Paul Buchanan Self Concept Examples

Self-Concept

My name is Paul Buchanan. I am a nineteen year old male who currently lives in Hillsboro Oregon. I was born in Puyallup Washington and lived there up until the first day of sixth grade. I then moved down to Hillsboro Oregon due to my father taking up a job offer with Intel. I enjoy to go bowling, playing video games and hanging out whenever I can with my friends. Throughout this essay I will be discussing my "self-concept" with three communication concepts. They are as follows: self-fulfilling prophecies, uncertainty reduction theory and social comparison.

Emerson once said that a man should not be what he is not. There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation
Most important of all, I rely only on myself on these journeys. I will be alone, but I will not feel lonely, because I must be myself . Thus they will be my journeys, not anyone else's. I will never sacrifice my life, my belongings and my feelings to others; I will never contribute myself to the society, because Society never advances ; I will be honest to myself and everybody, never hiding my feelings and aversions. I will have peace in myself and only I can assure that. What do I need to accomplish my goals and finish my journeys to meet my destiny? Self-Reliance is the answer. Self-Reliance will be in all aspects of my life, religion, education and pursuits. In my religion, I will have my own God, who can be reached with my own heart, instead of a priest or a relative. I will never pray for the benefit of myself, like a car, a house, or a fortune. I will never give out my sympathy to anyone who does not need it because a real self-helping person will never accept love and sympathy from others. In my education, I will start learning from where I am. In my pursuits, I will never imitate others. I will never rely on Fortunes , because nothing outside myself could bring me happiness and joy. My ultimate goal, though I may never reach it, is to try to live in the moment ; I will have hundreds of chances for myself. There will be no consistency in my life if you look closely, but it will be a straight line if you see it from a distance, a straight line to my