Personality traits

of my personality out of 9 varying choices. I knew what number I was on the Enneagram scale by reading the first sentence in one of his Miniature Portrait’s. It reads, “These people are sometimes seen as life’s carers”(Parke 35). This statement is very true about me in the way that I always care about other people and how they feel. As I continued to read in depth into Parke’s Big Portrait Gallery of a Two, my self-diagnoses was solidified. Above all, I began to find out that my personality had…

Parents want what’s best for their child; however, sometimes, what’s best for their child is not always what the parents want. A strong example is shown in youth sports and how parents often want their son /daughter to be some kind of superstar like LeBron James or Lindsey Vonn. It’s clear that parents are becoming more and more involved in their children’s athletic events. Parents are even forcing their children into playing sports they might not have pictured themselves involved in otherwise.…

Lilies of the field was a faith filled adapted play written by William E Barrett. This being the first play I’ve ever attended, I had little to no knowledge of what to expect, nor did I know where this department was located. When seeing this play I took into consideration, setting, actors, costumes, lights, music, how well the actors verbalized their lines, what story was trying to be told, and what the deeper message was within this story. Lilies of the field is set on a farm in the Arizona…

The strongest person in the world might be able to tackle any physical obstacle, but mental stress can be much more difficult. The nuance with mental stress is that different environments affect people in different ways, and in different magnitudes. Cathy Davidson’s “Project Classroom Makeover”, Susan Faludi’s “The Naked Citadel”, and Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Power of Context”, all describe scenarios with environments that are either stressful and negative, or relaxed and positive. An…

The person I’m picking for this assignment is Kristen Koslowski. She is 19 years old and was born in May 31st 1996. We both have lived in Braidwood Illinois for our whole lives. We have known each other since kindergarten where we went to daycare with each other. My dad has known her parents from when they all went to high school with each other. We also know each other from the Braidwood Rec Club where we both go camping with our families. We didn’t start being friends until we were in fourth…

Prior to analyzing the optimal well-being of an individual or groups of individuals, it is vital to investigate all the various contributing factors as well as their relationships with one another. The PERMA model developed by positive psychologist Dr. Martin Seligman provides the theoretical basis to well-being essentially refers to five main contributing components namely; Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Achievements (Seligman, 2011). Essentially, the PERMA model…

Q: Drawing from creative thinking and governance views, construct a reflective meaning of Creative Thinking in Governance Creative thinking Creative thinking involves addressing a situation, task, problem or challenge with innovative thinking or outside of the box thinking. It is the process where you look any problem/object/decision from a fresh perspective. In a classic study of creativity, Taylor (1959) proposed the existence of five typologies for creativity. These were expressive,…

WORKSHEET REFLECTION PAPER # 2 THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM Step 1. Based on the reading in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, identify each of the players on Kathryn’s leadership team below. Beside their name, develop a list of adverbs that describe the character’s strengths and weaknesses. In essence, you are creating a “snapshot” of each character’s temperament. The Leadership Team…

that happiness and self-esteem are highly positively correlated. According to a survey conducted by Diener and Diener (1995), high self esteem emerged as the strongest factor in overall life satisfaction. Personality: Happiness has been found to be linked with many variables such as personality, with research evidence showing extraversion is positively and neuroticism is negatively related to happiness (Soto, 205; Liu& Shih, 2010; John& Srivastava,…

acting how they are. Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a 5 tier theory which is used as a motivational theory of human needs. Maslow believes that individuals are usually encouraged achieve some specific needs and he believes that some needs take priority over others. Maslow placed physical survival at the first tier of the pyramid as he believes that this is the most basic need which motivates ones behaviour, Maslow believes that once the first tier is…