Appreciate the people you have because you won't have them long. In the book “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton a boy that was born on the wrong side of town wishes he was not considered a “Greaser” and less than his brothers. So when he gets a chance to be to feel like a “Soc” he likes it. In the middle of the story he gets close to Dally that he didn't like that much in the beginning. Ponyboy gets close to people that he thought he'd have for a long time.…
Identity. One thing people all around the world share in common. Now one might ask, what is identity? What does it mean? Well, the definition of identity is the fact of being who or what a person is. Do people know who they are? Have kids figured out their identity? The answer to these two questions are probably that you haven’t for most people. All of people’s lives they are always told “be yourself”, “find your true self” and “don’t be fake” etc. Even though everyone has been told all these things do they know how to find out their identity or even when. What about how certain things affect everyone's identity? Well outside forces can and will affect everybody's identity differently. One major outside force that will affect the identity of people all over the world is the society that we live in. The…
American writer and artist, Flavia Weedn, once wrote in her poem, “Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same”. One of my teachers told me something during my junior year that stood out to me and touched me dearly. She said, “Lift your problems up to Him, and He will take care of the rest”.…
Throughout life are untold dangers and unnumbered hardships. With every new day comes change, and with every change, big or small, there is a new obstacle to be conquered. Sure, some obstacles are petty pebbles on the road, but some are boulders blocking the path to your destination. In these particular situations, you bond with others sharing your experience and begin to realize, you cannot move forward by yourself. Around you, families pile up and gather around. What you lack, another may have and vice-versa. Suddenly what was his is yours and what was yours…
In this assignment, I will be talking about the key influences on an individual’s personal learning.…
There are certain periods of life in which we have to face and handle difficulties and traumas. We experience suffering in such a way that our hopes, life projects and dreams become extinct. Sometimes, life problems are too difficult to be overcome by only ourselves. Sometimes, we need the external help of others and the values they can project towards us in order to triumph over life obstacles. Through their actions, their words, their advice and their receptivity to our troubles, people play an important role when they want to help us.…
I have learned the only way to deal with other people is to change what’s within yourself first. A true saying, “You can try but you can’t change others”. The one way to approach the issue is to change how you act and view other people. By doing this, everything else will fall in place.…
My family is Nigerian therefore I am a Nigerian, Nigerian culture has affected my personal identity positively, it affects my education, the way I see life, my belief and traditions. My family’s customs and traditions definitely played a vital role in my pursuit for quality education. Growing up in a family where education is fundamental and the absence of a college degree is unacceptable, several factors underlie my being and my approach to life, this lifetime of experiences has shaped the way I speak, present myself and the way I think.…
The biggest way that my actions affect other people is that of betrayal. Other people trust me with responsibilities, and when I take a negative action towards that trust it decreases. On the other hand, if I have a positive reaction towards the trust that awarded to my behalf, then I am trusted with more and bigger responsibilities. Trust comes in many shapes and forms, and there are too many people in the world today for us to not go a day without someone relying on us in some way. There are many things that we are obliged to do on a daily basis.…
Carl R. Rogers' writing of On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy, is based on his work during the 50’s and 60’s. The compilation incorporates some interesting beliefs and angles on growth and development. The focal point of Rogers’ view is his thoughts on what it means to become one's true self, and a fully functioning person. Rogers deliberates the process of becoming familiar with one’s true emotions so that one can live life being their real self rather than false, or fake, self. Incongruence between the real self and false self is a major cause of personal desolation. In his book, Rogers describes what it means to change from a false existence and move toward self-direction. He explains the trust one has in himself and…
As you read the book SEED OF SARAH, one would realize that the author was describing her experiences in Nazi Germany’s concentration camps. These experiences are documented by her in the most charismatic and eye opening method. Although her experiences were remembered after her containment in the camp, her memory was awakened or stirred up with certain events that she witnessed later in life sometimes in the company of Ike her husband. As the story goes on , the reader will be able to understand the authors daily life and concerns as a young girl growing up in Hungary in the shadow of Nazi Germany and how the authors life changed in this period, understand how the author’s experience of her deportation and her incarceration in Auschwitz influence Isaacson’s views on human nature and her faith ,see how she cope with the daily life in the camp and how the author learned about herself and others in this environment, and finally the reader will be able to have an account about the essential nature of National Socialism and the role of anti-Semitism in Nazi ideology.…
People go through life changing experiences every day. I have had a lot of experiences throughout my life. Some changed me for the better and some changed me for the worst. It’s true what people say “You got to take the good with the bad”, and “You win some, you lose some.” This particular experience changed me for the better. It not only changed me for the better, it changed me as a person. I learned to trust people, love people, and most of all how to care about another person. I would have to say that trusting people has been the hardest thing for me to do in my life. I have seen way too many people get hurt by trusting the wrong person without getting to know them like they should. By getting to know a person you can decide whether to trust them or not. Loving people like they should be loved was also very hard for me to do. You can’t just love anybody and that’s a fact. Love takes time and has to build itself up. When you learn to love it can be the greatest feeling in the world. Since hearing Derrick tell me he loved me, I could tell I had changed. Now instead of blocking everybody out, I started letting people in and putting my guard down. I would tell my mom “I love you and I appreciate everything you do for me” on a daily basis. Showing my feelings helped me express who I was as a person. I decided to volunteer at a homeless shelter to show how much I care about other people. On my first day there I was nervous. I wasn’t sure what to expect when walking into that brown run down building. A group of helpless people turned to look my way as I walked in, I smiled. While I was there I had to serve people food. It reminded me of a elementary school lunch line the way it was set up and by the trays they were using. By the time I left there I felt like a better person and decided to volunteer once a month. The person I was before my life changing experience would have never volunteered at a homeless…
There are many things that make up who we are today. Which include language, culture, race, personal choices, nationality, tastes in music, food, etc. I believe that the most important components of our identity comes from our race, culture, religion and socio—economic status. Race and religion play an important role in formation of our identity because these factors are the roots. The beginning of the beginning. Race is something that you can’t change, no matter what. Race isn’t just a color, it’s a lifestyle. Where ever you go in life, your race will always play an important role. On the other hand, religion also is a very important aspect of identity. It is what leads you on in life and teaches you how to live life from your ancestors’ point of view. Culture is something that falls into the same category. It is something that your parents has been following all of their lives. They do wish to pass their culture on to their children in order for their future generations to experience and follow what they’ve been living. Lastly, socio-economic status is a different type of a component of our identity. As I mentioned earlier race, culture and religion are kind of things that has been passed on from millions and millions of years. Whereas, a socio-economic status is something that can be altered from time to time. An economic status does get passed down from their parents , however it is the responsibility of the individual himself to change his/her status after entering the real world. Social status depends on the individual’s personal choices and worldviews. Whatever attracts and interests someone, they will start to build their social circle upon these aspects. Overall socio-economic status, culture, race and religion are the most important aspects that gives us our…
It is important to know that, “we need others to survive, and our methods of interacting will affect the degree to which we obtain our needs” (Harrington, 2012, pg 29). Having a social life is important along with having a good physical life as well. If an obstacle is looked at in a negative perspective then it could have a negative effect on a person emotionally. After reading “Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way”, it helped me realize that we need each order to survive and to feed each other’s needs. It is true that “Self-acceptance is not based upon performance or result. It is about acknowledging failures and recognizing that efforts need to be made towards improvement” (Harrington, 2012, pg 29). In order to overcome those obstacles one must love you and surround themselves with positive space and…
Significant experiences affect our lives both at that moment, and for the rest of our lives. We must choose to let these experiences affect us for the better, allowing them to shape us into who we are meant to become. When we accomplish something hard or something that not many people have done, we can use this rare experience to learn lessons and skills that will guide us in the future. Something that I have had the opportunity to do was earn my Eagle Scout Award through the Boy Scouts of America.…