child myself when I went to target to look at baby merchandise I could not help but notice items with cartoon characters on them that my three year old watch. There are several items with Disney characters and other logos that are familiar to my toddler. Parents might not realize just because of a character or a logo on a product they charge more for those items. The diapers by the same company had some with charters and some without and it had a two dollar price different. I did see products…
Miss Cather seems to definitely admire Antonia, as reflected in her writings. There are many different qualities about Antonia that are expressed in a favorable light. She was a beautiful girl with “such fine brown legs and arms, and splendid color in her cheeks – like those big dark red plums.” But as we all know; looks isn't everything. She had “strong independent natures” and “deep down there was a kind of joviality, a relish of life, not over-delicate, but very invigorating.” There was so…
been several people who have shaped me into who I am today and what I live my life for. In my early years, during elementary school, I had a teacher who was very special to me, her name was Jeannie Kapple. She was my teacher for first through fifth grade. In such a small class, the teacher can really get to know each and every one of their students, and the school was already like a family. Her influence gave me an early appreciation for learning. I enjoyed school each day, and that has…
his actions. Updike creates a first-person narrative for Sammy and he plays as the main character. So, we read his thoughts and know of his feelings. Updike gives Sammy traits that shows the audience that he is coming to age. In Updike short story, Sammy is a nineteen-year-old, that have negative view of people in his town at which causes him to desire individuality and effect his decision making. Sammy has a very sarcastic and witty personality. Like most teens, he judges everyone that…
social-cognition seemed the most relatable to me on a personal level. There are several examples about my personality and life choices that easily compare to the theory. Although, I easily related to this theory, I found that there were some limitations due to specific circumstances in behavior. Albert Bandura created a more realistic theory on developing personalities than many other theorists. Bandura based this theory on other behavioral theories like B. F. Skinner’s theory…
Being the first person in the history of my family to pursue a college degree, it took a lot of research and autodidacticism to learn the process of getting into college. The fact that my mother only made it to 5th grade and my father to 2nd grade, pursuing a bachelor’s degree was never something my parents envisioned me to accomplish. I was never raised with meeting educational expectations because they weren’t ever set in the first place. It wasn’t something I envisioned for myself either,…
One universe, nine planets, two hundred and four countries, eight hundred and nine islands, seven seas, and I had the privilege of meeting my two best friends. Olivia Marie Nobert never fails to turn my bad days into good ones. She is the most generous person I know. She puts others before herself and I admire her for that. She’s helped me through very difficult times and I don’t think she understands what that truly means to me. Olivia is my light in a too often dim world. Olivia has…
repose. And since he is what all of us may be, his presence, his image, the mere naming him, helps”(Campbell 129). In the book, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, Campbell, an American mythologist, writer, and teacher ,elaborated all the stages that a person experience to become an archetypal hero. An archetypal hero possess characteristics that represents universal pattern of human nature. One of the stage is the apotheosis, in which the hero transcends and gain a better knowledge and…
George Washington Carver: More than just Peanuts George Washington Carver, is known to be the “Peanut Man”. He is widely known for his work with peanuts. Most believe that he invented peanut butter. However this is not a fact. There is so much more to this scientist than Peanuts. George Washington Carver was born into slavery in Diamond Grove, Missouri. The exact year of his birth is unknown but it is believed to be between possibly in 1864 or 1865. George never got to know his…
more interesting in her husband, Shen Fu. Since Shen Fu gets Yun’s unconditional love, he certainly is an extraordinary person who owns some precious characteristics. After reading the book, I indeed find him an attractive person. In the following text, I’d like to analyze his two characteristics that impress me most: the way he cherishes his love and optimistic life attitude. I believe…