Person

The definition of Identity is the qualities of a person that distinguishes them from others. Some haven’t had the opportunity to let go of the expectations placed on them by others. They choose to conform. I chose to conform, and it something that I regret doing. I should have let people judge, misunderstand,and gossip about me, but I shouldn’t have conformed. I should have been an individual with my own aspirations in life. As a kid, I was taught that since I’m a girl, I have to clean the house…

In any society we see that each of us as individuals occupies a place or position. Each one of us has a status and a role or roles, but these are not simply what we as individuals choose. They are not like roles a film actor may or may not opt to do. There are social institutions that constrain and control, punish and reward. They could be ‘macro’ social institutions like the state or ‘micro’ ones like the family. Social institutions are integral part of a human society because they are one of…

SHOWING RESPECT IN SPORTS Respect shows people’s true character and how they live life. If you show respect you are normally a better person than someone who doesn’t. If someone is injured and needing assistance it would be respectful to help them and it would be disrespectful to just leave them. Sadly in the world we live in today there is very little respect shown. There is still racism happening and there are many greedy rich people that have enough and still keep their money when they…

Personalities begin to develop when a person is born. As soon as the brain develops there are traits that are passed down. There are also environmental factors that contribute to our demeanor as well. According to Alfred Adler, a world renowned philosopher and psychologist, it was important to understand individuals within their social context. “Adler believed that we all have one basic desire and goal: to belong and to feel significant (Adler Graduate School,2014)”. I am choosing Queen…

With life comes hardship. Our individual struggles, our own trials and tribulations, vary far and wide. To some they are nothing but a mere splinter while to others they are a steak to the heart. With the hard times come hard questions that oftentimes we cannot answer alone. Why are we here? What purpose do I serve? Where do I go when I die? Such questions are too much for one lone man or woman to fathom. Religion has sought the answers for as long as there have been such inquiries into mankind.…

I am the type of person who just wants to sit down with maybe one or two people, maybe eat something, listen to music, or just talk. I have never wanted to go to parties, drink, smoke, or anything like that, despite most of my friends doing so. I have never had the urge…

One thing that was said in the discussions that stood out is that life is a balance of conformity and originality. For example, in school we have rules and guidelines that we have to follow when we have a project for a class, but we also have chances in which we can contribute our own ideas and opinions to make it our own. There is also laws in society that we have follow to avoid getting a punishment. A situation that my sister mentioned when talking about the true meaning of academic success…

What does it take to achieve success in today’s world of higher education? In my perspective hard work, dedication and determination. Hugh Gallagher is well fitted for MOOC. MOOC is a course of study made available over the Internet a large number of people. Huge Gallagher is well fitted for a MOOC because he thinks that life is a game. To show how smart he is Gallagher writes “I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire…

Identity One is based upon things that don’t let us identify ourselves. Identity is distinguishing who you are character or personality of an individual, but do we really set our identity just on ourselves? We are influenced and put in situations where we become other people other than ourselves. Our identity is sometimes based on stereotypes, mindset, and the influences friends set before us. For starters, we always make stereotypes about other people, whether it is on how they look or…

become the more used drug in the United States. Therefore, this shows that keeping it illegal does not reduce its use. Likewise, the fact of smoking marijuana does not mean that the person consuming it is a bad person; in fact, he or she may be a role model citizen. Therefore, by prohibiting its consumption puts the person in a “criminal” prospective, when the reasons for consuming it may not even be wrong. Marijuana should be legalized for its medical value, would reduce illegal traffic, and…