Real Accomplishments of the Genuine Individual
Thomas Morey
Dr. Eurnestine Brown
Human Experience 102
8 November 2012
Real Accomplishments of the Genuine Individual For an individual to be authentic and successful to oneself and the community, an individual must first have a basis for which to base the ideas on for comparison. In order for a clear and precise definition of a word, sometimes examples serve as a guide for a better understanding to more easily comprehend the full scope of the concept. In/Out group is tudied thoroughly in the book Perceptions of Ingroup and Outgroup Variability: A Meta-Analytic by Brian Mullen and Li-Tze Hu which demonstrates the psychological effects on the phenomenon. David G. Myers provides many examples of conformity and prejudice in an excerpt from his book Social Psychology that helps to define success and authenticity. Both topics are revisited in Glenn C. Loury’s Free at Last? A Personal Perspective on Race and Identity in America, where the author describes how real he and others are and how that plays a part in society. When Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his infamous I Have a Dream speech in front of thousands of supporters in 1963, there is no one that can doubt that there is only authenticity and success in his words. Sometimes success and authenticity can be found within their failures and some authenticity is found within fraud as within the movie Crash written, directed and produced by Paul Haggis. Within the realms of different texts, the definition, motivation, understanding, balancing, and application of authenticity and success are easily recognizable.
David G. Myers explores the ideas of the predispositions that individuals consciously or not grow up around. Myers uses an example of a college football team when they win games; Myers states that there is a statistical bias on individuals forming noticeable groups on no logical basis other than to make them feel better when “their” team does something successful (Myers 4). Success being an
Dr. Eurnestine Brown
Human Experience 102
8 November 2012
Real Accomplishments of the Genuine Individual For an individual to be authentic and successful to oneself and the community, an individual must first have a basis for which to base the ideas on for comparison. In order for a clear and precise definition of a word, sometimes examples serve as a guide for a better understanding to more easily comprehend the full scope of the concept. In/Out group is tudied thoroughly in the book Perceptions of Ingroup and Outgroup Variability: A Meta-Analytic by Brian Mullen and Li-Tze Hu which demonstrates the psychological effects on the phenomenon. David G. Myers provides many examples of conformity and prejudice in an excerpt from his book Social Psychology that helps to define success and authenticity. Both topics are revisited in Glenn C. Loury’s Free at Last? A Personal Perspective on Race and Identity in America, where the author describes how real he and others are and how that plays a part in society. When Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his infamous I Have a Dream speech in front of thousands of supporters in 1963, there is no one that can doubt that there is only authenticity and success in his words. Sometimes success and authenticity can be found within their failures and some authenticity is found within fraud as within the movie Crash written, directed and produced by Paul Haggis. Within the realms of different texts, the definition, motivation, understanding, balancing, and application of authenticity and success are easily recognizable.
David G. Myers explores the ideas of the predispositions that individuals consciously or not grow up around. Myers uses an example of a college football team when they win games; Myers states that there is a statistical bias on individuals forming noticeable groups on no logical basis other than to make them feel better when “their” team does something successful (Myers 4). Success being an