take a mindset questionnaire during school hours, for the fall semester”(McCutchen et. al). The study was to show the relationship of the student’s mindset during a reading and math test. The study showed that test scores overtime were declining, although students who had more of a growth mindset, declined at a slower rate than those with a fixed mindset. However, the fact remains that students begin to lose motivation on…

I believe a paradigm shift is possible if we can connect back to our natural surroundings and therefore connect back to ourselves and to preserving what is vital to us and all the other species on this earth. With the mindset of the Kogi people, we would see the earth is our mother and we must protect her because we rely on her, not the other way around. We must become stewards of the planet and make strides within our local communities,…

really find the potential in themselves to dedicate their life to it. Not only is it a sport, it is an activity that creates a new life. Cheer takes a lot of dedication because it takes a great amount of physical activity, a healthy and positive mindset, and it builds a whole new family with your teammates. Cheerleading is just like any other sport when it comes to physical activity. It is always good to stay active and keep working out your body. Cheer takes a lot of energy and a lot of…

described how a new English high school can bring success to her students. Most of my advice came from all the things this class: English 101. The comparison technique allowed me to compare my writing experience when setting a positive mindset to when setting a negative mindset within ourselves. I compared these two states of mind in paragraph pattern form. I had lots to wright about. As I described the impacts upon ourselves with each set of mind, explaining real life situations with full…

Robert L. Heilbroner wrote an article that explains how stereotypes have consumed most of our lives. The main ideas of this article are how stereotypes have affected many people minds, how people judge others before observation, and how to change the mindset toward stereotypes. I will further explain each main idea with quotes from the article and a summary of each quote. The first main idea that Heilbroner mentioned was how stereotypes have affected many people minds. People let…

Antoinette, a cancer survivor, once said “Surviving does not just mean staying alive…. It means LIVING to your potential.” Many people survive in everyday life. Many survive while having different traits than others. Having that someone or something can help one survive any situation. By having something to live for, it keeps one going. One can think about that something or someone to have a reason to survive. In the article “How a Man Survived 438 Days Stuck at Sea,” the book Perks of Being a…

Sociocultural theory and constructivism are two learning theories that are often pinned against each other. Sociocultural theory focuses on the interactions between people and the culture that they live to learn (Steiner and Mahn, 1996). Constructivism suggests that because individuals are not blank slates new knowledge is constructed by building upon prior knowledge and experiences (Brandsford, Brown, and Cocking, 2000). Additionally, sociocultural theory can take on different approaches such…

In the book This I Believe, a collection of short essays, by Studs Turkel, a variety of people share personal stories on what he/she believe and the experiences that caused him/her to develop those beliefs. There is always the personal question on which is more important, gaining understanding of self or gaining understanding from others. Understanding of self is when an individual chooses to experience life for himself/herself instead of letting the concepts and ideas that the society around…